McCain seeks to delay debate to focus on economy

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  • There is no point in delaying the debate now. The deal was already almost finished before they even met with McCain and Obama. Clearly they weren't needed in Washington. I guess we're all supposed to think that McCain flying over there got the deal done or something. Oy.
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Q. How many Economic related bills has Senator John McCain has introduced during his term as a US Senator?

    A. ZERO

    Q. How many bills Obama has brough fourth during his term as US Senator?

    A. FIVE

    Q. Out of the 5 bills brought forth by Senator Obama, how many are related in part to these very issues regarding the economy.

    A. FOUR


    Q. Is John McCain really needed in Washington for his economic expertise?

    A. NO
  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    i have a question, at my job i have many people who call me with problems. i am a social worker. i have clients who are homeless living on teh street, i also hav eclients calling me becuase they have a flu. which client do you think i am will set aside other work that i have to do. it has nothing to do about not being able to multi-task it is about deciding what issue is more important and putting yoru effort in that direct. everyone at their jobs have priorities that they deem to be more important than other aspects. that does not make them i bad worker in fact it makes them a good worker. does anyone agree with me?
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  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    Q. How many Economic related bills has Senator John McCain has introduced during his term as a US Senator?

    A. ZERO

    Q. How many bills Obama has brough fourth during his term as US Senator?

    A. FIVE

    Q. Out of the 5 bills brought forth by Senator Obama, how many are related in part to these very issues regarding the economy.

    A. FOUR


    Q. Is John McCain really needed in Washington for his economic expertise?

    A. NO

    if that is correct and Obama has brought 5 economic bills during his senate career don't you think that he should be there then also?
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    Well it seems that the debate will be held tomorrow night. An agreement on a bail out plan has been reached by Congressional Democrats and Republicans. No excuse now for McCain to postpone the debate.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    mammasan wrote:
    Well it seems that the debate will be held tomorrow night. An agreement on a bail out plan has been reached by Congressional Democrats and Republicans. No excuse now for McCain to postpone the debate.


    we'll see how it plays ... I still think the House Republicans need some convincing ... they may drag out the FINAL yes for a day or two ...

    conspiracy theorists will say they are helping McCain out by not agreeing and delaying final resolution ... but, I've heard two or three of these guys that were consistantly against any bail out ...

    Not sure if their votes are needed, but, I think folks wanted a LARGE majority before making this final.
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  • brandon10brandon10 Posts: 1,114
    Thecure wrote:
    i have a question, at my job i have many people who call me with problems. i am a social worker. i have clients who are homeless living on teh street, i also hav eclients calling me becuase they have a flu. which client do you think i am will set aside other work that i have to do. it has nothing to do about not being able to multi-task it is about deciding what issue is more important and putting yoru effort in that direct. everyone at their jobs have priorities that they deem to be more important than other aspects. that does not make them i bad worker in fact it makes them a good worker. does anyone agree with me?

    I am sure you are a great social worker and work hard at it. But I'm afraid you have no idea how things work in warshington, and it clearly shows from your posts. And even if McCain wanted to be in D.C., there's no reason to suspend his campaign. He has a huge staff, and why the hell shouldn't Palin be able to run it for a week? What was she chosen for anyway?
  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    jimed14 wrote:
    we'll see how it plays ... I still think the House Republicans need some convincing ... they may drag out the FINAL yes for a day or two ...

    conspiracy theorists will say they are helping McCain out by not agreeing and delaying final resolution ... but, I've heard two or three of these guys that were consistantly against any bail out ...

    Not sure if their votes are needed, but, I think folks wanted a LARGE majority before making this final.

    Well from the article I read there seems to be a general consensus that the majority of Republicans in Congress are on board will the proposal. It will be presented to Treasury Sec. Paulson this afternoon. I don't think that the majority of Republican would drag their feet on this because if the economy does crash because of their delay it would spell certain doom for them in the elections. I'm also pretty sure that they would not have made an announcement if they weren't sure that the House and Senate would unanimously pass this bill.
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  • brandon10brandon10 Posts: 1,114
    If the bill is hashed out this quick, does anyone feel like McCain hit the panic button yesterday?
  • VinceVince Posts: 174
    What is McCain going to do? Sounds to me he is trying to skip out on the debate so he won't have to face the tough questions.

    McCain does not even belong to either of the committees who are involved in the negotiations.

    Now Lindsay Graham is saying that we should cancel the VP debate. When are the Republicans aka party of deregulation going to stand up and answer the tough questions?

    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/24/mccain-camp-to-propose-postponing-vp-debate/
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    brandon10 wrote:
    If the bill is hashed out this quick, does anyone feel like McCain hit the panic button yesterday?

    McCain has been hitting the panic button for 2 weeks now.
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  • JSBEJSBE Posts: 1,078
    inmytree wrote:

    hilarious. i was actually going to post a snarky comment about being able to walk and chew gum at the same time (as i chew some hubba bubba given to me by a co-worker).
  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Thecure wrote:
    if that is correct and Obama has brought 5 economic bills during his senate career don't you think that he should be there then also?

    Obama is very much involved in this issue in case you didn't notice and he has been speaking about this shit alot longer than McCain who's only seemed to take a dip in this pool in the last 26 hours; coincidentally the precise time his polls began to slide.

    Obama has led the way in making sure that this 3 PAGE BILL be modified and revised so that it has the necessary provisions placed on it to meet his and the Democrats approval. Obama is making sure that the American people aren't going to get their asses screwed on this bailout.

    John McCain has done neither and at this very moment is probably sitting on some toilet on Captial Hill trying to wrap his head around this whole thing.

    Obama is leading on this issue without the grandstanding of John McCain. Obama isn't claiming to be jumping on his horse to come save the day and he sure as fuck isn't taking a break from the campaign.

    It's called multi tasking
    It's called Leadership

    None of which that numb nut geezer McCain has remotley shown in regards to the economy.
  • brandon10brandon10 Posts: 1,114
    jimed14 wrote:
    McCain has been hitting the panic button for 2 weeks now.


    Yea, and apparently people want him to lead????!!!!
  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    The Bailout deal has been reached so McCain doesn't have an excuse for not debating or continuing his campaign.

    http://news.aol.com/article/lawmakers-report-agreement-on-bailout/187754

    Lawmakers Report Agreement on Bailout
    <>By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, AP
    posted: 35 MINUTES AGO

    WASHINGTON (Sept. 25) - Warned of a possible financial panic, key Republicans and Democrats reported agreement in principle Thursday on a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry and said they would present it to the Bush administration in hopes of a vote within days. ...
    Emerging from a two-hour negotiating session, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., the Banking Committee chairman said, "We are very confident that we can act expeditiously."
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  • JSBEJSBE Posts: 1,078
    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/25/has-mccain-read-the-bailout-bill/


    As John McCain returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to support the passage of a package to address the nation’s financial crisis, Democrats spent the morning gleefully directing reporters to a statement from the Republican nominee Tuesday – three days after the bailout bill was introduced – that he had not read the text of the administration’s proposal.

    "I have not had a chance to see it in writing. I have to examine it,” he told a Cleveland television station.
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    puremagic wrote:
    The Bailout deal has been reached so McCain doesn't have an excuse for not debating or continuing his campaign.

    http://news.aol.com/article/lawmakers-report-agreement-on-bailout/187754

    Lawmakers Report Agreement on Bailout
    <>By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, AP
    posted: 35 MINUTES AGO

    WASHINGTON (Sept. 25) - Warned of a possible financial panic, key Republicans and Democrats reported agreement in principle Thursday on a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry and said they would present it to the Bush administration in hopes of a vote within days. ...
    Emerging from a two-hour negotiating session, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., the Banking Committee chairman said, "We are very confident that we can act expeditiously."

    it's NOT a done deal ... supposedly, house minority leader Boener is pimping a plan that the conservative house republicans would like considered. Hold tight ...
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  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    Obama is very much involved in this issue in case you didn't notice and he has been speaking about this shit alot longer than McCain who's only seemed to take a dip in this pool in the last 26 hours; coincidentally the precise time his polls began to slide.

    Obama has led the way in making sure that this 3 PAGE BILL be modified and revised so that it has the necessary provisions placed on it to meet his and the Democrats approval. Obama is making sure that the American people aren't going to get their asses screwed on this bailout.

    John McCain has done neither and at this very moment is probably sitting on some toilet on Captial Hill trying to wrap his head around this whole thing.

    Obama is leading on this issue without the grandstanding of John McCain. Obama isn't claiming to be jumping on his horse to come save the day and he sure as fuck isn't taking a break from the campaign.

    It's called multi tasking
    It's called Leadership

    None of which that numb nut geezer McCain has remotley shown in regards to the economy.

    what part of this post do you not agree with. teh future president should be involved first hand in this issue. you can question whenther McCain is the person who should be president but all i am saying is that teh potenial president should be there.
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    jimed14 wrote:
    it's NOT a done deal ... supposedly, house minority leader Boener is pimping a plan that the conservative house republicans would like considered. Hold tight ...


    Rep. Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, seems to be on board with the proposal.
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  • I'd really like it if instead of the idiots that were overseeing these committees while the shit hit the fan, we got some outside experts to help develop a plan.

    I'm all for people cleaning up their own mess, but I don't trust them.
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  • brandon10brandon10 Posts: 1,114
    Thecure wrote:
    what part of this post do you not agree with. teh future president should be involved first hand in this issue. you can question whenther McCain is the person who should be president but all i am saying is that teh potenial president should be there.


    You never answered my question from the previous page?
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    mammasan wrote:
    Rep. Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, seems to be on board with the proposal.


    Rep Richard Shelby, who is actually on the banking committee ... was just blustering how he does not agree with it, how he has e-mails from 5 leading economists that say it won't work, etc etc ...
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  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    brandon10 wrote:
    You never answered my question from the previous page?

    sorry i did not see that question. i agree with you that suspending the campaign was stupid and i wrote that before. i agree that palin should stand up and i don't liek her as a VP. i actually don't like both Obama and mcCain my point is that i think the 2 peopel who have a chance of being president should be working with teh senate. did i miss any part, if i did i am sorry and will go read your post agian.
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    jimed14 wrote:
    Rep Richard Shelby, who is actually on the banking committee ... was just blustering how he does not agree with it, how he has e-mails from 5 leading economists that say it won't work, etc etc ...

    I'm sure that there are going to be Dems and Reps who come out against it but I don't think they would have made the announcement that they have a plan if they didn't already make sure that it would pass with ease.
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Thecure wrote:
    what part of this post do you not agree with. teh future president should be involved first hand in this issue. you can question whenther McCain is the person who should be president but all i am saying is that teh potenial president should be there.

    I'll ask once again.

    TO DO WHAT?

    Obama and McCain have already agreed upon the provisions. The statement has been passed on to both parties and agreement has now been reached by both Republicans and Democrats. All that is left to do now is get Bush to approve it and then vote on it.

    What can either Obama and McCain do further?
  • This is priceless!

    Over at Politico, they report that Barney Frank minced few words, saying: "Nobody mentioned him. The man's irrelevant to the whole process. No Republican mentioned his name. I'm the only one who raised his name. They winced when I did." Frank also compared McCain to a cartoon superhero:
    "He's been irrelevant to the process. He remains to be," said Frank. "I was afraid that his dropping in here, like Andy Kaufman's Mighty Mouse -- 'here I am to save the day' -- I thought that would slow things down. I didn't see any sign of our Republican colleagues paying any attention to him whatsoever."
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  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    I'll ask once again.

    TO DO WHAT?

    Obama and McCain have already agreed upon the provisions. The statement has been passed on to both parties and agreement has now been reached by both Republicans and Democrats. All that is left to do now is get Bush to approve it and then vote on it.

    What can either Obama and McCain do further?

    do you not believe that the 2 potenial leaders of the country can't do anything more. i am glad that teh agreement is done, but don't you think that if let's say the agreement was not done that obama and mccain woudl have been able to sway people to get in fixed. if you don't think so then that says alot about the 2 people running for president.
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  • Thecure wrote:
    do you not believe that the 2 potenial leaders of the country can't do anything more. i am glad that teh agreement is done, but don't you think that if let's say the agreement was not done that obama and mccain woudl have been able to sway people to get in fixed. if you don't think so then that says alot about the 2 people running for president.


    Well, we know that one of the 2 people has been completely irrelevant in the process.
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  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    Well, we know that one of the 2 people has been completely irrelevant in the process.

    both people are senators so we can't really say that any of them have done a good job.
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