Posted by Dave on 09/29/08 at 06:01:09 pm
Categories: Economy, Campaign 2008

From John McCain:

Now is not the time to fix the blame. It's time to fix the problem

From John McCain, in the same speech:

Sen. Obama and his allies in Congress infused unnecessary partisanship into the process.

From John McCain, two hours earlier:

Barack Obama failed to lead, phoned it in, attacked John McCain, and refused to even say if he supported the final bill.

What a hypocrite. In the same speech he talks about how this isn't the time to "fix the blame" right after "fixing" blame.

John McCain has been all over the place today. First, he claimed success for the successful bailout plan. Then the bailout plan failed. And he blamed Barack Obama and the Democrats, even though it was primarily the House Republicans who refused to pass the bill.

Don't get me wrong - this bailout plan is ugly. And it sure isn't what I would do. But it is better than many options, and it sure is not Barack Obama's fault that it did not pass. And it also sure was not John McCain's "success" that it came so close.

John McCain is doing everything he can to try and claim credit for the (lack of?) success of the bailout plan while blaming Barack Obama for its failure.

Unfortunately for John McCain, his attempt simply do not align with reality.

And I am also starting to get really confused about which John McCain will show up in a speech or interview, or even for the next sentence.

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