OH, DID I SAY THAT?
Senator Harry Reid does it again, adding extra angst to the nation's nervousness:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/PersonalFinance/story?id=5926400&page=1 This is irresponsible scare talk, a tactic that politicians have used for way too long. Doing so during an unusually anxious time doesn't help. Obama cranked up the rhetoric yesterday, too. Not helpful. And the Senate ought to know better than to add $150 billion in crummy add-on's to the rescue/bailout package. These people have a "spend as much as possible" makeup in their DNA. They did what the august body often does: Pulls the pin on the political hand grenade and throws it to the House of Representatives, then takes a couple of days off.
ON THE VP DEBATE: Joe Biden will step in something (or two) in gaffe-land, but it won't get much play, with the intense focus on the Governor of Alaska. Sarah Palin will do better than expected and will be back to her GOP convention style. But it won't make much difference to the "experts" who have already discounted whatever it is she's going to do. She could be Mother Theresa and they'll still hate her. Gwen-the-moderator will show America she can be objective... or at least not overly pro-Obama. Pressure's on. McCain hasn't helped the overall U.S. mood by being inconsistent over the last couple of weeks, and the campaign should get Gov. Palin out there more often, so that every (limited) interview setting doesn't have to be make-or-break pressure. Senator McCain also needs to get off the earmark mantra for now (in stump speeches and debates) and talk about the middle class, calm the nervousness in America and hammer Obama on the real cost of his tax plans... not just the Dem's promise to "cut taxes for 95%". That's not the whole story on t axes, he knows it and hopes you won't look into the rest of the story. McCain has opportunity here. The last thing Americans want during tight and tense economic times are tax increases. Note to President Bush: How about eliminating the capital gains tax... now?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/PersonalFinance/story?id=5926400&page=1 This is irresponsible scare talk, a tactic that politicians have used for way too long. Doing so during an unusually anxious time doesn't help. Obama cranked up the rhetoric yesterday, too. Not helpful. And the Senate ought to know better than to add $150 billion in crummy add-on's to the rescue/bailout package. These people have a "spend as much as possible" makeup in their DNA. They did what the august body often does: Pulls the pin on the political hand grenade and throws it to the House of Representatives, then takes a couple of days off.
ON THE VP DEBATE: Joe Biden will step in something (or two) in gaffe-land, but it won't get much play, with the intense focus on the Governor of Alaska. Sarah Palin will do better than expected and will be back to her GOP convention style. But it won't make much difference to the "experts" who have already discounted whatever it is she's going to do. She could be Mother Theresa and they'll still hate her. Gwen-the-moderator will show America she can be objective... or at least not overly pro-Obama. Pressure's on. McCain hasn't helped the overall U.S. mood by being inconsistent over the last couple of weeks, and the campaign should get Gov. Palin out there more often, so that every (limited) interview setting doesn't have to be make-or-break pressure. Senator McCain also needs to get off the earmark mantra for now (in stump speeches and debates) and talk about the middle class, calm the nervousness in America and hammer Obama on the real cost of his tax plans... not just the Dem's promise to "cut taxes for 95%". That's not the whole story on t axes, he knows it and hopes you won't look into the rest of the story. McCain has opportunity here. The last thing Americans want during tight and tense economic times are tax increases. Note to President Bush: How about eliminating the capital gains tax... now?
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