"It's my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person will be the next president," Obama said. "It is going to be part of the president's job to deal with more than one thing at once. It's more important than ever to present ourselves to the American people."
Regarding McCain's call to join him in Washington to help participate in the debate over the economic recovery plan, Obama said, "If I can be helpful then I'm prepared to be anywhere, any time ... [I] don't want to infuse Capitol Hill with presidential politics."
So far, so good. Now we'll just have to wait and see whether Bush and McCain can exert enough pressure to get some version of Paulson's plan passed in the next couple of days. Obama's refusal to play McCain's games makes that less likely. But one must never underestimate the Democrats' propensity to lose their nerve in high-stakes games of chicken.
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I wonder why journalists stop reporting things objectively. I was watching AC360 and noticed how they were making jokes about McCain. I find it offensive. Hollywood used to stay away from politics. Reporters used to hide their party preferences. Why has this stopped??
In 2006, to avoid the melt down we're experiencing today, the Republicans and Alan Greenspan wanted legislation for regulation and oversight regarding fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ... but, the Democrats blocked it. The same Democrats, Pelosi and Reid, with the 15% favorability rating. Now, with the biggest bail out in history, Reid criticizes McCain for wanting to participate in the solution. And, if Obama gets elected, we could also face four years of a tax and spend White House and Congress ... who will be responsible for oversight. It's called having the foxes guarding the hen house ... again.
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