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The Political Stakes of the Bailout Vote
The Republicans are trying to cast off onto Democrats the massive political costs of an economic disaster that is largely attributable to the Republicans' deregulatory policies. They are the Party of Buck-Passing -- from blasting Clinton for adopting painful policies to correct Republican deficits in the early 1990s; to attacking Obama and Democrats in Congress for wanting to end the disastrous Republican war in Iraq, and now this.
Obama's task will be to make them own both their initial failures and their utter lack of politica courage in rn. My money's on him.
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Hopefully, people see through McCain's painful posturing on this. Obama has been a statesman throughout this, all the way through his statement today urging calm. Meanwhile, McCain was waving his arms like a crazy person saying he wasn't the kind of person to "call it in."
September 29, 2008 9:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hopefully, people see through McCain's painful posturing on this. Obama has been a statesman throughout this, all the way through his statement today urging calm. Meanwhile, McCain was waving his arms like a crazy person saying he wasn't the kind of person to "call it in."
September 29, 2008 9:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
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