JOHN McCAINS MISSED CRISIS

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW A CLUTCH PERFORMANCE; YIKES!
(WilliamBanzai7)

Putting aside all the political posturing over the TARP summit
(the Torpedoed Asset Recovery Plan), among the
astonishing events of the past week was the
rare opportunity to glimpse both of our Presidential candidates
shaking and baking in a genuine national crisis. As a result of
Sage McCain's grand gesture of pushing the campaign
pause button for a powder break, both he and Mr. Obama were hauled into
the TARP snake pit. Barack Obama never made any
pretense of being able to Rambo the situation. So I will cut him the slack he deserves. After all
he is very busy running for President.

On the other hand, Mr. "All Hands on Deck" insinuated that it was
imperative for him to indefinitely suspend the Presidential
campaign so he could save TARP, the financial markets and his deteriorating standing in
the Polls. Well, if you do a little web searching, you
will learn what observers from both political parties reported
regarding Mr. McCain's rousing performance. Apparently he
kept his hatch tight for most of the meeting. Finally, when asked
for his view, he babbled some incomprehensible
platitudes. What more could we expect from a guy whose
claim to fame is seeing the big picture,
managing a contentious political meeting and getting the job done for the
good of country . Something that
by all accounts was already being handled by certain
Democrat and GOP leaders.

I'll tell you what I expect. If you are a candidate for
President and you publicly insert yourself into an
emergency situation (yes, when the largest bank failure
in US history is simultaneously unfolding it is sort of an emergency), you better have something interesting or
important to say. That is what a President is supposed to do. No?

Well, Mr. "All Hands What the Heck" blew it out the blow hatch.
He apparently had no grand wisdom to impart to the room full of experts, President's, partisans and bipartisans.
You know something is up when even Bush is rolling his
eyeballs. Its says a lot about Mr. McCain as well as the quality of the
advice he is getting. I learned a long time ago,
never ever go to a meeting unless you know what you
are going to say when called upon. And more importantly,
make sure its relevant. Otherwise, don't bother showing.

I also believe in respect for your elders. But it would be
foolish to count that maxim as a good reason for
electing someone like this for President. Its
a mistake similar to a similar mistake this country has already made twice in
8 years, to wit "vote for the guy you'd like to drink beer with."

I hear the spread on McCain election default swaps has
shot through the roof.