Palin had nothing to do with what happened to the economy and the wonderful Democratic controlled congress wanted to take a vacation because they didn't know what to do. Sal according to you everything is Palin's fault, all that shows is your prejudice towards women.
Re Sept. 19 Ellen Goodman column, “Palin sets sisterhood’s cause back a century”: Sisterhood? It seems there is a group of females with such restrictive criteria for membership that the likes of Gov. Palin need not apply. I dare say that she, and a great many other women in this country don’t want to join Ms. Goodman’s little sorority. It’s not enough to be a successful wife (shudder), mother of five (double shudder), practice your faith in God (gulp) and attain high public offi ce. No, these feminists may have several other characteristics in mind for membership, but only one that really matters to them: You must embrace the killing of unborn babies. The rest of Ms. Goodman’s column is a smokescreen. JOHN D. HANSHAW Clifton Park
MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY; WANTS DEBATE DELAY Wed Sept 24 2008 14:58:02 ET
MCCAIN: America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy. People will no longer be able to buy homes and their life savings will be at stake. Businesses will not have enough money to pay their employees. If we do not act, ever corner of our country will be impacted. We cannot allow this to happen.
Last Friday, I laid out my proposal and I have since discussed my priorities and concerns with the bill the Administration has put forward. Senator Obama has expressed his priorities and concerns.This morning, I met with a group of economic advisers to talk about the proposal on the table and the steps that we should take going forward.I have also spoken with members of Congress to hear their perspective.
It has become clear that no consensus has developed to support the Administration' proposal. I do not believe that the plan on the table will pass as it currently stands, and we are running out of time.
Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me.
I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.
We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved.I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night's debate until we have taken action to address this crisis.
I am confident that before the markets open on Monday we can achieve consensus on legislation that will stabilize our financial markets, protect taxpayers and homeowners, and earn the confidence of the American people. All we must do to achieve this is temporarily set politics aside, and I am committed to doing so.
Following September 11th, our national leaders came together at a time of crisis. We must show that kind of patriotism now. Americans across our country lament the fact that partisan divisions in Washington have prevented us from addressing our national challenges. Now is our chance to come together to prove that Washington is once again capable of leading this country.
This is an interesting gamble on Mac's part. Really, the effect of this could go either way. Media control will be key to how this all plays out for Mac. If he stays ahead of the curve, he can make it look like Obama would rather posture and talk rather than working on the crisis at hand. On the converse, it could be spun that Mac is scared of debating Obama in this political environment, and would rather retreat to the "safety" of the Senate chambers rather than have a substansive debate on the crisis.
The proxies on both sides will probably determine how this pans out. Harry Reid already tried to spin this for Obama, but made little sense on the matter, and even went so far as to contradict himself on the matter. Have yet to hear from the McCain proxies.
Following September 11th, our national leaders came together at a time of crisis. We must show that kind of patriotism now. Americans across our country lament the fact that partisan divisions in Washington have prevented us from addressing our national challenges. Now is our chance to come together to prove that Washington is once again capable of leading this country.
interesting when read alone......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
On the converse, it could be spun that Mac is scared of debating Obama in this political environment, and would rather retreat to the "safety" of the Senate chambers rather than have a substansive debate on the crisis.
Honestly that was my first thought. But as I thought longer, I thought that this entire bail out fiasco is something REALLY REALLY BIG and they are calling all the chickens home to roost.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I think suspending his campaign is an interesting enough tactic, but I think it is doing a great disservice to the people of the country if he cancels the debate.
One thing that has really bothered me is we have been paying the senate salary for Clinton and Obama to be gallavanting around the country for nearly two years looking for another job and McCain for the last several months.
McCain seeks to delay first debate Obama: Next president must be able to multitask BY BETH FOUHY The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The economic crisis and raw politics threatened to derail the first presidential debate as John McCain challenged Barack Obama to delay Friday’s forum and unite to help Washington fix the financial mess. Obama rebuffed his GOP rival, saying the next president needs to “deal with more than one thing at once.” The White House rivals maneuvered Wednesday to claim the leadership role in resolving the economic turmoil that has overshadowed their campaign. Obama said he would proceed with his debate preparations while consulting with bailout negotiators and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. McCain said he would stop all advertising, fundraising and other campaign events and return to Washington to work for a bipartisan solution. “It’s my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who, in approximately 40 days, will be responsible for dealing with this mess,” Obama said at a news conference in Clearwater, Fla. “It’s going to be part of the president’s job to deal with more than one thing at once.” But McCain said they must focus on a bipartisan solution as the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout proposal seemed headed for defeat. If not, McCain said ominously, credit will dry up, people will no longer be able to buy homes, life savings will be at stake and businesses will not have enough money to pay workers. “It has become clear that no consensus has developed to support the administration’s proposal,” McCain said. “I do not believe that the plan on the table will pass as it currently stands, and we are running out of time.” President Bush invited both candidates to the White House today, along with congressional leaders, in the hopes of securing a bill to rescue the economy. Bush took the unusual step Wednesday night of calling Obama directly to invite him, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. An Obama spokesman said the senator would attend. In a joint statement Wednesday night, the candidates said the country faces “a moment of economic crisis” and called for political unity to solve it because “the jobs, savings and the prosperity of the American people are at stake.” Both said the Bush plan was flawed. “We cannot risk an economic catastrophe,” they said. “Now is our chance to come together to prove that Washington is once again capable of leading this country.” Sen. Lindsey Graham, McCain’s representative in debate negotiations, said McCain will not attend the debate “unless there is an agreement that would provide a solution” to the financial crisis. Graham, R-S.C., told The Associated Press that the agreement would have to be publicly endorsed by Obama, McCain, the White House and congressional leaders but not necessarily given final passage by the House and Senate. Asked whether the debate could go forward if McCain doesn’t show, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said: “My sense is there’s going to be a stage, a moderator, an audience and at least one presidential candidate.” The competing positions came after the two senators spoke privately, each trying to portray himself as a bipartisan leader in a time of crisis. McCain beat Obama to the punch with the first public statement. He said he had spoken to Bush and asked him to convene a leadership meeting in Washington that would include him and Obama. Even as McCain said he was putting the country first, his surprise announcement was clearly political. It was an attempt to out-maneuver Obama on an issue on which Mc-Cain is trailing, the economy, as the Democrat gains in polls.
Carl Strock THE VIEW FROM HERE Mooseslayer is safe from witchcraft Carl Strock can be reached at 395-3085 or by e-mail at carlstrock@dailygazette.com.
As a fan of Gov. Sarah Palin, whom I playfully call Little Miss Mooseslayer, I was of course happy to see that she was in New York meeting world leaders the last couple of days. I have always believed that whatever line of work you go into, whether it’s snowmobile repair or world leadership, you ought to get to know your colleagues and your peers, and it’s never too late to start. Never mind that she was closely protected from the dreaded media during this adventure. She shook hands and chatted with the presidents or prime ministers of Colombia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine, Georgia, and India, and if that doesn’t satisfy some condescending television interviewer, too bad. She now has all the international bona fides she needs, as far as I’m concerned, and to heck with those snooty media elites. Meanwhile we have a new video posted on YouTube of Miss Mooseslayer being prayed over by an African witch-hunter at her old Pentecostal church three years ago when she was running for governor. The witch-hunter was Thomas Muthee, who apparently made a name for himself in Christian circles back in 1988, when he moved into a slum of Nairobi, Kenya, and after six months of prayer identified the source of the slum’s ills as one Mama Jane, who ran a divination practice and embodied what Muthee called “the spirit of witchcraft.” I have not been able to find out the details, but according to a Christian Science Monitor report from 1999, Mama Jane was blamed even for car accidents in her neighborhood, and she prudently left town. Membership in Muthee’s “prayer cave” grew to 5,000, and a religious revival took hold, with bars closing, churches opening, and people parading in the streets, beating drums, and carrying signs saying “Our God Reigns,” which you can also see on YouTube. Muthee became something of a celebrity in evangelical circles, where he is a popular enough speaker to have visited even outof-the-way Wasilla, Alaska, of all places, a number of times. On his October 2005 visit, Sarah Palin came up front to receive his benediction while the church pastor and another man held her hands, and Bishop Muthee, as he calls himself, asked God to make a way for her to be governor and to “give her men and women who will buck her up in the name of Jesus,” which I thought was good. He also said, apparently directing himself to God, while Sarah stood with her head bowed, “We come against every hindrance of the enemy,” and, “Every form of witchcraft is what you … in the name of Jesus,” with a word or two garbled in the middle, at least to my ear. Yes, witchcraft, which is of course nothing new or even shocking in Christianity, there being many Biblical references to witches and demons, so please don’t be alarmed about that. That a potential vice president or maybe even president of the United States should receive some sort of blessing against witchcraft might not be the most common thing in our history, but then YouTube is new, so we really don’t know what went on with earlier aspirants to high office. Maybe General Eisenhower spoke in tongues in the off-hours of his campaign. This reminds me, Little Miss Mooseslayer being a Christian and all, which I gather is why she got picked as a candidate in the fi rst place, how come she didn’t give her kids Christian names, like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and that sort of thing? What’s with Trig and Track and suchlike? Isn’t that pagan practice? She named a boy Track because he was born during high school track season. (Duh.) Trig, because it’s Norse for “true” or “strength.” (Norse? What is she, a closet Wiccan?) Bristol, because that’s the name of the bay where they catch fi sh. That’s how American Indians used to name their children before they got Christianity. I don’t care about this myself; I just wonder why Christians don’t care about it. I can’t help suspecting if a liberal Democrat were running for vice president with kids’ names like that, we would hear a little about it from our more devout and prayerful brethren. In any event I continue to be impressed with how many people fervently support Ms. Palin despite never having heard of her until just recently. Looking at the latest poll from the Washington Post and ABC News, I do see that her “unfavorable” rating has gone up from 28 to 38 percent since she popped into the limelight, and her support among white people with college degrees has dropped 20 points, but even so, 52 percent of voters overall view her favorably, just as I do, even if for different reasons. Yes, half the country backs her for vice president and potentially for president. Well, if she makes it at least she’ll have protection against witches, I guess.
I think suspending his campaign is an interesting enough tactic, but I think it is doing a great disservice to the people of the country if he cancels the debate.
I'm of two minds on this aspect. On the one hand, it would be good for the people at large to hear and contrast what the candidates have to say on the matter. On the other hand, they are being paid to represent their states in the Senate, and help guide the nation. Their job at the moment, is still to serve in the US Senate, and the issue at hand is a critical one. And as movement on the bail out package is moving quickly, it could very well be that there will be a vote on it tomorrow (Friday), and with the way the Senate schedules things (talk about Byzantine), it could very well be that the vote will happen during the debates scheduled time.
I have actually had my fill of all of these campaign ads, debates, news articles...etc.... One postponed debate will NOT make a big difference here. So just reschedule it...what's the big deal?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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