Pelosi is a moron!

I can’t tell you how stupid Nancy Pelosi must be. I spent most of my morning watching CSPAN, I saw Minority Leader Boehner, Roy Blunt, and Chairman Frank talk about the need for the United States Government to step in and do something to limit a further market collapse.

Then Speaker Pelosi had the following to say.



So what good does interjecting partisanship do for the American people? To me this sounds like a stump speech she should give tomorrow after the bill passed, not something you say on the floor of the House moments before a critical vote.

It shows an amazing lack of leadership and grace. Thank God for our Republican’s in Congress.

McCain wins the 1st Debate

I apologize for not doing a write up of the Presidential Debate between John McCain and Senator Barack Obama on Friday night. The debate I watched had a very confident John McCain who consistently pounded his inexperienced opponent, Barack Obama.

Now as we all know, many in the media saw it differently than I did. In my opinion I saw Obama have some good parts of the debate in the early going. He has hijacked the Republican’s populist argument of middle class tax cuts, while McCain focuses on spending and earmark reform. The problem for Obama is that when pressed to tell us he might have to rethink some of his programs in light of the federal government’s bailout of Wall Street, he simply said there are some things that are really important that we must do. Those things included everything he’s been running on, socialized health care and college tuition.

John McCain didn’t pander to the American people on Friday night, which is probably why some in the media thought Obama won. Now John McCain could have been more forceful on his position about the economic crisis, but he destroyed Obama on the foreign policy section of the debate.

To my surprise David Yepsen watched the same debate I did. His write up is a must read if you ask me.

More on the bailout when it happens.

McCain’s Power Right End Around

I’m still a little bit unsure about McCain’s decision about suspending his campaign to work on a bailout for Wall Street, but there was a huge development that happened yesterday that nobody has discussed yet. McCain distanced himself from President Bush, while at the same time marrying Obama to the Bush Administration’s financial policies.

I have to admit, it’s a brilliant move.

The Obama Campaign spent the entire summer and most of their convention making the argument that John McCain isn’t change; it’s just more of the same. I’m just amazed that Obama and the Democrats would associate themselves with the Bush Administration over the bailout of Wall Street. In yesterday’s meeting at the White House, President Bush and his advisors were desperate to do something, anything to help prevent an economic disaster, and the Democrats were quick to seize on Bush’s predicament and get what they want.

The only problem is John McCain and the Republicans in the House were not about to start writing blank checks to bail out crooked businesses. To make matters worse, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi let Obama run the meeting which apparently didn’t go well when Boehner and McCain were not simply going to rubber stamp the Democrat plan.

To John McCain’s credit, he has been saying for days that the current compromise plan was dead, so I don’t really know why in the heck Obama and the Democrats thought this was going to be a quick deal. These are complex and serious issues, and the thought that congress can write legislation to solve the problem in a matter of hours is ridiculous.

Do we need to take immediate action? Yes. But we better get this right.

Also the last time I checked in the majorities in the Senate and House agree on legislation, and pass it, and the President is willing to sign it, the legislation becomes law. So if Pelosi, Reid, Obama, and Bush think they have this thing figured out, get-r-done.

I understand why they don’t want to do it that way, but they are the ones in the big boy chairs.

So when it comes to the economy Obama and Bush are on the same page while John McCain stands in opposition. I doubt the Obama campaign could ever have seen themselves in this position, but McCain just pulled off a huge end around that provides him distance from Bush and Congress. Not a bad place to be if you ask me.

The Gambler

The presidential caucuses, primaries, and general election have taught us many things, but most importantly, it has taught us not to sit down at the poker table with John S. McCain. In June, McCain saw his chip lead dwindle to the extent that the other players at the table ignored him, heck some even let him double up a few times.

Through a series of gambles and gut checks McCain found his way. His intuition is uncanny, and his refusal to accept defeat is legendary. McCain’s move yesterday to suspend his campaign is a huge gamble; it’s yet another “Degree all in Moment” for McCain's campaign.

I’ll be really honest with you; I’m worried about the decision. Moves like these are usually made when your back is against the wall, and asking that Friday’s debate be postponed will be seen as a sign of weakness by some. On the other hand, if McCain is able to broker a compromise he stands to make gain a lot. I just don’t think that Senate Dems are going to be willing to sign on to anything McCain proposes.

In regards to the debate I think McCain needs to attend. If he is able to be in DC pounding out a bail out compromise, and then fly to Mississippi and pound Obama in the debate on foreign policy, McCain will come out looking good.

I’ve learned not to doubt John McCain, I’m just nervous that his luck may run out before November.

What say you? Do you think McCain made the right move to suspend his campaign to focus on the bailout compromise?

McCain heads back to Washington

John McCain is suspending his campaign, and going back to Washington D.C. to work on the legislation for the bailout plans. He also wants to postpone Friday’s debate to focus on America’s economic crisis.

This puts Obama in a difficult spot. McCain is calling for a bi-partisan solution, and urging Obama to join him, but as we all know, presidential candidates don’t like to follow another candidates lead.

Very interesting

Defend Freedom: Defeat Obama

The NRA has come out swinging against Barack Obama in their latest television ads. The NRA has released two ads, the first showcases an Iraq Veteran, and the second a tradition young family man. The ads are powerful, and have created chaos for the Obama campaign.

This morning on FoxNews, an Obama spokesman said the ads were full of lies and mistruths. The FoxNews host Megyn Kelly then asked if Obama supported gun bans, Obama’s spokesperson said “no”. However earlier this year the Obama campaign said that the DC Gun ban was constitutional.

So why is the Obama Campaign worked up about the NRA’s ads? Because Obama has had a difficult time in getting rural Americans to support his campaign, and ads like this make that even more difficult. Look for these ads to have a major impact in Wisconsin, Michigan, Virginia, and here in Iowa. While they might not be run on the air waves here in Iowa, expect for the NRA to convey the message to their members.

Phase 2: The Debates

I always break down the general elections for presidential candidates into three phases, the conventions, the debates, and the all out blitz for the final weeks of the campaign. John McCain somehow found a way to win the convention phase despite the 80,000 people who filled a football stadium to see Obama’s convention speech. The McCain campaign ripped the headline away from Obama by selecting Sarah Palin as his VP selection, and used a hurricane shortened convention to unite a Republican Party against Obama.

Going into the general election I would have said that the only phase that McCain could win is the debate phase. Obama has shown that he can give a great speech with the aide of a teleprompter, but when left to answer questions on the spot he suddenly sounds more like President Bush. I find this to be incredibly odd. McCain on the other hand has proven to be a strong debater, who tends to give straight answers to the questions.

While I think McCain has an advantage, don’t under estimate Obama. He is reportedly going to spend most of this week in preparation for the debate, and if he can some how get McCain worked up and out of his comfort zone, Obama could score a huge victory.

My advice to McCain would be to not try to be cute in his attacks against Obama. Respond when attacked, heck, call him out for going negative, but stay above the fray. Serious times, call for a competent, serious leader.

If McCain and Palin can win the debate stage, they will maintain their momentum going into November.