Leadership? That means you START the game, organize the players pick the teams set the rules determine the goals and set a timeline. You don't show up in the third quarter and say you want to be quarterback.
On Sep 24, 6:38 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is called LEADERSHIP you hysterical fruitbat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "VT Sean Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:31 PM > Subject: Re: Why is McCain hiding in Washington DC and avoiding the Friday > > Debate.... > > The Crisis has been going on for the last 10 days, > where was McCain then? He wants to join the discussions > after they have been going on for a week? > > Maybe if he did this at the very beginning it would have merrit. > > Maybe if Obama had not been the one who initiated the olive > branch it might have merrit. > > No this is about buying time and stopping the bleeding. > > On Sep 24, 6:11 pm, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > he is putting the nation before his campaign. can barry say the same > > thing? nope. barry is lost again. > > > On Sep 24, 6:07 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama rejected Republican opponent John > > > McCain's call on Wednesday for a delay in their upcoming debate, as > > > McCain announced he planned to suspend his campaign and return to > > > Washington to focus on the U.S. financial meltdown. > > > > Obama said his campaign and that of McCain were still working on a > > > joint statement urging a prompt bipartisan deal on the $700 billion > > > bailout package sent to Congress earlier this week by the Bush > > > administration. > > > > In rejecting McCain's attempt to put off Friday's foreign policy > > > debate, Obama said American voters needed to hear the candidates' > > > views "now more than ever." > > > > Political observers immediately began their own debate about whether > > > McCain was trying to distract attention from his significant dip in > > > the polls as the financial crisis gripped voter attention. A > > > Washington Post-ABC News poll that showed him suddenly trailing Obama > > > by 9 percentage points, 52-43. > > > > In rejecting a debate delay, Obama also declined to join McCain in > > > suspending campaign activities, saying both he and his opponent had > > > jets that could get them to Washington very quickly if their presence > > > were needed. He said he had been in daily contact with congressional > > > leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and didn't see an > > > immediate need for his presence. > > > > The University of Mississippi, which was hosting the event, said it > > > too was moving ahead with preparations because it had "received no > > > notification of any change in the timing or venue." The debate > > > commission also said it was moving forward. > > > > Even before Obama said he wanted to go forward with the debate, > > > spokesman Bill Burton issued a statement saying that McCain made his > > > announcement unilaterally moments after agreeing to joint action by > > > both candidates that was initiated by Obama in a personal phone call > > > to McCain early Wednesday. > > > > "At 8:30 this morning, Senator Obama called Senator McCain to ask him > > > if he would join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared > > > principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging > > > Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass > > > such a proposal. At 2:30 this afternoon, Senator McCain returned > > > Senator Obama's call and agreed to join him in issuing such a > > > statement. The two campaigns are currently working together on the > > > details," Burton's statement said. > > > > McCain spokesman Brian Rogers fired back that Obama did not reach > > > McCain Wednesday morning. > > > > "Senator Obama phoned Senator McCain at 8:30 a.m. this morning but did > > > not reach him," Rogers said in a statement. "The topic of Senator > > > Obama's call to Senator McCain was never discussed. Senator McCain was > > > meeting with economic advisers and talking to leaders in Congress > > > throughout the day prior to calling Senator Obama. At 2:30 p.m., > > > Senator McCain phoned Senator Obama and expressed deep concern that > > > the plan on the table would not pass as it currently stands. He asked > > > Senator Obama to join him in returning to Washington to lead a > > > bipartisan effort to solve this problem." > > > > In a separate statement Rogers said the campaign also would suspend > > > advertising and fundraising. > > > > McCain warned of dire consequences if Congress did not act quickly > > > even as the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were struggling > > > to find agreement on a $700 billion bailout package sent to Congress > > > this week by the Bush administration. > > > > "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," he said in a statement he > > > read in New York City. > > > > At a subsequent news conference in Tampa, Florida, Obama said action > > > needed to be both prompt and prudent. > > > > "We have to act swiftly, but we also have to get it right," the first- > > > term Illinois senator said. > > > > The debates between the candidates were becoming increasingly > > > important as voters face economic uncertainty as deep as any since > > > 1932, when the country turned to the leadership of Franklin D. > > > Roosevelt in the Great Depression. > > > > As the Washington Post-ABC News survey indicated the financial turmoil > > > was boosting Obama's standing, a different survey by the Pew Research > > > Center for the People and the Press showed people favoring the > > > Democrat on the economy, with 47 percent saying he would best handle > > > the financial turmoil, as opposed to 35 percent who favored McCain. > > > > McCain has tried to tie Obama to troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae > > > and Freddie Mac, and has called on Jim Johnson and Franklin Raines — > > > both Obama supporters and former Fannie Mae executives — to return > > > large "golden parachute" payments they received from the corporations > > > after leaving. > > > > But McCain's campaign manager Ric Davis drew some unwelcome attention > > > in news reports Tuesday that Freddie Mac had been paying $15,000 a > > > month to Davis' lobbying firm until shortly before the takeover. > > > > The money to the Davis firm was on top of more than $30,000 a month > > > that went directly to McCain's campaign chief for five years starting > > > in 2000. The $30,000 a month came from both Freddie Mac and Fannie > > > Mae, which were rescued by the government earlier this month. > > > > The McCain campaign said Davis left the firm — Davis Manafort — and > > > stopped taking salary from the firm in 2006. A person familiar with > > > the contract, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the $15,000 a > > > month in payments to Davis' firm began around the end of 2005 and > > > continued until the past month or so. All the payments were first > > > reported by The New York Times. > > > > McCain's campaign issued a lengthy broadside against the newspaper > > > early Wednesday, calling the report "demonstrably false" and declaring > > > it a "partisan assault aimed at promoting that paper's preferred > > > candidate, Barack Obama." > > > > The response did not address the reported $15,000 month payments to > > > Davis Manafort, but focused on Davis having separated himself from the > > > firm in 2006. - AP > > > > On Sep 24, 6:02 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Presidents should be able to do more than one thing at a time. > > > > > Obama says he is able to do this, > > > > > Mccain admits he can not. > > > > > On Sep 24, 6:00 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > He is trying to stop the bleeding in the polls, get back in the spot > > > > > light, reverse the errors on his stance on the robust economy > > > > > from last week, save money, and keep Palin away from the > > > > > press and maybe postpone her debate also. Reschedule for > > > > > the same day as the VP debate? > > > > > > Of course Bush speaking tonight really screws McCain. > > > > > > What is Bush going to say, Trust me! I really am telling the truth > > > > > this time! > > > > > > McCain is Damned if he does and Damned if he doesn't. > > > > > > UPDATE: McCain has contacted the Debate Commission to POSTPONE the > > > > > VP > > > > > Debate so that he and Obama can debate on this date instead, with > > > > > the > > > > > VP's > > > > > to debate at a time in the future! > > > > > > LMAO!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > Who is he fooling!- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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