WSJ: mystified by Senator John McCain's decision

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The WSJ editorial, of course, is not going to pass an opportunity to throw darts in Obama's direction (and Biden's) but most of the editorial is directed as McCain:

Last we checked, the President of the United States was still George W. Bush, the Secretary of the Treasury was still Henry Paulson, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve was still Ben Bernanke, and Congress still had 533 members not running for President who are at least nominally competent to debate and pass legislation.

So count us as mystified by Senator John McCain's decision yesterday to suspend his campaign and call for a postponement in Friday's first Presidential debate so that he and Barack Obama can work out a consensus bill to stabilize the financial system. This is supposed to be evidence of leadership?

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We also understand Mr. McCain's desire to further dress his campaign in "Country First" gilding, as if patriotism and consensus are one and the same, or that getting something done is more important than getting it right.

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Nor does it stanch a panic when Mr. McCain issues a statement warning that "I do not believe that the plan on the table will pass as it currently stands, and we are running out of time," or comparing the current situation to September 11. No plan passes without going through Congressional hazing, if not modification, and predicting doom does nothing to reassure Americans that our political system is able to manage amid turmoil.

Mr. Obama was right on the merits, and politically shrewd, to respond to Mr. McCain's suggestion to postpone Friday's debate by saying that "Presidents are going to have to deal with more than one thing at a time. It's not necessary for us to think that we can only do one thing and suspend everything else." He added that he planned to be at the debate.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122230374700773663.html?mod=todays_us_opinion

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1. Posted earlier too

here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=387535&mesg_id=387535

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2. I apologize. Normally I try to check, first (nt)

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3. I would have missed it if you had not posted it.

Thanks. :hi:

Always good to see newspapers exposing McCain for the fraud he is. :popcorn: