McCain Laboring to Hit Right Note on the Economy

[groovedaddy]

VIENNA, Ohio — On Monday morning, as the financial system absorbed one of its biggest shocks in generations, Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were “strong.”

Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he had meant that American workers, whom he described as the backbone of the economy, were productive and resilient. By Tuesday he was calling the economic situation “a total crisis” and denouncing “greed” on Wall Street and in Washington.

The sharp turnabout in tone and substance reflected a recognition not only that Mr. McCain had struck a discordant note at a sensitive moment but also that he had done so with regard to the very issue on which he can least afford to stumble.

With economic conditions worsening over the course of this year and voter anxiety on the rise, Mr. McCain has had to labor to get past the impression — fostered by his own admissions as recently as last year that the subject is not his strongest suit — that he lacks the experience and understanding to address the nation’s economic woes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/us/politics/17mccain.html?th&emc=th

[Suji to Seoul]

1. Too bad he sings off key.

[Warpy]

2. He'll hit nothing but clinkers while Gramm is calling the tune

He needs to dump Gramm but he never will. Knowing nothing at all about economics, even after 26 years of on the job training in the Senate, he is in awe of Gramm's experience and record of getting economics bills passed.

Unfortunately for us, they were all the wrong bills and they set up the disaster we're facing right now. Magoo doesn't realize this because of his deep ignorance of the subject.

Magoo will be off key for the duration.

[BR_Parkway]

3. When you think about a Senator who's had a seat that long to have

voted on all these issues year after year to come out and admit that they don't understand the same economy that they were voting on.....mind boggling.