WTF?! McSame has already picked the head of his transition team?

[Shine]

New Obama Ad: McCain's White House Will Be Run By "Super-Lobbyist"
The Obama campaign has rolled out another ad attacking John McCain's links to Washington lobbyists, set to air on national cable and in targeted states starting tomorrow.This one specifically goes after McCain for tapping corporate "super-lobbyist" Bill Timmons to head up his transition team should he be elected

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/


Am I the only one who thinks that's incredibly presumptive of their campaign to hire a transition team leader at this stage in the game?? :shrug:

Do you think Team Obama has done the same thing?

Don't you actually have to WIN the election, first? :eyes:

I thought "transition teams" are traditionally set up AFTER victory, in the two month span between winning and the inauguration.

What are your thoughts?

[marylanddem]

1. He's dreaming.

But it's part of his fantasy world I suppose.

[Fran Kubelik]

2. They both have

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/12/mccain-hires-wh-transitio_n_125870.html

[terrya]

5. Realistically, both should be planning their transitions.

And, yes, Obama should be doing this....planning his White House staff, Cabinet appointments. It's perfectly natural at this stage of the election.

[Shine]

11. Fascinating. I didn't know that. Thanks for the link, Fran.

<snip>Clearly, there is the potential that in appointing Timmons -- the campaign refused to comment on the matter --- McCain could muddy his recently embraced outsider message. But, of equal interest, is the fact that the McCain campaign is undertaking the very task for which they once chastised Obama.

Their hypocrisy continues to amaze.....


But, as an aside note: It's interesting that their respective transition teams are being set up so early in the game.

I wonder if that's relatively different, compared to other election years?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Shine...

I think that's incredibly arrogant of him!

:eyes:

[me b zola]

4. McCain should focus on his transition to retirement/private life

:)

[seafan]

6. Bush did the same thing while the vote counting was going on in Florida in 2000. n/t

[SKKY]

7. I don't like this picks, but I think it's prudent to make such plans at this poing...

...I'd even like to see Barack name some people he'd put in cabinet positions.

[eShirl]

8. sounds pretty PRESUMPTUOUS if you ask me

[Shine]

12. THAT'S the word I was looking for.!

:rofl: duh, me. :eyes:

[liberaldem4ever]

9. McBush's crew are such a bunch of arrogant jerks

I remember when GWB did the same thing while the 2000 election was still being decided. Maybe they think they have the American people so fooled by their filthy lies again they might as well not even HAVE the election-they think they have already won it.

They better think again. McBush/Moosezilla are going down in November. I can feel it down in my bones.

[BlueIdaho]

10. Trying to push the news cycle.

Get his name out there every day in every way.

[The Hope Mobile]

13. Dupe

Deleted because I somehow posted it twice.

[The Hope Mobile]

14. Maybe its a little like the smirk on chimpy's face in Fahrenheit 911

when he's sittin' with Jeb on the airplane and says not to worry, they know he'll win Florida and then flashes that sick grin to Jeb!?!? And then he "won" Florida?

Remember how McCain was WAY out of the race but kept telling everyone that he was going to win New Hampshire and then he "won" New Hampshire? It didn't matter how much of a long shot he was . . . he was totally confident that it would happen. WHY?

This tells me he strongly believes that there's no chance of him losing the GE because he has information (like he did about NH and W had about FL) that the rest of us don't.

PASS MY TINFOIL HAT PLEASE!!

But more importantly, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE prove me wrong.:tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat:

[Shine]

15. Well, for what it's worth, Team Obama set up their transition team already, too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/12/mccain-hires-wh-transitio_n_125870.html

as posted, upthread.


Keep the faith, Obama will win this! :toast:

[The Hope Mobile]

18. I saw that and I'm glad but I should maybe have said that it just gives me the same

creepy feeling

[BlooInBloo]

16. Imagine what term they would use for Obama if he had done that.

[Shine]

17. He's already done it. See upthread. n/t