And there's still lotsa articles about fundamentals:
McCain on U.S. economy: From 'strong' to 'total crisis' in 36 hoursSeptember 17, 2008On Monday morning, as Wall Street was absorbing one of the biggest shocks to the financial system in generations, Senator John McCain said he believed the fundamentals of the U.S. economy were "strong."
Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he meant that American workers, the backbone of the economy, were productive and resilient. By Tuesday he was calling the economic situation "a total crisis" and decrying "greed" in Wall Street and Washington.
McCain's sharp turnabout in tone and substance reflected not only a recognition that he had struck a discordant note at a sensitive moment, but that he had done so on the very issue on which he can least afford to stumble.
As economic conditions have worsened over the course of this year and voter anxiety has increased, McCain has had to work to counter the impression - fostered by his own admissions as recently as last year that the economy is not his strongest suit - that he lacks the experience and understanding to address the nation's economic woes.
In this case, McCain first sought to explain away his remarks about the economy's fundamental soundness by saying he had been referring to the American people and almost daring his Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, to contradict him on that score. But within hours of his original remarks on Monday morning, his aides were scheduling appearances for him on morning television shows on Tuesday so he could erase the impression being promoted aggressively by the Democrats that McCain was out of touch.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/17/america/mccain.php McHoover is keeping this one alive with his smokescreen that isn't working. Sometimes when you really step in it, it's best to just shut up and take your losses. Apparently he's never learned that lesson.
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