McCain Suspends Democracy (The Nation .. Katrina vanden Heuvel)

[DemoTex]

Lincoln ran for office in 1864, when there was a good chance he wouldn't have a country to lead. FDR ran for office in the middle of the largest conflict in human history--twice. We can have a debate this Friday.

Instead, McCain is going to "suspend" the democratic process? And this from a man who prides himself on his Commander-in-Chief skills? How is calling quits amid a crisis as severe as 9/11, in human security terms, a measure of his leadership strength?

Bush and McCain, linked again at the hip, are telling this nation, which seeks confidence and hope: You have nothing to fear but the end of fear itself. McCain has bailed out from the responsibilities demanded of a presidential candidate who claims to be a leader. Bush looked like the dog in that never-to-be-forgotten National Lampoon cover with dog, gun pointed at his head. Propped up at single digit ratings delivering a speech, the worst president in our history was sent out there to scare Americans and prop up a man he smeared two election cycles ago.

The people of this nation don't need more showboating, fearmongering and ducking for cover. They need a plan which will treat Main Street with dignity, respect and equity. McCain's desperate sprint to Washington only exposes how the pinstripers in pitchforks are scared. (As CNN's Anderson Cooper reported tonight , McCain has missed more votes than any other senator this year.) (More ..)

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/364132

[kenny blankenship]

1. Take it easy-- this isn't a race you know!

[Porschenut1066]

2. Excellent well said.

[Supersedeas]

3. the Bush WH controlling yet another election -- pulls the strings of the Press and Congress with

THEIR bailout plan and the calls both candidate in

[malaise]

4. And led by Poppy again

These goons are not behaving like they're about to leave the WH, and even if they do, they will have fucked up the country beyond repair.