John McCain, What Happened to You?

Source: Jim Bourg / Reuters

In the first Presidential Debate you seem to controdict yourself with statements made less than ten days ago. To say the least, as a fiscal conservative, I am greatly troubled by this. Tonight, you were asked by Jim Leher as to whether you would support the current bailout plan. You said:

Sure. But — but let me — let me point out, I also
warned about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and warned about corporate
greed and excess, and CEO pay, and all that. A lot of us saw this
train wreck coming.

Well for the sake of our vey future, if you saw this train wreck coming, where the hell were you to change this? Why were you saying on September 15, 2008 that:

The fundamentals of our economy are strong.

Please Senator McCain, get back on the “Straight Talk Express” and get your positions straight. – Glenn

Video of the First Presidential Debate – September 27, 2008

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Watch the first Presidential Debate in its entirety by clicking here. You will need the Real Player to view this. This debate took place on September 27, 2008 at 9:00PM EST.

John McCain 0, Barack Obama 0, Jim Leher 1

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What is most desturbing about the first Presidential Campaign that included the two major party nominees is that neither one of then got into details about the current financial crisis. Both reverted back to core messaging platforms but avoided any detailed analysis or recommended solutions.

To say the least, I am most disappointed withy both candidates. I have the President of the United States telling me that unless we pass this bailout bill, we face grave economic problems. Either both candidates are too afraid to address the specifics head on or they are waiting to take a final position. Either way, neither candidate stepped up to the plate and gained my confidence on this issue.

On a positive note, Jim Leher knocked this debate out of the park, He moderated a very effective debate that allowed each candidate an opportunity to promote their ideas. The fact that neither candidate took the opportunity to discuss the financial peril we face in detail is a great disappointment.

The full debate transcript can be found here.