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The current financial crisis has a curious twist.
Sen. Harry Reid, the Democrat leader of the Senate, initially lamented that there could be no deal without the presence of Sen. McCain and called for him to return to Washington and work on the issue. McCain, on the same day, announced suspension of his campaign, a return to Washington and asked for Sen. Obama to do the same.
The Democrat leadership meanwhile said “no one knows what to do.” (ABC News, Sep 17). Sen. Obama, who clearly felt it was more important for him to campaign than go in person to work on “the greatest financial crisis of our time,” argued to stay on the campaign trail. McCain was then charged with “politicizing the issue” and Sen. Reid argued that the presence of presidential candidates was unhelpful.
Perhaps what happened between the time that Reid called for McCain to come and work on the problem and his “realization” that this would be unhelpful, was his realization that this would be unhelpful to his candidate because they hadn’t a clue what to do and Obama is particularly ineffective in bipartisan work.
Sen. Obama was not able to vote present and, with a willing press, succeeded in spinning this issue to against Sen. McCain who was actually the only one who answered the call to put country first.
KENNETH BROWNLEE
Grand Junction
5 Responses to “McCain is always willing to put country first”
Posted October 13th, 2008 at 6:14 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
All well and good, Mr. Brownlee, except that McCain NEVER suspended his campaign, even as he enjoyed all the bluster about his doing so. Palin continued on the trail, as well as the other campaign staffers.
Many others on capitol hill mentioned that he was of no help, said nothing while he was there, and actually called him a distraction when he showed up to “save the day”?
McCain then accused Obama of “phoning it in”, and he himself was then quoted as saying that he was “phoning in” to check on the progress of the bill, and that’s how he monitored it….
“Country First” makes for a nice bumper sticker, but do you really think that’s McCain’s real approach? How about “campaign first, and we’ll discuss the rest of that later”????
Posted October 14th, 2008 at 9:20 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
meh…i generally dislike (as you all well know by now) each candidate involved in this years election…they’re all the same, willing to do and say whatever is needed to win and throwing mud at the opponent…
Posted October 16th, 2008 at 3:55 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
While McCain at one time may have been willing to put America first, it does not appear to me to be the case with this election. By picking Palin, it may have been a good move politically for a short while trying to pick up women votes who couldn’t see through her. She may be could at spreading hate and untruths but is she ready to lead the country. And should we be worried because McCain will not release his medical records? What is he hiding? I personally would rather have someone lead that can discuss hope rather than hate and we Americans not really knowing which McCain and Palin will get up each morning. And lastly, why is McCain mocking women’s health issues? Isn’t it enough for him to just vote against women’s health, oppose funding to prevent unintended and teen pregnancies, and oppose equal pay for women?
Wayne Wathen
Posted October 17th, 2008 at 7:08 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
The problem with this election is NEITHER candidate is really good for this country. There may be a winner for the White House but we the citizens and our country are most assuredly the losers.
Why do we continue to follow 2 parties who only care about themselves? We are watching the world crumble due to the greed of financial institutions which was fuel and helped by both parties “serving” in the government.
Until government is accountable to the people there will be no good changes.
Posted October 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Charli posts: “The problem with this election is NEITHER candidate is really good for this country.”
That is rather a broad and general judgment. Perhaps the individual would care to elaborate, and present us with the reason why he believes that to be the case.
Then we read (in the same post): “Until government is accountable to the people there will be no good changes.”
Perhaps the individual would care to elaborate as to why he/she believes that the “government” IS no longer accountable as, it has been my personal experience that those who make such a statement never show up to “hold the government accountable”, at least on an ongoing basis. We certainly hope that the poster is not to be found in that number. It might also be interesting to read what the poster would consider “good changes.”
It might be pointed out that many blame the “government”. It would seem to me that is ‘passing the buck’ in a country where “we”, you and I, are supposedly the “government.” If we are, then should not every person take care of that property, and accept responsibility for it? Let us be brutally frank about it. Many know and care more about their car than their country.
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