How weird is this?: McCain plays blame game and then denounces it
September 29th, 2008 at 05:15pm Pat Cunningham
 
John McCain seems to be losing it — in more ways than one.Â
Today, his campaign issued a statement blaming Barack Obama for the economic crisis. Then, hours later, Mr. Straight Talk CAME OUT against finger-pointing.
That’s some pretty fast flip-flopping.
UPDATE: Here’s a video montage dramatizing the situation:
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1. Jason C | September 29th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
GA is running low on gas and DC is gonna run low on waffles.
2. David Johnson | September 29th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Your so predictable Pat. Your method of reporting is to shoot the messeger. Everybody knows the economic meltdown is the result of liberal Democratic policies and greed within the Senate…ala Sen. Dodd and Sen. Obama (who’s main economic advisor ripped off more than $90 million from Fannie Mae by cooking the books and forging signatures).
3. Pat Cunningham | September 29th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
David Johnson: What a funny guy you are. You must have missed this from last week:
“A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll suggests that by a 2-to-1 margin, Americans blame Republicans over Democrats for the financial crisis that has swept across the country the past few weeks — one factor that may have contributed to an apparent increase in Barack Obama’s edge over John McCain in the race for the White House.”
And you must have missed this:
“A new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll finds respondents favoring Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama handling the economy over Republican Sen. John McCain by 45 to 33 percent.”
Ah, but you claim the power to discern what “everybody knows.”
As I say, you’re a funny guy.
4. DingDong | September 29th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Pat: What does a poll have to do with facts. The media has said the lie enough times now it is true? What a ridiculous comeback. Facts are facts no matter how you spin it.
5. Pat Cunningham | September 29th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
One other thing, David: Your comment about shooting the messenger is senseless and has nothing to do with the post above, which is about McCain’s hypocrisy in pointing fingers one moment and then denouncing finger-pointing the next moment. Not only are your facts wrong about what “everybody knows,” but your logic is incomprehensible.
6. Pat Cunningham | September 29th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Oh, boy! Now we have DingDong making even less sense than David. Dingo asks: “What does a poll have to do with facts.” Let me explain so that even you might understand. David said “Everybody knows the economic meltdown is the result of liberal Democratic policies and greed within the Senate.” The polls I cited show that most Americans blame the Republicans for the economic mess. That’s what the poll has to do with it, Dingo.
God, this is like dealing with kindergartners.
7. DingDong | September 29th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Pat:Typical Liberal(child like), what does a Poll have to do with Facts? A large percentage of people believe in Aliens but it does not make it a fact. Your saying because the general population believes something makes it true. David actually cited a verifiable fact. Like, Kissinger does not agree with Barack Peron.
8. Pat Cunningham | September 29th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
One last time, DingDong: David said: “Everybody knows [repeat: he said EVERYBODY KNOWS] the economic meltdown is the result of liberal Democratic policies…” That is NOT a fact. That is WRONG. It is not true that EVERBODY KNOWS that. He and you might believe that Democrats are to blame, but that’s not an opinion shared by EVERYBODY, or even most people. The polls show that most Americans blame Republicans for the economic meltdown. End of story. I don’t want to be your intellectual baby-sitter anymore. I’m done trying to explain to you matters that my 13-year-old daughter more readily grasps than you can.
9. DingDong | September 29th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Wow, your really having to parse the words to make your point. He meant everybody with a brain.
10. Pat Cunningham | September 29th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Yeah, that word “everybody” is a big one. It’s got five syllables. Very complicated.
11. Monster | September 29th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
This is a portion of the George Bush plan for America. I downloaded it during the 2004 elections. I guess Bush didn’t realize that without some kind of regulation, people will just make bad decisions.
Chapter 3
A Plan for Promoting An Era of Ownership
The more ownership there is in America, the more vitality there is in America, and the more people have a vital stake in the future of this country.
-President George W. Bush
The American Dream is universal - the dream of economic opportunity that allows every American to live and prosper in freedom. America’s economic engine is gaining steam, helping Americans attain their dreams. The main reason for our economic growth is simple: the ingenuity, innovation, and
energy of the American people. President Bush trusts the American people to spend and invest wisely. He trusts the American people to make the fundamental decisions that govern their lives - and he wants to empower them to have greater control over those decisions. That’s why the President
wants a Nation where every American participates in all the blessings inherent in a land of liberty. The President believes that every American should have the right to own his or her home, to build his or her own future, and to have the flexibility to make the decisions about their own heath care and retirement.
Expanding Homeownership
President Bush has made expanding homeownership a top priority. The home is the most important single investment most Americans will ever make. It is the foundation for a better tomorrow. Under President Bush, America’s homeownership rate has reached a record level of 69.2 percent, with 73.4 million families now owning their own homes. For the first time, a majority of minority families own their own homes.
In his first term, the President set a goal to increase the number of
minority homeowners by 5.5 million families by the end of the decade, and we are on track to meet that goal. The President has set a new goal of creating 7 million new, affordable homes in the next decade through:
Providing Down Payment Assistance
President Bush signed the $200 million-a-year American Dream Down Payment Act, which provides approximately 40,000 low-income families with funding assistance for the down payment and closing costs.
Zero-Down Payment Initiative - Nearly 150,000 Americans each year will be helped by allowing the Federal Government to insure mortgages for first-time homebuyers without a down payment.
Supporting Rural Homeownership - The Department of griculture is increasing homeownership with $2.7 billion in home loan guarantees for low- to moderate-income rural residents and $1.1 billion in direct loans for very low to low-income borrowers who are unable to secure a mortgage through a conventional lender. These USDA loans are expected to provide 42,800 meownership opportunities to rural families across America.
Encouraging New, Affordable Housing Construction
Single-Family Affordable Housing Tax Credit - The President’s 2005 Budget provides $2.5 billion over five years in tax incentives to homebuilders to increase the supply of affordable homes.
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program - The President’s Budgets have doubled the support to nonprofit organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, that require low-income families to help build the homes they will eventually own.
Regulatory Reform - By reducing development costs by as much as 35 percent through the removal of affordable housing barriers, millions of American families will be able to buy or rent suitable housing that they otherwise could not afford.
America’s Affordable Communities Initiative - The Bush administration launched this initiative to help communities across America identify and overcome regulatory barriers to affordable housing.
Challenging the Private Sector - The President is calling upon the housing industry, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, the homebuilders, mortgage, and finance industries to join with Federal, state, and local governments to help America meet this goal.
Helping Families Navigate the Home-buying Process
Housing Counseling - The President has more than doubled the funding for comprehensive housing counseling to empower Americans to avoid predatory lending and make more informed home purchases.
Combating Predatory Lending - The Administration has been actively involved in combating predatory lending through consumer education, regulation, research, and enforcement actions against lenders, appraisers, real estate brokers, and other companies and individuals that have victimized homebuyers.
12. Craig Knauss | September 29th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I don’t suppose the current crisis had anything to do with the Repubs deregulating the banking system with Phil Gramm leading the charge? Or was Gramm a Dem back then? And the Repubs controlled both houses of Congress from 1995 until 2007, but it’s all the fault of the Dems who have only controlled for about 21 months. You right-wingers should package that crap and put it on your gardens.
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