Am I the only one who hears McCain say "I'm not Miss Congeniality" and thinks, "wait, wouldn't that snide remark make more sense if Miss Congeniality were running on the democratic ticket?"
I know McCain has been telling people he's not known as Miss Congeniality for a very long long time, but now that his running mate is, actually, Miss Congeniality, wouldn't it make sense to choose another catch line? Now that phrase really sounds as if there is a hidden snideness there, "I'm not Miss Congeniality, unlike someone we know." But, that is his running mate.
With that said, I really really wish these campaigns had a poet working for them. How many times can the use the same damned metaphor: Wall St. verses Main St., for example.
Finally, I've finally clarified to myself, despite all the gloom and doom reports, why I am not in favor of any compromise on Paulson's bailout plan (it really takes me a long time for my little brain to zero in on exactly why I have such strong misgivings):
- It was months in the making basically in secret -- no input from congress at all.
- It is the worst possible plan you can imagine: huge amounts of money with no oversight whatsoever and no details about how it gets distributed and no possible legal action and no aid to any of the not-so-rich-suckers who've been screwed by the bad deals on Wall St.
- They presented it with such urgency: If you don't pass this IMMEDIATELY then the universe will collapse in on itself.
- BushCo has a horrible track record of making good decisions and being trustworthy. They have done nothing but line the pockets of their corporate friends and gut the government.
In other words, the entire intend was to put the bargaining point at such a low level that it there is no way in "emergency" conditions with no time to think about it, it will be bargained to anything reasonable and I am absolutely convinced that was on purpose. It is a scam, straight and simple.
Update:
God I'm having such a hard time understanding this. I was just told it isn't Paulson's plan being voted on. Now I just feel dumb. I can't keep up with this.