What if...(McCain)

[mikedevilsyanks]

It wouldn't be McCain's choice to send Palin... the presidential debate commission would have to ok it and they wouldn't let a stunt like that happen.

Since 80% of America polled feels the debate should happen then no way McCain does not show up.

I don't know where your 80% is coming from. Everything I see and read shows the people are more concerned with them fixing the financial problem before having any debate.

 

[dvcgirl]

What if a deal does not get worked out by tomorrow night, and McCain decides to stay in DC to work on a deal and since Obama is not willing to postpone the debate until next week, he sends Palin to Ole Miss to debate Obama on his behalf.

I think it would be brilliant, but thats just me.

Well, I'll say this.....it would be "must see TV".

 

[dvcgirl]

Absolutely JM has the upper hand. If he shows up he makes BHO look like a petty fool. If the Palin fantasy comes true it becomes a huge win no matter what.

Yes, we're all so glad the McCain rode into Washington....to just sit there.

From the New York Times yesterday.....Obama "peppered Paulson with questions....McCain said little." Think maybe he wouldn't even know what questions to ask? I do.

"At 4 p.m., Mr. Bush convened his meeting at the White House; Mr. McCain had already met with House Republicans to hear their concerns. He later said on ABC that he had known going into the White House that “there never was a deal,” but he kept that sentiment to himself.

The meeting opened with Mr. Paulson, the chief architect of the bailout plan, “giving a status report on the condition of the market,” Tony Fratto, Mr. Bush’s deputy press secretary, said. Mr. Fratto said Mr. Paulson warned in particular of the tightening of credit markets overnight, adding, “that is something very much on his mind.”

Mr. McCain was at one end of the long conference table, Mr. Obama at the other, with the president and senior Congressional leaders between them. Participants said Mr. Obama peppered Mr. Paulson with questions, while Mr. McCain said little. Outside the West Wing, a huge crowd of reporters gathered in the driveway, anxiously awaiting an appearance by either presidential candidate, with expectations running high.

Instead, the first politician to emerge was Senator Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the senior Republican on the banking committee, waving a sheet of paper that he said detailed his own concerns. “The agreement,” Mr. Shelby declared, “is obviously no agreement.”

The House Republicans’ revolt shocked Democrats; the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, said later that he was under the impression that Mr. Boehner had been a strong advocate for moving forward with the Paulson plan.

Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat, who attended the White House meeting, was shocked as well. “We were ready to make a deal,” Mr. Frank said later.

At 8 p.m., an exasperated Mr. Frank, the lead Democratic negotiator, walked back to the Rules Committee room on the second floor of the Senate side of the Capitol, with a pack of reporters on his heels. He was headed for another late-night meeting with Mr. Paulson and many other lawmakers to see whether they could restart the negotiations — and ward off a Friday morning bloodbath in the markets.

Ms. Pelosi told reporters that she was open to considering ideas proposed by the House Republicans. And Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama both said they held out hope that a deal could be reached soon.

At the White House, Mr. Bush was holding fast to the approach that Mr. Paulson has championed.

“In case there’s any confusion,” Mr. Fratto, the deputy press secretary, wrote in an e-mail message. “The president supports the core of Secretary Paulson’s plan.”

 

[j&t'sdad]

Did you see Palin's interview with Couric? She is so far out of her league it isn't even funny.

Exactly. Smartest thing McCain can do is put her in a closet someplace.

 

[loco4dis]

To answer the OP's question, if no deal is struck today and Obama goes to the debate alone, we'll see television images of his Obama-jet taking off from Reagan National Airport just as the stock market is plunging. That, coming on the heels of learning that it was Obama who tanked the talks yesterday — by doing such things as trying to steer $100 million of the bailout money (taxpayer money!) to ACORN (ACORN! The largest voter fraud organization in the country!) — will be the final nail in his election coffin. We'll be able to stick a fork in him, because he'll be done.

And does anyone really believe Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is going to allow Barack Obama to sit in an auditorium at the University of Mississippi and run a 90-minute campaign ad with his friends from PBS? I don't think so. Barbour will have the debate rescheduled.

 

[ntsammy5]

that it was Obama who tanked the talks yesterday

This is what I love about these threads. It was McCain and the Conservativce Republicans who tanked the talks as repoorted by every major news agency! I don't necessarily disagree with theeir premise, but let's not spread wild rumors here.

 

[Dedejf]

I know, Obama would not know what to do. If he declines, then he will look like a wimp, if he accepts, and she does very well, he will look terrible. It would be a no win for Obama.

Oh come on.....she has yet to do well. You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse is what my ol' granny would've said at a time like this. No win for Obama in this situation? Not likely. More like a sure win.

 

[3jsmommy]

To answer the OP's question, if no deal is struck today and Obama goes to the debate alone, we'll see television images of his Obama-jet taking off from Reagan National Airport just as the stock market is plunging. That, coming on the heels of learning that it was Obama who tanked the talks yesterday — by doing such things as trying to steer $100 million of the bailout money (taxpayer money!) to ACORN (ACORN! The largest voter fraud organization in the country!) — will be the final nail in his election coffin. We'll be able to stick a fork in him, because he'll be done.

And does anyone really believe Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is going to allow Barack Obama to sit in an auditorium at the University of Mississippi and run a 90-minute campaign ad with his friends from PBS? I don't think so. Barbour will have the debate rescheduled.

Have you forgotten to send us all an invite to this Bizzaro world you are in?
Even Fox (Hannity) was reporting that conservatives (who McCain is working for now obviously) were trying to stop the deal. They are blatantly trying to halt this non-partisan deal (to the dismay of Bush) to uphold the ideology of their political party. I guess we really have a firm example of who puts "COUNTRY FIRST" and it's not McCain & the cons, they are putting their party first, and they are doing for what they believe to be the advantage of their candidate. I think they are making a bad move, the American people are smarter than McCain thinks, and we've saw this move from him before. Let me pander to the extreme right while at the same time receiving lots of attention.Well it didn't work with Palin & it's not going to work with this move either.
The cons. hold all of the knowledge to get us out of this mess..'cause if they did they should have spoken up a bit sooner.
McCain's stunts are getting more & more pathetically transparent.

 

[HakunaMatata2]

To answer the OP's question, if no deal is struck today and Obama goes to the debate alone, we'll see television images of his Obama-jet taking off from Reagan National Airport just as the stock market is plunging. That, coming on the heels of learning that it was Obama who tanked the talks yesterday — by doing such things as trying to steer $100 million of the bailout money (taxpayer money!) to ACORN (ACORN! The largest voter fraud organization in the country!) — will be the final nail in his election coffin. We'll be able to stick a fork in him, because he'll be done.

And does anyone really believe Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is going to allow Barack Obama to sit in an auditorium at the University of Mississippi and run a 90-minute campaign ad with his friends from PBS? I don't think so. Barbour will have the debate rescheduled.

Exactly!

It was nice to read a little earlier in this thread that Obama 'peppered' questions at Paulson. It's nice to see Obama trying to get up to speed on the Bailout Crisis and get a few economics lessons.

I do think that Obama was quite arrogant when he commented that he would go to Washington, if needed. Isn't that what we elect senators to do? This is a crisis that needs immediate attention and no deal has been struck. I can't think that too many people would dare to tell their employers they would come in, if needed, when a crisis in business occurs. That would be a one-way ticket to the unemployment line.