Obama this morning:

Let me be perfectly clear. The fact that we are in this mess is an outrage. It’s an outrage because we did not get here by accident. This was not a normal part of the business cycle. This was not the actions of a few bad apples.

This financial crisis is a direct result of the greed and irresponsibility that has dominated Washington and Wall Street for years. It’s the result of speculators who gamed the system, regulators who looked the other way, and lobbyists who bought their way into our government. It’s the result of an economic philosophy that says we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else; a philosophy that views even the most common-sense regulations as unwise and unnecessary. And this economic catastrophe is the final verdict on this failed philosophy – a philosophy that we cannot afford to continue.

There’s a lot of nibbling at the corners but no connecting of the dots. I know Obama’s position is tenuous and god forbid he should step in it as badly as McCain has.

Are people smart enough to connect the dots? isn’t it the job of the leadership to make the case?

“Therefore, while I am discouraged at the final collapse of the Bush Administration, and frustrated by the Democrats’ passion for the taxpayer’s money, I would reluctantly and sadly vote for the bailout were I still in office.”

Andrea Mitchell, grain of salt required:

I swear, when I read quotes like that I want to scream. Republicans are playing hardball politics (even while Rome burns) – but the Dems better be ready with some stuff of their own (in addition to coming back with a bill of their own) to fight back. It seems that Barney Frank is the only one consistently on message that Republican deregulation policy caused this mess, although I’m not sure I trust him either.

The new bill should have at a minimum rollback of Republican-sponsored deregulation from the last X years.

Two years from now everyone will have forgotten the details and all that will remain is the meme that was allowed to harden during this time.

“Here, in this shattering new interview, Stephen Spoonamore goes into harrowing detail about the Bush regime’s election fraud, past, present and–if we don’t spread the word right now–to come. Since he’s the only whistle-blower out there who knows the perps themselves, and how they operate, we have to send this new piece far and wide.” (Rawstory.com)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrFkRHrRDI

In other words, this was all intentional.

Could he say this is an emergency and “order” congress to pass his version of the bill? Or are there other ways for him to get around congress or is congress so likely to capitulate that it doesn’t matter?

Never mind.

The Republicans have no clothes and Bush & Cheney are rubber stamped on their naked asses. Can they get away with running away?

Sept. 29: Republican strategist Todd Harris and Democratic strategist Steve McMahon talk with Hardball’s Chris Matthews about what to expect from each candidate in Thursday’s vice presidential debate.

How they would prep Palin and Biden
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/

Interesting

With Bush going AWOL on the Bailout, and McCain Leading the Charge to Nowhere – the Goopers are Rudderless – and Betting the House on Sarah Palin.

Let’s Finish the Job on Thursday!

Take Back America, Joe!