Comments on: Did McCain Reverse Course on His New Economic Plan to Wait for Obama’s New Plan?

By: PraedorAtrebates

PraedorAtrebates — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:23:56 +0000

Not if he is put on “happy meds”.

By: Dismayed

Dismayed — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:05:26 +0000

The real problem for McCain here is that it turns out he’s really just an empty suit. He’s been simply repeating whatever his advisor told him for all these years. His maveric status came from the only place he may have had some actual policy positions which originated from him. They let him get by with that because he was not bothered by thinking upon any topic involving money and was content to just hand it over.

Now those same advisors, just flat can’t let go and John is up a creek without a paddle. He has no one with anything new to say to put words in his mouth.

Look for more of the same. Repackaged - but it ain’t gonna fly. Voters have turned the corner on their bullshit.

By: R.H. Green

R.H. Green — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:52:15 +0000

Does this give rise to the expression: femaficated beyond all recognition?

By: brendanx

brendanx — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:28:53 +0000

The Lewis response was what McCain was trying to achieve, resuscitation of the race issue by a respected voice that can propel it back into the forefront of the debate. Pretty lame, but they don’t have many cards left to play.

By: brendanx

brendanx — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:27:03 +0000

Yes, he’s going the way of “The Happy Warrior” in this election, with the difference that he’ll be vilified, not vindicated, in the long term.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:16:17 +0000

Policy Crazy-Ivan’s

Good one, cold war metaphor and all!

By: yellowdog jim

yellowdog jim — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:41:18 +0000

EmptyWheel rolls On!
Digg

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:33:01 +0000

I wish the Obama camp on economic policy was less Reich/Furman(Rubin)esque, and more Roubini/Krugman. Since Krugman had the “audacity of nope” to be critical of some of Obama’s plans (like his healthcare plan that was inferior to Clinton’s and Edwards) the Obama crew has been cool towards Krugman.

By: radiofreewill

radiofreewill — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:18:23 +0000

The McCain Campaign has so regularly pulled these Policy Crazy-Ivan’s - right after Obama takes a Position on an Issue - that I really think their Policy Formulation consists of taking Obama’s carefully crafted and well-vetted Policy Statements - and feeding them into a Reverse-Spin Policy Generator.

’Negating’ your opponent’s Policies is not itself a process of Sound Policy Generation.

McCain is more running a propaganda shop than a credible campaign.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:14:10 +0000

Note to Democrats, Republicans femaficate.