Remember when Obama said he's ready to have a debate about who has the temperament and judgment to

[BklynChick]

be President? Please go there, Barack. Bring it on. This is the time!

:applause: :patriot:

[d_b]

1. It's like he predicted this McCain camp meltdown

JOBAMA!

[Triana]

2. Hope Obama Reads this first...

Drama King to the Rescue
By Eugene Robinson
Friday, September 26, 2008; Page A23

John McCain is rapidly making his temperament an inescapable issue in the presidential campaign. Does the nation really want so much drama in the White House?

McCain's performance in recent days has been, to put it charitably, erratic. In an attempt to show leadership on the financial crisis, he has called Americans into ranks -- long after hostilities began. Meanwhile, back in much-reviled Washington, the generals with cooler heads and a clearer picture of the battlefield are doing their jobs, minus all the histrionics.

Our elected representatives took seriously the urgency of the crisis. They did not fall into partisan bickering. A rough consensus began to emerge.

Negotiations between a Democratic Congress and a Republican administration...seemed to be proceeding at lightning speed, given the usual pace of such things in Washington.

But then, for reasons known only to himself, in charged McCain to rescue the unimperiled. Said Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who has been the lead negotiator for the Democratic majority in the House: "Now that we are on the verge of making a deal, John McCain airdrops himself in to help us make a deal."

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McCain succeeded in focusing attention on himself, but not necessarily in a good way. Voters may see this not as an illustration of brave leadership but as another example of McCain's "ready, fire, aim" approach to dealing with any crisis. Putting himself at the center of events -- making any situation all about him -- is more than a political tactic for McCain. It's his nature, and I wonder if most Americans won't be unnerved at the prospect of electing a president who's always so ready for his close-up.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092503603.html?nav=most_emailed

[JaneQPublic]

3. "Hail Mary McCain" and "No Drama Obama" (nt)

[Catshrink]

4. McSame has always been for deregulation

what better way to accomplish that than to blow up the "deal" and its regulatory provisions. (If it has them. I can't keep this stuff straight but then, I'm not running for President.)

[hvn_nbr_2]

5. Mr. Cool Calm and Collected vs. Mr. "A Hail Mary a day keeps the issues away" nt

[FatDave]

6. Very good point.

McCain proved this week, beyond any doubt, that he does not have what it takes.

[ErinBerin84]

7. heh

Norah just had Jay Carney on and said "There are a lot of headlines saying that McCain blinked. Did he blink?" Jay said "Yes. He blinked." So true what Jon Stewart said last night about McCain being the only one who could have a complete overreaction to something ten days late.