Biden: McCain would lurch from one bad idea to another as President

[WI_DEM]

ROCHESTER, NH - Previewing today's dueling major speeches at the top of the ticket, Joe Biden argued that Barack Obama will show he wants to fix the economy, while John McCain is more interested in playing more politics.

"It looks like John McCain's entire speech is gonna be attack, attack, attack, attack," Biden said. "It couldn't be clearer to me what's going on here. John McCain wants to attack Barack Obama, and Barack Obama wants to the problems that face America today."

Speaking in the Granite State, where McCain won the 2000 and 2008 GOP primaries, Biden acknowledged McCain's favored status here. And, he argued, McCain should have had a built-in advantage in times of crisis because he is a "war hero." But he's squandered that by his behavior, Biden said.

"John's hands have been anything but certain in the last year," he said. "The McCain administration would be uncertain, clinging to the past, lurching from one bad idea to another. ... In a New England sense, it's about a steady hand. It really is about a steady hand and good ideas. Because this is not beyond our capacity. This is not beyond our capacity to turn this country around. And ladies and gentlemen, Barack Obama has steady hands."

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/10/biden_mccain_cl.html

[Overseas]

1. K&R -- Lurching Lurching Lurching !!

I like Joe Biden's approach. Common sense. We want a steady hand but John's been lurching from one bad idea to another. Great.

[liberalmuse]

4. That was what McCain was doing at the 2nd debate.

And the Obama campaign started using the term to describe his ever-changing policies. Brilliant! We now have a literal picture of McCain lurching and wandering around aimlessly to nowhere in particular to go with the figurative picture of his erratic and nowhere policies (to steal a couple terms from Biden, LOL).

[Overseas]

5. That's it. Sudden lurches, interspersed with aimless wandering, HHAAAAHNH? ///

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. That's it! "McLurch"; as in The Adams Family.

That's who he reminds me of.

[Schulzz]

3. And the best thing is - McCain's campaign proves it every day.

New stunts, new strategies, new positions - same old politics.