What the Candidates Said
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America’s financial security hangs in the balance. Once again, Obama took on the issues while McCain raged on. The polls reflect that Americans are tired of negative campaigning but Palin seems to have re-energized McCain.
Markets all across the oceans are in scary territory. Here at home, Americans watch uneasily as this financial crisis wreaks havoc on our future. Credit markets are frozen and experts are predicting a long, deep worldwide recession. Meanwhile, America looks toward it’s presidential candidates for a game plan. As president, what does Barack Obama plan to do to bring the United States out of this crisis? What economic plan did John McCain map out today to reassure America that he is the man we need in the White House?
While Obama spoke of a second stimulus plan to help boost economic growth, he also let the American people know that the $700 billion Bailout Plan was just one of many parts of the solution. He is also pushing for an extension on unemployment benefits. Obama has President Bill Clinton’s former economic advisors now presiding in his camp. When speaking today, Obama said, “We need to do what a guy named Bill Clinton did in the 1990’s and that’s put people first!” This may be part of the reason people are flocking toward Obama now that the economic crisis is at the forefront of everyone’s conversations. The last time the American people felt really safe economically was during the Clinton administration.
Speaking today in New Mexico, John McCain didn’t bring any new plans for the economy to the table but showed more spirit than he has throughout his whole campaign. Throwing out one-line zingers and smiling like a Cheshire cat, the presidential candidate posed the following questions regarding Barack Obama:
“What has this man really accomplished in government?
What does he plan for America?
In short, who is the real Barack Obama?”
This, of course, came after a weekend-long string of attacks from Gov. Sarah Palin, accusing Obama of “palling” around with William Ayers. “Bill” Ayers was charged but never convicted of non-fatal bombings on Capitol Hill during the Vietnam War. Palin stressed the word “terrorist” over the weekend and again today, then came the insinuations from McCain of “who is the real Barack Obama.” Obama’s response? “We don’t throw the first punch, but we’ll throw the last.”
