The events of the last 24 hours are pretty interesting.
If you have sworn off news because you don't want your optimism bubble popped, this is a little of what has happened... John McCain has suspended campaigning and fund-raising in order to concentrate on the financial crisis from the halls of the Senate. He also asked that Obama agree with him to delay the first debate for a couple of days so that both of them could be in DC rather than Mississippi prepping for a debate.
Obama and McCain also issues a joint release regarding the financial crisis and points that they both feel need to be included in any "rescue" package...
To be fair, Obama reached out to McCain to talk about the joint release.
But, here is where the post title comes into play...
Barack Obama's response when McCain suggested that they go to DC to work instead of campaigning for a couple of days was "If they need me, they can call... we both have big planes." I am so sorry, but there is NO way that sort of thinking can be considered leadership. Frankly, it hearkens back to Obama's propensity to vote "Present" rather than taking an actual stand.
The people of Illinois and Arizona hired Barack Obama and John McCain to do jobs. Those jobs are representing their interests in the Senate. We are currently facing a financial crisis that is regarded by both sides as dire. How could anyone hired to do a job abdicate their responsibility so egregiously... so that they can interview for a different job?
It's bad enough that Nancy Pelosi is going to send Congress on Vacation until after the elections at the end of the week... despite not have accomplished anything budgetarily... not to mention before they are sure that there will be legislative support to deal with the current crisis, but for Obama to think that the limits of his responsibility to his constituents is "If they need me, they can call me. We both have big planes with our campaign slogans on the side."
Seriously? And this is the guy that "is better able to handle financial crisis?"
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