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March 20, 2009
McCain: Leave the Lying, Incompetent Tax Cheat Alone!
But of course. The Maverick cred must be maintained.
Tim Geithner, the embattled US Treasury secretary, should be given a chance to succeed, says John McCain, the former presidential candidate, who is the first prominent Republican to speak up in Mr Geithner’s defence amid growing calls for his resignation.So let's get this straight. John McCain is saying we should go easy on a man who lied about when he knew about the AIG bonuses, has yet to announce his plan to save the banking industry and who was only given a pass on his tax-cheating ways because we were assured he was the only man who could fix the economy.Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr McCain said that the “perfect storm” over AIG “has been as explosive in a short period of time as anything I have seen”.
I'm almost willing to forgive Geithner his inability to come up with a plan to fix the banks, because the mess we're in is so complicated. I'm not a big fan, however, of public officials who lie in order to make it easier for their boss to demonize private citizens who did nothing more than ask that their contracts be honored.
Needless to say, I'm even less impressed by elected officials who ask us to be patient with such behavior. Good job, Johnny Mac. You're well on your way to making me regret my vote, even after we've seen and lived under the alternative.
Posted by slublog at March 20, 2009 07:48 PM
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What was the alternative, a man who has turned around defective businesses for his career? Can't have that, I mean the guy was a Mormon of all things. *shakes head*. What a bunch of idiots..
I'm not saying it would've mattered if Mitt was the President or VP pick, but at least it would've made sense on several levels compared to what we did get.
Posted by: Dr Droo at March 21, 2009 04:26 AM
McCain was a lesser evil, that didn't work out.
I'll never vote for him again, his people turned on Palin too quickly. Not what I'll expect from presidential persona, he's a shitbag.
Posted by: coldmexican at March 24, 2009 12:52 AM