It's too early to count McCain out yet, even though he "suspended" his campaign to make sure the bailout would be agreed upon and passed. All his alleged campaign suspension and his threats not to attend the debate accomplished was to emphasize how impulsive and erratic his behavior is.
Barney Frank had the best line. When the Republicans blamed Nancy Pelosi for souring the deal because she accused the Republicans of being extremists, Frank said (almost exact quote), "Oh, so the Republicans got their feelings hurt, and now they're taking it out on the whole country."
Good man Barney; that puts the blame where it belongs, on the ~70% of House Republicans who voted against the bailout.
But all is not lost for John McCain. The famous "October surprise" awaits in the wings. Now that the bailout as proposed to the House of Representatives has failed (at least temporarily), with an overwhelming majority of the Republicans voting against it--and McCain campaigned with these same Republicans to support it so he could take credit--John McCain can ride in to the rescue.
And now the October surprise. Remember: you read it here first. (If it's wrong, you don't remember where you read it.)
John McCain will resolve the bailout bust by...
(are you ready?)
(are you sure you're ready for this one?)
(last chance to bail out on the bailout...)
John McCain will resolve the bailout bust by...using Cindy McCain's money to buy up all the rotten mortgages, and restore confidence in the banking system, and save the stock market, and bring Republicans and Democrats back together again in one harmonious, glorious, unified governmental collaboration! And he'll WIN! And JOHN McCAIN WILL BE PRESIDENT!! And SARAH PALIN WILL BE...
[uh oh. i gotta stop taking those pills.]
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