cynicschism

Before the next news cycle takes hold, how about a brief review of Johnny Reb’s wild last week.  He tried to pretend he was the leader who could take this whole bailout mess and tie it up in a pretty package, using his vast leadership talents. First, he promised to suspend his campaign. He didn’t. He still ran ads, etc. Next, he promised he would not debate Obama until a solution had been worked out. This started to backfire on JR, since it looked like he couldn’t pat his head and chew gum at the same time.  So, even though there was no real solution by Friday, he went to the debate anyway.  Before, he had called a meeting in DC to try to get things done and, not incidentially, push himself right to the forefront of the issue.  The meeting accomplished little and JR, with his phony crisis spiel, did more harm than good.  The First Gambler shot dice and came up empty.  He had one more trick up his sleeve.  The morning of the debate he ran an internet ad claiming “McCain wins debate” before the debate even took place.  The kicker was the polls showed most people thought Obama won the debate.  McCain dithered and blew smoke all at once, and to no avail.  The week showed just how unfit he is to run anything other than a small-town convenience store.  It’s time for this gambler to fold ‘em.