John McCain seems to feel that it is important to defend his recent actions of first opting not to attend the first Presidential debate. He first decided to put his campaign on hold the week of the debate scheduled on September 27, 2008. He also decided not to participate and urged Obama to put the debate aside to focus on the Bailout Plan. To McCain’s dismay Obama refused and made it clear that he had every intention of attending the debate on Friday. Some people may view McCain’s recent decision as being brash and not well thought out. It was even mentioned by one of McCain’s advisors that he had a habit of acting off of instinct. Obviously this could be looked upon negatively. However, McCain’s website features an entry in which McCain speaks on his recent actions.
McCain goes on to explain his involvement in the Bailout by speaking of how he didn’t hesitate to drop everything and unify with republicans and democrats to come to a solution in this time of crisis. He gives off the impression that the financial crisis is so dire that it was more than reasonable for him to put his campaign on hold to get the bill for the Bailout passed as soon as possible. He noted that many on both sides are exploiting the financial crisis for their own personal interest. McCain preaches that in times of crisis such as these, people show there true colors and you can see what they are really made of. While McCain goes on to mention “there are those on both sides of this debate who act on principle”, his words imply that unlike Obama, McCain did the right thing by rushing to the aid of his country thus putting his personal interests [his campaign] aside. Furthermore, at the end of one of his new ads in which Obama, Clinton and other democrats for sitting back and not regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac thus doing little to prevent this financial crisis, the last words that come across the screen are “Country First”. McCain is justifying his actions by stating that he was simply putting his country first.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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I personally watch these debates to find out exactly what each candidate's views are on certain issues. Debates offer certain questions to them that I may have never considered or asked myself about them. In 2008, there will be a total of four debates: three presidential and one vice presidential. First off, I think that America needs a president who puts the country first and that is exactly what John McCain had in mind when he wanted to opt out of the first debate to focus on the Bailout Plan. This is an issue that has to and needs to be resolved and it wouldn't be before the first debate. McCain put his campaign aside to concentrate on the Bailout. Obama on the other hand wants the debate to go on. I feel like he is putting himself and his campaign above everything else. All of America, including Obama and McCain need to direct all their attention on the economy and this plan to avoid a severe recession.
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