Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan With the continued fallout from Wall Street and bailouts making the news, I wonder if the plans of either candidate will be adjusted to the new economic realities? Have the feasablity of some (all?) of these proposals been torpedoed by these gazillion dollar bailouts? Both have offered proposals that rely on taxes, tax cuts, government expansion, and so forth. Wiil Obama or McCain address this? Will anyone ask?
Originally Posted By dshyates Since their caimpaign promises never had anything to do with reality to start with, I don't think it will matter.
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Originally Posted By mawnck This morning on Today, Obama said the bailout will delay the implementation of some of his new programs. He remains committed to the middle class tax cut.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP both were asked... McCain gave a nice political answer along the lines that America needs to "grow" it's way out of these problems. Oboma also gave a nice political sidestepping answer, I recall it the same way mawnck reported it... mostly I recall it being a piece of political side stepping.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Both candidates seem to have made the political calculation to hang back and not get out in front on this issue. Makes sense to me. This thing is a train wreck any way you look at it, and it needs to remain squarely with bush and his administration. For Obama especially, it's a delicate situation. The public rightly perceives this as being created by GOP policies, so he doesn't want to get in the way of assigning responsibility for it. Also, a candidate doesn't want to be seen as undercutting the efforts of a standing president in a time of crisis. McCain doesn't have the same luxury of stepping back - he's had an entire career of supporting deregulation and "free markets". Obama's camp has likely decided that it's best for them to stand out of the way and let McCain twist in the wind. So far it's working.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Most presidential plans are derailed at some point after the inauguration. Regardless of the external circumstances we see now, its not likely that all of the campaign platform promises will see the light of day. Some will and some won't.
