As my grandmother would say, Xristos kai panayia mou (that would be the Greek version of FINALLY). This is good stuff from Obama today:
Obama argued here today that McCain's earlier statement that the fundamentals of the economy are strong shows that the GOP presidential nominee is out of touch with voters' economic concerns.Now, one thing that McCain and the Republicans do well is hitting on the same theme over and over again. These jabs are welcome, and they show the public that your candidate can fight too. But I would like to see us keep repeating some of these jabs, at least the ones that work. The bridge line is cute, keep it up. The houses line was cute too, we didn't keep that one up after about two weeks. McCain finds a theme and doesn't let it go - he's been talking "celebrity" for a good two months now - McCain's campaign even keeps to message when it's wrong (Palin's "thanks but no thanks). If the houses line works, or any other zinger, works, don't drop it.
Obama, in fact, said that voters must ask themselves whether they can afford to vote for McCain. “He doesn’t get what’s happening between the mountain in Sedona where he lives and the corridors of power where he works,” he said. “Think about this: We just woke up to news of financial disaster and this morning he said that the fundamentals of the economy are still strong. Sen. McCain, what economy are you talking about?”
Saying change was not just a slogan, Obama bashed McCain for hiring lobbyists to run his campaign while at the same time promising to change Washington. He quipped that if you believed those lobbyists were working for the Arizona senator only to put themselves out of business “I’ve got a bridge to sell you up in Alaska.”
