Flashback: It was the Republican's economic philosophy that caused the crisis. That's why McCain lost -- and Obama won.

As a follow up to the post below on Obama's op-ed, remember when Obama knew that the Republicans were playing political games and not talk about the economy? It wasn't all that long ago. Nothing has changed. The Republicans don't want to solve the economic crisis -- the very crisis they created.



We need to see more of that Barack Obama these days. He needs to ignore the pundits in DC who are obsessed with the distractions, not the critical policy designed to save the economy and create jobs. Talk to the American people. They're on Obama's side.

Let's not forget why Obama won. It was the economy. Look at this tracking poll from mid-September. September 15, 2008 was the day McCain said "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." Until the economic collapse, McCain was in the lead:



Americans elected Obama for his ideas on the economy. Now is the time to stop playing games with the Republicans. It's time to roll them.