Who Is John McCain

I was a sophomore in college in 1980. My mother was able pay for college in large part through government grants, known as BEOG now known as Pell Grants. I had a work study job to pay for books and food as well. This was also the beginning of the Reagan years. You remember, smaller goverment, less regulation. A free market economy. Tax cuts for the wealthy. The birth of trickle down economics. My grant was cut by more than half.

Reagan was all about de deregulation. That the markets would grow if we left them alone. John McCain idealized Ronald Reagan and proudly claims he's a Reagan Republican. On many occasions has said he's a de regulator. Now with a infestion of lobbiest, connected to both Wall Street and the mortgage industry in his campaign, he's a populist looking out for the little guy. Now he is suspending his campaign and flying back to Washington just in time to get in the way and take credit for whatever is decided. Says that its no time to be debatin' when the country is in trouble my friends. Presidential debates have gone on through everything from the bombings in New York during the '60's to the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. Country first right John?

The real John McCain is being revealed to even the most clueless of the American electorate. He has been reactionary and volatile since this economic bombshell was dropped. His first reaction was to say that the fundamentals of our economy were sound. Then when it was apparent that not only were the fundamentals not sound but that we were about to collapse his first response was to fire the Securities and Exchange chairman. Then when informed that the president can't fire the SEC chairman he changed course. Then he was against the government bail out of the insurance giant AIG. Then when informed of the consequences of letting AIG fail, he was for the bail out. He then called for a blue ribbon panel, (yet to find out what make a panel blue ribbon), to figure out how we got into this mess.

In the past few weeks the McCain campaign has systematically eliminated reporters that he deems bias. You know the one's that question his judgment with legitimate questions. His very popular vice presidential running mate has held 1 1/2 interviews, (the one with the Fox network was not an interview as much as a feel good session), in almost 4 weeks. They didn't even allow a single reporter to ask a question on Sarah's "Great Adventure" to the United Nations for photo ops with foreign leaders. You do know that she only got a passport last year.

This man is a genuine American hero and a train wreck as presidential candidate. He lacks the temperament and thoughtfulness to be president. It has been said about President Bush that the problem with him is he is too single minded. Its his way or the highway. He's the "Decider". In more ways than one we knew where he stood. You may not agree with but I know who Bush is. Who is John McCain.