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delong.typepad.com - 9/25/2008
Senator Durbin on John McCain
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Durbin is amazed: Last week, Senator John McCain declared the fundamentals of our economy 'strong.' Today he says the situation is so dire he needs to suspend his campaign and delay a scheduled Presidential debate so he can devote his full attention to the problem. With polls showing ...

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Panic, not even at the Disco
Angry Bear — I was muddling through some papers this afternoon, so I missed everything after John "Coming to the Wry" McCain's decision that, after he got schooled by a comedienne, he needed a excuse to skip tomorrow night's scheduled debate. Fortunately, Brad DeLong covered that part, including the sane reaction to McCain's "I will bring my superpowers to bear" statement: It's not economic leadership that Senator McCain would bring to these negotiations; it's presidential politics – which is the last thing we need if we really want to solve the serious problems our ...

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