McCain Ad: Obama Has Been MIA On The Economy

Repeating a line of attack developed over the weekend, the McCain campaign released an ad Tuesday morning accusing Barack Obama of being missing in action on the current economic crisis.

Titled "Mum," the spot is an inherent recognition that economic debates will continue to trump presidential politics going forward. Yesterday, remember, the McCain campaign's daily ad focused on Bill Ayers.

"In crisis, experience matters," reads the narrator. "McCain and his Congressional allies led. Tough rules on Wall Street. Stop CEO rip-offs. Protect your savings and pensions. Obama and his liberal allies? Mum on the market crisis. Because no one knows what to do. More taxes. No leadership. A risk your family can't afford."

In the current spot, McCain turns back the "experience" meme, an attempt to dispel the image that he's the candidate who stumbled in addressing the nation's financial and housing market problems. The ad is released the same morning that George Will unloaded on McCain's "unpresidential" behavior in his Washington Post column. And while Obama has preached prudence in addressing the current crisis, McCain's approach has hardly been comprehensive. Both, indeed, had discussed the principles they hope to see in the proposed bailout without delving too much into the weeds.

UPDATE: The Obama camp responds...

"This ad is laughable. If you believe John McCain, George Bush and the Republicans in Washington have led on reforming Wall Street and restraining CEO pay, I've got a bridge in Alaska to sell you," said Obama-Biden spokesman Bill Burton.

Comments

[vincealy]

08:52 AM on 09/24/2008

John want to clean up the mess . First think get rid of Rick Davis who lobbied against regulations that would have prevented it. John McCain the straight talk express has lost its bearings.

[briana1975]

06:49 AM on 09/24/2008

McCain made a loud statement that can fully put into question all promises B. Obama. I am SHOCKED!!! I did not know what to think!
http://tubedirect.net/index.php?q=McCain-interview-about-Obama
Must see everyone!

[neurologymatters]

12:41 AM on 09/24/2008

McCain and Palin-What cave have you been hiding in? Why no interivews? You are a pathetic duo.

[Bobrobert]

10:24 PM on 09/23/2008

McClue-less should be taking notes and praying that the landslide to elect Obama come Nov. doesn't destroy his self esteem!!!!

Porker did not help and if anything will destroy the ticket with troopergate.

roflmao

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:-)

Anyone that votes for McClue-less please note they have clinics that treat major depression in Florida!!!

HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Donnat]

07:59 PM on 09/23/2008

Maybe he's thinking about what to do about it, John. Shut up and try it yourself.

[Mag44]

07:42 PM on 09/23/2008

I was flipping thru channels and I just heard Lou Dobbs dissing both canditates for not being more vocal about this entire issue. He asked the correspondent if they can't step up to this challenge why are they running for president. Yes they can go & vote, but if it goes one way or the other unanimously why leave the campaign trail. IThey both need to say no blank check. I don't care who is running for president, know one wants to have to clean up this mess. But Bush is still in office and it happened on his watch. The politicians all need to stand together and say no blank check. We want strict guidelines put in place to protect the tax payer. Until this is worked out no one votes on anything.

[DaOne]

06:04 PM on 09/23/2008

McSame you can lie to Americans all you want but the world is watching you too.

[kennyfasugbe]

03:27 PM on 09/23/2008

I listened to the press conference of the president-to-be (PTB) Obama, and a reporter asked if he would be available for an up or down vote on the massive bailout. PTB Obama said there was no need for him to cast a vote if the bill were to pass by unanimous vote. Let me chip in my little two cents here: if it happened that way- spin! spin!! spin!!! from the McCain's camp would be "Obama missing in action when it counts!" and I can almost assure you, McCain would be present for the vote one way or the other just to score a political point.
Take the time off from the campaign trail and cast a vote one way or the other. Prevention is better than cure which is always more expensive!
By the way, PTB OBAMA looks every moment presidential today. I am proud of being a human being!

[AddictedToHope]

03:02 PM on 09/23/2008

Is this an ad buy on television? If not, don't watch it. No free advertising.

If it is on TV, you can change the channel.

[wallygator]

02:40 PM on 09/23/2008

Thats quite a picture of Harry Reid and a nice tie-in with his recent " I don't know comment "
McCain is burning all his bridges by bringing in Reid and Leahy,Dorgan etc.
If by some crooked election schemes he does manage to win, I think bipartisanship ideas will be dead.

[joshuahmcdonald]

01:54 PM on 09/23/2008

In addition to the shared urgency of purpose in electing Barack Obama as President we must elect a 60-40 Democratic Senate majority.

As our financial institutions crumble around us, the Bush Administration, managed by the most extreme adherents of Market Fundamentalism since Hoover, has proposed a bailout amounting to nearly $1 Trillion in institutionalized Socialism. Having destroyed the foundation of our economy this Administration is now intent on billing the American taxpayer.

The irony is that over the last 2 Senate sessions the minority Republicans have set records in the number of partisan filibusters blocking much needed legislation...including financial regulation which may have mitigated our current economic crisis. Over 130 filibusters in 2 years!

A 60-40 majority in the Senate allows the Democrats to legally quash obstructionist filibusters and get our representatives back to work solving the extremely serious problems currently facing our nation.

I urge you to add your voice and your financial contributions to the following Senate campaigns where strong Democrats are facing vulnerable Republicans:
- Alaska: Mark Begich (http://www.begich.com)
- Colorado: Mark Udall (http://www.markudall.com)
- Idaho: Larry LaRocco (http://www.laroccoforsenate.com)
- Louisiana: Mary Landrieu (http://www.marylandrieu.com)
- Minnesota: Al Franken (http://www.alfranken.com)
- Mississippi: Ronnie Musgrove (http://musgroveforsenate.net)
- Nebraska: Scott Kleeb (http://www.scottkleeb.com)
- New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen (http://www.jeanneshaheen.org)
- New Mexico: Tom Udall (http://www.tomudall.com)
- North Carolina: Kay Hagan (http://www.kayhagan.com)
- Oregon: Jeff Merkley (http://www.jeffmerkley.com)

[RobinSeattle]

05:00 PM on 09/23/2008

And please, also toss some green love to Huntington Beach Democrat Debbie Cook, who is running against Taliban loving (Google is your friend on that and I urge you to check it out), Chinese campaign funds taking reactionary Dana Rohrabacher.

I don't know why the DNCC isn't ramming some of Rohrabacher's friendly comments toward the Taliban down his throat with some ads that would kill his legislative career, but read the article below about Debbie and then give at the link after that:

http://www.ocweekly.com/2008-09-18/news/surf-city-mayor-debbie-cook-dana-rohrabacher-republican-congressman

http://www.debbiecookforcongress.com/

[jchflorida]

01:11 PM on 09/23/2008

this is the first presidential election in my lifetime where the press openly reports about a candidate's lies.

[jorge4u]

12:49 PM on 09/23/2008

I can smell a Savings and Loans ad coming to slam McCain...

[Whinger]

12:41 PM on 09/23/2008

Not so much laughable as pathetic!

What dimension is John McCain living in?

[RobinSeattle]

12:10 PM on 09/23/2008

Where is McCain's plan for dealing with this crisis.

He doesn't have one?

That's what I thought.

McCain wants Obama to offer an instant plan so that McCain could then use it as a campaign tool to criticize Obama without having to offer one of his own. Not taking that bait.

This problem requires careful deliberation. It is not just something by Betty Crocker you pick up at the supermarket, throw some water in and voila, problem solved.

Besides, nobody does half baked like the McCain campaign.