McCain Now Above Partisanship In New Bailout Ad

A day after the RNC and John McCain himself criticized Barack Obama both for supporting a bailout package for Wall Street and contributing to its defeat, the Arizona Republican is up with an ad denouncing partisanship on the matter.

Titled "Week," the spot reflects Obama's statesmanlike track in the wake of the economic crises.

"What a week. Democrats blamed Republicans, Republicans blamed Democrats. We're the United States of America. It shouldn't take a crisis to pull us together. We need a President who can avert crisis. Put people back to work. Grow our economy. And move people from surviving to thriving. We need leadership without painful new taxes. That will make our country strong again."

Of course, had McCain not just attacked Obama in a speech yesterday the ad would be a bit more credible. But it's not just him. Surrogates to the Senator and the RNC have been all over the map in their messaging: blaming Democrats for the bailout's failure, crediting McCain for bringing House Republicans on board, and, of course, calling for partisanship to be put aside.

UPDATE: The Obama campaign responds

"In the latest sign of his increasingly erratic campaign, John McCain is actually running an ad attacking behavior that he himself exhibited in blaming this financial crisis on Barack Obama. What a week indeed," said Obama-Biden spokesman Hari Sevugan.

Comments

[richdoll]

mccain stated in des moine he always inspired to be a dicator. can you imagine?
the hated mccain has for obama scares me, his distaste for obama he could not look him in the face or be cordial and constantly spewing lies i wonder when he will flip totally and jump on him.

[milo h minderbinder]

"What a week. Democrats blamed Republicans, Republicans blamed Democrats."

"Like I did!"

[realist4Obama]

I think it's time for McCain to suspend his entire campaign staff. These ads are just making him look worse.

[Jezreel]

""In the latest sign of his increasingly erratic campaign, John McCain is actually running an ad attacking behavior that he himself exhibited in blaming this financial crisis on Barack Obama. What a week indeed," said Obama-Biden spokesman Hari Sevugan."
I couldn't agree more.

[danielmcvicar]

Is McCain endorsing Obama here?

[naeldwyck]

At least with this ad he could be in the room while he "approved" it.

[bcolei]

Has anyone ever gotten the sense that McCain doesn't want to be president to serve the people of the United States, but that he wants to be president so that he can end his heroic life story with the immortality the office of POTUS would bring?

[bigbenny]

I think you're absolutely right, read this for a little proof.

In McCain's 2002 memoir, "Worth the Fighting For," he wrote;

"I didn't decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president. . . . In truth, I'd had the ambition for a long time."

I believe all we are to him is votes not people my friends.

[CTtransplant]

McCain's really lost it! He and Palin have turned into a very sad, pathetic joke!

[JiminNC]

d-o-u-c-h-e-b-a-g

[Freakpower]

blah, Blah, Blah, What's the next!

What a week., and the one before too.

We need a Leader who can remembers what they say, and do, from day to day.
We need a leader who doesn't exhibit Schizophrenic behavior when it comes to Decision making.
We need a leader who isn't rooted in, and stuck the Past.
We need a leader Who thinks Lies, are the Truth.
We need a Leader who isn't a JERK!
We need a leader who doesn't already think they're the president already?

[jaslyn]

And this from the guy who says he's "never" told a lie in this campaign. Pinnochio could lessons from this guy.

[guntotinganglion]

All of McCain's histrionics just underline Mr. 894 of 899's stupidity. The man is demonstrably stupid, not ignorant. What gets him through the minefield of DC is his monumental ambition, greed and avarice. His "maverick" image is a smoke screen he found years ago, after his complicity with Charles Keating was revealed. After that, he became Mr. 894 of 899 Maverick! A reformer without a clue. A rebel without a clue...and just a clueless individual all the way round. His monumental stupidity is evidenced by his "hitchin' his wagon" to the Torture President's...and even siging the pro-torture Military Commissions Act, which makes him perhaps the most vile and despicable excuse for a human being, in a town virtually devoid of decency and common sense.

As was said of Nixon, Mr. 894 of 899 is a low potential, high achiever.

[Matt7]

Too late, dude. The lizard's already turned. And everybody saw you, er... it.

[blastit]

McCain looked like he was reading from cue cards or a telepromter during that little speech,lol the only thing I could think is he's all over the place one day its this the next day its something diffrent sheesh

[marthlois]

Everyday - in each and every way Senator McCain - you continue to remind us of why we don't want your lack of morality scumming up the face of Washington. You & Bush have had your chance and the lives of innocents sit at your feet. Take a long and hard look. I hope you'll always remember what you've done, and what you haven't done, for our country. I used to admire you. Now, I cannot wait to have you run out of Washington with the warmongers and greediness of Washington. Don't let the door kick you in your sorry little as*$ !! November 4th cannot come soon enough & Karma really is wonderful.