That's a pretty good analogy, Jim, except this: It
was not pre-determined that John McCain should be blamed for the
meltdown. This is why his high-profile support for the bailout was
so devastating. In trying to associate
himself with the solution, McCain ended up associating himself with
the problem.
Yesterday, conservatives were cheering because
McCain "took the gloves off," connecting the dots between Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac, congressional Democrats and Obama. Which would
have been effective, if he had done that in the first place --
instead of blaming
"reckless conduct, corruption, and unbridled greed . . . on Wall
Street." and then trying to scapegoat SEC Chairman Chris Cox.
Why do voters blame Republicans for the crisis?
Because McCain told them to! And then he
took ownership of the "solution" that (a) voters saw as rewarding
those who caused the problem, and (b) doesn't seem to have fixed
the crisis.
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