Comments on: The Blame Game Begins http://donklephant.com/2008/09/29/the-blame-game-begins/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:58:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Colin http://donklephant.com/2008/09/29/the-blame-game-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-417874 Colin Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:38:48 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8471#comment-417874 GOP and McCain do come out looking bad and whinny from all of this. You can't do the daring rescue dance to get the credit and then get none of the blame when it fails. I'm worried about where we go now. GOP and McCain do come out looking bad and whinny from all of this. You can’t do the daring rescue dance to get the credit and then get none of the blame when it fails. I’m worried about where we go now.

]]> By: Joshua http://donklephant.com/2008/09/29/the-blame-game-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-417852 Joshua Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:46 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8471#comment-417852 Indeed, the big irony in the bailout's defeat is that it was torpedoed by House Republicans acting against Bush. And yeah, as much as I hate to admit it, McCain is probably screwed now, no matter how well he or Palin do in the remaining debates. Congratulations Barack Obama, after all is said and done you have likely won your way into the White House by dint of sheer (un)fortunate happenstance. Indeed, the big irony in the bailout’s defeat is that it was torpedoed by House Republicans acting against Bush.

And yeah, as much as I hate to admit it, McCain is probably screwed now, no matter how well he or Palin do in the remaining debates. Congratulations Barack Obama, after all is said and done you have likely won your way into the White House by dint of sheer (un)fortunate happenstance.

]]> By: The Change that the Maverick Claims to Bring | David Ortez http://donklephant.com/2008/09/29/the-blame-game-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-417844 The Change that the Maverick Claims to Bring | David Ortez Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:01:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8471#comment-417844 [...] Justin Gardner adds, “You can’t claim leadership on an issue and take credit for its success beforehand, and then turn around and blame Dems when 60% of them voted for the measure and almost 70% of your Republican compadres voted against it.” [...] [...] Justin Gardner adds, “You can’t claim leadership on an issue and take credit for its success beforehand, and then turn around and blame Dems when 60% of them voted for the measure and almost 70% of your Republican compadres voted against it.” [...]

]]> By: L http://donklephant.com/2008/09/29/the-blame-game-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-417838 L Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:33:52 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8471#comment-417838 I'm willing to bet Bush had wished he had saved some political capital so he might have some hope of salvaging his (at least immediate) legacy. He does appear to be for the most part irrelevant. I’m willing to bet Bush had wished he had saved some political capital so he might have some hope of salvaging his (at least immediate) legacy. He does appear to be for the most part irrelevant.

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