Did you watch the debate the other night? McCain spent the first half hour railing against earmarks, and describing all that he's done over the years to prevent pork spending. Well, now he has (had) a prime opportunity to practice what he preaches by opposing all of the pork in this bailout bill.
He had a golden opportunity, and he blew it.
Earmarks are not the big economic problem; that's just one of McCain's obsessions (and he has several). He stood there smiling while Obama said he'd lowered taxes for 95 per cent of Americans. How a guy who has promised to raise payroll, capital gains, dividends, corporate, and inheritance taxes is going to help Mr and Mrs Middle America is beyond me.
McCain could take his game to the small business person and entrepreneur. LOTS of votes there. But he's clueless about that, maybe because he's never been involved in small business himself.
McCain had better hope the Russians act up in the next few weeks.