Would that be HMS, Hysterical Male Syndrome, which leads to HMS, His Majesty's Ship... of State, going nowhere?

Apparently McCain's definition of leadership is spelled "M" "E."

This is the "character" that his staff was going to make the central focus of his campaign in place of issues. Sort of went awry when Bush and Paulson decided to frighten Congress into handing over $2000 taxed from every man, woman and child in America to the idiot thieving gamblers on Wall Street, didn't it?

I like "histrionic" but slightly prefer "prima donna." They do both carry the popular implication of an irrational or even hysterical female, don't they? The image they don't carry is "leader."

Once a Wee Drama Prince, Always A Wee Drama Prince.

McCain is pathetic. He always engages in faux macho bluster, while all the time living like a prince, off the wealth of his very own Sugar Mommy.

Excellent Blog. A great big recommend from me.

From:

Head of State

http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/mccain-and-bushs-kabuki-theatre-mccain.html

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Credit Where Credit Isn't Due: McCain and Bush's Kabuki Theatre

Now we know why McCain hired the Bush contingent.

It emerged in the White House briefing today that McCain called Bush and asked him to initiate a meeting today at 4 pm at the White House, putatively for him to "deal with" the crisis.

That is, McCain asked Bush to help him create an trifecta: To try to lend some credence to McCain's desperate assertion that a suspension of his campaign is necessary, in effect either avoiding a debate in which he would face critical questions about his stance on the economy or marching in claiming "victory"; attempting to co opt the financial crisis thereby trying to put an end to his plummeting in the polls created by his flailing positions on the economy--perhaps best reflected by his statement days ago that the "fundamentals of the economy are strong"; and perhaps buying more time for Sarah Palin after her embarrassing photo op at the UN yesterday, by moving her debate forward as well.

Here's how it happened, according to Q and A at the WHB:

McCain emailed Bush asking for the 4 P.M. meeting. Now, one reasonably might ask, why is today such a necessity for McCain, if his interest is solely the national good?

Because it is before the debate. McCain hopes to stage a meeting at the White House, thereby, with Bush's cooperation, lending plausibility to his claim to need to suspend his campaign. Then, if Republicans, in their own electoral interest, can be persuaded to come to agreement, before the debate, he would claim--in an act of utter stage management--to have "resolved" the crisis. Thereby hoping to take the heat off on his past careening stances and sliding polls and staunch the bleeding on the polls--before the debate.

This is Kabuki Theatre masquerading as substance--no different than what we saw at the U.N. yesterday.

It is utterly stage managed, utterly cynical, and utterly unrelated to the substantive deliberation necessary to actually resolve these matters on the merits and for our nation's future, rather than for short-term and desperate political advantage.

These occurrences are equally important for what they indicate about McCain's governing style as they are for their impact upon democratic process: impulsive acts that rely on drama and theatrical posture rather than substantive reasoning and long-term deliberation; a strong willingness to sacrifice substantive reasoning, deliberative process, and even prior structures and agreements to immediate political need; an attempt to reach outcomes through last minute stage management rather than substantive argument.

These should create deep concern for anyone who wishes for a change in governmental process from the past eight years.

We have an economy, rather than a campaign, to rescue. Putting nation before politics means putting all attempts to resolve it before political attempts to co opt it--and to move towards one's commitments, rather than towards a more immediate and short-term salvation.

Cite:

Head of State

http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/09/mccain-and-bushs-kabuki-theatre-mccain.html

It has been said the ole maverick drama queen would be better suited to wandering some beach with a metal detector than occupying the Oval Office.

I have this vision of Mccain showing up at the debate tonight in a helicopter dressed in a Liberace jewel-studded cape and jump suit. Not sure where the inspriration came from, but the image has kept me smiling thoughout the day.

By the way rec'd!

The histrionics word is perfect.
The way he has behaved says "I'm a SISSY, too", he is afraid to debate, to answer serious questions, afraid to release med records, her financial records etc. They're both wearing that sick half smile and trembling.

And speaking of afraid, he has turned his "Raging Pit Bull" Palin Pal into a "FRAIDY CAT" too. Whats the difference in a Pit Bull and a Fraidy Cat? Help me out...
How hard must it be to try and hide from reporters in 50 States? VERY.
How scared do you have to be the "hide so hard?" VERY.
They each talk big with swagger, oh gawd don't we know, but when it comes down to substance and reality, they cower like 2 nervous nellies.
And THEY want to lead this country??
Their "acting" has NOT impressed the audience favorably. They do NOT want to accept this awful truth...they're in such deep dung.
Sissy and the Fraidy Cat? USA 2008? I don't think so.
But what a show from the outside looking in!
The laughs are coming a mile a minute, Letterman, Stewart, Colbert...they can't get enough of it. Thanks, we needed that.
The hubris of offering themselves up as leaders of our country is so over-the-top, nothing is left but raucous laughter.

McCain Camp insiders say "Palin is clueless". They are in a panic.

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/09/mccain-camp-insiders-say-palin.php