Sounds like an episode of the Untouchables, doesn’t it?
Congress has begun debating the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, but the McCain-Palin team wants you to look the other way at a television ad they have up on the airwaves today. It’s called “Chicago Machine”:
By the way, the federal government is moving on a bailout the likes America hasn’t seen since the Depression.
This ad looks to connect Obama to notorious figures of the Chicago political machine, most of whom Americans probably known little about except that according to this ad they are bad people. Nevermind that Obama has never been charged with any unethical behavior, but the McCain-Palin team wants viewers to think Obama is unethical because of these infamous figures.
Before we move forward, a quick update: Yup, Congress is still looking at a saving grace measure for troubled financial institutions. There’s an ongoing argument about how much protection taxpayers need and whether greater fed oversight is warranted.
The “Chicago Machine” ad is one the McCain-Palin team has on high priority because they’ve scheduled a conference call with reporters in about 30 minutes to discuss the material. And they’re rolling out the heavy hitters including Steve Schmidt, the message man of McCain’s campaign.
Meanwhile, state Democrats are forming what they call the Pennsylvania Truth Squad with Gov. Ed Rendell to lead the way. Ever since McCain and Palin visited Franklin & Marshall, Rendell has been trying to drive home a message that the Republicans are lying about Obama’s plan for taxes (an estimated 80 percent of income earners would receive a tax break, according to the Tax Policy Union). I’m guessing Rendell feels his truth still isn’t sinking in, and I’ll be this ad will come up during a press conference this afternoon with the governor in Philadelphia.
Hey, how’s everybody’s pocket book doing? Their mortgage? Their confidence in the American economy? Just asking …
Update: The Obama camp releases this ad today, titled “Article.” It references a piece McCain wrote for an Actuary publication saying the banking industry was an example of a deregulation success.
And the hits just keeeeeepppp on comin’!
