The Plan Falls Apart, Time For New Even Worse Plan

The GOP Plan on the UberBailout is coming undone. The GOP is fleeing from this bill as fast as they can scramble. Nobody wants to pass this thing especially in the House where all 435 of them face judgment in six weeks. The Plan was to get Obama and the Dems to vote FOR the bill, and McSame then would have cover to vote against.

That has failed miserably. McSame is getting killed in the polls today.

Hence, you're now seeing Improved GOP Plan B:

1. McSame heroically suspends campaign to save Wall Street, displaying Real Leadership among those horrible Washington Insider types that he is not a part of nope can you smell the maverick.
2. McSame saves America from Second Great Depression.
3. Obama has no choice but to go along (IOKIYAR) and is crucified for it.
4. McSame, having saved universe, now must be your President.

The obvious counter is to point out, well, the obvious. This is a stunt. If McSame was really concerned, he should have dropped things Monday. The reality is that the UberBailout is pretty much doomed right now.

NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports, advisors say they are also reaching out to Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe to discuss pulling ads as well. (That can be difficult once they are in station traffic rotations.)

McCain advisors say they will do all the debates but the schedule is up in the air.
They also deny that there is a political calculation in this and say without action the country could slide into a Depression by Monday and added "we'll see 12 percent unemployment" if action is not completed. GOP sources say they believe the current deal is dead on the Hill and reject suggestions that without McCain's vote Democrats would not support a package.

McCain advisors won't speak for Obama's side of the phone call but describe it as a "good conversation." Advisors also say this is not a response to sliding poll numbers and insist this is "an even race."

Yeah, Obama up 9 is an even race to these guys. Please note that while the bolded section up there is "not a political calculation", the entire paragraph indeed describes a cynical political calculation.

I mean c'mon, Depression by Monday? Not even I believe that. (For the record, 12% unemployment is coming either way folks...bailout or not...but not by Monday.)

McCain Senior Adviser Mark Salter briefed reporters just now off camera on the decision. He told us the following:
--McCain will suspend airing all ads and all campaign events pending obama agreement
--McCain called President Bush today and told him of the plan. He would not characterize Bush reax.
--McCain talked to colleagues on the Hill during last 2 days and learned that passage of the Paulson plan was going to be next to impossible
--McCain would partake in debate if they passed agreement by Friday morning
--Salter will get back to us on whther mccain is suspending fundraising
--Salter says they are confident if all parties get together--they can agree on a plan by Monday.

...which again, all supports Steps 1 and 2 of the GOP Plan B along with Preznitman's speech tonight. He's going to say that if there's not a deal by Friday, there's no debate and that Obama needs to stop being lazy uppity black man and work through the night and weekend. If there's no deal by Monday, the economy is DOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED and we'll be living in refridgerator boxes and shit by Monday night. UberBailout is dead. Long live the UberBailout.

So The Plan now is to scare the world into praying we spend $700 billion to save Wall Street, or DOW 5000 by Monday night. They are going back to the "smoking gun of a mushroom cloud" tactics.

They think you're stupid, you know.