John McCain has been pilloried for sounding like Herbert Hoover when he said "The fundamentals of our economy are strong," on the same day the Dow plummeted more than 500 points. His bizarre response was to redefine the standard understanding of the phrase "fundamentals of our economy," saying that he was referring to American workers. This reinterpretation was accompanied by an attack on people who would argue that the "fundamentals of our economy" are not strong - as they are now, by John McCain's standards, insulting the American worker - even though those infidels were obviously not referring to the American worker, but to the major financial indexes of our fiscal health and stability.
This has all been hashed out and appropriately ridiculed for its cynicism and outright stupidity. Reporters and pundits have roundly rejected McCain's silly explanation of his 18,000 declarations that the "fundamentals of our economy are strong." Strangely, however, they've stayed focused on his ridiculous "clarification," without asking the following question: "Okay, Senator McCain, so we now know how you feel about the American worker, but could you please tell us how you feel about the 'fundamentals of our economy' as that phrase is more commonly understood by people who speak English?"
McCain is caught in a vicious circle. He wants to declare that the FOOE are strong - which is why he's said over and over again that they are - because he's part of the party that has left them in shambles. He can no longer get away with saying that the FOOE are strong because, well...just read the papers. No one has yet forced him to be straightforward about this by making him answer the real question. Anyone?
The FOOE are actually phooey.
Posted by: Emahn | September 17, 2008 at 01:31 PM