Only Seinfeld has more reruns than McCain's economy gaffe in Jax

If there's one thing we can be sure of in this topsy-turvy campaign, it's that Democrats will milk Republican John McCain's fumble earlier this week in Jacksonville -- "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" -- for as long as a 100-year war.

Sure enough, Democrat Barack Obama is up with a national cable ad that chants: "They think the economy is fundamentally strong.  We know they're fundamentally wrong." Nanny nanny boo boo.

Watch it here.

Comments

[Vince]

Here's the Fundamentals that McCain should be talking up - GDP Growth, Unemployment still at relatively low levels, the Dow is still up from the Sept 11th attacks, and the markets are in correction phase. Those are the fundamentals of a free market economy- we don't need the government to stall capital formation or increase taxes, which is what Obama wants to do.

[Rightie]

Dear writers, why don't you do the truly sincere and genuine thing and simply admit you are in the tank for Obama? Please look at your last three or four posts:

Obama momentum on the rise.
McCain gaffe in Jacksonville.
McCain doesn't know where Spain is.
Obama walks on water.
Obama finds fountain of youth.
McCain is really a woman.

I mean, seriously, you guys try to veil your political leanings but you're doing a terrible job at it. So please ask yourself, how am I going to vote in November?

If the answer is for either candidate, you should simply recuse yourself from covering this beat. Otherwise you're judging at Westminster when your dog Sparky is up for best in show.

And by the way, McCain didn't say he'd fight a war for 100 years and the public knows better. That is pure Obama talking points and your reference to it is further evidence of what frauds you are.

I'd complain to Anders but he's a liberal, too. Maybe David will listen.

[M. Friedman]

McCain's statement was not a "fumble"...his point was simple...regardless of the current economic problems...our economy is still growing, will still have a talented and diverse work force, we have managed to avoid a recession, gas prices are going down...there is not doubt that the housing market problems teamed with the WallStreet meltdown has caused our economy to move to the edge of a cliff...but how many economies in the world could have taken all of these body blows and remain standing? Only ours...we are still standing...and we will recover and have an even stronger and more robust economy in the future. Unless, of course, we elect your chosen candidate Beth.

[jaguar]

Absolutely right. The fundamentals of our economy ARE strong. McCain is right for saying so, and Obama is smearing him for it. Just like Iraq, Obama cannot admit things are not that bad because his candidacy is based on fear and misery. McCain recognizes the patient is sick, but fundamentally healthy, whereas Obama thinks a cold or flu means a deathly illness. The US economy will survive this financial crisis, but not if it provides Obama with the opportunity to impose socialist tax and spending policies.