Why should he panic? When was this piece written, Spetember 8? The convention bounce (completely predictable) is over, and the polls have returned to largely where they were before the conventions. The swings around the conventions are only the basis for silly columnists who write according to some shifting"narrative," and are, therefore, obsolete before they are written.

Down from an 8 point lead to only a 4 point lead. So, I guess it is all in how you view it. Is the glass half full or half empty? Looks like Obama's glass is half empty and has a slow but steady leak.

In addition I view Obama's lack of response to McCains smear adds as just a peak of how he'll act as POTUS when this country is attacked. I'd rather take my chances with a possibly demented old politician with a backbone than a wimpy politician who can only talk about change, but is unwilling to define it.

Yes McCain has a voting record that leaves something to be desired, but at least he has a voting record. It is easy to be thought of as perfect if you do nothing and easy to find flaws with a person who is making decisions, be they right or wrong.

Last but not least to those who chose to take the easy way out and place all the blame for the current problems on the Bush Administration, here is some information for you all:

Congress not the President makes the laws, Congress not the President sets the budget and decides how much of our money gets spend on what and when. It was congress, not the President that decided to give AIG the 80 billion loan of our money. So if you want to blame someone for the problems this country has look no further than your congressperson. If they had done the job that we, the people elected them to do and actually represented us instead of their own best interests, we would no be having near as much trouble as we have now.

nyecop:

It was congress, not the President that decided to give AIG the 80 billion loan of our money.

Sorry, the bailout was orchestrated by the Treasury Department and The Federal Reserve. IOW, the Executive Branch. Congress was informed of the details after the fact (didn't you hear them howl?).

You need to get the big stuff right, or no one will take you seriously. So excuse us if we ignore the rest of your post.

Irrelevant: I really should just read your name and leave it at that but since you opened the door, here are some facts for you and it looks like OOPS! They did it again:

Fact Sheets: History Act of Congress Establishing the Treasury Department

Chapter XII.
An Act to establish the Treasury Department. (a)

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be a Department of Treasury, in which shall be the following officers, namely: a Secretary of the Treasury, to be deemed head of the department; a Comptroller, an Auditor, a Treasurer, a Register, and an Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, which assistant shall be appointed by the said Secretary.