Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

Even while Sarah Palin was criticizing Barack Obama for being a Socialist, John McCain was essentially admitting that socialism is about the only way that the current financial crisis in the country can be resolved.

In a TV interview on Sunday night--sorry, I don't remember the channel or the program--the interviewer asked MCain the direct question of whether the recently approved government bailout legislation--which McCain claims to have been active in getting passed--wasn't actually socialism. McCain dodged the question as any good politician would, but answered that the crisis facing the nation was so dire that the government had to step in with some sort of solution. He explained that whatever it's called, tnat was the only alternative at the moment.

I'd suggest that both candidates steer away from pointing at the other and accusing them of socialism. We are in the process of having several of our major industries socialized. The only real question on the table is how long it will take us to return to a purely capitalistic, free market economy? Unfortunately, the tag line on the question is..."if ever?"