He says it’s a crisis but he hasn’t done anything to persuade members to vote for the bailout:

Aides to Mr. Obama said he had not directly reached out to try to sway any House Democrats who opposed the measure. But where Mr. McCain had accused Mr. Obama of taking a hands-off approach to the financial crisis, Democratic advisers said they believed that Mr. McCain now had a role in the legislation’s failure.
As aides to both campaigns pointed fingers, Mr. Obama sought to stay above the fray and maintain a steady demeanor that advisers maintain has set him apart throughout the financial turmoil.
“One of the messages that I have to Congress is, Get this done,” he said in Colorado after the House vote. “Democrats, Republicans, step up to the plate and get this done. Understand even as you get it done to stabilize the markets, we have more work to do to make sure that Main Street is getting the same kind of help that Wall Street is getting. We cannot forget who this is for. This is for the American people. This shouldn’t be for a few insiders.”

How in the world does Obama think he’s going to get anything passed in Congress when he’s president? Does he think that he’s just going to tell them to do it and they will? If he really thought this was a crisis, would he be on the phones with members trying to persuade them to vote for the bill? Does he really think it’s enough to just make a statement to the press? If eleven more Democrats had voted for this bill, it would have passed. Maybe if he had promised them a campaign appearance they would have agreed to switch their vote. But he didn’t even take the time to make the call.
Whether he gets it or not that this financial crisis is his if/when he becomes president, his actions have demonstrated that he’s too naive to lead.
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