The war of words between the candidates for the hotly contested 8th Congressional District seat heats us as the proposed Wall Street bailout package is shaping up to be this election season's political hot potato.
Two days after democrat Jim Marshall said he's willing to lose his seat over his "yes" vote in favor of the $700 billion dollar plan, here's how his Republican rival Rick Goddard responded.
"This is politics. This is pure politics. And, I’m not playing into that game."Marshall is a self-described conservative democrat, a label Goddard dismisses. What both candidates can agree upon is that something must be done about the current credit crisis.
However, Goddard warns a rush to judgment is perilous.
"This bailout has not been properly vetted in the Congress. It has not gone before committee. Nobody has testified as to the pros and cons. It is a quick knee jerk reaction to the crisis and we don't even know if this will fix the problem."Jim Marshall is one of just two Georgia House members to support the bailout. The other is Democrat Sanford Bishop of Albany.
