With eight days left, an angry John McCain is still trying to deal with the economic crisis

Senator Obama is delivering his closing argument today.

On the other side, John McCain was just on my t.v., apparently delivering a major address on the economy. He was joined by his economic team, which includes Mitt Romney (more on Mitt later).

There are eight days left in the campaign. McCain's address today was supposed to be an explanation of his economic plan. With eight days left, McCain shouldn't still be explaining his economic plan. Actually, as I listened, there really wasn't a plan. There was just a lot of ranting about Obama.

This is the kind of speech a candidate should be giving in August or September, not late October. Usually, it's the Democrats who are giving "policy" speeches at this point, trying to convince voters with arguments. We're past policy, by which I mean voters are making visceral decisions now. People don't trust McCain on the economy. His erratic behavior during this economic crisis completely undermined his campaign. The ties to Bush didn't help either.

McCain just looked and sounded both frustrated and angry: