These words from Thomas Friedman’s Saturday opinion piece on the presidential candidates certainly rang true:

Watching them in the context of the meltdown of the financial system was like watching a game show where the two contestants were kept off-stage in a soundproof booth and brought out to address the audience without knowing the context.

As noted here: “In a Sea of Deficits, the Candidates Are on Spending Autopilot, neither major-party candidate has talked about the cuts in government spending that probably need to happen.

“Both candidates are whispering sweet nothings about all the spending they’ll do, but that’s a bit of a siren song considering how much debt we’re swimming in.”