Bullshit vs. Bullshit?

There's just a ton of steaming piles to look at today, but which one will win? John McCain; who has just had his polling go from a neck-and-neck outcome to a historic drubbing based on the US public discovering that Sarah Palin is nuts AND incompetent, and an economic situation based on lack of regulation which McCain has been a proponent of for years, has ordered a suspension of his campaign and asked to postpone the debate on Friday.
The proposed reason for this is to get back to Washington and to hash out a bill to bail out the financial sector. Since John McCain and Barack Obama have never really been the big gurus in economics in the senate, and basically agree on what to do in this circumstances,their presence seems almost entirely superfluous to the circumstances, I think this is bullshit.
This is a power-play, a desperate attempt to suspend the losing campaign in order to get an issue that is horrible for McCain settled. It's an attempt to stop McCain getting hammered by an economic issue, while at the very same time it is an attempt to literally give $700 billion to rich people, no strings attached. I can understand a bailout to keep credit available in an emergency, but the plan of the Treasury Department is to literally give $700 billion for this plan and to have that money be unreviewable, and to have zero restrictions. Putting pressure on the democrats to agree to this absolutely ridiculous plan (dealing with a lack of regulation by simply giving money with no regulations to the people that screwed it up in the first place is simply nuts) by attempting to stop Obama's winning campaign until it gets done is the most disgusting piece of power politics since a war was started to help out McCain's polls about six weeks ago.

During a discussion on the Georgia nastiness I reminded people that Saddam Hssein was acually the most honest guy involved in the build up to the Iraq war. Last night Iran's President Ahmadinejad gave a speech to the UN General Assembly. Now, there was a fair amount of bullshit in his speech, stuff that looks crazy to many people, here's an example: "The Islamic Republic of Iran is the manifestation of true democracy in the region. The discourse of the Iranian nation is focused on respect for the rights of human beings and a quest for tranquillity, peace, justice and development for all through monotheism." This is bullshit, you can't respect the rights of all human beings and require monotheism, that's just obvious to sane people. However, this nutcase also outlined an understanding of foreign policy that was eloquent, rational, moral and true:

"How can we influence the future of the world? When and how will peace, tranquility and well-being for all come about? These are the fundamental questions before us.

"We believe that a sustainable order, nurturing and flourishing peace and tranquility, can only be realized on the two pillars of justice and spirituality. The more human society departs from justice and spirituality, the greater insecurity it will face, so much so that a relatively small crisis, such as a natural disaster, leads to various abnormalities and inhuman behavior.

"Unfortunately, the world is rife with discrimination and poverty.

Discrimination produces hatred, war and terrorism. They all share the common root of lack of spirituality coupled with injustice. Justice is about equal rights, the correct distribution of resources in the territories of different states, the equality of all before the law and respect for international agreements.

"Justice recognizes the right of every one to tranquility, peace and a dignified life. Justice rejects intimidation and double standards. As the eminent daughter of the Prophet of Islam has said, "justice brings tranquility and harmony to our hearts."
"Today, the world is longing for the establishment of such justice. If humanity heeds the call of its primordial nature with firm resolve, justice will emerge. This is what the Almighty has promised and all people of good will from all religions are waiting for. If the prevailing discourse of global relations becomes one of justice and spirituality, then durable peace will be guaranteed.

"Conversely, if international relations are defined without justice and spirituality and void of moral considerations, then the mechanisms for promoting confidence and peace will remain insufficient and ineffective.

"If some, relying on their superior military and economic might, attempt to expand their rights and privileges, they will be performing a great disservice to the cause of peace and in fact will fuel the arms race and spread insecurity, fear and deception. If global trends continue to serve the interests of small influential groups, even the interests of the citizens of powerful countries will be jeopardized, as was seen in the recent crises and the even natural disaster such as the recent tragic hurricane.

"Today, my nation calls on other nations and governments to "move forward to a durable tranquility and peace based on justice and spirituality."

If only all countries could say that and not be bullshitting us.