The same Senator Dodd who told us over the summer that Fannie and Freddie were A-OK ?

I think his advisors getting the odd 30 second update is hardly sufficient.

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"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

John McCain ISN'T ON ANY BANKING COMITTEES! Jesus.

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

Don't you suppose they've sort of skipped over the committee process for this ?

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"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

As have been covered here so many times, these policies you refer to regarding the current financial crisis were overwhelmingly adopted by both parties.

Blind, unthinking partisans will cling to the notion that these policies are solely Republican creations, but doing so requires stunning, willful ignorance of some irrefutable facts:

1. The legislation was amended and modified through the committee process (like all legislation is) and there was therefore input from both parties.
2. The vast majority of Democrats in the congress voted for the laws in question. Including such Dem leaders as Pelosi, Reid, Kennedy, Edwards, Kerry and Feinstein. (like most issues of the day, these laws were adopted prior to Obama's senate career).

No, not really. But I can see how it could be "pure joy" to watch this debacle if one is so blindly partisan that they don't care about the effects of the problem, and are willing to pretend that this is a partisan issue.

Matt

I'm pretty sure you know this, but legislation comes out of committee and is voted on by the body as a whole (or at least by those who can be bothered to show up).

Matt

1st. Obama is going to vote on the bill and if he doesn't, then I probably won't vote for him. Mark my words.
2nd. Obama has been clear about what the kind of bill he would vote for, I've yet to hear McCain actually articulate what kind of bill he wants to see.
3rd. While Fox news delivers McCain campaign talking points, VERBATIM all morning on the air, no one has said what John McCain can actually DO "at his desk" in Washington.

The entire stunt is just like any campaign moment, it's about a quick, vague imagery with no specifics. McCain's going to "be there," but there doing what? He wants to "help in the crisis." But how? This shows he puts country first? Why? I just do not believe most Americans are going to be convinced by this stunt. And that's all it is. As I'm sure YOU know Matt.

Hmmm and what am I seeing on the television, John McCain, campaigning despite a "suspended" campaign. This is ridiculous.

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

John McCain is desperately trying to deflect the public's attention from the fact that his campaign manager is a hireling of the failed banking industry, and that the Republican deregulation mania has brought us to this pass.

Yeah, I'm sure that McCain really thought that he could rush to the WH and broker a bail out plan, even though he doesn't understand economics in the first place.

This stunt is just so McHoover can play act the Statesman.

For a guy who has suspended his campaign, McCain still has plenty of dishonest Obama smear ads running today.

John McCain is speaking right now at the Clinton Global Initiative.

In New York City.

He's using this as a free campaign stop.

He says after his talk he's going to go to Washington and demand 5 things;

1) Oversight!

2) Taxpayers must be able to recover these funds!

3) Transparency, Transparency, Transparency!

4) No Earmarks!

5) No Golden Parachutes!


That's nice, John. I hope at least 1 more of the other 533 elected officials in Washington thought of those too or we'll really need your help since at least 2 members of the Banking Committee have said this morning that a deal is basically done, and the congress will sign off on it in the next couple of days, maybe on the weekend.

One conclusion can be drawn by reading the posts of the non-thinking left: A Senator going to Washington, to represent his State (as he was elected to do) is offensive to libs.

On CNN yesterday, they made an issue out of the fact that McCain has missed more votes than McCain; lambasting the man for it. Now that he's going to be there for one, libs want to lambaste him for that.

Libs want the White House, and they don't give a fuck how they get it. If they have to put their own interests in front of the interests of the country as a whole, they're all to willing to do just that.

Libs are worthless, but they make funny posts...

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

Well can you please tell McCain to tell McCain that he's still in New York City giving the most boring fucking speech of all time while the audience is sitting on it's hands going, "uhhhh.......we thought you were going to Warshington?!".

Somebody must have told the McCain campaign that he was looking pretty pale and sickly the last couple days, 'cause it looks like he's taking his time off to catch some rays. That, or they've got some bronze paint on him this morning.

Two questions for you:

Is he going to Washington today?

Is Obama going to Washington today?

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

McCain said he was stopping everything to go back to Washington.

He's currently in New York City while a bailout plan has pretty much been completed.

Obama accepted Bush's invitation to come up today.

What a huge waste of time.

As yet, Obama has been on the line with the Banking Committee the past couple weeks and McCain hasn't called once.

But according to neo-cons, McCain is still going to go to Warshington and save the day.

If you can't admit McCain ran away from himself, despite the obvious fact that there isn't anything for him to do in Warshington since members there are saying they already have enough votes for, than I'm "suspending" you for the rest of the day.

Poor John McCain, so out of the loop, sinking like the Titanic.

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You are so fricking obtuse, YES he's going to Washington today they are both meeting with the President. Jesus are you in the real world?

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

When he announced he was suspending the campaign, he said he would do so after his speech this morning.

Thus far, he's doing what he said he would do.

Clearly, you don't find that to be an admirable trait...

What good is a junior Senator's opinion? He's been running for President longer than he's actually been working for the people of Illinois...

The only people saying that are libs who can't understand the concept of a Senator actually doing the work of a Senator...

I can hear it now: McCain doesn't show up, and the libs would jump on him for "not voting to save the nation". You people would be fuckin' apoplectic...

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