House Republicans Still Not On Board

That’s bull. Stretch it out till they can have this meeting where nothing has changed yet MCCain can spin it.
He’s lost what little integrity he had left…

Who wants to see a fair Campaign?
If Pesident Bush, does not interfere in Senate meetings, who agrees that the two candidates should act, as a Presiding President, and stay away from the Senate?
How about calling your state Senator?
As O’Reilly says, ‘Fair and Balaced’.
Hah.
Forget the Polls, some of them are fixed, for a ‘Mind Change’.
How about calling your state Senator?

Roughly translated: “Even though everyone else has reached an agreement, Senator McCain has asked us to continue to stall until this weekend.”

It is clear now that McCain and his surrogates are engaging in political pandering and posturing and panic-mongering at a time of crisis first. Whatever his signs say, McCain is not putting country first, or second, or tenth right now.

Spin, spin, spin. Mr. McCain and his right hand man Mr. Gramm fought against regulations – every chance they got – and now McCain flies in his private plane as the King of Regulation to save us all? What baloney. This is welfare – and we’re going to pay for it for a long time – at 60 cents on the dollar.

I think Boehner has been hoodwinked enough times by the dems. I do not blame him for being careful.
Once it is in writing, and the leadership has signed off then a joint statement would be in order. Otherwise Sen. Reid may add a provision limiting oil shale development while no one is looking.
It is a sorry time for the republic when our leaders cannot shake hands on a deal and feel each other is honestly committed

Bunch of whiners. McCain is a leader and Barry is a follower.

I wouldn’t trust anything that Chris “Fannie Mae” Dodd had his grubby little hands on.

In his defense it is only the lying that is new, he was always a self aggrandizing SOB

So the deal is done but House Republicans are going to stall the deal until McCain rides in an united them.
So transparent.
McCain should be pelted with fruit next time he says anything about Country First.

I don’t blame them for holding off, you never know what other nifty little provisions the dems will tack on.

McCain is NOT a leader… he is hand fed!!!!

samhiguci: you mean little tid bits like deregulations like the ones Phil Gramm slipped in a budget bill that caused all this mess????

The R’s are waiting for Open Line Friday and Rush to say its OK, not McCain. Obambi is waiting for the provision that allows Oprah to hand out the Mortgage Foreclosure relief forms on air.

There should be a basic comprehension test before anyone can comment. Fox News had a compilation of quotes from Bush, Barney Frank, Alan Greenspan, and John McCain that summarized the history – which was also affirmed by Bill Clinton.
What the footage shows: Through the last 5 years Republicans (including John McCain specifically) have warned of this happening and tried to initiate reform repeatedly… and were always blocked on a partisan divide, with dems saying everything was fine – even after Alan Greenspan gave them dire warnings.
I’m losing all hope for America. If we’re this stupid on basc comprehension then we deserve to have the Chicago mob as our masters.

Obama once said he would debate John McCain “anywhere, anytime”.
When McCain proposed ten Town Hall meetings for them to do together, taking questions from we, the little people, Obama said he didn’t have any openings available.
Why’s he afraid of us? I’d laugh my head off if he did a town hall type meetng on the national stage. If they’d let people in who had real questions. He’d have his rear handed to him in a plastic bag by the time it was done.

Well Mack Your leader the McCain has been skipping voting this year 412 times last time voted april 8 Obama voted last time in july and conservatives have really selected a flip-flopper from fundamentals of economy are strong to suspending my campaign or sorry the 10 points obama is ahead is not good also rick davis grilling on getting pay from fannie mae freddie mac till last month is also not good.From Phil Gramm’s favourite deregulator to born-again regulator I think house republicans are rite they are being rushed or scared to support a bill which will put our money on the line for the junk of wall street.

“Through the last 5 years Republicans (including John McCain specifically) have warned of this happening and tried to initiate reform repeatedly”
Republicans have controlled Congress and the White House for 3 of the last 5 years and still control the White House.
McCain cosponsored a bill (written by Hagel in 2003) in May of 2006.
McCain said last week that the fundamentals of our economy were good.
This week he warns of a Great Depression.
He is a fraud.

whatever gets decided or agreed to with the bailout any action will only soften the economic blow for the landing. this will only buy a little more time. no deal. what we are basically doing is privatizing gains while socializing losses on our backs for generations to come.
it is true the economy will grind to a stop without cash infused into the banks that loan and finance our way of life.
the solutions proposed are bandaid solutions while the infection festers unabated only to surface after we remove the bandaid.

“Republicans have controlled Congress and the White House for 3 of the last 5 years and still control the White House.
McCain cosponsored a bill (written by Hagel in 2003) in May of 2006.”
Sorta true. The Republicans had a majority in the House and Senate in 2005 when Chuck Hagel introduced Senate Bill S.190 but evidently they didn’t control anything. This bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a strict 11-9 party line vote, signalling it would meet much resistance on the Senate floor. As I’m sure you know the minority party has options like filibustering when they want to play the obstructionist role. The Republicans knew it would be a losing battle and the bill never made it to the Senate floor for a vote.
BTW, McCain tagged along as a cosponsor in 2006 when the bill had no life left in it. Since then new bills have been introduced in the House and Senate but they’ve been too busy passing National Watermelon Month and National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day legislation.

A teacher in Elmira , New York , who is a McCain supporter, asked her 4th grade class, How many of you are McCain fans? Not really knowing what a McCain fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands, except for Little Johnny.
The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different. Little Johnny said, Because I’m not a McCain fan. The teacher asked, Why aren’t you a McCain fan? Johnny said, Because I’m a Democrat.
The teacher asked him why he’s a Democrat. Little Johnny answered, Well, my Mom’s a Democrat and my Dad’s a Democrat, so I’m a Democrat.
Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, “If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?”
With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, “That would make me a McCain fan.”

colorado I agree,
I am proposing a ‘bottle cap economy’ from this point forward.
Why wait? This way the tycoons will have to collect bottle caps along with the rest of us.
Bottle cap parity I say. NO BAILOUT.

Woody,
There was a preceding and nearly identical bill that Hagel intro’d in 2003. S.1058 for the 108th session.
I always thought it was a 2005 intro too but someone yesterday brought up that it was in 2003 that Hagel originally intro’d the bill.
But otherwise I would agree wit your assessment.
Hope you got that powerball ticket ;-)

It stands to reason that you are an 0bama supporter since you — like him — lack the ability to use deductive thinking. Since this is NOT a done deal, let’s hope that 0bama is still getting his debate coaching because he will clearly need it.

beebop,
Take a rest bro,
MM’s point was regarding the suspension of JSM’s campaign and ads. It was a perfectly legitimate comment, if a little enthusiastic.

Leonard: To allege that Senator McCain is somehow “campaigning” because his offices are open and that this is “breaking news” is typical 0bama bs .

Leonard: John McCain and Sarah Palin are not on the road in front of crowds, okay? They are the candidates. They are the campaign. They HAVE SUSPENDED. Meantime, Joey Biden is crying in the arms of the Rooneys in Pennsylvania. I love the comparison. Class versus Clowns.

I wish I could live in your comic book universe. Okay now it’s your turn to make it personal.

I kind of like the assessment that Buchanan just made:
McCain has run from the debate into a burning building. He has two choices:
1. Vote for a bailout and alienate his base by being the father of new American socialism.
2. Vote against a bailout and risk financial meltdown, bringing an end to the Republican party.
Knowing McCain he will likely opt for #2.
Weeeee!!!

I wouldn’t claim that represents the left. It only represents hate and I don’t condone it either.

McCain the UNITER
McCAIN CAN’T GET HIS OWN PARTY TOGETHER, HOW CAN HE REACH ACROSS THE AISLE..
HE IS A JOKE..
OMABA 08

Good for the Republicans. The government should stay out of this mess. It’s already made matters worse with the bailout of Fannie and Freddie. To continue down this road is folly.

Congress and Bush have a tiger by the tail and JSM just ran in and grabbed it.

Underdog,
I have seen a lot of great minds with a lot of great ideas regarding this problem. I have no idea which will work and which won’t. I think many of them take something like your approach.
The problem is that those ideas are so ‘radical’ to the establishment it is like trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole. They don’t have the conceptual (political) tools to allow them much room to move on either side.
It might be possible, but imagine how much time it would take to accomplish such a lofty, and the Right would say,
‘socialist’ policy that all could agree on.
But that’s just the way I see it.

Not too many comments here — lots of connection and email trouble, outside the … DC center?? (Terrible here in California 1 CD — Blue Dog Mike Thompson, anyway…)
Looks like most of the media and Democrats (especially the “leadership” — and Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd) back Bush and the bailout.
And that most of the P E O P L E oppose the bailout — it IS a “bailout”, whatever the Dems say, and “$700 billion” is only the amount that can be taken in one bite, not the upper end –
and that the Republicans, with the people, oppose the bailout.
Shouldn’t about two-thirds of the Congress be turned out for conflict of interest and worse right NOW?!
Starting with Pelosi, Reid, Dodd and Frank? Only a bailout will hide their … uh … you know, complicity with the financial forces.

If you kool aid drinkers think the Dems are going to allow themselves, (even with Pelosi and Reid leading) to end up holding the bag in this thing you are really out of your minds.

How much Bank scandel actually follows McCain? Well, He was investigated and largely exonerated in a political influence scandal of the 1980s as a member of the ‘Keating Five’. His connection to Rick Davis, who imbezzeled money from Fannie Mae, as early as last Month. And one of McCains sons, who was a bank auditor, mysteriously left his job , two months before the bank went bankrupt. Even another Senator from an earlier speech, connected McCain to the scandel in the 1980′s. The ‘Keats five’. McCain has told us, he has been in contact with the Senate, but even the Senators said, they had not spoken to him. He just heard of the plan two days ago. McCain has lost Touch. Being touched by CORUPTION, must make him feel a little numb. If he can still feel at all.
I have a question, about any other organizations, he may be a part of.
Americans may be curious to know which one. I suggest transparency be implemented. At least that is McCains platform. It still is, Right?
And guess what, about Todd Palin?
:)
Of course, Sarah could not join. But she could speak at a group meeting. She’s a Female. Only Men join this group. Women join the OTHER ONE.
Who is Senator Richard Shelby…
Who wants the answers?
So McCain sides with FOREIGN CAPITOLIST NAZIS. The Far Right Republicans have voiced their opinions, about America. They ‘Do’ want it to fall. And they said IRAN was bad. CAPITOL TERRORISTS ARE ALREADY IN AMERICA. They are just waiting for Middle America, to kill eachother, trying to get to them. How much ‘Chemicals’ are YOU going to dump on us?
A ‘CHEMICAL WEDDING’, is the story of Far Far Right Republicans. The NAZIS. Do you want more? Palin was right when she said she gets to deal with Russia. Now Richard Shelby, are you sure you are ready for more news about YOUR History. Or McCains? Or shall we reveal more about Palin? We will NOT let you commit Genocide on AMERICANS. NO MIDDLE EASERN CAPITOLIST WILL GET A GOLDEN PARACHUTE. No Believer in God would stand for your Genocide.
Do people really want to know of your Chinese Genicide Plans? Is there an ‘Ear at the Door’? Have you had your ‘FLU’ shot yet? You are not a Republican. You are a Far Out of Touch Nazi.
‘A Chemical Wedding’= Rise of the NAZIS.
Every Free America should read this.