McCain Camp Points Out Change in Obama’s Speech

But Jake, did you report on McCain claiming credit for passing a bill that did not pass?
Shouldn’t that be headline in the election campaign component of this disastrous vote?

40% of Democrats voted against this!
Nancy Pelosi, Obama, and all of their partisan friends doomed this bill from the very beginning. They don’t care about the slush funds to ACORN or how much the markets will crash, they’ll do anything to win.
Sick.

This is going to backfire on Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Dodd, and Obama, et al.
Those people are part of the problem and are not showing any leadership on this at all.
Pelosi’s strut and cackle earlier today was a disgrace. She has nobody to bblame but herself.
The Democrats are the MAJORITY in Congress. Hello ???!!?!?!!? The MAJORITY!! And even the Great Obama could not rally enough votes of his own party as the MAJORITY to get te Bill passed.
The likes of Pelosi and Obama and Reid and Dodd and Frank are not leaders, they are obstacles to America’s future progress.

On a day of bad news there’ll always be good news at well, folks.
For instance, with regard to Katie Couric’s interview with Sarah Palin. We all like to laugh out loud, don’t we? Now, there’s report by Howie Kurtz that CBS is holding “two more responses on tape that will likely prove embarrassing.”
We don’t know yet about the content, but what Kurtz is referring to, according to a network insider briefed on the coverage plans, is Palin’s answers for Katie Couric’s “Vice Presidential Questions” series.
Hold your breath, folks. The questions and answers will air on Wednesday and Thursday, the source said.
That is going to be FUN!

Today just proved that “you can’t trust a republican”, they have no honor.

60% Republican voted against the Bill…

Time to bring out a Democratic back-bench alternative. I personally prefer the Swedish plan.

obama suspended his campaign and rushed back to washington to try to save the bill adn then failed
then he released a statement talking about how he was the leader and brought all parties together and thats why the bill passed
then an hour later it failed
then obama blamed.. oh wait
no wait, that was mccain im sorry
mccain released that email claiming he was a real leader that completely failed to lead.
no idea why the above statement is wrong when hes saying it looks like it will pass, and then when it didnt he said looks like it didnt pass
mccain camp should be worried about them claiming they made it all work

94 Democrats voted AGAINST this bill. Looks like the Dems are imploding once again.

It seems Republicans dont care if America plunges into recession. 133 members voted against the bill.
What a disgrace.

60% replicans voted against the bill. It seems they`d rather put politics first instead of America.

Looks like McCain is counting on the voting public being as dumb as his VP candidate.

let us be very clear
this was a republican bill
that everyone hated but in the face of destroying our nation
one party reached across the aisle to make work
one party acted exactly like they have for 8 years.
throw these bums out.

So, George W. Bush and his new-found friends in the Democrat party implore the House to pass bailout legislation.
Just give $700,000,000,000.00 of your children’s and grandchildren’s future tax money and we will magically fix the economy.
Don’t bother to take in account of the extremely pathetic job done in the past two years since we (the Democrats) have assumed the majority.
Just give us billions, and billions, and billions to give to Secretary Paulson to do with as he pleases.
The pleas come despite loud and vehement protest from constituents across the political spectrum.
As such, not enough members were willing to take the political risk just five weeks before an election.
Could it be the lack of leadership and hypocrisy found in Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat leaders–side with Bush and bash the Republicans?
Or, could it be the “wait and see” policy of Obama as he keeps tabs on what is happening–from a distance.
A true Obumbling maneuver.
Anybody But Obama…

“Just give $700,000,000,000.00 of your children’s and grandchildren’s future tax money and we will magically fix the economy.”
As opposed to the $600,000,000,000.00 we have flushed down the Iraqi toilet.

What exactly is the piont here? If McCaine did not fail to bring the Republicans along Obama would not have had to change his speech. I guess he beleived that after suspending his campaign and parachuting in to save the day McCaine at the least would have brought his party along to support their republican President.
So it is the failed leadership of McCaine that is the problem here.

Did anyone actually read the bill? It is substantially different than the Paulson/Bush bill. First, it did not give $700 billion. It started with $200 or $250 billion. The additional funds would be authorized by the preseident and subject to congressional approval. Second, it put limits on executive payouts – which is what taxpayers rightfully demanded. Third, it had provisions for equity holding – which again, are what Americans wanted. It’s easy to find, easy to read, and every American should be looking at it. Especially on a day when the market dropped more in one day than it has in decades. Just wait until tomorrow. My own idiot congressman didn’t vote for it because he thinks the market economy can run itself. Isn’t that what it has been doing?

Let me see if I have this right the vote was lost because some Republican lawmakers got butt hurt over some words, then to show their anger they thought that screwing the COUNTRY FIRST was the right thing to do! I thought McCain had unified everyone.

The dems did not support the bill by themselves because they wanted it to be bipartisan. Yes the dems have has control of the house for 2 years but they have been unable to get anything done because of the “my way or the highway” republicans. Personally I am so sick of red vs blue. We are all Americans and we will all be affected by this. Bush and the right have so divided this country we can’t accomplish anything.

kurt, before you post, you might want to look up two bills: the 1999 deregulation bill and the 2000 credit default swap bill – both written by phil gramm and singed by clinton. those two men, more than anyone else, are to blame for this mess. its bipartisan. the question is though, why would john mccain have this idiot as co-chairman of his campaign and as his chief economic advisor?

Mc Bush’s camp better look close to home before blaming someone else .The two republicans on this ballot are the biggest liars and turn abouts there is.Palin has been nothing but a liar from the get go…..

liberati -
what Mccain said was that “if it would make everyone happy” , he would not take credit for the bailout.
Distinctly DIFFERENT Semantics…

“What Senator McCain was able to do was to help bring all of the parties to the table, including the House Republicans, whose votes were needed to pass this” says Steve Schmidt, Mccain advisor and spokesperson on Meet The Press.

Obama never took a position on the bail out. This is not leadership. Obama could not rally his own party – to vote for the bailout. 95 Democrats voted against the measure. If Obama cannot lead his own party, and cannot take a stance and make a decision — why would anyone want him to be the President?!!

Obama – abuser of special interest money and socialist. No wonder we have a problem with the presidential candidate has taken millions from the crooks. No wonder he goes nowhere near DC.

I just can’t believe the many and continued ways that McCain shows his stupidity and poor judgment. Quite unbelievable. Blaming Obama for the failure of the financial bailout package? Debate camp? Have you noticed that McCain not only can’t look Obama in the eye (graphically seen in the first presidential debate), but McCain can’t even look Palin in the eye? Why? Can he look forward leaders in the eye? I think not. He’s got major problems. McCain is not presidential at all. Palin is a joke. Economy is a disaster thanks to Bush/McCain/Cheney. Vote wisely to avoid four more years of the same ole McBush ****.

This is truly amazing. The Republican Party leaders in the executive branch claim this bill must be passed. And quickly.
The majority of Republican members of the house vote against it.
And yet, this is the Democrats’ fault.
Didn’t McCain just say that he was going to suspend his campaign and refuse to debate until an agreement was met? Then he went to the debate anyway, spent Saturday night at a fancy dinner in DC rather than take part in negotiations, and today he was out campaigning just like Obama. And yet, still NO PLAN has been passed. Huh. Today he said this is not the time to place blame…and proceeded to blame the Democrats. Wow! What bipartisan leadership and sacrifice McCain has shown!!!
Yes, all of this Republican consternation (plan that comes from the executive office, voted down by majority of Republicans) is ALL the Democrats’ fault. Do these people ever take responsibility for ANYTHING?
I’m beginning to think that soon McCain is going to say that Obama is responsible for the Mets not making it to the post season. And for us going into Iraq.

Obama Can’t Lead His Own Party
What about McCain? Obama got a majority. McCain well he didn’t even need a majority to pass the bailout he flip flopped support on.

Require mortgage modifications, let the public put the money in the economy, wall street will fix itself by elimination. Main Street has suffered long enough.

Now how would McCain know what Obama’s prepared remarks are if he never gave them? Are they using the same speechwriter? Do they fax each other their speeches? I think we need less showboating and more actual suggestions for solving the problem.

“Now how would McCain know what Obama’s prepared remarks are if he never gave them”
Catherine,
Prepare remarks are often passed out to the press before any speeches.

Isn’t it amazing how they can all quote chapter and verse about Palin’s fumbles with Katie Couric, but no one says a word about Biden’s twice stated moronic remark about President Roosevelt going on TV in 1929, which any 5th grade American student would know better than to say. She might not know foreign policy, but she might be able to help Joe out on a little American history!!

Let’s put the blame for this mess where it belongs. Wall Street lobbied for less regulation saying it would police itself and the nation would benefit from less regulation. Lawmakers, on both sides, bought the snow job. Wall Street then proceeded to prey on people, stack boards of directors with their buddies, and pay the officers of the companies huge salaries and bonuses regardless of their actual results. Oil started to climb, the bottom fell out of the housing market and the ponzie scheme that Wall Street CEOs and boards built began to crumble. No one person was at fault. People who wanted the American dream, bought the same snow job that mortgage lenders were giving and got in over their heads. Lawmakers should know by now, self regulation only works if you have honest people who are not greedy and will actually look out for the company and not their pockets. I don’t think there is a plethora of those kinds of people on Wall Street.

ANOTHER BIG ANTI-PALIN RALLY IN ALASKA THIS SATURDAY!!!
There was another big anti-Palin, anti-troopergate rally in Alaska this weekend. They say it was even bigger than the last one!!
After all that has happened, Alaskan’s can’t stand her either!
Lot of pictures and I just loved the homemade signs! “No more lies Palinoccio” and “Palin Humiliating Alaska” and lots more!!
She is even a BIG JOKE in her own state of Alaska! When this is all done in November, she won’t be able to get elected Dogcatcher in Wassilla!!

Ok DEMS, PLEASE name one THING,Just One Thing that Obama has Taken a Stand on, and that Stand has been the Same all along???, Think about it, he is a SHAM, a Huge Fraud, the kind of person who always says- We will see where the Wind Blows, then I will make a Decision, WHAT A FRAUD!!.

you’re correct Maze
Thanks Jake, this just proves Obama has been staying in contact, out of photo opps to work on bipartisan package & can adjust on his feet.
So is McFalin going to suspend his campaign (actually someone should ask what really stopped) for another diversion from the fact that he failed.

Obama is running on his ability to effect bipartisan consensus. This would be an excellent time for him to demonstrate that ability.

“Ok DEMS, PLEASE name one THING,Just One Thing that Obama has Taken a Stand on, and that Stand has been the Same all along??”
1) Transparency in gov’t.
2) The central front in the War on Terror is Afghanistan.
3) The Iraq War was the wrong war and we should be setting a timetable for the removal of our troops.
4) The health care system needs reforming and that it will need a combination of public and private endeavors.
5) That America needs to lead the revolution of alternative fuels and the government should do all they can to foster that.
Want anymore?

ONE CANDIDATE BEEN THERE. DID THAT. DONE THAT.HE HAS GOT IT.
THE OTHER CANDIDATE IS SMART, PROGRAMED, AND A STUDENT.

Jake, finally some MCain news since the MSM headlines scream of the 2nd coming so much I forgot John was around.

Brilliant comment on the bail out by Palin
“That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, we’re ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Um, helping, oh — it’s got to be all about job creation too. Shoring up our economy, and putting it back on the right track. So healthcare reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions, and tax relief for Americans, and trade, we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, um, scary thing, but 1 in 5 jobs being created in the trade sector today. We’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. All of those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that.”
and another one on education:
“I personally believe that, U.S. Americans are unable to do so, because some… people out there in our nation that don’t have maps, and I believe that our education, like such, as in South Africa and Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should… our education over here in the U.S., should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future.., for our…”

Decide in haste, suffer in leisure. I am happy that this did not pass. There was too much not known. It has been quite difficult to get a handle on all of this drama (most of us have other jobs that don’t fixate around DC or WS)….however, rushing through the largest taxpayer funding of risk is not in our best interest. The market will do fine – yes, a few will hurt, but that’s what risk is all about – you want high reward, you get high risk. You must have the stomach for the downside. Otherwise, you should be more conservative in your financial dealings. As for Pelosi – ah well, some people just love to kick someone when they are down – it’s hilarious how ‘mean-spirited’ that was and certainly didn’t show any ‘bi-partisan team spirit.’ She will reap what she has sown.

“Isn’t it amazing how they can all quote chapter and verse about Palin’s fumbles with Katie Couric, but no one says a word about Biden’s twice stated moronic remark about President Roosevelt going on TV in 1929,”
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When Palin was asked about the Great Depression, she recommended Prosac.

IT IS SIMPLE MCCAIN AND HIS PEOPLE ARE STUPID.

Obama is just a Clown and Opportunist.
He never did something of value rather than talk like a street charlatan.
I feel sorry for those democrats believing in this clown.

>>>Obama is just a Clown and Opportunist.
>>>He never did something of value rather than talk like a street charlatan.
THANK YOU for being a stereotypical right winger slinging mud with no substance. Care to share what you think is charlatanesque??
>>>I feel sorry for those democrats believing in this clown.
And I feel for anyone that can’t see the McCain/Palin ticket for the SAD disaster it is, instead of the strength it should be. McCain 0f 2000 would backhand McCain of 2008.

@ John
The original bill provided that 20% of profits from sold assets would go to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund.
Conservatives are stretching the truth when they say that 20% would go to ACORN.
AND, that provision was removed from the bill. The final bill provided that 100% of profits would go back into the general fund of the Treasury. Zero profits to the HTF.
There was no reason to vote NO on the bill except to save their seats in the election. And that is the case for members of both parties in the House who voted NO on the bill.

Heck, just checked my 401K and I have already lost $23,000 dollars in the last week alone, please – someone do something to stablize the markets!

KKH – I hear you – even if nobody else does. And I’m not greedy or stupid or a hedge fund investor. It is a bloodbath – and I honestly don’t get people who pretend that it is not. I guess they are very, very rich and have special financial advisors.

Scott, I hate to break it to you – but this was George Bush’s baby. He worked it out with Paulson. It was not a Democratic bill. They agreed to work on it in a bipartisan way – but this economy belongs to George Bush – and so does the bailout proposition. Where is George hiding? And while we’re looking? Where is Phil Gramm hiding? Does he still this this is all in our heads?

I’m not a political strategist, but if I were McCain I would find it difficult to simultainiously blame Obama for the bill’s failure, while pointing out he thought it was going to pass. This would be doubley so if I (McCain) hadn’t mucked up the bills passage in the first place.

Far be it for me to stick up for Carter, but we keep hearing BS about the CRA (community reinvestment act) being at the root of this. The problem is that that simply isn’t true. The CRA was established to eliminate redlining, where people in low-income areas were kept from loans. The CRA did not mandate that banks make loans to people with poor credit, but simply prevented the denial of loans to credit worthy applicants based on their neighborhood (as a proxy for racial discrimination).
The problem here isn’t subprime mortgages (because we are seeing delinquencies on Prime and Alt-A accelerating faster than sub-prime). The problem is that the values of the underlying assets are worth far less than the mortgages. Remind me again which party was it that pushed the “ownership society” model?

The Banks of the United States have reported 7 Trillion Dollars in bad mortgage debt. Let me ask all you geniuses out there what good is it going to do to have the tax payers buy 700 Billion Dollars of this 7 Trillion Dollar debt? Who knows how much more debt the banks and financial institutions have not been reported. Spending this 700 Billion Dollars on this debt is like throwing kerosene, dynamite and gasoline on a wild fire storm. It only makes the fire hotter and more dangerous and destroys those who fueled the fire just like giving the extremely rich this 700 billion dollars. The tax payers debt, the national debt will just go up and prolong the tax payers suffering, starving, and wreak havoc on their physical, mental and financial health.

Not to change the subject, but the Rezko thing is back on the burner, owing to Mr. Rezko’s recent enlightenment that prison ain’t so nice and maybe some talking to a grand jury is just the ticket to get out of the hell hole he is in. Stay tuned.

Astute Sarah on the bailout gives confidence and trust to Republican Wisdom:
“That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, we’re all about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Um, helping, oh — it’s got to be all about job creation too. Shoring up our economy, and putting it back on the right track. So healthcare reform and reducing taxes and reigning in spending has got to accompany tax reductions, and tax relief for Americans, and trade, we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, um, scary thing, but 1 in 5 jobs being created in the trade sector today. We’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. All of those things under the umbrella of job creation. This bailout is a part of that.”

How about a 100% tax on incomes above $2M for the executives and board members of companies benefiting from this bailout? Then they’ll have to decide if they really need the money after all.

What happened to the old saying “Sticks and Stones may hurt my bones but words will never hurt me”?
There has been words hurled at both of these men but I haven’t heard anything concrete about what they are going to do about this mess we are in.
We all know what McCain did with his first wife but there are a lot of men out there that have done a some stupid things in their life and that is a fact but they are not up for President today maybe they will be there down the road.
What I am concerned about is now what are these men going to do about the now.
What scares me about Obama he has no
background in running anything except his mouth. I would like to see one time that both of these men to make a speech with out printed words in front of them.
Shouldn’t they know what they are going to do by now?

Why in the hell are the Dem’s giving credit to Obama for the passing of the 700B bailout? This is a guy who has been in the Senate for a short time and he is telling other people who have been there for (maybe to long) 15, 20 30
years, what to do? yea right. If it does not work does he get credit for that as well? Wake up America! Stop with
the Idol stuff, it is making you blind.
This has been a problem for a long time
but no one saw it coming, Oh Im sorry it was Obama who did so he decided to run for President. Timing is everything ,and remember this is an election year, no one wants to get the boot, so please America do the home work and wake up, this is a Democrat led
Congress.