FOX News is all over McCain and now that conservatives are speaking out and jumping from his sinking ship, McCain's history, but just in case, vote. It matters!
McCain not wanting to debate this Friday is just another very old political ploy and another sign that he's not prepared to lead this country in 40+ days. If it feels wrong, it's wrong. Anyone with even 1/2 a brain has to realize McCain and his choice of VP is out of touch; come on people, how can anyone justify that McCain is ready to run this country in 40+ days when he can't figure out how to brainstorm a solution to this economic crisis in the afternoon and debate Barack Obama in the evening? What's McCain going to do in 40+ days if 1000's of other problems fall onto his plate? The man can't chew gum and walk at the same time. We need Barack Obama! Anyone who cares about the USA and our Democracy and repairing our image abroad, not to mention our serious economic and housing crisis and everything else this corrupt Republican Administration knowingly created, will proudly vote for Barack Obama, An Honest Candidate for a Change. Regards, Daisy On Sep 23, 9:24 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Bush White House and Republican Congress DENIED > the housing crisis for 9 months! > > Just like IRAQ and the need for more troops. > > When the damage is done and long past being fixed, > Bush finally notices and claims ignorance to the problem. > > On Sep 23, 8:09 pm, ChattyDaisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Here's what FOX News, an organization that takes a very conservative > > approach to journalism has to say about the financial crisis... > > > Lawmakers Balk at Bush Administration's Approaches to Financial Crisis > > Thursday , September 18, 2008 > > > WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic members of Congress lashed out > > the Bush administration as well as each other Thursday in increasingly > > explosive exchanges that cast blame on one another for Wall Street's > > recent meltdown. > > > Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve > > Chairman Ben Bernanke were expected to meet with members of Congress > > from both parties at 7 p.m. at the Capitol, FOX News has learned. The > > exact purpose of the meeting wasn't immediately clear. > > > Lawmakers complained they have been sidelined as the administration > > bails out big money institutions, and argued that had they been > > involved the decisions may have been different. > > > This week, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, Merrill > > Lynch rushed into the arms of Bank of America and the Federal Reserve > > announced an $85 billion bailout of insurance giant American > > International Group, or AIG. > > > Irritated Republicans griped they were given little notice. Annoyed > > Democrats argued the financial crisis is not their fault. > > > "The cracks were showing as the value of mortgage-based securities > > slipped day by day by day. And the president and his supporters in > > Congress repeatedly chanted — and still chant the mantra today — that > > 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong,'" Sen. Hillary Clinton > > said, taking a stab at GOP presidential candidate John McCain who > > uttered those words to much criticism Tuesday. > > > "Republicans in the Congress feel like we could have had and should > > have had more information sooner," said House Minority Whip Roy Blunt > > of Missouri. > > > "Once again the Fed has put the taxpayers on the hook for billions of > > dollars to bail out an institution that put greed ahead of > > responsibility and used their good name to take risky bets that did > > not pay off," said Sen. Jim Bunning, a Republican from Kentucky. > > > Bunning has introduced a bill that would strip the Federal Reserve of > > its authority to use taxpayer dollars to bail out private companies > > like AIG. > > > "The only difference between what the Fed did and what Hugo Chavez is > > doing in Venezuela is Chavez doesn't put taxpayer dollars at risk when > > he takes over companies. He just takes them," Bunning said. > > > "I have said on more than one occasion that I don't think the Federal > > Reserve can handle the powers they have and this irresponsible bailout > > just proves my point," he continued. > > > Particularly peeved by the short notice given to House leaders about a > > private briefing Tuesday night by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben > > Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, congressional leaders > > are proposing legislation that would give Congress a say in any > > bailout plan. > > > "They were not there asking us to do anything," Senate Majority Leader > > Harry Reid said of the briefing. "They were there telling us what they > > were going to do." > > > Lawmakers say they were taken by surprise by the Fed bailout of AIG, > > arguing Paulson had said just a day earlier that further bailouts were > > not on the horizon in the aftermath of the government's refusal to > > intervene to save Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. > > > As the Wall Street crisis unfolded this week, Republicans and > > Democrats also turned their weapons on each other. > > > Reid and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Thursday called > > Republicans "total failures" in legislating issue from health care to > > toy safety to housing to the financial markets. > > > "We need senators, House members and president committed to change," > > Reid said. > > > "Republicans were wrong on Iraq and they neglected Afghanistan where > > terrorism was launched against this country," added Hoyer. > > > In response, House Republicans blamed Democrats for the economic > > crisis, saying they used the wrong approach in dealing with housing > > giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both of which were bailed out > > earlier this month. > > > Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and House Financial > > Services Committee head Rep. Barney Frank "built up protectorates here > > on Capitol Hill around Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac," said Rep. Michelle > > Bachmann, R-Minnesota. > > > House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "has been very clear that this Congress has > > taken action to deal with the financial mess created by the Bush > > administration due to lack of oversight and responsible regulation," > > Pelosi spokesman Nadeam Elshami said in response to complaints. > > > As the Federal Reserve announced that banks and Wall Street firms have > > ramped up borrowing from its emergency lending program, Frank, a > > Democrat from Massachusetts, said he was shocked to learn Bernanke has > > the power to lend up to $800 billion. In the aftermath the AIG > > takeover, Frank said Congress would consider setting terms for future > > government interventions. > > > "It has to be done, I think, in a reasonable way in a democracy, with > > some criteria," Frank said. "It shouldn't be one man with $800 > > billion." > > > On Sep 22, 2:30 pm, Philobealo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Suckling at the government teat for their entire lives, libs drain > > > and drain our economy to the point where they have now broken the > > > banking system. IF there's gonna be a bailout, I want to make sure > > > that the government TAKES those foreclosures from brokeback, broke-ass > > > libs and kicks them out on the street where they belong.- Hide quoted > > > text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
