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JUST ONE QUESTION!!!

The Republicans were asleep at the switch on ALL economic disasters in America over the last eight years and now YOU would VOTE THEM in for a ANOTHER four years???

If you are in this camp – Canada would like to sell you some prime property – “all you need is a little bit of fill” – located just North West Of Alaska

Oh by the way you can see Russia from your back yard.

“Hook Line and Sinker” A Canadian expression for “sucked in”…

He'll reform Wall Street by giving big tax cuts to the wealthy, big tax cuts to corporations, allowing oil speculators to drive the price of oil wherever, and allowing the oil companies access to our pristine wilderness to drill for oil.

Seems like Wall Street will really be reformed by that, eh?

If you don't like it he'll just re-institue the draft and send you or your kids off to fight and die in a war designed for profiteers.

Wasn't/isn't it the republicians that want less government regulation for American businesses? If a Democrat was proposing government reform for business they would be called socalist! Why is it that when the economy is doing good, the Fortune 500 tells government to butt out, but once the economy starts to do bad, due in part to their poor financial decisions the same businesses are first in line to ask for government help? i.e. Airlines, Bear Stearns, Chrystler, etc.

you are the reason wall street has fallen, God help us.

John McCain and Sarah Palin will keep you safe from imaginary terrorists, disgruntled tooth fairies, and the vast left wing conspiracy to create a better america for working families and their children. All the while squandering your irrational faith in their ability to reform anything but the shoes on their feet.

NO WAY. NO HOW. NO MCCAIN.

Sure, McCain can delegate that responsibility to Palin. I'm sure she can see Wall Street from her kitchen table just like she can see Russia. So that qualifies her for the job.

Greenspan: "America can"t afford John McCain"

WASHINGTON – Alan Greenspan says the country can"t afford tax cuts of the magnitude proposed by Republican presidential contender John McCain — at least not without a corresponding reduction in government spending.

But the GOP has become the PARTY OF TAX AND SPEND.

More lies from Obama, he has recieved millions more than McCain from the very institutions that are in trouble. Just check it out in the new CNN ticker. More lies from Obama. Obama is not change just more the same lies and partisian politics that have a choke hold on Washington.
McCain/Plain 08. Palin 12 and 16!

Hey Keith Cornelius – The Democratic controlled congress has been TRYING to improve the situation – economic and otherwise – in this country, but McCain's other half, Bush, vetoes everything they put before him! And without 2/3 majority, they can't override the veto. So you have Bush, McCain, and the other Republicans in the congress to thank for no progress.

Obama/Biden '08!

One question: Is anyone keeping count of all the promises Sen. Mc Cain is making?

Keith COrnelius - They have been trying to fix the mess that the republican controlled congress has done for the prior 14 years and fighting their filibusters and president Bushes veto streak. Seriously we are so tired of you inbreeding rednecks not remembering past your dating your sister last night.

McCain ... seems to always be a step ahead of everything those days. what's up democrats? start waking up!!!!!!

"Proven reformers?!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

You mean like the time you reformed about 800+ more jobs right out of Ohio?! Thanks but no thanks McCain.

McCain/Palin, the job-killer, dollar-droppers.

DON'T DRINK THE REPUBLICAN KOOL-AID PEOPLE!

IT IS POISONED!

Hey Grandpa Munster... You are full of crap with your "America First" motto. YOUR America is Wall Street, big pharma, insurance giants, the petrol industry, the defense industry, etc. MY America is suffering and the stooge who is President made it that way. YOU are too much like him to do anything positive for our country. Go away and take your lemmings with you!

With McCain's vast knowledge of economics and all things cyber how can we fail? Uh, nevermind I'm drunk.

Liars! Fabricators! Prevaricators!

Warren Buffet (The Richest Man In The World) supports Barak Obama to turn the economy around and thats him knowing he will get taxed big time since he makes over 250K a year. He thinks McCain is a fumbling idiot who does not know how many houses he owns.

I think Mccain is on the defense now because Obama have turned it around with offense. Obama is talking about issues and attacking on issues not personal attacks!! Mccain/Palin got a lot of explaining to do about their lies and Palin clock is ticking regarding other things coming out on her!!

Include his whole statement. He said the fundamentals of the economy are sound!!! He is an old man and he doesn't understand the average American or economics.

"Our economy in crisis. Only proven reformers John McCain and Sarah Palin can fix it...."

Boys and Girls, today's word is...WHATEVER!!! When you hear John McCain say he can fix Wall Street and our Economy, you say...***WHATEVER***, real loud!!! Ok? Everybody, now, let's practice...***WHATEVER*** JOHN MCSAME!

Baldwin/Castle 08!

The word REFORM means nothing.

We need a PLAN.

Vote for the black guy, he's got a plan!

"Our economy in crisis. Only proven reformers John McCain and Sarah Palin can fix it,"

Well, tell Senator McCain to first, fix his party...TRUST ME!! And second, as for Palin...what is she gonna fix, huh? Her daughter's bad decision?? You guys are just idiots!!!

I swear GOP, I don't know what your goals are...except for winning.

McCain's going to reform Wall St.?????? He can't even choose a decent VP !!!!!!!!!!!

People always seem to do things that are against their own self interest. If Americans are dumb enough to vote for McCain and Palin whether for race based or sex based issues then they deserve anything and everything they get.

McCain is part of financial corruption, he and his son. Silver Bank was taken over by the FEDs while McCain's son was CEO and taxpayers will foot that bill. Investigate John McCain in his holdings now.

These crises were under the Republican watch. How can anyone consider voting for more of the same.

The whole government can take some responsibility for this along with the FED which has been giving away money to these banks at below market rates. But the bottom line is that the market punishes people for bad investments and they have to be purged from the system. The longer we prop them up the longer the pain will last.

Fired up and ready to go for the next President of the United States Barack Obama!

Palin lies checked by factcheck.org

Palin claims Alaska "produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy." That's not true.

Alaska did produce 14 percent of all the oil from U.S. wells last year, but that's a far cry from all the "energy" produced in the U.S.

Alaska's share of domestic energy production was 3.5 percent, according to the official figures kept by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

And if by "supply" Palin meant all the energy consumed in the U.S., and not just produced here, then Alaska's production accounted for only 2.4 percent.

It's ok that McCain thinks the economy is fundamentally strong. after all, he's only a POW so what does he know? and exactly how will he fix Wall Street? This would fly if he had chosen Romney for VP, but with a Gov. from Alaska who has left her state in debt, the GOP ticket is extremely weak.

GOBAMA!

mccain, you and the republicans are responsible for this mess. there's no way your executive experience (=working briefly for your father-in-law) can fix this.... you know you're clueless.. you can lie as much as you want but the truth remains...

The McCain economic platform was written by Phil Gramm. Phil Gramm is the man responsible for the deregulation of both energy and banking that gave us huge price increases for oil and the subprime mortgage crisis that precipitated this banking meltdown. Not pointing this out by the MSM is journalist negligence!

Two years of a Democratic majority in Congress is not the cause of the SubPrime mess. Ask your Republican president and Congress six years ago who started this mess. Who changed the laws to trust the banks to be honest with their lending practices? Who changed the tranparency?

NOW he vows reform. Where was he when these firms were investing in all of the sub-prime loans? Did he really think it would all just work itself out. I think in his quest for "small government" he ggave us "small minded government" going from oversight in the boardroom to oversight in the bedroom. (Marrige is NOT a social institution; its a legal institution. A man and a woman; two men; two women; its a legal arrangement – nothing more. leave it alone and protect the citizens of this country. The marriage issue protects no one!)

my staff and advisors, all of whom work on K Street ,will fix this mess.

my staff and advisors, all of whom work on K Street will fix this mess.

The best way to reform our crumbling economy is to vote the GOP completely out of existence.

Really? Where has he been for the last two decades?

The democrats in congress to include Obama.Biden have been the biggest roadblock to reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so we would not have had to bail them out as taxpayers. Remember Enron, WorldCom and the Dot Bombs started having trouble during the Clinton administration and it took the Bush administration to clean it up! That's the truth!

What economic reform has McCain been involved with in the past as a senator? Is he suddenly remembering economic reform now that he is running for president.

You can't start suddenly doing what you have not done in 26 yrs this year you are running for POTUS. It's pretty obvious. PANDERING.

Before you can clean up Wall Street, you need to clean up your own campaign Senator McCain. Your negative ads, Palin's false statements and neither one of you talking about the issues, has this Republican not voting in November.

Mccain is part of the problem on Wall St. He has the same guys running his campaign that deregulated wall street. The media is doing a D- job informing the people about the Mccain campaign and all of its lies and deception. Mccain is a liar and so is his parrott Palin.

The McCain campaign tells lies in both ads and in speeches all of which are recorded and in their own words for everyone to see.

Then the press reluctantly has to publish these lies and McCain claims the press is biased and blames them for his lying. Talk about nerve or simply a lack of judgement and commone sense.

wait a tick. A McCain Ad that doesn't horribly bash and spread lies about Obama? Maybe he's reading the writing on the walls. Let hope he keeps it up.

The Bush/McCain economic policies have gotten us into this ditch, and Senator Senile wants an opportunity to get us out?

I'm voting with MY pocketbook this time around. That means Obama! Both myself and my son can use a $4000 per year reduction on college tuitions over the next several years. I want someone who will actually follow thru with alternative fuels not McCain and Palin who are in bed with the oil companies and will never do anything but off shore drilling and drill in Alaska (her home state) and continue to be the only people who profit from drilling. McCain has never mentioned social security only war. I guess he figures if he kills off enough young kids that less money social security will have to pay out down the road.

Under the Clinton Administration the Anti-Trush Division of the Department of Justic did there Job, Now, the the Bush and the Republican party in the pocket of big business.

They took the Anti- Trust out of the Justice Department and Under President Bush and John McCain in the the Pockets of Big Business.

More Lies and distrust from John McCain and Sarah Palin when can they tell us the truth?

HOW IS HE GOING TO REFORM WALL STREET?

McCain couldn't reform Sesame Street !

McCain does not have anything to say even on his add. We know him always crying about media attention and when he has it he talk about Obama. Media putting Obama under microscope and they can not find anything and now all I see McCain TV add for free in all the stations. McCain is follower and Obama is the leader. He had all week to talk about energy and all he said all the above is my plan he never give any $ or brake down on his plan he said “ALL THE ABOVE “he means Obama plans. Please ask him what his plans are about the war he just says we need to win just like a child not just like a leader. Senator Obama is a leader young like Kennedy and Celebrity like Ragan

McCain believes nothing wrong and that government should not intervene and make regulations. How can he change Wall Street in that case?

How would McSame reform Wall Street. By putting Phil "nation of whiners" gramm in charge? That's it, let the architect of the current banking mess, Gramm run things.

Wake up America Wake up ! McSame knows nothing about the economy like he admitted once... what is he going to reform? Wallstreet? say no to 4 more years of dissapointment..!!
VOTE!
Obama/Biden 08

Hey Republicans,

If you continue to see losses like this on Wall Street, you may not be able to benefit from John McCain's tax plan! Just a reminder that Obama's plan gives more money back to the average taxpayer.

And he STILL claims the economy is strong........OUT OF TOUCH!

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. With the lobbyists he has running his campaign? "Reform Wall Street" means "give the rich more money" to McCain.

How will he reform something he doesn't understand? These are the kinds of things he and Palin have no idea about.

THE ONLY CHANGE McCain will bring to Washington and Wall St. is "change of mind"

He'll Flip-Flop and won't stop.

TC–
You don't ever understand how this gov't works-
Congress makes the laws and have done nothinbg for 2 years-
By the way all our problems have occurred in the last 2 years -What a surprise-
If Pelosi and Reid worked for a company they would have been fired for Poor Performance-

Wall Street suffers this crisis because of CDOs (collateralized debt obligations). They are guilty. McCain can reform the use of these kind of dangerous instruments.

Give me a break!!!

This man admitted to knowing nothing about the economy and he is supposed to come in and fix it???

I agree- it's ok to vote for a black guy america.

gov. palin has a proven record, unlike obama of fiscal accountability, and money management. the two mavericks can get this economy back on track. mccain/palin 08 hillary 2012

Stop BLAMING John McCain for all the problems. GREED is the governing factor in the woes of our economy. John isn't the only Senator. What have other Senators ( Obama) done to solve our economic problems, past and current. NOT MUCH! We need an experienced leader LEAD us out of the dark mess we are in SAFELY. Experience NOT TALK, is what we need. Wake up. "rock star" status may be OK with those who want to lead us to their way of thinking ( idealism) but as AMERICANS we think for and act ourselves on WHAT IS GOOD FOR AMERICANS AND AMERICA. We can't let other nations preferrences dictate to us who will lead us.

I hate ignoarant people who are blaming the DEMs for being in control for the last 2 years in Congress and forget that its going to take more than 2 years to undo the mess the GOP has created being in control of Congress for a good 12 years.

I believe the Palin effect, which has been tremendous for the Repugs has peaked. Have to hand it to the Repugs they made a perfect play given the circumstances. I think they know that it would have even been better if they could have delayed the pick for another 4 weeks or so, so that Palin could not be vetted. The whole rollout of Palin and the simultaneous attack on the media was just political artistry.

I think the Repugs have made their best move and it did get them close. I think things will start to move back in Obama's favor now and he will win a decent electoral victory.

No McLowIQ
No Bullwinkle Killer

Now he is a reformer, a man for change? Wow!!! So GOP is asking to replace them by them?

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yeah right, McCain is going to really fix this, lets reward the wall street incompetence by cutting their taxes even more.
Right now, we don't need Republican philosophy that is anti-welfare for those that need it but all for coporate welfare.
Obama in 08

Les'ts all ask ourselves, is this guy a maverick or a gambler? How many of you will willingly give custody of your child to someone you mey just one time? But he says country first McCain, how come you want to give the custody of 300 mil Americans to smeone you just knew? I know you will not do this to any of your kids. This is not time to gamble, Bush did it, he failed, we do not need repetition people, vote your conscience

How do we reform it? Hmmmmmmmm... We will reform it. We will Change. We have changed all our life. You will see change and reform. It is visible. It is true. It is change. It is change with reform.

What measures will be taken – Hmmmmmmmm... We will reform it. We will Change. We have changed all our life. You will see change and reform. It is visible. It is true. It is change. It is change with reform.

Obama gets a lot of money from wall street, but none of his followera are commenting on that blog!!!! Wonder Why......

How is he going to do this? By reducing the size of government and the role of government in overseeing untrustworthy corporations????????

What about your wedding vows??? Oh I get it when you vow, you mean you will try real hard!!! Oh that makes all the sense in the world. Why should America trust you when your first wife couldn't?

McCain is Not Credible on this topic.

He's been a high falutin' Senator for 26 years who has entered into banking topics before ( the S&L crisis).

He should have easily been able to have a positive impact in this area if he had any VISION or INCLINATION to do so.

If your not in the Obama Camp by now–
You never will be–The Honeymoon is over-
He's got about 47% of the vote and that s all he will get-
It's probably lower because in the primaries-THe exit polls gave him a lot more then he actually got-
Hillary proved he was a weak finisher-

Wrong Candidate Dems-
Thanks for blowing it again–

the reason we're in this is because of the war. We spend so much into the war that the gov't couldn't help Lehman. So McCain, you support Bush, and still wants to be in this nonsense war. Can you tell me exactly how is this you who can only fix this?

CNN, do not delete my message. I know you are pro-Obama and I am anti-Obama. Mc Cain is the only person to improve our economy. barack has no experience whatsoever. he is a big mouth.

You gotta be INSANE to vote for McCain an Palin.
It's not even a question of Democrat vs Republican, is a question of who can fix this mess, and it is no easy job.

McCain selected his VP for the ratings, not for the experience or the judgement. Can you trust a failing economy, a corrupt wall street, etc, to a man that acknowledged not long ago that he knows nothing about the economy and a VP who let her town in Debt???

Enough !!!

CNN post this !!!!!!!

He has not reorfmed anything in the 26 years he has been a Senator! This man is a joke!

McBush shattered the economy in last eight years.
In the next four years they will reform it. Trust and vote for McCain and Sarah Palin.

Can't buy McCain's creditability on the economy as he himself admitted time and time again that the economy is not his strength and that maybe he should have paid more attention to it; the same as with his lack of keeping up with the times and changes. You can't make thses statements in January/February and then claim to be knowledeable and have the answers in September. Maybe Obama should find that clip of him stating this very fact and combine it with his hard stance unsincere comments he had back then and ask is this change you can belive in?

W's legacy... an education system laughing at NCLB and a banking system collapsing under NBLS (No Bank Left Solvent)....and McCain is the one I want to turn to to fix it? Not happening.

Same party, same policies, same empty rhetoric! I am just surviving after 8 years but I will not vote for another 4 from the same people!

No Way, No How, No McCain/Palin in 08!

THE INK ISN'T EVEN "DRY"

"Where has the DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED CONGRESS been the last two years they were in control."

The Senate is a 50/50 split between Democrats and Republicans, and Bush is blocking legislation. Democrats have a majority in the House, but not a 2/3 majority, and legislation is being blocked by the Senate Republicans and by Bush.

Don't blame it on the Democrates. Bush ran the country for nearly 8 years. There is not a enough Dems in the Senate or override a veto. Put the blame where is belongs. McCain is the same with all his lobbyist.

"McCain vows to reform Wall Street" – Yea. So what is he doing for last 25+ years in Washington?

Do you really believe him and his story about doing reform?

if you can't do reform in 25+ years with republican presidents and house majority, how can you do in 4 years?

Don't believe so. No way, no how, no McCain, no Palin

PUMAs for Obama 08/ Hillary for Chief Justice

Senator McCain, by reform, what do you mean?

Oh, you're bumbling through your answer like you did on The View? Pick a theme that you can actually define. I know you had a tough time in school and you're not the brightest bulb in the box, but that should be common sense, tell your campaign to make it a little easier for you.

HEY YOU SOCCER MOMS I GUESS YOU WILL BE LOOKING FOR A JOB TO HELP YOUR HUSBANDS WHO ARE LOSEING THERE JOBS TODAY. WELL YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT PEOPLE IN OFFICE WHO ARE RUN BY LOBBYIST "BUSH AND MCCAIN" OBAMA LIKE I SAID DON'T BE SAD WHEN YOU LOSE IN NOV. BECAUSE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE SAD ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO PUT MCCAIN AND PALIN IN OFFICE BECAUSE OF RACE AND NOW GENDER TOO.

Just let Cindy Manage Wallstreet and everyone will be rich. Right?

McCain TOP economic advisor, Phil Graham, is the one who is responsible for the deregulation that has caused this huge mess. McCain trusts this Phil Graham. That is judgment to be scared of.

TC in Ohio**********

The Republicans pushed plenty of good legislation through when Clinton was president, and he got all the credit for the good economy and first surplus in 50 odd years. Why haven't the Dems done the same?? Dems are on the powerful committees that oversee this stuff, and some of them chair the committees.

I wonder if McCain realizes that being a Republican and running against the Republican party is *really* going to hurt down-ticket Republicans at the state and federal level. I'd hate to be a Republican running for House or Senate right now, especially an incumbent one.

How can McCain change Wall Street, when he doesn't know much about the economy? How can he change Wall Street, when his financial manager, Phil Graham, wants Americans to stop whining?

McCain is a liar, and he and his band of theives really don't care about us.

Obama/Biden for real change–America 08.

McCain has that jerk Rudy 911 and all of those other scary guys repeating this McCain talking point – over and over:
That McCain and his campaign wouldn't have taken such a nasty tone, if only Obama had met him every week for those town hall meetings.
So what is he saying? This is retribution on us all?
Man, I'm so sick of McCain's complete phoniness.
The surge has worked and we have victory in Iraq. OK. Then why aren't we leaving?? It's baloney.
They're still afraid and refusing to let that bubblehead Palin be interviewed. Should Americans put up with such an outrage?
Do we want her in line to be president? Holy Toledo. Not me.
Can't wait for the debates.

You were in power for the last 8 years, and what has happened? How can people be so blind? We do not need to do the SAME, we need change. Obama please make them talk about the issues, they just want to tell lies and more lies. Stay on the issues because they do not have a plan for the future.

McCain, you can't fix anything. You admitted yourself you know nothing about the Economy, and your economic adviser Graham said we are whiners!!!!..Whiners???..Wallstreet is in peril and we shouldn't be concerned?People are losing their homes and they should not be concerned?..People lost their shirts this morning when Lehman Brothers went belly-up, and we should not be concerned?..Give me a break!!!!!!!!!.....No more Bushwack economics, No way, No How, No McCain-Palin voodoo economics....Bring on the Cleaner!!!!

BOJO/08/12

McCain doesn't understand the economy. McCain just doesn't get it. Has he even had to balance a checkbook after marrying rich years ago?

I thought McCain said that the economy was sound. Now he's wants to reform Wall Street. This guy will say anything to get elected.

McCain the maverick. [DRIPPING WITH SARCASM!]

So McCain is going to reform Wall Street similiarly to how he reform the S&L Industry in the 1980s? Can anyone say KEATING 5?!

McCain says "Our economy in crisis" then claims on the stump today that "fundamentals of the economy are still strong"! Doesn't this bother anyone else?!?! Will CNN report on this obvious contradiction? Anyone?!?!

John McSAME campaign is run by the very same lobbyists who fought against regulations that would have STOPPED these financial institutions from going UNDER and worked to put special interest giveaways in our federal budget.

this economy run by George Bush is in the hole in trillions of dollars deficit and John McSame agreed that even though he did NOT know much about the economy, that our economy is FUNDAMENTALLY STRONG!!!!!!

DO YOU BELIEVE THIS SENILE 72 YRS OLD GUYS?!!!!

NOT THIS TIME!!!!!

The guy who wrote a large part of McCain's economic plan, Phil Graham, worked at UBS as a lobbyist and lobbied to prevent many laws that congress could have put in place to prevent a lot of the meltdown in the the mortgage industry. How is McCain going to clean up thiss mess when his future cabinet member helped create it??????

I must be hallucinating... I could've sworn I heard John McCain just say that 'the fundamentals of our economy are still strong'...

McCain has been in the corner of the wealthy and well-connected and has supported the economic policies that have brought this country to date to the financial crisis that currently exist; and McCain says, "Our economy in crisis. Only proven reformers John McCain and Sarah Palin can fix it."..........just like the weasel saying "good morning" to the chickens in the hen house before dinner.

Why isn't anyone asking why the Dems congress hasn't addressed this problem long ago???

They clamor they want control and while the fat cats in Washington are making money it's ok, as soon as there are problems it becomes a Republican problem!

This has been on the Dems congress watch.

McCain/Palin '08!

What's the matter, McSame? Wall Street not corrupt enough for you? You want to reform it a little so that you can make more money off of the death of our economy? No way, No how, No McPalin.

The REPUBLICANS, OF WHICH JOHN MCCAIN IS A PART, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ECONOMY. John McCain's administration WILL NOT make things better, because he is just like 'them'. He is so far removed from everyday living, that he doesnt even know how many homes he owns. He said that the economy was fundamentally sound. America, is this who you want to be the next President?

He and Cindy are WALL STREET !!! Hello Idiot you have 9 Houses !!! I'm sure he going to reform it he is going to make more money buying hedge funds !

Only 51?
...there were at least that many against Palin in the 48 hrs after she was picked for VP.

This is almost as ludicrous as Karl Rove's comments yesterday! McCain sat in a Republican-dominated House and Senate for six YEARS under Bush's economic policies that CAUSED a lot of this happen, and did nothing. The Democrats get a slim majority in the House and Senate (but certainly not enough to overrule a Presidential VETO, which Bush has used repeatedly), and it suddenly THEIR fault? How do you figure that, Mr. McCain and all of your supporters?

Do you really think we are that stupid?

Of course you do, you've heard a lot of what the bloggers that support you say, and think we are ALL that dumb! Guess what...we aren't!

Omgosh HOW??? When his top economic advisor was the facilitator of the deregulation of the housing markets that brought us this huge mess!! How can we trust anything that comes out of McCain's mouth?

hmmmm.... how exactly ? does he have a plan?

Since McCain/Palin is promising to reform Wall Street, I feel more confident that money is safe.

Are you kidding me? There are no one in the republican presidential campaign who I trust. Republicans talk big about how good they are in terms of business/economy and free market. They KNOW NOTHING.

What a disaster? Clean them out of the system.

They believe in trickle-down economy, tax cuts that creates jobs. BS!!!

OPPORTUNIST!!

While Phil Gramm is whispering in your ear, McCain, you have zero credibility. You've been a part of the machine for 26 years and helped drive us into this hole we're now in. You are part of the problem, not the solution. If Americans are gullible enough to continue your insanity, I truly fear for this nation.

The man who said several months ago that he did not know much about the economy and the mayor that left her town in Alaska 2 million dollars in debt are going to clean up Wall Street.

I think I have herd about all the lies from he and the Pitt Bull I want to hear. If I hear anymore from either of them I think I will puke.

"John McCain .... hasn’t lifted a finger to reform ...."

Unlike Obama that voted "present" over and over. I suppose he redefines "present" as a bold vote for Change. Like the way he redefines (lies) about taking lobby money. Empty suit.

GIVE ME A BREAK!!! He can't even reform his campaign into something positive how is he going to reform Wall Street!! LOL!! Does he even know where Wall Strret is?

Economy in crisis? Uhhhh, I thought John McCain said the economy was doing just fine...his former economic advisor called it a mental recession. Which John do we believe now?

Riiiggghhhhtttt....The answer to our economic disaster are the same guys who got us there in the first place, the same guys who TODAY said "the economy is still strong." Rrriiiigggghhhhtttt

Oh ...... and now it's Wall Street ???????

Your statement alone "Wake up America, it's ok to vote for a black guy!" Gives insight as to who really has a problem with racism> I bet you have friends you label when you introduce them. LOL

What a nice thing to say. He is going to reform Wall Street. This is another one of the things McCain says but is a complete lie. He thinks the economy is great. Breaking news McCain, IT'S NOT!

Drill Here Drill Now . Is not a Stock Market Solution. It does not lower gas prices either. All it does is bring Cash to McBush from big oil.

Lie after lie from the Republicans.

Over and over. Remember the "Iraq time tables" lie that McCain told repeatedly about Romney?

McCain repeats and repeats the lies – and relies on the Americans who aren't paying any attention to eventually believe them.
How stupid are we? He's banking on us being really ignorant.
It's the stonewalling party of Bush & Nixon all over again.
ENOUGH!

Since the Arizona Diamondbacks are fading, will he also reform Major League Baseball?

"Reform." The new answer to everything. It used to be "POW." Then "Experience." Then "Palin." Then "Change."

Obama can not fix it either...He can not be trusted. He lies, Biden lies, Hillary lies, McCain lies, Plain lies, Clinton lied, Regan lied, Carter lied, Kennedy lies, Lott lies, democrats lie, republicans lie. Every year we re-elect the same ole congress and they wear the same lipstick, then they spend the next year blaming the other party for their lack of results. Almost every highway you drive on is a result of an earmark. Lobbyists have jobs no matter what party holds an office...large corporations hire lobbyists too, ship our jobs overseas and we want to blame the Government.

How about this for a response ad:

"McCain states:"

"Our economy in crisis. Only proven reformers ... can fix it. Tougher rules on Wall Street to protect your life savings. No special interest giveaways. Lower taxes to create new jobs..."

"Barack Obama and Joe Biden are those reformers. Tried. Tested. True. That's Change for America."

If we pretend for a little while that McCain might actually try to change something, who is going to support his proposals? His fellow Republicans are the ones who got us in this mess in the first place. They are not going to support a maverick president who will undo the changes they have done. The Democrats won't even take action when they're in the majority, preferring instead to debate over the Turkish slaughter of Armenians a century ago. It would be a Jimmy Carter presidencey, with the president trying to do the right things but getting zero cooperation from Congress and the voters.

The more probable truth is that McCain will try to trim the loose threads from government, but nothing major.

over this past weekend, mccain said in one of his rallies that bleak as it may look, our economy is fundamentally strong. say what? can he tell that to the millions of people out of work and thousands more to be added after today. can he tell that to the mothers and fathers of these companies who are losing their hard end savings for their children's education? can he tell that to the children of these workers who are facing hardships? oh, yeah, he can't because he's nothing but an empty promise in an empty suit.

Ok, that's hilarious. And how is McCain going to "reform" Wall Street? After another 26 years of "experience"? Or is it after McCain adds more lobbyists and special interests to his campaign?

Is anyone really buying this nonsense from McBush? Give me a break.

Wall Street the home of the rich and famous. Sure McCain is going ot help those people out. After all most of them earm more than $250,000.00 a year and most of the investors are Republican voters. Got to do what yo got to do for the good old boys.

Wow McCain the man that voted 90% with the current Administration and states that he does not know much about the economy.... even today he stated the ecconomy is fundementaly sound... going to reform Wall Street.... how can he make these statements with a straight face.... John McCain is Bush 3rd term.... wake up America we witness today a company that has been around for 158 years going bankrupt....

vote for the sake of our future .....

Obama and Biden 2008!

Just empty promises from John McCain.
I don't believe anything he says – his campaign lies prove to me that he is not a man of his word. He only wants to get elected.

Mccain and Sarah cant fix anything they are republicans and they havent fixed a thing in 8 years. So if you believe Mccain vote for him this country really will be in fix.

Why did CNN leave out the part where TODAY in Florida McSame stated "I still believe the fundamentals of our economy are STRONG"?

He does not get it and he can't understand because he is filty rich, it doesn't affect him!!!!!!!!!!!!

Makes sense. McCain has said that the best economist is Phil Gramm. Elect McCain so he can put Phil Gramm in his cabinet. No one probably knows more about the economic mess than the guy who has contributed greatly to it by fighting his entire career for deregulation of financial institutions.

He promised to keep him wedding vowes and we see how he was able to keep that promise. Sorry, but he is an adulterer and I will not vote for him.

Obama talked about this crisis months ago. He did just that exactly , talked about it and did nothing, nor did the Democratic congress, and no McCain has some great proposals, and the dems are quick to downplay it. They have done less in 2 years than the Repubs have done in 8.

And, who's going to reform YOU McCain? George W. Bush? What a joke...Same old lies and deceptions....You can't even come up with your own platform....It's been so obvious you and the good ole' boys don't care anything about reforming this country...Just selfish, self centered fools....I'm praying for CHANGE!!

OBAMA / BIDEN '08

I thought McCain said the economy is in good shape!!!!

Pumas,

You need to take your witch Hillary home. Palin is the true American woman. No more kissing up to you. McCain has won

Palin 2012

WWTBCHD?

What Would The Band Called Heart Do?

Now would be a good time to have an ad where John McCain says he knows nothing about the economy in his won words. Come on!!! Lets see the killer instinct!

OBAMA BIDEN for Peace and Prosperity 08-16

Again, McCain's campaign strikes an effective sounding, problem-solving tone, whereas the Obama campaign response is yet another whining complaint about McCain. This has nothing to do with whether McCain knows anything about Wall Sreet; it does have to do w creating sound bites that speak to voters. I'm worried for Obama.

KEATING 5; LOOK IT UP PEOPLE!!!

okay, mccain is living in an alternate reality. is there anyone out there who's got that balls to call B.S. on this ad?

Now that he knows the American people want change, he is suddenly the "change" candidate.....sounds like someone who just wants to get elected.....his record proves the opposite....

I would still like to see H. Clinton be the person to debate S. Palin. How can we make that happen?

How do you reform something if your side says you can't touch it because that is evil government regulation?

Republicans got us in this mess with their economic policies of essentially deregulating and stepping aside and hoping the market is good. To us normal people, this has been a disaster.

And no, Mr. McCain – we are not whiners, and this isn't a mental recession. Even Greenspan thinks this is the real once in a century deal. and you need to wake up. "Cutting pork" just won't cut it. That is economic small ball, and a waste of our time in a national debate.

Anybody who believe a political party cadidate out of a corrupt Chicago machine will clean up our problems probably believes in the tooth fairy.

John McCain is going to reform Wall Street. Is today April Fool's Day?? Are we supposed to believe that?? He told us all he really doesn't have an understanding of basic macro-economics. He also said there is nothing fundamentally wrong with our economy. Who is this kidding?? Who isn't getting sick and tired of this man telling us lie after lie after lie after lie.

Why did this happen? Simple, Bush and McCain and McCain's so called advisor's, take away all that unneeded regulation, we don't need those watch dogs, etc.

Take away all the safeguards so the ones at the top can make lots and lots of money. Oh, and the smaller investors, they're on their own, they'll get over it.

So if you want the same, elect McSame!

Reform Wall Street? That's hilarious coming from a member of the Keating 5!

We need Sarah Palin....Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!

So, CNN will report the trfiling drama of the View lambasting McCain, and it will print a story about some lame McCain ad suspiciously coinciding with the Lehman announcement, but it won't print a story about Greenspan saying on the View that McCain's tax plan is unaffordable and will only run our economy further into the ground? Now THAT's onjective and ethical journalism.

Only the Republicans can save us from the mess the Republicans got us into?

Obama's response might as well have been "PRESENT!!!!". THIS nonsense (just saying "oh no he WON'T!!!") is change we can believe in?

I think not.

Hillary 2012

McCain-stay away from WallStreet. Congress, put the regulations and controls back in placed that have been repealed since the days of Reagan and the previous Republican congress.

America-forget about the following:
Social Security
Healthcare
Military Expansion
Strong Dollar
Medicare
Education

24 years of do nothing but divide us Congress (both Rep and Dem) and the GWB foreign policy (ie, WAR) has drained the well. The only way back to fiscal health, ie MONEY that actually has value is to reign in spending immediately.

Folks this is the truth... there is no more money. The Fed makes up the numbers. There is nothing left in the treasury. Both Obama, McCain, Democrat or Republican party, makes no difference. If the spending is out of control our country has no future.

Demand accountability from your leaders. Write your congressperson. Get involved. Sitting on Blogs complaining will not help us save ourselves. This country is built for the people, by the people. Stop blaming the politicians. Blame yourselves. Not one American of voting age is without blame for the current situation we are in.

HA HA HA what a joke...

John are you trying to be funnier than Tina Fey as Palin on SNL?

With these kind of statements you are "almost" as funny... but not quite.

What, by more non-regulation? Let the market fix the market?

lowing taxes will NOT create jobs, it'll just boost the pay & bonuses of CEOs.

I thought he said our economy was stable? Now he is going to be all Mr. Reform man? Oh Please, give me a break! How stupid does he think we are?

McCain is not proactive, he's reactive. When something hits the news, he immediately states, "I'm going to fix that!" Pitiful.

McCain thinks everything is fabulous! This guy is clueless and so is his hockey mom! We need somebody who understands the economy, something McCain clearly says he knows nothing about, and it shows!

I think McCain's ad that states we need to undo the damage the Republicans have done during the past 12 years says it all. Why would we vote for another Republican to fix Republican created problems? I don't even believe McCain knows what a mortgage is. I believe Cindy paid cash for their 7 houses.

McCain's going to be a busy boy. He's going to shake up Washington, catch Osama, veto all earmarks, have the war in Iraq won by 2013. Is there anything this guy can't do? Haha.

Hillary would have at least had something to say about fixing this rather than just say that McCain can't do it. Hillary 2012

How are you going to reform yourself.......LOL you can't help anyone if you can't help yourself McSame-......LOL

I am so over you and this polls.....You have all the votes your going to get for this election McSame. I can't wait to see you drop face at the turn out for new voters.....

At least McCain has actually shown up to vote yes or no.

That's more than anyone can say for Obama. Obama has voted PRESENT most of the time. That is no vote at all. It's a cop out for someone who can't take a stand on anything.

I trust McCain more than Obama.

So McCain and Palin are going to fix things, after he has already said the economy has made progress during the last few years? He has been there for 26 years and hasn't done a thing. I believe he still means the things he said at the beginning of his campaign. "Nation of whiners," "if they couldn't afford a house, they shouldn't have purchased one," and so on. I think McCain will say and do anything to get elected, and if he does, he will continue bush's ruin of this country.

Don't blame the Democrats in Congress.

They have had control for only 2 years and Bush has VETOED everything that the Democrats have done to try to fix our problems.

McCain is PROMISING to continue this VETO crazy type of an administration.

How is that reform?

mccain and his lobbyists are the ones that were all for de-regulation, now he going to reform and regulate????? Are you kidding me?

Who is dumb enough to believe this lie. I know Palin, but who else?

I have to agree with Keith, where has the democratic congress been the last two years? When gas went above 4 dollars a gallon, Obama said that the price wasn't out of line compared to Eurrope, but that it went up to fast and that we should expect to pay our fair share to the rest of the world. Rember when they were all saying, "NO OFFSHORE DRILLING", we can't drill our way out of this? But, that was when Obama had a big lead in the polls and they thought he was a shoe-in for president. Now that the polls are even, the democrats suddenly believe we need off-shore dilling.

TC from Ohio

I was just thinking the same thing. Bush has not allowed the congress to get anything done. Don't blame no action on the Dem's. Who's to blame is, ONCE AGAIN, it's Bush, his buddies and the Rep as a whole! Let's get rid of these clowns!

It is great that he wants to reform Wall Street but he never says how.
By the way, Palen was pregnant when she ran off to get married. What happen to her believe in abstinence. Do as I say not as I do. Is this her new policy.

Hmmm.....McCain promises to fix the mess, while the Chosen One just whines and says "will not!!!!!" about McCain. Oh yeah, the ol' change you can believe in express keeps on rolling along to nowhere...

You might want to check how Obama has voted. He voted for raising taxes on people that make 42 thousand a year, but now says he won't. Actions speak louder than words. Obama also voted for Cheney's energy policy which gives oil company's big tax breaks. Now he says he won't. Obama is not to be trusted.

Is he going to put Phil Graham (sp) in charge; the one who said the recession was all in our minds and a major player in the banking mess?

Time to end the outrageous rhetoric, the lies and to put forth some actual policies, Senator McCain.

MCCAIN VOWS, MCCAIN PLEDGES, MCCAIN PROMISES……YET HE HAS GIVEN NO PLAN, HAS NO ANSWERS, OR IDEAS ON HOW TO EVEEN BEGIN TO FIX THE ECONOMY.

MCCAIN, PALIN AND THE REPUBLICANS AS A WHOLE ARE DEPENDING ON THE IGNORANCE OF WOMEN ALL ACROSS AMERICA TO CARRY THEM TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

HOW DEMEANING, DESPERATE AND SAD!

McCain knows nothing about the economy,he said so himself.all the talk about reforming the economy is another lie.he wants reform but still says the economy is doing well.God save america

You people voting for McCain just because Palin is pretty had better think again. If McCain still insists the fundamentals of the economy is safe there is something wrong in his thinking and he is the presidential nominee you have to think about not his vp pick. Who you choose for president can make or break you.

So, McCain is going to reform Wall Street. Does he really mean this or is it just another of his lies. You see after some one has lied as much as McCain has, it is just really, really hard to believe him. We already have a liar in the White House, why do we want to vote another liar in.

doesnt McCain have 7 lobbiest over his Campaghn

What a jerk

Obama/Biden

Phil Gramm was the person that deregulated oil futures.

Phil Gramm wants to deregulate everything.

Phil Gramm wrote John McCain's economic policy.

Phil Gramm call us a "nation of whiners" in a "mental recession".

How is McCain going to reform when he is the one that designed the system the way it is?

LIARS!!

He said he doesn't know much about the economy...He can't fix it!!

Would you buy a used car from this man??

and Mrs. Palin's not worth the ink...

This whole election is about : The SMART voters who want to CHANGE our GREAT Country to be the ENVY of the world..... or the FEARFUL, ANGRY, NEGATIVE, DIVISIVE WARMONGERS who want to repeat the last 8 years.

McCain said he can fix the economy why don't he let BUSH in the secret. McCain and this administration must think people are not paying attention this time. This is what happens when companies have license to do what they wish.

In the words of Pat Benetar, "It's a little too little; it's a little too late"...

To Keith COrnelius:

What stupid remark. Two years did not cause the disaster our economy is experiencing. I thought Republican's have money to get an education...oh, no common sense, huh? That's why they need Palin, unfortunately, she falls too short in common sense too.

How? Using the same lobbysts that got our economy down?

We still do not know who Obama is, to trust him with the most powerful position in the world.

What a scam...Republicans continue to fail at economics 101...Trickle-down-no-regulation does not work and will not work under McCain (ANOTHER REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION).

Historical research PROVES that the US economy has been better under Democratic presidents.

FAILED REPUBLI-CON 6-year+ controlled CONGRESS AND PRESIDENCY. VOTE FOR THE CHANGE WE NEED.

GOBAMA...

He always says he's going to do something...but never says how! Typical McCain.

John McCain will jump on any bandwagon to get elected. Has it occurred to McCain that America's financial disaster is due to the Republicans?

We know one thing for sure about Senator Obama, he has lifted his finger to vote 'PRESENT", and that is about the only thing he ever done.

How is Mccain going to reform wall street, when he can't even reform his own party? Wall street is tore up because of him!!

McCian is so out of touch. He said he believes the fundmentals of the ecomony are strong!

Funny how they had 'OIL PEOPLE' in charge for the last 8 years. Now mcCain chose Palin whose another person with OIL INTERESTS.

Both McCain & Palin are in it NECK DEEP with Lobbyists.

So where is the change/reform?

Yet another lie.... I'd love to see McCain at least admit he hasn't a clue about economics, but he's going to turn it over to Palin or Palin and his lobbyists to solve...

Maybe they can put Lehman on Ebay...

He has got to be kidding. We are NOT STUPID McSame. As far as the Democratic congress, there are still REPUBLICAN filibusters and a REPUBLICAN President with VETO power.

All these promises of reform by McCain, who has been in Washington for 26 years. Why didn't he do something before election year, 2008?

Prediction: just before November, gas prices will go down, the stock market will go up, and we may even capture Bin Laden.

McCain has no idea how to fix this mess. The Republicans have no idea either. They let this mess happen. Anyone who was paying attention knew the housing crisis was going to cause some big problems. I pulled my money out of this mess a year or more ago. The Republicans let all of this crazy lending go on and just watched it fall apart.

Get real. McCain is not the answer. He is part of the problem.

How can McCain reform Wall Street when Republicans don't believe in regulation of any kind. They'd rather let these greedy companies operate on the honor system, promising that they won't screw over customers. But of course, they always end up doing exactly that, to the detriment of our national economy.

Hey Republicans your boy McCain voted to oppose the 2008 expanded GI bill. McCain stated that it is just too expensive to send vets to college, and that giving vets a college education discourages them from remaining in the military. CNN did this story so you should be able to research it. He doesn't care about GI's or women (he just voted against the bill to give women equal pay) and yet you believe the bull about him? Go research your boy and be open minded.

50 % of united states population are ignorant and Bigots, vote to who they relate too rather than voting for the person with intelegence and Judgement to lead this nation. This country is going to the drain say good bye to being the super power.

Why hasn't he done anything before now? Just another pack of lies from McCain.

He will say anything..... bad move McCain.... America need jobs, gas prices are tooooo high, we are choosing between gas and shelter for our families.

Give me a Break...... You should stop pretending... Ask Palin what we should do..... Move to Russia since she can see if from her doorsteps.

LoL What a joke..... Please elect the clowns so we can all be remembered as Stupid Americans....

Federal lobbiest are to blame!! Like Joe Biden's son!!!

McCain's top economic adviser, I mean former economic adviser, authored this mess with legislation that deregulated the industry to "spur" investment.

What these firms did was make a single dollar in hand worth 30 in paper. Then paid top executives ridiculous salaries for being so clever. That is why they are in such dire straits.

Remember: these changes are only necessary because of bank failures caused by Republican economic policy. In a scene from a Coen Brothers movie where a son advises his father to run on the" change platform." Pappy answers " Impossible.I am the incumbent." Just how does he plan to implement his " reform"
As a Republican, " maverick" or not, McCain must shoulder full responsibility for high gas prices, out -of -control military spending, the collapse of Wall Street and life changing situations of those who have lost their homes and their jobs. Does John Mc Cain really think the Republican party will abandon all their platforms and policies?
I don't.

That's definitely much to do with a Democratic congress and Republican President. They can't agree on anything! Get a Obama in there and you will see so much done our heads will spin. Get McCain in there, and just like Bush, he'll veto everything and we won't see any progress made.

Ha, ha, ha! He will either steal Obama's ideas or his original plan will kick in when there is a blizzard in July.

McCain has nothing here, he and the Republicans had years to prevent this and did nothing. On top of that Phil Gramm (McCain's top economic adviser until he called the US 'a nation of whiners' over the economy) is responsible (with McCain's help) for stripping the same regulations that would have prevented this problem!

Don't believe McCain when he says he will fix the problem that he created!

Obama has been saying we are in an economic crisis since last year

Last month by listening to J McBush, I thought the economy was fundamentally sound and in great shape and he accused Barack of Socialism that would retard American capitalism by desiring to impose regulations to protect the little people and provide security in the market.

I guess McBush just got word on Sunday evening that America's economy is in a catastrophic slide...
and I bet Phil Graham would be McBush's prime candidate to devise a reform plan. The funny thing is that Phil Graham devised the scheme that is crashing this great nation.

vote McCain/Palin....to finish us off

I'm sorry, I can't fault McCain, I will fault the American people for voting for failure.

well say

Delighting Democrats: "The fundamentals of our economy are strong," McCain reiterates at a Florida rally THIS MORNING, before noting that "these are very, very difficult times."

McCain is a Whacko and is so out of touch..He sat there in Florida today saying the economy is in sound shape. What a nut..people walking out of Lehman Brothers with their personals and he thinks everything is okie dokie. No pretty legs will make this economy better or a Senile ole man. Repubs here is your record:

1. Loss of Jobs 2. Loss of Homes 3. Loss of Income 4. Loss of Health Care 5. High Gas Prices. NO MORE LIES NO MORE LIES, NO MORE LIES........WE WILL WIN WE WILL WIN...OBAMA/BIDEN 08

John McCain fix this? Seriously? When Greenspan says McCain's tax policy, of borrowing money from China to pay for the tax cuts for the rich, won't work? Never!! I'm one of the 1% of Americans who will see their taxes rise under an Obama administration, and I say it can't happen soon enough! Right now under the Bush/McCain plan I'm paying less to the government, but paying more for gas, food, and I'm losing my shorts in the struggling market! My insurance company, AIG, may go under at any moment. College tuition is skyrocketing, and I have two in college. I'm watching my own small town businesses struggle to stay afloat, while Cindy McCain wears $300,000 outfits. Face it, under Republican rule our country has lost its edge in the global economic market place, has lost its moral standing, and has lost the respect of our allies. For my 3 children, I'm voting Democrat. If the Republicans win again, God help us.
Obama/Biden

McCain and Sarah Palin will be great leaders of this country. And can you all please stop going on about how he has no policy for fixing the economy – its just been said (again) in this add. Stop wasteful spending, keep taxes lower to keep jobs going and drill our own oil to ease the price of it for us.

Regardless of the high level of disrespect that the angry women of The View displayed towards Senator John McCain, they can never stop the McCain/Palin ticket from surging ahead. Experience and credibility are much more important than celebrity status.

I will be voting for the true American hero John McCain come November and then for Senator Hillary Clinton in 2012.

The Democratic Party and its undemocratic lleaders will pay a big price for denying us the most qualified democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton!

If we are fixing our cars and just found out that we were using the wrong wrench for the past eight years, should we still continue to use this wrench even though we know it's not gong to fix anything? Or should be throw away the incorrect tool and pick something new? At lease we will have a higher chance of success with the new tool.

I didn't know who I was going to vote for previously. John McCain and Sarah Palin have proven to me that they are NOT honest and they've thrown their integrity down the drain. They've lost my trust.

McCain has proven himself to be a bold face liar, so who in their right mind would believe anything he has to say. He has no credibility.

No more liars in the White House!

After how many years in Washington you have now seen the light?
John , look around the room, being surrounded by yes men isn't change nor enlightenment !
Especially when half your staff are lobbyist that worked in banking.

I don't care how many houses you own.
I'm just concerned that you can't remember where they are.

I have one house , my home and I want to keep it !

All the best

McCain would vow to do anything if he thought it would get him elected.

You Obama people are so stupid. It was Clinton and the democrates who deregularized the laws that alowed this to happen on Wall Street.

Just what is he going to reform.....he's been part of it for the past 8 years!!!!!
Here we go again, tell the people what you think they want to hear and try and make yourself believe you were not part of it!!!!
Most intelligent free thinking Americans can see through this nonsense by now and they want you Mr Country First and Mrs Bridge To Nowhere...GONE, GONE, GONE.
The rest of the world must laughing at the sideshow you two have put on in the attempt to make them and the American people believe you are capable of being in charge of this country.
ENOUGH, ENOUGH, ENOUGH.

Will he do the same thing now that he tried to do for the failed Lincoln Savings & Loan as a member of the "Keating Five"? This is a man who believes that the free market is the best solution to economic woes, which means regulation is against his nature.

Americans, it's one thing to be cool about something, and another to be right about something- MClin and Palin might be cool, are they right about what is happening right now to our economy- look at what is happening to our banks. We are loosing almost everything that our fore fathers have built. We lost our health care, our education, our homes, are we about to loose our finances completely- the purpose of our hard work and retirement- I rather have money to pay higher taxes than to have none at all.

Where has the DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED CONGRESS been the last two years they were in control. They sat back and watched and were more concerned with Obama's presidential campaign and then go on a 5 week vacation in august for the last 2 years….
________________________________________

Hmmmm..... could it possibly be the same place as the REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED CONGRESS was the prior SIX YEARS?

How quickly one forgets just how long the Republican Party was in control of both houses. McCain's party held the reigns for six years and during those six years what was accomplished? What makes anyone think that things would change? Nothing changed four years ago for the second Bush dance when McCain was one of the powers that be, why would it change now?

Americans, it's one thing to be cool about something, and another to be right about something- MClin and Palin might be cool, are they right about what is happening right now to our economy- look at what is happening to our banks. We are loosing almost everything that our fore fathers have built. We lost our health care, our education, our homes, are we about to loose our finances completely- the purpose of our hard work and retirement- I rather have money to pay higher taxes than to have none at all.

Is he calling for a Surge?

McCain is just trying to steal Obama's message of change. McCain was losing, so he had to change his campaign message from experience to reform (which is code word for change). McCain is just acting like the samed old Republicans by running a negative campaign and trying to steal Obama's message. McCain is no longer a maverick, but just acting like the same old Washington Politician who will say and do anything to win.

Nonsense. John McCain will never reform Wall Street. Proving to you that it's John McCain first, and country last. I guarantee it.

And how does a POW and journalism grad plan on doing this? I mean honestly...are they serious?

NO WAY. McCain is part of the problem. He's only saying this now because Obama is popular for it.

If it weren't so pathetically sad, it would be funny.
What about the $22 mil debt that Sarah left in her small town?
What about the inability of McCain to even know how many homes he has or his inability to understand the economy. He lives by the word of Phil Gramm, (who should be in jail by the way).

How stupid McCain must think we are.

Yea. I'm sure he will....Just like Bush did.

It was called the "New Deal" in 1933.
The reforms and regulations were swept away by "Reaganomics" in 1982. Is McCain repudiating "Reaganomics"?
Is the Republican Party repudiating "Reaganomics"?

This is horrible. It was in large part Republican policies that put us in this mess (e.g. deregulation). Take a look at the voting records over the last 10 years.

And now McCain is saying he is going to fix it! How? With his magic "believe what I say, not what I do" wand?

Sad thing is - people will believe him.

And God forbid he is elected to the White House and he doesn't change a darned thing and makes it worse - well, he can apologize to us laughing as he sits in the oval office.

McCain would rather lose his integrity than lose an election.

The economy is in huge trouble. If you think the republicans can fix it, take a look at the last eight years.

McCain admitted he doesn't know much about the economy, so how exactly does he plan on reforming wall street? Sarah Palin left the Mayor's office in Wasila with mounds of debt even though there was a surplus when she took office. How is she going to reform wallstreet?

you can't not even reform your campaign and you talking about wall street,give a break !

When you say lower taxes you mean for the rich? You have no plans to lower my taxes like Obama does so STOP LYING mccain! God, will it ever end! And remember the democrats in Congress either get filibustered by the repuglicans or vetoed by Bush who has used his veto powers over 500 times in the last two years. Interesting isn't it? So stop saying congress didn't do anything, they would have done plenty if we can get the repugs and the pres out the way.

Keith Cornelius...where's congress been past 2 years?? Same place they was the 5 BEFORE that an Republicans ran the show. Sitting on their hands. There's PLENTY of blame to go around an it ain't all democrats!

What's wrong with Wall Street is that for some reason it must have moved to Vegas.

Instead of long term investment in stocks people are looking for short term windfalls.

Maybe we need to start some real monetary hurt on those who flip stocks.

I can't think of any really great ideas that McCain has mentioned to help push our economy in the right direction. Lots of shallow campaign rhetoric. I mean how are people calling Obama an empty suit? At the RNC convention there wasn't word one about what will be done to help our country. Country First??? Well, exactly how is that going to be done via your administration?

It should start with his campaign first. McCain/Palin cannot even reform their own homes. Hiprocracy at its best.

McCain is useless when it comes to "cleaning up Washington" when he's been there 25 years and has done nothing. Cutesy soccer mom Palin has even less to offer. Her attitude is that being Vice President and raising a family is no different from being Mayor/Governor and raising a family, but she neglects to comprehend she would have a whole nation to be concerned about, not just a state with a small population. I don't think either of them understand what governing a country would entail, nor do they have what it takes. Neither one of them are good material for the offices for which they are running.

NO WAY, NO HOW, NO MC CAIN, NO PALIN says it all. We need strong, situation-oriented people in those positions and they are made for Obama and Biden who are world-savvy and are ready to prove it. Even European countries know Obama/Biden are the team we need.

Obama is the biggest after the fact politician there as ever been. he his fantastic at talking about what others should have done, and what he would do. he and his party have had control of the senate and congress for the last two years and have done nothing, and he personally has voted, present; rather than make a decision, on most of the important bills presented. so he and his party do not impress any intelligent voters

I say keep it up Obama and Biden. Keep trying to link McCain to Bush. I mean it has worked so well thus far. LOL They dont get it, do they? We are not stupid. John McCain is known for being his own man. We know he isnt Bush. Then there is a large segment of the people that realize how safe Pres Bush has kept us for so many years. But, keep it up. Thank you

McCain / Palin '08

Well only 52 more days to showcase. Not too long... before the truth be unfolded.

Be patient, pals.

Keith COrnelius September 15th, 2008 10:29 am ET
Where has the DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED CONGRESS been the last two years they were in control. They sat back and watched and were more concerned with Obama's presidential campaign and then go on a 5 week vacation in august for the last 2 years….
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Please give us a break. The Republicans have controlled either the White House or Congress for 26 of the last 28 years. They controlled both for the first 6 years of the Bush's Presidency.

In the last two years, the Republicans have fillibustered Congress to a standstill and Bush has vetoed or threatened to veto much of the rest. Now you want to blame all the problems that have been building for years on the fact that the Dems have had control (barely – 51-49 in the Senate with Lieberman) of congress for 19 months? Pretty lame.

It show start with his campaign first. McCain/Palin cannot even reform their own homes. Hiprocracy at its best.

Kind of like the FOX guarding the HEN HOUSE. Wait, Palin might shoot the fox and wear it for a stole. Then BBQ the chicken!

If you mean to put a briddle in the run away horse called unbriddled capitalisum, OK, if you mean just get me elected and I only care about Iraq then screw off fella, your going to multi-task, don't force me to vote for the weaker candidate.
Our problem has been and is the deregulation of Wall st. and the Banking industry along with other industries.

Clinton 2012

i have to give mcclame and his team credit for been on the offensive. obama's team need to stop playing not to loose. mcclame is the biggest liar this country has ever known

Why don't people see right through this guy. Republicans fixing wall street, when their half of their campaign is ran by lobbyists. It is some kind of joke....seriously.

John,

YOU were in Washington for 25 years....you haven't lifted a single finger to stop these types of things from happening.

Shame on you John.

Last I checked, McCain didn't even think the economy was in crisis. How has that suddenly changed in your eyes, Senator?

Doesn't he have like 83 or 123 lobbyists in his campaign? That's NOT "reform"

Get rid of earmarks but keep lobbyists which actually have a MUCH larger impact on our economy? NO THANKS!

ok Mr McCain... HOW? since you and your vp have no national economic experience... will you call on Bush Admin advisers and lobbyists???

More of Same McCain.
No Way No How No McCain-Palin.

What a lie! McCain knows nothing about fixing an economy- he said so himself.

mccain couldnt reform wall street ,, he has not idea whats invovled,, he talks lies and smiles about it,,,, this man really needs help like palin,, he will do anything to get what he wants,, and i vow,, he nor palin will never get my vote,,,, i have had enough og the mccasame crap,,, its time americans stand up and and vote for someone who will REALLy change american for the better,, remember folks,, MCCAIN HAS VOTED 90% OF THE TIME WITH BUSH,, THATS WITH BUS. is this what you want,, ?? i sure dont,, my vote still goes to obama/biden 08 and beyond

Mcbush is a Liar how can he reform anything when his campaign is full of Lobbyist He can not be serious the Lies Just Keep coming from His campaign and it is People on this Blog that like to get lied to By the Mcbush campaign that is some of the same People that think Bush is doing a Good Job? Obama Biden is the Only choice in this Election

Mccain just reponded to why he cannot use a computer this centruty. His reason: THE VIETNAM WAR ! God bless his heart:

Mccain moves around because he was a POW
Mccain does not know the number of houses he has because he was once a POW
mccain does not want a debate about the uninsured because there was a time he could not afford one....when he was a POW
now he cant use a computer because he was a POW?

common mccain, its been years now....dont milk out this POW to insanity!

the reason we're in this is because of the war. We spend so much into the war that the gov't couldn't help Lehman. So McCain, you support Bush, and still wants to be in this nonsense war. Can you tell me exactly how is this you who can only fix this?

Maybe Cindy Mcain will donate her wardrobe to save Wall Street.

Bush and his policies have lead here. McBush has voted in lock step with the Bush policies over ninty percent of the time and bragged about it. McBush is the problem, not the solution.

Reform how? Reform how? Tell us please! All WE HEAR IS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO REFORM, PALIN IS GOING TO REFORM WASHINGTON...HOW ARE YOU GOING TO REFORM IT? JEEZ STOP USING BUZZ WORDS AND GIVE PEOPLE DETAILS!!!

What can you do McSame. you don't even own your own house. You claim that they all belong to your wife so how can you know enough to do anything on Wall Street. Go tell that crap to Palin and the rest of the fools that follow you.

JOHN YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AS A CONSERVATIVE IN NYC ...................I HAVE GREAT NEWS......NYS IS NOW IN PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE SPREAD IS UNDER 8 THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE

MY VOTE WILL ACTUALLY MATTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEA BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interesting comment from "Keith COrnelius" ........since the REPUBLICANS have been in power fro TWELVE years! And McCain for 26 YEARS!

The problems with Wall Street DID NOT start today, or TWO years ago! They have been going on for a while.

I don't see how McCain who claims to know nothing about the economy, and a soccer-mom can help turn our Nation's economy around?!

Another day........ another new ad by the GOP-propaganda-lie-hate-and-fear-mongers!

I am hoping AND praying that this time we, the American, people will not fall for their lies and misinformation!

Are we not sick and tired of politics as usual?

How about the Bush/Cheney legacy?

$10 TRILLION IN NATIONAL DEBT.......OWED TO CHINA, DUBAI, AND THE SAUDIS!

$1.38 BILLION....SPENT .......A .........DAY.......IN IRAQ!

$490 BILLION ........DEFICIT........FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2009!

AND ON.......AND ON........... WANT MORE OF THE SAME? VOTE FOR MCCAIN!

Great mccain, you didn't do it while you were a senator for 25 years and we are supposed to believe you will do it now??? Give me a break. Stop lying to us and pandaring. You know nothing about economics according to your own lips and yet you wanna fix wall street. I DON"T THINK SO.
mccain/palin = pathological liars

Mr. Keith Cornelius, the DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED CONGRESS has ONLY been in there for the past year and a half. Whereas the REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED WHITE HOUSE and CONGRESS has in there for the past 8 years. People will believe anything they're fed. We are in a crisis, our country is in crisis, life as we know is in crisis and we didn't get here in two years. Wake up people!

Never again . No more George Bush. McCain is another Bush. No McBush. GO Obama/Biden 08&12

I'm sure they'll clean up, I bet Todd is already working on a "you're fired" phone list, hes on page 237 as of this morning I heard.

oops edit –

McCain again said this very morning that the economy is fundamentally sound – too bad he isn't.

Another lie John please just stop talking. The truth is John McCain you do n't know what reform is. By the way John most of my family lives in Canada and they are scared to death what a McCain/Palin ticket will affect Canada.

One word, John McCain ... "HOW???" ... You already admit that the economy is your weakspot ... and it's all about the economy!!!

We need a 21st century solution – and the leadership and integrity of
the Obama/Biden administration!!

Obama/Biden '08/12

and how is he going to do that using that idiot Palin ? dream on old man..wall street won't be fooled by your lies,,you've ben in Govern ment for 26 years–if you couldn't do it then , when ? in your next lifetime.Move on !

so he's finally accepted that there's a problem with the economy? how nice of him, but how the heck is he going to do anything when he has accepted that he doesnt know much about the economy? and how on earth is Palin supposed to help reform Wall Street? do they take Americans to be idiots??
he should have picked Romney if he wanted us to believe he could reform wall street.

yeah
FOUR MORE YEARS.
FOUR MORE YEARS.
FOUR MORE YEARS.
FOUR MORE YEARS.
FOUR MORE YEARS.
FOUR MORE YEARS.

Hey guys give big hands to McCain...
this was an ad, I just have to watch it over and over again.
Yeah...it's a positive one. Not one of the 3.5 million "is he ready to lead" blabla ads. Great. But the ad's content... a little girl, leaving her town in debts and the old man, that does know as much about economy, as China knows about human rights... I guess, these two guys are NOT ready to lead the country, and especially not our economy!

Nice try McCain. But I guess, if you really wanted to change something at Wall Street, I guess 26 years were quite a long time to do. But you blew it, man.

Obama/Biden for landslide

McCain again said this very morning that the economy is fundamentaly – too bad he isn't.

Wall Street stopped using the Abacus a long time ago John, they have things called computers to do their math now.

I have to laugh, the man who admits he knows little about the economy and doesn't know how to use a computer vows to fix Wall Street.

McCain's comments actually have nothing to do with this crisis. These banks are failing because of the entire lack of regulation of the HOUSING market. This has NOTHING to do with taxes or gas prices. I'm starting to wonder if McCain has a clue about anything anymore.

John McCain reform Wall Street. How? He has admitted he is weak on the economy. He has been is Washington for decades and never tried to fix Wall Street before, so how does he intend to do it now. Let's hear specifics not talk. The problem is that if asked specifics, he would be speechless. If he wanted to fix the economy he should have picked an expert...Mitt Romney as a running mate, not Miss Lip-Stick from Wallawho!

I think McBush has dementia. How does he expect to reform Wall Street, when he himself said he doesn't even understand the economy and that the economy is fine. Who is stupid enough to believe anything he says!! THANKS, BUT NO THANKS TO MCBUSH AND PALIN!!

Obama/Biden '08

How are they going to reform Wall Street. Neither understands economics. This must be some sort of joke. This is the same guy who was saying that the economy was fundamentally strong a few months ago.

Are they going to rely on the architect of the McCain economic plan, Phil Gramm? What's the plan going to be, "quit your whining – the problems are all in your head."

Or have they now figured out how dead wrong and are getting rid of Gramm and starting over on economics? If they really want a stronger economic team, they could replace McCain and Palin, too.

Sarah Palin appointed a high school friend as the head of the Alaska State Division of Agriculture who gave as a qualification for her appointment that she'd always "loved cows." If she were President, would she appoint a friend to be Fed chief because he had a coin collection?

McCain needs to reform his brain.

I tremble at the thought of a McCain/Palin presidency. An OLD, probably senile man who wants to be president so bad he would sell his soul, and a raving lunatic of a VP candidate who parrots lies better and more often than bluebeard's trained parrot. Can't the American people see what is in store if these two get elected? The Bush past is surely prologue for the next administration! Palin may well BE RIGHT. If they win the election, this will surely be THE END TIMES that she and her nutty churches preach about!!

Is palin, his reformer sidekick going to help him? The bridge to nowhere is still on...despite the lie that she killed it.

Wasn't it Gramm, McCain's former co-chair, financial advisor and one of his many lobbyist, who led the changes in the banking laws that has resulted in this crisis.

Ummmm, how do you reform when you don't understand the problem?

They need to come up with a better word then 'reform'. Reform what? How will they do this?

At least Obama outlines his plans on his website and in his daily town hall meetings.

Yea, WHATEVER!!!!!

I for one voter will not be fooled again, by the promises of these two major political parties. What does an America voter have to choose from? Neither of these parties have a clue about the rule of law, or the Constitution of the United States Of America, that they have sworn to up hold. Both are in bed with big money, with nearly 2 billion dollars already spent this Presidential campaign whose interest do you think they are going to represent?
I'm voting for my freedom and Liberty, I'm voting Bob Barr, and the Libertarian party...

Remember the Democratic controlled Congress is in name only.

DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER THE VETO PEN OF BUSH AND THE NEED FOR 2/3 OF VOTES.

CIVICS NEEDS TO BE REQUIRED IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOL THEN THE BUSH ADMINSTRATION COULD NOT GET AWAY WITH SUCH DECEPTION AND BLAMING. ALL OF US ARE AFFECTED BY THE WAY OUR GOVERMENT WORKS

John McCain will say anything at this point to get elected. This man just cannot be trusted. I guess republicans have begun to spin "honor" also in as many versions as they claim exist of the "Bush doctrine". Do truth and principles matter anymore?

The Cindy and John McCain/Palin/Rove ticket is sooo funny. Notice all of the BACKPEDALING they're engaged in over the past 48 hours?

Anyone who is even marginally considering McCain must remember his recent famous words:

"The fundamentals of our economy are strong."

Tell us Cindy and John McCai/Palin/Rove in WHOSE economy?

Why do we keep focusing so much of our attention on McCain-Obama in these matters when this is clearly a Congress/Senate responsibility? Is it because they are NOT doing their jobs?
We take too much of our time telling each other what is wrong and who is to blame for it.

We have a Rep. president, we have a Dem. congress what is wrong with this picture? Neither party is doing anything for the American people, They are worring about this election which is not going to change anything. 1 person will not make a difference in the next 4 years, it will take many more years to clean up this mess. It is also going to take the cooperation of both parties working with many business people to start with ACCOUNTABLITY FOR THIER ACTIONS

McCain's economic advisor is Phil "Nation of Whiners" Gramm, whose insanely stupid deregulation led to the mortgage meltdown.

And McCain is going to FIX this?

Yeah. Tell me another one.

OBAMA 08

He's the one that helped to make this problem !!! I guess he feels that his "Keating Five" experience will help give him direction. GET REAL !

Bush reformed corporate / CEO accountability (Enron fallout) so frankly, the current administration has earned respect for protecting us from further fallout. If McCain be the "Same" and do it on wall street, then I'll be happy

I'm confused, is he lying now, or was he lying earlier when he said the fundamentals of the economy were strong? It is getting rather hard to keep up with which lie is the "truth of the day".

Vows from the most accomplished liar of our era?

Thanks, but no thanks.

He had 26 years and didn't do it. Why should we believe him now?

For all of those years in the senate McCain watched and did nothing. All of a sudden he now has answers to fix everything...and he knows where Bin Laden is too! We just have to elect him so he will tell us these answers.

Give me a break!
Obama/Biden in 08!

How in the world is someone who has a very poor understanding of econpomics and who has done nothing in the past 26 years going to reform Wall Street. The closest he got to Wall Street was his work with the Keating Five, If the country actually elects McCain, it will see an even worse recession than bush is leaving and it will deserve it.

Last week, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, hadn't sought earmarks or special-interest spending from Congress, presenting her as a fiscal conservative. But state records show Gov. Palin has asked U.S. taxpayers to fund $453 million in specific Alaska projects over the past two years.

HERE'S YOUR REFORM, SHEEPLE!

And how, exactly, does one intend to fix Wall Street when one knows precisely 'squat' about economics...?!

is the economy WOOZY or what? do we need 4 more years of the same?

Okay.. help me out.. THIS would be an example of Lipstick on a pig right?

Wasn't Bush behind the failed Savings and Loan back in the 80's and now looks what's happening. McCain will only make things worse during the next 4 years.

The uber-filthy-rich guys on Wall Street are getting pounded and the Dems are outraged?

That's a stretch.

And funny as heck!

Nothing dumber than the US electorate. Eight years of the GOP in the White House got us where we are. He admits to knowing nothing about the economy and Palin can see Russia from Alaska, what do either of them know about changing Wall Street.

How this race is tied is a joke, and the joke will be on all of us if he wins.

It's time those responsible for our country begin to be charged with gross negligence in their responsibilities. The lying crooks in business, congress, government, executive branch should be sent to jail. What kind of lawlessness will it take to wake up our voters?

HOW are you going to change Wall street?

STOP MAKING GENERALIZATIONS AND TELL ME SPECIFICS, MCCAIN!

More importantly, how can I believe anything you say when all you've done is lie to me for 8 weeks?

Are you kidding me????????????????????

McCain can't do no more than the opposing presidential candidate. In fact, he WILL do less! His campagn has changed themes so many times from who has the most experience to reform and change. And it's sad that so many Republicans, Independents, Women, etc. are buying it. The media frenzy is buying into the "elephant" rehetoric. I am not voting for McCain who has already shown that he can be a ma-vo-wreck with the type of campaing he's running. Don't vote your emotions! You'll be sorry!

Just say NO to 4 more year

How can McCain be expected to reform Wall Street when his former chief economic adviser Phil Gramm was the one who got all of the legislation pushed through to allow the investment firms to prey on the finanancially destitute and set up the current economic crisis? Remember, these are the people who have been telling us "the fundamentals of the economy are strong" and "we're a nation of whiners" for the past year.

Obama/Biden – The change we deserve.

McCain/Palin – Thanks, but no thanks.

I just can't stop laughing at this joker! McCain can't stop jumping on bandwagons. He's gone from Maverick to Lone Ranger! Lies, lies, lies. He'll say anything to get elected.

Obama-Biden 08

SORRY JOHN .........NOBODY BELIEVE YOU....

How is McCain going to "fix" anything, or "reform" anything unless he 1st fixes and reforms himself ?? He by his own admission, is in Washington, "divorced" from us middle to lower income people..AND, he proposes NO income tax cuts for anyone making under $250,000.00 a year !!! Obama DOES...The LIES McCain and Palin are spewing out of their mouths now are down right scary ! I smell a RAT...www.factcheck.org
Thats the place to get the true real facts...
forget lipstick, pigs, etc..whose gonna pay YOUR taxes, make YOUR mortage payment, educate YOUR kids properly, get us out of 2 wars, bring YOUR kids home ???? Put gas in yOUR car ???? buy YOUR grocercies ????
Scary........

and fight over "lipstick",

as the neo-cons at CNN would like you to.

privitization of profits and socialization of debts is capitalism for you suckers!

BTW, the "venerable" lehman brothers has 600 BILLION in debt, and filing for bankrupcy!

if that's "venerable" on wall street, what does that tell you about the integrity of walls street?

How in the heck can anyone believe this ad when his campaign is ran by the special interest and lobbyists. Whoever believes this needs to seek mental help!!!!

@Keith Cornelius The Dems can't get anything done because of George Bush. He vetos everything. Things will get better once a Democrat can get in office and clean up this mess.

They have been in control but who has been in control of the House. The Republicans and if you don't have enough in the House to over ride their veto's you don't get anything accomplished.

Vote Early

Greenspan reported that the American can't afford McCain tax plan. He stated on the View that top of the ticket leads-meaning he leads not Sarah Palin but why do we see her first and then McCain last at the end of their ad?

Not to worry. It's just a "mental" bankruptcy. If you'd all stop whining and pull yourselves up by your bootstraps. . .

McCain, you better put your felt pen down and get a computer.Wall Street now uses computers.As you have said and proven over, and over, you don't know much about the economy so better take your earmark queen of lies to help you.If she can put a town of 6000 in debt over 20 million imagine what you can both do for Wall Street.Maybe you can put Wall Street on e-bay ? Your partner in lies will not be able to work at home 312 days on this one, she will actually have to go work.

Reform what? McCain wants more tax cuts and Palin couldn't explain "Micro" and "Macro" economics if it were poured into her head. These two a part of the problem not the solution.

John McCain can't even clean up his own campaign, and has chosen an obvious fellow coverup-type for his running mate in Sarah Palin.

Shame on you, McCain, to think we Americans are stupid and unable to see through your empty and deceptive acts and ads.

Taxes will need to rise to stabilize our economy and create American jobs through work projects such as infrastructure repair. Lower taxes, both personal and most fool heartedly, corporate taxes, and you will risk a second Great Depression for America. Speak the truth, John McCain.

Since you can't even get this basic fact right, you have no business being our President!

Oh here we gooo...lol When he can sit down and actually explain how HE can reform Washington then it won't smell so much like... ya know...

When your campaign is run by lobbyists who fought to loosen the strings of these financial giants so they could run themselves into the ground along- taking Americans down with them... you really can not justifiably say you are going to "reform" anything... give me a break!!
You know whats the saddest- all the CEO's will walk out with severence packages bigger than we make in 10 years- and the rest of their employees will be added to the unemployment statistics!
This is a sad day!! Add it to the list i guess!

Reform your campaign first McCain.

REPUBLICAN ECONOMICS DON't WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO KEEP SENDING 9 BILLION A MONTH FOR WAR!!!!!!

War, war, war, and more war.

U.S. helicopters were fired on over Pakistan by Pakistan TROOPS today. U.S. forces are moving close on the Pakistan/Afghan border. The only reason they are pulling troops out of Iraq is so they can have enough forces for other wars they want to start (Russia, Iran, etc.)

Its all over oil folks. McCain is as much for all of this as Bush/Cheney was. If you think he's different, you're fooling yourself. Prepare for war and more economic hard times.

Good for the Fed telling Lehman Bros. to sit 'n' spin. We need to be helping the people being put out on the street by these greedy SOBs. They deserve to know what it's like to feel the pain with the rest of us.

Are you kidding me?

He admits to knowing nothing about our economy.

He stated TODAY that he thinks it's fundamentally strong.

Wake up America, it's ok to vote for a black guy!

2008 is the election of ads and popularity. Just last week, McCain and the Republican talked about less goverrnment. Now these ads supposed to leave us with the warm feeling of reformers to the rescue. Johnny on the spot with what people want to hear - remember gas tax holiday

Give me a break. Most of the wars and finanical bail outs have been under the republican watch. I believe in the free markets, but greedy people in power has given us the S&L bailout, Bearn Sterns bailout, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, and several wars. Why don't you be as tough on not spending tax payers money to cover the losses of big banks as you are with the tough talk of going to war.

Voters - Obama talked about reforming Wall Street months ago. I guess we will see a McCain roll out of what Obama said.

It will be fun to see the twisted contortions Palin/McCain go to in order to fit every event between now and November into their campaign message of reform.

YEAH RIGHT. BY MAKING PERMANENT, BUSH'S TAX CUTS AND BAILING OUT LARGE CORPORATIONS WITH TAXPAYER'S MONEY? YOURS AND BUSHES ECONOMIC POLICIES WILL BRING THIS NATION TO ITS KNEES.

VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN

Blah, blah, blah....

We want reform on anything that looks bad and is in the news right now – forget what our record says or what the truth is, oh wait – look at my new Caribou Barbie doll for VP!!!!!!

Just like the S&L issues he was involved in,RIGHT?

First Elle before you go spewing half truths....The debt that is left be hind by Governor Palin is for a Sports Arena that the citizens of Alaska wanted and are aware of the debt. Typical Obama surrogate speaking half truths, please learn the facts before commenting.....thank you
If the debt was waste spending then you would have an argument but that is not the case ....

Demcrat voting for McCain / Palin

WHERE HAS MCBUSH BEEN FOR THE PAST PAST EIGHT YEARS

Promises are cheap. What is McCain's plan? Details, please.

This may be a little off subject, but will you (CNN) PLEEEEEEEZZEEEE stop showing close ups of Carl Roves 50 pound face? I havent been able to hold down a meal since Friday. He needs at least 30 feet between him and the camera.

Is this a joke? Phil Graham was the chief architect of the deregulation that led to this crisis and he's still advising McCain. Unreal!

Only stupid Americans will fall for this okie doke trick this time. so if you are planning to vote for McCain, consider yourself stupid.

McCain says he will reform washington & now wall street ? McCain needs to reform himself he has been there for 20+ years. Why did he not reform then? He will say/do anything to get elected....

McCain/Plain Liars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Palin is up to the job, I'm sure. Unreal!

I can't believe people will fall for this bull...

For economy, John McCain can be the savior. Barack's campaign manager has nothing to say but criticize saying John McCain was in the senate for so many years. Barack has to give his campaign money to AIG or Lehman brothers. American people are sabotaged by Barack Obama. CNN will moderate this message because they are a mouthpiece of Barack Obama. I do not care.I want this for record. Barack has no experience. Barack is hollow.

EDIT:

“We will probably let this happen again. We will fail to clean up OUR mess. We won't reform OUR government," he said. "This is OUR failure.”

Sorry John, you guys have had your chance and you've blown it. BIG TIME.

Move on.

Where is Obama ad??????

McCain/Palin love to mention the word "reform" but they haven't outlined any policies that will do that. I wish he would just go away.... If Obama is half as tired of this man as I am then I can see why he seems a bit frustrated.

Come on people WAKE UP! Half the reason the regulations on Wall Street and the mortgage industry are so watered down is BECAUSE of John McCain and his buddy Sen. Phil Gramm , who wrote the law refered to as the Enron loophole. CNN you need to start doing your job as a news organization and give the WHOLE story, not just the part that looks good and shiny or comes from the camaign.

Hey Burton where have you been he has vetoed every earmark and that goes for your golden boy's billion dollar one.

JOHN MCCAIN USE TO BE AN HONORABLE MAN, A RESPECTED MAN, AND A MORAL MAN.

HE HAS SOLD OUT COMPLETELY ALL TO WIN THIS ELECTION. HOW SAD FOR HIM AND WHAT A DISCGRACE TO HIS COUNTRY.

MCCAIN AND PALIN HAVE MADE "COUNTRY FIRST" NO MORE THAN A CAMPAGN SLOGAN.

Anyone who believes McBush/Palin needs to have their head examined.

That's a joke.

Reform Wall-Street?

Coming from a guy who has a bunch of lobbyists in his campaign staff?

You've got to be kidding me.

Wake up and see the light, people!
See through the lies.
My 401k has tanked today.
Lehman Bros CEO walked away with 40Million
Customers/TaxPayers/Investors/Employees left holding the you know what.

Unbelievable.

BO/JB 08

The idea of McCain and Palin fixing Wall Street is ludicrous at best. I don't think either of them even understand how the capital markets function, and they are so tied up with special interests there's no way they will make any tough decisions. If America wants to fix this, Obama is the only chance.

how in the hell is mccain going to reform wallstreet? will people believe anything politicians say?

HOW........... when he stated he does not know alot about economics or the economy... when his financial advisers stated that we "Americans" are whiners... stated that we are in a mental recession.....

REALLY SENATOR... YOU CAN FIX A PROBLEM YOU DON'T THINK WE HAVE????

THAT'S A-MAA-ZING

POST THIS CNN................

You know what, John McCain has inspired me. I too would reform Wall Street because it seems like just anyone can do it (even someone who lacks the understanding of the ECONOMY). Please, spare us the BS.

McCain's not to be trusted, he himself is a fraud. How can we even entertain the idea that he could be the man to reform a fraud-ridden banking system?

Ludicrous.

McCain doesn't know a thing about Wall Street. He's just trying to add some tough words to get in on the same media cycle. He's so clueless about what is happening to anything in this country. When it comes to world finances, I'd trust Cindy over John any day.

Where has the DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED CONGRESS been the last two years they were in control. They sat back and watched and were more concerned with Obama's presidential campaign and then go on a 5 week vacation in august for the last 2 years....

I am dumbfounded at the McCain campaign's ability to say he is an agent of change and a "maverick" when he hasn't done a thing to change the way Washington's done business in more than 20 years in the Senate.

So is McCain for regulation or against it?

In his response this morning, he said regulation cause the recent failures. Now, a few hours later, he wants tougher regulations?

The only thing McSame and Palin has "proven" is the fact that they will say one thing but their records reflect another. Just like the past 8 years.

I would love to find out how senator McCain is going to fix this problem. I just am not sure that this subprimed loan business will be fixed if he is going along with Bush's policy.

Senator Obama also needs to address how the banking business needs to be regulated, especially now lots of investment banks are absorbed by bnaks (ie, Merrill is bought by BOA and Bear is bought by JP).

I don't want to see my 401k to diminish to 0. Please do something whoever the next president is.

NO Bush policy for sure 08

Wall Street is only part of the problem. Its the crooks in Congress who let Fannie and Freddy get away with murder all these years that is the bigger problem. Members of Congress need to go to jail. We the taxpayers will be paying to clean up that mess for generations to come. Where's the outrage?

McSame needs to reform his own campaign.... from dishonorable to even a trickling of integrity... perhaps?

I have no respect for John McSame. A man who lies to become President, undoubtedly will continue to lie and deceive the American people as President.

George Bush taught us that....

Is McSame serious??? If he was able to "reform" Washington he would have done it a long time ago. I am not trusting anyone who clearly stated just months ago that he didn't know anything about the economy. NO WAY, NO HOW, NO MCSAME/PALIN!!!!!

I may have believed McCain's claims if they were made back in 2000, but the McCain of 2008's words and actions don't back that up. In 2000 I thought he was trustworthy. In 2008 I can't trust him further than I can throw him. He's running an honorable campaign...my rear!

McCain vows, McCain promises, McCain pledges, etc.etc.etc.

Sound familiar, just like BUSH!

WAKE THE HELL UP PEOPLE!

"For the change we need"

Uh isn't that Obama's slogan?

He got to be kidding me !!! What he has been doing for 30 years in the Senate ??? OBAMA 2008-2016 !!! Real CHANGE !!!

AMericans wake up a read. John McCain is a Liar.

You rail against regulation. In 6 months, we've seen Bear Sterns, Merrill and Lehman go away. Other than "cutting taxes" and "drill, baby, drill" (neither of which have anything to do with "reforming" Wall Street), can you please tell me three things, actually, one thing, you plan on doing to "reform" Wall Street, Mr. McCain?

Welcome aboard John,So you finally figured it Out!!!We're in trouble ,You had me worried,I thought awhile back you said everything was LOOKING GOOD!!!

Hahahahahahahaha. Reform Wall Street. The only reforming of Wall Strret McCain will do is make sure his rich friends get the benefits.

Ha! "We will never let this happen again....." Lets hope the American people are smart enough to know the only way for them to never let this happening again is to NOT vote for him! McSame thinks our economy is still fundamentally strong...he is out of touch and needs to be kept OUT of the white house!

What a Guy, McCain!

So far this week you are going to Save the World!

Now you are going to Save Wall Street!

Better get goin' since each day that goes by you are a day closer to age 73.

More lies and sleeze from McCain.

Some people will say anything to get elected.
But whats even worst ,some people actually believe him.

McCain will say and do anything to get elected. It helps that he and Palin can lie with a strait face. In otherwords he is just like Bush who saidamong other things that it was important to keep the dollar strong. If polls do not start to break his way, next McCain will say that only he and Palin can make it right with God and fix the bad weather .....

Why is Sen. McCain trying to hide his record and fool us?

What happened to the honorable, Independent-minded man John McCain used to be?

Since being advised by Bush & Rove campaign workers, John McCain has changed for the worse

Now John wants to fix the problems he helped create,thanks, but no thanks John.

Give it up John McCain. John McCain would benefit from learning how to walk his talk. OBAMA/BIDEN 2008!

He needs to reform his party before he tries to reform Wall Street. He doesn't even have executive experience since he wants to make that an issue. What a jerk!

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

that is the scariest thing i ever heard !!! From a mayor that left her town in debt and a gut that admitted that the economy wasn't his strong suit.

I don't want to know how many times John McCain voted for George Bush's proposals. I want to know how many times John McCain voted for Herbert Hoover's proposals!

The Guestion is "McCain Vows to Reform Wall Street".
Answer:

There you have it! Hasn't lifted a finger..................

McCain has had his chance. It's time for real reform. When I need someone to right Republican policies (or lack thereof) I call on Democrats, not other Republicans.

I'm sure he has just the right lobbist in mind for the job too.

This is from the party that de-regulated industry and finance sine the Regan years.

shut up john mccain, you're a liar and you've lost credibility

john mccain says 3million $ was spent for dna on crabs in montana and he will stop it when he is president. how about 4million$ that was spent in alaska on fishes by palin double talk
i dont blame him i blame his caregivers for not giving him his meds .
oh they are women and they went on strike because they dont get equal pay as men do if sarah palin was standing up for woman rights she would insist on equal pay for equal pay.but she is only being used

You've been there for 26 years big fella. Why haven't you "reformed" it already?

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