The McCain campaign said obama has failed to show leadership during the economic crisis. (Getty Images)
(CNN) - John McCain's campaign is seizing on the prepared text of Barack Obama's speech Monday in Denver, saying it shows the Illinois senator has been "out of touch" with the unfolding financial crisis and congress' economic bailout plan. (Read the prepared text [PDF])
In the text distributed by the Obama campaign Tuesday morning, Obama was to say, "And today, Democrats and Republicans in Washington have agreed on an emergency rescue plan."
But moments before Obama was set to take the stage in Denver, the House officially rejected the bailout plan, prompting a delay in the Illinois senator's rally and a change in his comments on the bill:
"I am confident we are going to get there but it's going to be sort of rocky. It's sort of like flying into Denver. You know you're going to land but it's not always fun going over those mountains," he said.
McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds suggested the fact the Obama thought the measure would pass was a sign the Illinois senator was not closely involved in helping coral support for the bailout plan.
"When Barack Obama released remarks today that praised the passage of America's economic rescue plan, just before his allies in Congress voted to kill it, it revealed just how out of touch Barack Obama has been during this crisis," Bounds said, adding Obama has "shown failed leadership we can't afford."
In his own rally Monday morning before the House officially rejected the bailout plan, McCain did not suggest the bill would pass but touted his role pushing members of his party to vote for it.
"I've never been afraid of stepping in to solve problems for the American people, and I'm not going to stop now," he said. "Sen. Obama took a very different approach to the crisis our country faced. At first he didn't want to get involved. Then he was monitoring the situation."
The McCain campaign also suggested Thursday Obama deserved much of the blame for the bill's failure, saying the Democratic presidential nominee "put politics ahead of country."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton called those comments "angry and hyper-partisan."
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mccain is a little rat in his OWN party no one pays attention to this little rat
I guess "the fundamentals of the economy are sound" is not considered out of touch, is it McCain?
McCane is a joke..he loves to blame everyone else but failed to see that his GRANDSTANDING did not help ANYTHING at all....
The McCain camp pretends Palin has a clue about government, too. Tell us another.
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McCain is such a loser, he didn't win the debate, and he's behind in the poll, so it's attack, attack, attack.
Well, my vote goes to Barack Obama, and I can't wait until November 4th.
Obama/Biden 08
C'mon Axelrod. Get on the stick!
The McCain campaign is desperate and will say anything to prevent the final nail from going into their coffin.
I am so SICK of the McCain/Palin campaign. Yeah, McCain, you idiot, you didn't go back to Washington on Saturday because everything was stable enough there that you could do what you needed to from the road, and now you thorw this BS out there? McCain is a toad, and Tucker Bounds is the wart on the toad.
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---mcBush Lieing.
---Obama Leading.
Wait, didn't McCain fix all this when he suspended his campaign? Or did he just get in the way, like we've come to expect from him?
What about all the credit McCain took for helping craft the proposal? Is this how he plans to get his party behind him?
um, john mccain said something that was almost exactly the same this morning in Ohio. and he had the galls to claim some credit for it as well. what a farging loser
tucker bounds is a moron.
and by McCain continuing to inform us all that his campaign suspension and rush to Washington was such a graet thing for America and sign of his "country first" attitude, it simply proves that he did it for political gain.
The ecomony is bleeding like a freaking pig in lipstick and the only thing McGimmick offers the American people is more lies?
ANYONE voting for this man should be charged with TREASON!
Where the HELL is Palin's witch doctor when we need him? Send him to Washington and tell him to fix this mess!
This is aggravating, even for a McCain fan. McCain swings wildly from caling the economy strong, to suspending his camapign. Then in the midst of claiming credit for the negotiations, the deal explodes, taking the market with it.
But it's Obama's fault, right?
Sorry McCain. You may be decisive, but you have to be decisive AND RIGHT.
You will not get my vote.
Barack Obama did not "suspend" his campaign last week. He's not the one claiming he was successful on getting things back on track. McCain did. If failure is what McCain has to offer then he is the wrong person for the job.
Senator Obama, you have my confidence and support.
Senator McCain, please take the high road just ONCE in this campaign. If you really put "country first" then help, don't point your finger and act like a child.
Yeah, McCain pushed it alright. Into limbo!
Shut up and sit down McCain! You cost me my retirement.
McCain is running on nothing but negativity and staking his future on convincing people that Obama is wrong for the country. We don't want to hear only what's wrong with Obama. It's a given that the Repubs don't think the Dems are right. What we want to hear is why is McCain right???? Obama has given us inspiration and vision for the future, and McCain has given us negativity.
Obama '08
All I can say is consideer the source. While things seem to be going crazy, Obama is keeping his cool, and showing why he is such a strong candidate. McCain is back to lying in ads, and looking to blame shift now that Palin is only a small part of a growing Republican problem. Let Obama and the Democrats continue to do what they do best to make the country profitable. Old Joe Biden basically said it best when he took on both McCain and Palin, in his last speech. He did not get much press because of the bailout circus. Biden spoke to women issues, and on the economy. I think that is why so many women favor the Democratic Ticket. It is because Joe Biden was a real good choice. Biden is not only ready for the debate; he is also ready for the Oval Office. I am fully persuaded that Obama and Biden, can turn this economy and country around. Someone tell McCain, Palin and the entire Republican Party,”Thanks, but no Thanks.”
Bush is a lame duck, Obama is weak, and Pelosi is a blow-hard...McCain is the ONLY one who can lead us out of this mess.
Get back to Washington, John, and help us out of this mess!!!
Obama planned to say that an agreement had been reached? That's funny – McCain DID say that an agreement had been reached, and that it was all thanks to him. Gee, thanks John.
Sorta like the ad McCain had prepared to run saying he won the debate prior to saying he was going to actually participate in the debate. Yeah.
CNN, I noticed every article in your ticker puts Obama down, could you be objective for one day? = coverage please. Interesting Obama/Biden did not deny you interviews or access, but you would have thought they did from all of your articles. How about McCain saying he would take care of vets when in fact he has voted against them or not bother to show up to vote in support of them. What about that one?????
As usual, the McCain camp trying to jump where they can't reach. Disgusting.
who's playing politics again?
BHO is not a leader. He's a follower that isn't ready for the responsibilities of president. Vote McCain!
and point a crooked old finger at Obama is leading?????
Obama is not showing leadership!
I'm showing great leadership by trying to point out that he is not showing leadership!
BS Johnny Mac!!!! Where is Mr. Bipartisianship now?
Oh John, please shut up.
McCain's leadership is ERRATIC.....McCain has PROVEN to the voters, he is NOT ready to be president.
Someone had the nerve to say they couldn't imagine what will happen if Barack loses. As if black people will start rioting or something. I"m black and that's crazy and ridiculous. Blacks will go on about their lives, like everyone else.
I will be just as proud of Barack and will support him again if he runs, not because he's black, but because I think he's a great candidate.
Obama/Biden 08
McCain felt confident enough that a deal had been struck to go ahead and attend the debate. It is not Obama's role to count votes. Nor McCain's for that matter. That is done by the whips.
I believe the record will show that McCain's interference in order to make political hay in advance of the debate contributed to the failure of the rescue bill.
Instead of working on a solution. McCain sends his little son Tucker Bounds out to continue to attack Obama. I'm so sick them!
I'll take a man who speaks hope and confidence in the best outcome over a cranky old codger who thinks he "knows better" any day of the week, particularly on NOVEMBER 4, 2008.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08 & '12 YES WE CAN!!!
This is just incredible. McCain comes charging in on his white horse to save America. He suspends his campaign to take the "lead:. He gets to Washington after the initial deal was brokered and the first deal falls apart. The House members order pizza in while negotiating a deal until 1 in the morning on Saturday. McCain is out with Lieberman at a five star restaurant. A tentative deal is reached along bi-partisan lines. Monday morning, John McCain claims credit for the deal. The deal falls apart, and it is Obama's fault? Where is the logic? McCain did not lead his party, they all RETREATED!
Is this a joke? McCain is a train wreck. Projection much McCain?
And the majority 67% of Republicans failed to vote!
Nobody in GOP listens to McCain or Bush!
McCain's first reaction was to slam the democrats and Obama.
Obama's first reaction was to calm the nation and get both parties working together again.
You decide which is better.
John McCain is making the same fatal mistake that the other previous contenders made when sparring with Obama. They brand this fighter as " inexperienced" and it is not working. The McCain Camp is only jabbing with the " inexperienced " theme. They continue to underestimate this crafty young fighter who has dodge many blows from both sides of the political ring. That last match with the Clintons was won halfway through the bout. The McCain camp thinks they are fighting a lightweight match because Obama is young. Obama is a heavyweight. McCain and Palin are hitting below the belt with scare tactics to divert people from the real issues and this could backfire. In the debate McCain constantly said to Obama..."What you fail to understand.......". What McCain fails to understand is that if he don't truly start to recognize Obama's skills in politics, he could find himself faced down in the ring in November.
We already know that Obama is no leader.
McCain is officially retarded. The Republican ticket is an absolute disaster. McCain blames everyone except himself. Vote OBAMA, he's our only hope.
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Senator McCain said in the debate he thinks it is time for people to take responsibility and be accountable, using the example of Gen. Eisenhower, who had two letters drafted for D-Day, one for it they were successful, one for IF they weren't! Senator McCain, where are your letters? Your party is responsible for this economic mess. You have championed the deregulation allowing for this greed and corruption. Your party had the philosophy of "trickle down" economics that has trickled down trouble for 1/4 of a century ending in this nightmare. SO, take your own advice and be accountable for your FAILED policies.
Is everyone in this country on drugs? I am appalled that people are complaining about John McCain's desire to put his REAL JOB before a debate and a debate that will occur two more times??????what the hell is wrong with you people! Wake up! John McCain slammed Obama in that debate. Obama didn't know but two facts!!!! which is what we who are voting for John McCain know already....wake up America!
Democrats delivered their promised votes. The Rebublicans voted 2:1 against. McCain has failed and blames the other side. How do call that?
I call that more of the same.
McCain can't control 1/3 of his own party – how will he lead the country?
Obama/Biden 08
Old McSame should shut up! and Tucker, Campbell is watching...
Dear Senators McCain and Obama:
QUIT IT! Both of you please stop pointing fingers, calling names, and blaming the other candidate for today's failure. This is not a Republican nor a Democrat issue; it is an American issue and stabilizing the markets is the most critical issue facing us. I am sick and tired of both parties blaming the other for this issue and I am tired of hearing from both candidates why the other candidate is a poor choice. If this continues, I'll vote for neither of you and none of the incumbents in either party.
When the credit markets dry up the American people will be screaming for legislation. Right now all they hear is what it will cost them but there may be no more loans for cars, no more low interest student aid and no mortgage money. We need a plan of some kind perhaps we should do it from the other end and bailout the homeowners who bought more than they could afford because predatory lenders (salespeople) encouraged them to.
We need to get back to being a country that doesn't live on credit, that you buy what you can afford and that you know the difference between wants and needs.
IT DOES MATTER WHO YOU VOTE FOR! No third term for Bush...vote Obama/Biden!
I find it pretty ironic when McCain last week said that Obama was using the economic crises for political gains...
How about McCain suspending his campaign again?.
I´m very sure the will be no debate on Thursday...
Wanna bet?
mccain as each day goes by you reveal yourself to be a bitter, clueless, thoroughly egotistical maniac who is also a pathological liar and I believe you now have a touch of dementia. You have not shown this country any leadership abilities yet so you wouldn't know a good leader if they clobbered you at the debate!
Dear Senator McCain,
Yes sir, you are really reaching across the isle and helping.
Thanks, but no thanks.
Barrack Obama: "I am confident we are going to get there but it's going to be sort of rocky. It's sort of like flying into Denver. You know you're going to land but it's not always fun going over those mountains," he said.
That's some kind of econimic insight! What a leader....
Yup, Obama's fault.
Keep pointing that finger, McCain.
Show us your leadership.
You complain about your boss not doing his job. You notice he's only working to fatten his pockets with big oil payoffs. He fights all the time with the smaller companies instead of the bigger company that has hurt him the most . Your have not received a raise and you may lose your job because the boss is now outsourcing the jobs. You are about to lose your home. The boss has so many houses he can't count them. The company you work for has not turned a profit in years and has low approval ratings. The boss distributes a company wide memo that reads " I really don't know much about the economy." The boss threatens to release the pitbull on if you keep WHINING. You have put up with his bullying ways for eight long years. Finally your work contract is ending with your boss. As you think about your family's future you ask yourself "Should I continue working for this creep or should I CHANGE employers? ".
It's that simple America. It's time for a change and YOU know it.
ANCIENT PROVERB: Don't let your pitbulls run loose with the moose on the White House lawn.
McCain's campain is really getting sleazier by the minute. You guys were the ones that put presidential campaining into the mix. You had to grand stand and claim that you were trying to help. Even your own party didn't tell you were the meeting of Repub were. You didn't even open your mouth at the meeting the W called for to try to go along with your stunt of calling off your campaing. America, stop being fulled by these people. McCain lied that he takes care of VETS, he voted so many times to cut spending for Veterans. He voted time and time again for anything that would help veteran adjust when they come back from war and he has voted to cut funding of the GI Bill. McCain you will say anything to get at the heart string of the American people. All you want us to say is VICTORY, victory at what cost? Stop the propoganda of WAR, we can't afford it anymore. You will freeze all spending except for military. Are you out of your mind, what about the kids and senior at home? Should we forget about them and their needs. No health care for the babies that you want to be born. Get them pushed out of the womb and lets abandon them bc you need the money to go fight your war so that we can WIN. Now everyone shout USA USA USA. Come on, stop all your lies and put the people first and not your grand desire to be president.
Investigate McCain's meddling with POW/MIA legislation in the 90's. What is he hiding? I'll bet it's a lot!
Question: Why are Sarah Palin's kids out of school? Can someone answer that? It's not as if they're in college and can go the next semester or anything, they're in school–K through 12. What is up with that?
I think she wants them at the debate as props.
Obama/Biden 08
McCain is looking more and more confused and Palin is caught in the headlights. Two idiots!!
OBAMA*BIDEN
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Question for you mccain – Are the fundamentals of the economy still strong?
By the way it should be a picture of MacCain there right wing media.
MacCain couldn't leat his own party. "suspending" his candidacy to do nothing was a great way to boost his leadership credentials. (yes this is sarcasm!)
Give me a break. This is no different than the ad McCain's campaign was about to release with a banner that read "McCain wins debate" that was put out early by accident.
This is standard in speeches and press releases when there is a situation unfolding.
Obama = Presidential
McCain = ill-tempered, erratic
McCain was the problem, McCain is the problem, and if elected, McCain will be the problem. His de-regulation caused the problems.
He said he came to get the Republican votes...he didn't!!! He lied and lied and lied some more. Both Bush and McCain don't have any influence with the Republicans in Congress. Their own party don't support either one of them!!! Another failure by McCain!!!
Obama, McCain, and Biden are all part of the problem. The three of them have been there while all the mistakes were being made.
Let's throw all the incumbents OUT. Why? Because they are all on somebody's payroll, plain and simple.
Let's send Tucker Bounds to Iraq! I'm for an addition to the Nov. 4th ballot to that effect. What say ye? Yea or Nay?
Obama for America!
Too little, too late. Eight years has taken it's toll.
Why? Because he isn't flying off the handle and ranting like a fool? A leader knows that nothing can be resolved by panicking and pointing fingers.
Why these folks think that being a hot head is the sign of a leader is beyond me. I think we need to have IQ tests for voter registration now. Its not right that just being 18 is good enough.
I wish Tucker Bounds would just get lost. He is the next Karl Rove, a master spin doctor.
Well I guess McBush doesn't have as much clout as he thought he had. Lying piece of BS
This is truly ridiculous. Prepared speeches are issued for the convenience of the media. The last minute rejection is simply a matter of timing.
More interesting is the fact that mcCain was air dropped into the middle and the whole thing fell apart anyway, due to Republicans' reneging on their promised votes.
If McCain were in touch, he would know that was going to happen – maybe he did.
Now the Great Scurry to Blame Democrats for the mistakes and stupidity and greed of Republicans.
No one with half a brain believes this.
NC FOR OBAMA
Who's party voted this down? Come on MCcain speak the truth... before it's too late.... Whoops that's way past the point of MEANING ANYTHING
YOU AND YOUR PARTY ARE DONE!!
I'm tired of the lies man!
What does this statement say:
The bill failed by a vote of 205 to 228, with 140 Democrats and 65 Republicans voting in favor and 95 Democrats joining 133 Republicans against.
So McCain and his republicans are the blame for the defeating of this bill. 140 Democrats & 65 Republicans.
Honestly, can McCain get any more petty? This is really getting silly
McCain the true Flip flop king.
Obama/Biden 08'
Here is where true leadership shows...and what is Obama doing??? That's right, he licking his finger, and checking the wind...
McCain is full of bs and the entire world knows it.
(((SCREECH))) (((SCREEECH)))
Hear that sound? It's McGimmick's campaign scraping the bottom of the barrel.
McGimmick has no ideas. McGimmick has no answers.
All McGimmick offers is more of the same.
It's time to elect a real leader.
I don't care how they do it, as long as they get this issue resolved. Do any of the voters care, if someone phoned in, emailed, or were present to vote on the bill? NO.
This country is sick and tired of its politicians. We need more than 2 party system or we need to make every running politician run as an independent without any political affiliation on their own MERIT.
Every politician is trying to cover themself and make sure that they get reelected. With the economy going down the drain, apparently our democratic process is also going down with it.
Why aren't the politicians acting on our behalf, instead of bickering among themselves. Since when how someone presented the package is reason enough to not vote on the bill? Aren't these people reading the bill and voting on the issues? If they disagreed with it, say so, instead of acting like a 5 year old.
I've had it with McCains lies and partisanship. He is wrong, wrong, wrong!
This man is not fit to be President of this Nation.
Is that any worse than saying "The fundamentals of our economy are strong", NOT!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08/12
JOHN MC CAIN YOU FAILED! YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR THE POLITICAL DRAMA AND IT HAS BLOWN UP IN YOUR FACE. The House Repubs thumbed their noses at you and your buddy Bush. I thought you were going to stay in Washington until this was resolved. NOT resolved and I see you and you MISS "I CAN SEE RUSSIA" are back to your lies and flip flops.
I was suspicious about this "economic crisis" before....now I'm convinced. You can't tell me Nancy Pelosi got up there and threw the Republicans under the bus for no reason...She DELIBERATELY did it. She KNEW what would happen. The Democrats know absolutely positively that if the economy tanks they will win the presidency and yes they are THAT greedy. Unfortunately, the majority of Americans have been drinking the liberal kookaid too long and don't see what's going on. Chuck Schumer....let's do an investigation and find out just what REALLy happened.
You're all about to find out what it's like to have a far left liberal president and congress...and don't come whining to the Republicans when it all falls apart. The Democrats are the one holding the smoking gun...not the Republicans.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
McCain went to washington to get something done. Yea right.
I am not sure who is Mr.McCain to say dems are responsible for the bailout plan? WHO THE HELL IS HE TO TELL IT TO DEMS. IT IS HIS BELOVED GOVT DID this. Growup mccain it is shame to tell it to a 72 year old YOUNG BORN.
Great job by McLame in reaching across the aisle ... NOT!
What a joke this has become. Tucker Bounds is as big an idiot as McLame is. They blame Obama with a straight face when it was the Republicans who voted it down? Give me a break.
Thanks, but no thanks, to Bush 44 and Caribou Barbie.
Go Obama/Biden!!!
John McCain must understand that his leadership style of running around confused is not my ideal of presidential leadership.
John McCain and George Bush along with their Republican congress got us into this mess now, they want to sit back and let the market take care of itself. Sounds a lot like Herbert Hoover and the Republicans back in 1929.
I'm a 64 year old retired worker without a mortgage and without bills but, I don't appreciate the Republicans playing politics with my life's savings. I'm not a wealthy person, just one who worked since 16 years old and saved and invested every penny I could, now I see gamesmanship going on with the Republicans and I'm mad as hell.
Big Surprise ! All Talk, Gotta give him credit he gives a hell of a prepared speech...Wake up people, talk is cheap!
Americans are finally finding out what is REALLY important. They've had to lose their life savings, pensions, and retirements, but hey, at least the abortion issue is on the back burner.
We woke up way too late.
OBAMA is our only hope for a new direction.
So, the McCain folks are blaming Obama for our economic nightmare??? Really? Once again they're on the train to crazy-town. They're also trying to blame Nance Pelosi. I can't imagine why anything she might have said during her speech today would cause such anger in the House Republicans they'd do harm to the American people by squashing the deal that is supposed to save us. They're going to put us on the chopping block so they can teach the Democrats a lesson? Nice. And how dare John McCain refuse to take any responsibility once again for this disaster. I've never seen him take ownership of any of this. If it weren't for him, we might have seen an agreement reached by now rather than a 780 point drop in the Dow. He's a nightmare.
McCain is looking like an old petty angry man more and more each day.
We need a leader – not someone going through their second childhood – leading America!
Obama-Biden '08
Is anyone surprised at this?
McCain is lieing again. The majority of rupublicans voted against the bailout, how can he now blame Obama? What a jerk he is.
Send Palin to washington McCain, maybe she will open her mouth, what you completely failed to do.
Get these repubs out of washington that would be progress.
Obama / Biden 09
If this package had been put out as a referendum for the US citizen to vote on, it would have failed. So, why is it a surprise it failed in Congress? sounds to me like some Congressmen would truly representing their constituents. Imagine that!
McCain falling back on usual attack and blame tactics. Republicans created this financial disaster. Then Republicans told us America needed this bill. Then Republicans failed to step up to the plate and vote for the bill. McCain is the one running around like Mr. Magoo adding to Americans anxiety. Obviously, it's McCain who doesn't understand.
I love thatthis article is about McCain's comments and yet there is a big photo of Obama. And below, there is an article about Obama's comments with . . . another photo of Obama! Why don't you just admit, CNN, to slanting the news in a pro-Obama manner? The media is getting really ridiculous.
Who's the real leader here? The person that is trying to keep people calm, while the repugs get it together and stop grandstanding – or the person that failed to unite the republicans and only knows how to point fingers?? Obama is a leader, McCain is NOT.
OBAMA = LEADERSHIP and FRESH IDEAS
McCAIN = DISTORTIONS and McGIMMICKS
What part of BI-PARTINSANSHIP do you moronic repubs not get??
Obama was supposed to deliver 120 dems he delivered 140
McMoron was supposed to deliver 100 repub he delivered 65
BIPARTINSANSHIP would have been 120 dems and 100 repubs for a majority of 220 out of 435!
MCMORON IS THE ONE THAT DID NOT DELIVER!!! DITTOHEADS PUT YOUR PABULUM SPOON DOWN AND THINK!
AS to the ridiculous story SUPPOSEDLY ADULT REPUBLICANS where WHINING ABOUT were true statemenst about THE HEAD MORON BUSH?
So, childish repub have voted against the good of America after they had agreed to vote yea because they felt their tiny little delicate flower feelings were hurt??????????????
DO YOU IDIOTS NEED ANY OTHER REASON AS TO WHY AMERICA WANTS YOUR A$$ES KICKED OF D.C.????
Obama gave too much credit to McCain is the problem.
Obama needed to deliver 120 Dem votes, he delivered 140. McCain only needed to deliver 100 votes, the failure only delivered 65. McCain screwed us again, and then lies about it, what a pathetic geezer this traitor has turned into.
Obama/Biden '08 Integrity, Leadership and Wisdom
Tucker Bounds should officially be taken out back and gotten rid of. Everyday he makes another dumb comment. Everyday he makes himself look a little more dumb. Obama had prepared text and thought there would be a bailout as McCain did. When the bailout didn't happened he changed his speech. They will try to do anything to distract voters from the fact that McCain rode in on his donkey trying to be the savior of the bill and trying to get credit for making it happen only to end up with egg on his face as House Republicans left him holding the bag! He claimed he could deliver the republicans and he did....a whole 33% of them.
McSame just got on tv and said that at this time politics need to stay out of this (LIAR) This is a national issue and the grumpy old man is blamming this BS on Sen Obama, what a waste
How was Obama supposed to be "in touch" with the way House Republicans were going to vote exactly? you know, the group that looked to John "the Maverick" McCain as a rallying point to coalesce around, so they could gum up the works of trying to save the country from the mess they got us in in the first place...
Tucker Bounds is "out of bounds" - take a look, Tucker - several polls have Obama leading in North Carolina - a state you said he'd "never" win. We'll see..........
uhmmmm....I can swear McCain gave a speech in Ohio talking about how help negotiate this deal. Neither of them knew it was gonna collapse..so what is Tucker Bonds talking about – he is an idiot.
Maybe Mr. Obama thought that since his Democrats were on board that Mr. McCain would get his Republicans on board as well, particularly since Mr. McCain suspended hiscampaign to stay in DC and use this catastrophe to put a feather in his cap.
McCain is the one out of touch...with his fellow Republicans. It is the Democrats in the House who understand the importance of this bill while the Republicans are hoping it will all just go away.
A sad farwell to the Bush era legacy...
This is a desparate attempt by the McCain campaign to take the spotlight off the fact that he failed to deliver within his own party. If Obama's camp sent the text, I am sure it was because they were sure that McCain convinced his party to vote for the bailout plan. When in truth he failed miserably. Now how I am supposed to trust in his bipartisanship when he can' t even get it right within his own party?
Sorry, just sorry.
Obama/Biden 08
Tucker at least he had time to adjust his comments and did not go out there saying the Fundamentals of the Economoy are strong. Has your candidate read the 3 page proposal yet, I know he's not going to read 110. Try again idiot, shouldn't you be working on your next stunt to cancel the VP debate. Maybe Bristol can have contractions.
McCain and your cronies. Stop with the political mud slinging. If you plan to do anything positive then do it. Stop blaming Barack for everything Get the facts straight. Republicans killed the deal. I am so sick of you guys.
Looks like my cousin will lose her job at Wachovia. Now what does McArrogant has to say for that??? Or more importantly do? Why is not in Capitol Hill thrashing it out like he said he will? Get real! Obama is the true leader.
OBAMA- BIDEN 08 and 12!!
CNN stop moderating me and post my comments. Thanks.
I like how McCain blames Obama and the democrats for the bail out failing when there were more republicans that voted no....talk about being out of touch
McCain's camp is so desperate it's sad. And you can't take anything Tucker Bounds says as credible. What a joke.
Here’s the vote count:
Democrats 140-yes, 95-no (60% yes, 40% no)
Republicans 65-yes, 133-no (33% yes, 67% no)
Totals = 205-yes, 228-no
Democrats majority voted yes for Bush’s bailout plan.
McCain and Bush could not get people from their own party to vote yes in the crisis. Suspending the campaign and blaming Obama, when the Dems helped and Repubs didn’t is no excuse to get the job done (while Obama is asking people to stay calm thru the crisis unitl the bill is voted again). Who’s playing politics when the country’s situation is dire and who is staying calm and requesting the people to not panic and showing leadeship in getting their party to support the bill ?
If McCain is not able to rally his own party, and plays politics is he putting country 1st ? I am not sure I want him to preside over our country.
CNN once again you are reporting bias! Where is the story about Sen. McCain and his bad judgement? You showed Sen. McCain's speech bragging about how he made the bailout a success. Well now that it has failed why are you not showing how foolish Sen. McCain was in his poor judgement?
MCCAIN IS A JOKE. ALL THE RESPECT I EVER HAD FOR THE MAN EVAPORATED TODAY. IS THIS WHAT IS EXPECTED OF A MCCAIN PRESIDENCY.
It is official I am in the bizzarro world!!!! McCain' s campaign managers have to be secretly working for Obama. There is NOWAY that all of these bad choices by the McCain camp can be explained any other way. McCain please vet the people who say they are working for you, because someone in your camp has seriously betrayed you. Then again is there something medically wrong with you? Please somebody explain what is going on with McCain?
Mccain Camp wants this issue to continue so it will shadow over the vp debate
I wonder on which basis McCain makes such statements; appaling !
Barack Hussein Obama,you can stay calm all you want,but the economy will not. This is the kind of change the country cannot afford for 1 second.
The only one who is looking like a fool is McCain and his camp knows it. He suspends a campaign, wants to delay the debate, and politicize process to only to see the whole measure fail. The guy is falling off a mountain.
Also to all of you that says that we are bailing out wall st and saying that we are living beyond our means should hear this: if you have credit card debts, student loan debt, mortgage, financing for a car, loans for business etc....You are a hypocrite.
Answer to the comment: Obama supporters are mean. We're not mean, but we're just responding as anyone else.
When he ran against Hillary I was saying all the things Barack couldn't and wouldn't say, but his supporters were thinking.
Now that he's runnning against McCain, I'm responding to the machine that put Bush in office TWICE. But I think Karl Rove and his ilk can take it.
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Oh let's just keep attacking Obama, we have no ideas of our own. This is getting old... Attacking a speech that never happened. When situations change, one makes adjustments.
spin spin spin
McCain didn't vote for or against the bailout at all. Now he has the nerve to say Obama didn't get involved. Obama and Biden both voted in favor of it. I don't know if the bailout was a good idea but at least Obama had a say and voted.
I've been trying to decide between voting for Obama or a 3rd party candidate. This really pushes me towards Obama.
Obama sounds like a leader, telling people to stay calm and expressing confidence that a deal will work out.
McCain blames Obama.
Who's the leader?
McCain is beyond pathetic at this point.
This socialist bailout needs to die. Period. No new voting. Just let Wall Street die. Bankruptcy.
and Senator McCain can't even lead his own Party. He said he encouraged the GOP to vote for this bailout bill, but they refused. If they are not willing to listen to him, why should we?
Did McCain un-suspend his campaign just to make those nasty remarks?
Or did he lie to the american people when he said he was suspending his campaign until there was a deal?
At least Obama had his story straight, which shows he is much more in touch than McCain.
By the way, how long do you think it takes to brainwash someone to the extent that Tucker Bounds is brainwashed? Honestly, he is like the stepford republican.
WHERE WERE YOU OBAMA WHEN THE COUNTRY NEEDED YOU BEFORE THE VOTING TOOK PLACE ????
YOU DIDN^T TAKE A STAND OPENLY LIKE MCCAIN DID...
OBAMA SAID YES FOR THE BILL BUT TALKED BAD ABOUT IT TO THE VOTERS AND CONFUSED THEM EVEN MORE....
AND NOW HE IS PRESIDENTIAL BY SAYING " BE CALM" ????
BS ..
DOUBLE TALK FROM OBAMA AS ALWAYS....
OBAMA " MISSING IN ACTION ".
Its the Republicans whom, McNut went to washington and suspended his campaign in order to convince to support this bill who voted 2 to 1 to defeat it. What is there reason? They say Pelosi made them mad...poor babies what happened to country first. Mc nut is the one who screwed this up last week...Get real
Okay, let me get this straight Tucker Bounds. Slam Obama though his party carried the vote and praise McCain when he did not to get House Republicans to vote for the bill. Someone, please explain this to me??
Oh brother......I thought McCain was supposed to go rescue the deal last week? Why did McCain suspend then resume his campaign if mcCain "knew" this was going to happen?
This has nothing to do with being out of touch because if it did then its McCain who "Mister out of touch"
McCain's comments is due to his campaign slogan of GIMMICK FIRST!!!
I can't wait until we get these Republicans out of there.......8 years felt more like 16 years to me!!!
McCain is becoming a pest
Dear L Va,
McCain doesn't even speak for his campaign as one of his handlers said, so who's the follower?
Obama/Biden, real leadership.
Let's see, first you 'suspend' your campaign to go push things along in Washington (and fail miserably), then you take credit for a bill for which you did absolutely NOTHING, then when your cry-baby little Republican co-horts veto the bill because they didn't like the tone of Ms. Pelosi's speech, you blame Obama? And you have the nerve to say he's not leading?? McCain, do you even KNOW what a leader is???
McCain needs to go invent another Blackberry.
Obama first responded to the crisis on walls st.,if you ever need me,just give me a phone call. Obama is a joke.
McSimpleton is special....
problably could've capitalized Obama's name don't ya think?
I seem to recall a certain candidate releasing a web ad stating that he won the debate even BEFORE he had even agreed to debate.
Where were the Republican votes you promised McCain???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
McCain has added a new twist to his campaign rhetoric: "Country First". When his campaign starts to tank, he lets the entire US economy go down with it!
Shame on McSame!
Another Twilight Zone event in the world of John McCain. He is one bizarre dude.
McCain is lying again. He did absolutely nothing to help the bill along (he sits on no finance committee anyways). Over 60% of the Democrats voted for the Bill. Only about 33% of McCain's Republicans voted for it. Who's not leading now? Throwing around blame and acting erratically is not my definition of leadership.
laughing ....LOUDLY. McCain did this same thing today when he started bragging about how he helped his party reach a consensus then.....the bill failed.
He is a pathetic old man
There is nothing to say anymore Im voting for Obama the chips will fall where they may
We are so sick of the MCcain blame game. When this election is over I hope to never lay eyes on him again.
Yeah he sure pushed his party to vote for it... that is why the Republican party majority voted against it!!
Good job McCain... hope it was worth suspending your campaign and grandstanding to 'lead'
Obama and his party did more.. they had to compromise to pay the CEOs a little, they had to Compromise to not help the middle clas with forclosures and bankrupcy risk of losing their homes.. because otherwise Republicans wouldnt have agreed so far!!
So now we are the MIDDLE PEOPLE... sitting here hurting, and hurting worse because your party had to be childish and vote NAY
McCain has lost it. He's inching closer and closer to the nursing home.
LOL!! So, he touted that he pushed for his party to vote for it and they STILL didn't?? Looks like he has MINIMAL influence over his own party.
Are you people looking at this?
Grow up Johnny. You aren't getting your own way-you ae losing the election, because people see you for what you are- a grumpy old man whose day has past.
Senator McCain seems always just one step behind on the financial crisis. First, when he should have recognized gravity, he didn't. Then when he should have stayed calm, he didn't. Then when he should have worked behind the scenes, he didn't. Now, when he should try to be more bi-partisan, he is not. He seems, as he did during the debate, caught a little flat footed. Obama stays within reach for some reason, but he's still better.
Whoa... McGimmick and his trail need a reality check before putting the blame game on Obama whose brought more votes for this bill than McGamble!
McNoShame touted his role to bring in his party, well let's see only about 30% of the GOP voted.. McCain = Failed Leadership!
obama is a dangerous man who has ties to terrorism how in the world can you guys at cnn support him please do some real research on him and tell the people the truth hamas support him as president, he is friends with ferakken, wright, and many other dangerous people who hate this country, obama mission is to destroy this country and he has hollywood and all the media fooled by his smokescreen, barack hussein obama he has no birth certificate and has left no paper trail at all.
This partisan-injection of this issue is absolutely ridiculous and John McCain is behaving like a pariah in the wake of his slipping polls. I find the partisanship being thrown from both sides disturbing, disappointing and irresponsible.
We need leaders, not the blame-game.
MCCAIN IS A SLEEZE BALL!!! HE'S BEEN TRYING to use this crisis to his advantage, with the whole stupid suspend campaign crap... Wait a sec according to him he shouldn't be campaigning rite, cuz there's no deal. to please stfu, and stop blaming obama for everything, just like you tried 2 weeks ago.
Today is the single worst day in US History for Wall Street. For 26 years McCain has lead the charge to deregulate the financial establishment. Today is the end result of McCain's economics and he has the audacity to claim Senator Obama is not leading. McCain will lose the election and he will still believe he is right and the rest of the world is wrong.
McCain – stop, just stop. The news from today is bad enough. The many difficult situations that our country faces are difficult enough. The political climate in the country is already bad enough. We just don't need you to get all hyper-partisan and start trying to blame Obama inappropriately. You've campaigned poorly, and acted recklessly and impulsively lately, and that just has not helped. And now to just hurl needless blame on Obama is just beyond inappropriate. Please – just stop.
John McCain can't stand Barack Obama. He barely wanted to shake his hand at the debate, and didn't look at him the whole time. Bill Clinton can't stand him either, it almost pains him to say anything good about Obama. I think people's true colors are showing this election. A man does not have to do something good for his country in order for someone to say he is "a great man". My husband works 60 hours/week at a factory and helps me raise our three children and would not hesitate to call him a great man. I'm sick of this election. McCain and Clinton are full of it. I see right through them.
I will be glad when this election is over. I am so tired of this Tucker Bounds whimp twisting the truth for Senator John McSlimy. He never stops manipulating facts. McCain is just awful and the truth is not in him. Neither is honor in him.
what a stupid remark!!!! Lead what? it is not up to Obama alone. Mccain go count your money with Cindy and leave us poor people alone.
Well, McCain obviously did a very bad job of getting members of his party to vote for the bill.
How can you say it was Democrats who killed it? A higher percentage of Republicans voted against it.
McCain gives us another lie. Tomorrow is another day and another lie is on the way.
GO OBAMA!
John McCain defended his decision to suspend his campaign last week to be on hand as Congress hammered out the details of the financial bailout plan that failed in a House vote Monday afternoon, telling an Ohio crowd that he left the campaign trail because he did not want to “simply phone it in.”
“I know that many of you have noticed, but it’s not my style to simply ‘phone it in.’ I am a Teddy Roosevelt Republican. I believe our leaders belong ‘in the arena’ when our country faces a challenge,” said the Republican nominee. “I’ve never been afraid of stepping in to solve problems for the American people, and I’m not going to stop now."
That is just a silly thing to seize on. No one new what was going to happen.
McCain needs to actually fix what he started
> McCain sends his little son Tucker Bounds out to continue to attack Obama.
I thought that Tucker Bounds was his daughter. Well, Campbell Brown made him cry like a little girl.
Tucker comments and politicizes the "prepared text" instead of what Obama actually said? hoo boy... what a maroon.
I guess when you've got nothing else going for you....
I'd like to see the prepared campaign ads McCain's camp has in the can.. the ones that proclaimed him the knight on a white horse, saving the day by suspending his campaign last week.
Anticipating and expecting a solution to a crisis, and then changing, ADAPTING to the circumstances as they develop is NOT the mark of a good leader? Is that what the McCain camp is trying to tell us? So then, I suppose we are to gather that a good leader puts all his responsibilities and commitments aside for a political photo op in a discussion in which he has no expertise. Stop falling back on the old argument that Obama's not ready to lead. I don't think McCain is ANYMORE ready to lead than Obama.
McCain, stop listening to yourself so much. It seems those little voices must be coming back, saying "THEY'RE OUT TO GET ME!!"
Leave us alone with those wild attacks. We are sick and tired of those politics. Sick and tired of you.
JOHN McSLEAZY CAN'T EVEN LEAD A BUNCH OF "LIPSTICK WEARING PIGS". ALL McCAIN KNOWS HOW TO DO IS FAIL AND SCREW THINGS UP!!
Its so hard to watch it all slip away it Repubs? Blame the liberal media, blame marxists, blame community organizers...we dont care. We're winning and we're happy. Get used to losing without whining and man up.
Obama is not ready to lead this country in the time of crisis. All he did all week was on the sideline.
NO WAY! NO HOW! NOBAMA!
The fools for Obama never will quit.
Hastings was trying to say that since Palin can and will hunt- she would just as easily lynch a black person and put a Jew into a concentration camp. That is disgusting, offensive and he should resign- or be made to resign.
Palin's comments about community organizers were made in response to elitist Obama's own comments mocking, ridiculing and minimizing HER credentials as mayor and governor. Get the difference?
Obama is no leader. He inspires vitriol and divisive hatred and vile, vulgar filth from his supporters. He has done so from the start of this primary. Remember the public gutting and raping of HRC?
You are easily fooled by demagogues. Obama now is shutting down freedom of speech- with his e-mail wire alert threats to those who disagree with him.
Ah, shut up Senator McCain. Yeah, whatever. Have you unsuspended your campaign or is this what we have to listen to from now on?? If I were you, I'd go meet Sarah Palin and help her prepare for her debate on Thursday!!!!
Tucker Bounds needs to borrow some from Hillary.
Stup up McCain.... I can believe I voted for this man= twice
can anyone believe this man, he's lost touch with reality, and if he doesn't get rid of palin , his worst nightmares await him.!
But an agreement was actually reached by representatives of both parties before House Republicans killed it. This is play on words. There was understanding that agreement would be reached at negotiation level before it was brought to vote. This is so nonsensical on the part of the McCain campaign.
McCain : Why didn't the republicans from the states of Arizona and Alaska vote "no" ? How come Obama got Dems from Pensylvania and Illinois to vote "yes" ? Stop your lies and blame and for once start working for your people and your country. Just your words don't matter anymore ... show some action !
Mc Cain is completely out of touch, it's clear his vision is blurred by the amount of egg on his face after Friday's theatric performance.
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
That is just Petty. John your campaign manager looks like a kid but i know you know better.
Why do the republicans insist on insulting our intelligence?? Only 33% of the republicans voted for the bill and this Moron has the audacity to make such retarded comments!
This is messed up a large percent of democrats voted for the bill when compared to the percent of republicans who voted for this... who is not leading now?
Is McCain leading? All he's doing is running like chicken without a head. He suspended his campaign untill everything was suppose to be resolve. Nothing has been resolved. He went to the debate anyway and still has not yet says if everything is back to normal with the campaign. He thinks that he could fool the American people but he's making the biggest fool of himself. We he the people are not stupid and can see right thru you Johnny McSame boy and your Pittbul gramdma girl Palin.
Obama shouldn't even bother replying to this ANGRY OLD MAN'S LIES!!!
This is scary, crazy, dum you named it all falls in the same context. There is a gas shortage in the southeast and don't noboby cares and it is not because of no busted up pipeline in Texas, the country is broken bottomline. The polls will soar to a 18+ point lead for Obama nationally before it is over with. Wake up McCan't this not the 1920's.
REPUBLICANS VOTED TWO TO ONE TO KILL THE PLAN!
And McCain blames OBAMA?
We can't afford four more years of lying and "spin".
Americans can count votes.
REPUBLICANS shot this thing down, not "Obama's allies".
Does John McCain think we are THAT DUMB? (yes!)
Uhh... Obama knew his caucus would deliver 60% of the vote. He needed the McCain to deliver just 12 more votes, and McCain couldn't.
i think mccain should suspend his campaign and postphone the vp debate so that sarah palin can fly to washington and helps straigten out all this mess and get people talking again.
I AM ABSOLUTELY SURPRISED AT A TIME IN THIS FINANCIAL CRISIS JOHN MCCAIN RESORTS TO ATTACKING OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO UNITE AMERICA.
MCCAIN'S MISGUIDED PRINCIPLES ARE AGAIN PUTTING HIS CAMPAIGN FIRST AND NOT THE COUNTRY.
LETS UNITE TO RESOLVE THIS CRISIS
IAM VOTING FOR OBAMA 08
PRESENT thats Obama!
McCain blew when he invovled himself last Wednesday. Idiot should have stayed out of it.
I have had it with McCain and the whole Republican party. People wake up or get your heads out of the sand, the Republicans are the ones that got us here in the first place and they are the ones that are keeping us here, in a big ugly financial whole. If you don't care about your own financial future than think about your children or grandchildren. My good God people, stop being racist and realize what the issues are and how much is at stake.
You are officially witnessing the beginning of the end for John McCain's quicksand campaign. To me the beginning happened a long time ago, but John has played political cards that have backfired, including this one, couple that with Palin's upcoming debate, I expect Obama to be up 10 plus points in the polls by the end of the week.
didnt the majority of house dems vote for the bill and the majority of house repubs vote against it . am i missing something
well the republicans will see hell.
The fools for Obama never will quit. Obama pulled in millions of people who never cared enough to vote before. Many of you have an understanding of nothing but an opinion on everything.
Obama recklessly split his own party by inciting the NEW democrats to vitriol, racism, insults, vulgarity and filth in his name. That is the way he fights and wins.
Hastings was trying to say that since Palin can and will hunt- she would just as easily lynch a black person and put a Jew into a concentration camp. That is disgusting, offensive and he should resign- or be made to resign.
Palin's comments about community organizers were made in response to elitist Obama's own comments mocking, ridiculing and minimizing HER credentials as mayor and governor. Get the difference?
Obama is no leader. He inspires vitriol and divisive hatred and vile, vulgar filth from his supporters. He has done so from the start of this primary. Remember the public gutting and raping of HRC?
You are easily fooled by demagogues. Obama now is shutting down freedom of speech- with his e-mail wire alert threats to those who disagree with him.
Excuse me...wasn't it the Republicans that didn't rally their side around the bill? Sounds like they got their feelings hurt over Pelosi's comments this morning, so they squashed the bill out of spite. So who is playing politics with this again? And leadership? Seems Obama demonstrates the clear vision and leadership, isn't attacking, isn't panicking, while McCain/Palin are just pointing fingers instead of trying to get consensus within their own party.
You see, at least Obama changed his speech when he learned what happened. McCain probably would have delivered it anyway. See: "the fundamentals of our economy are still strong."
Just figured out who McCain reminds me of, Mr Burns from the Simpsons. O yeah McCain, you are the one that is out of touch and you are the one that sabotaged an agreement.
John McCain can't stand Barack Obama. He barely wanted to shake his hand at the debate, and didn't look at him the whole time. Bill Clinton can't stand him either, it almost pains him to say anything good about Obama. I think people's true colors are showing this election. A man does not have to do something good for his country in order for someone to say he is "a great man". My husband works 60 hours/week at a factory and helps me raise our three children and would not hesitate to call him a great man. I'm sick of this election. McCain and Clinton are full of it. I see right through them.
Mr. I don't know anything about the economy McCain is saying Obama is out of touch? Wonder what kind of stunt he's going to pull next as his poll numbers keep dropping? As the economy keeps heading full speed towards disaster, what's glaringly apparent is the joke of a campaign McCain has foisted on us, as if we're still stupid. Ok, as if we're all still stupid.
Yes its Obama's fault that the GOP house did not do what John McCain said he had gone back to Washington to ensure.
Its not that McCain politicized a crisis, claimed and claimed credit for its success minutes before it failed, its because Obama was mean to the lying deal breaking brinksmen of the GOP.
WHAT EXACTLY DID MCCAIN "SUSPEND"? He and his surrogates were on TV trying to get milage out of this horrorshow, his offices were open nationwide and his attack ad ran on TV, radio and the internet? NAME ONE THING HE STOPPED for this crisis?
So is Obama failing by NOT monitoring the situation, as Tucker Bounds says on behalf of McCain, or is Obama failing by MONITORING the situation, as said directly by McCain? You could at least keep your false attacks consistent!! Second point: Why is McCain bragging that gathering support from his own party was HIS ROLE...when his party ended up not supporting the measure while Obama's party DID! Sounds like McCain failed at this, not Obama. So again, if you're going to mislead successfully you at least need to be consistent!
Do campaign spokesmen have souls? I truly wonder about men like Tucker Bounds. How can you selectively attack one politician but ignore the hypocrisies of the one you stand for? I don't understand the philosophy where "the ends justify the means." I take solace in knowing Tucker Bounds is on the wrong side of history this election.
Why is the McCain camp constantly trying to pin this on Obama and the democrats? 2/3rds of the Republicans in the house did not vote, compared to a third of democrats. What does this statement exactly mean "just before his allies in Congress voted to kill it". Someone tell me please how Obama is to blame for the mismanagement of the Bush administration and greedy CEOs on Wall Street? I think McCain is an unsure, unstable, grumpy angry old man. The second debate will show us his true colors.
Obama and Pelosi get 60% of Democrats to vote for the bill. McCain and Boehner get 33% of Republicans to vote for the bill. McCain says Obama is not leading. There’s out of touch and there’s completely removed from reality.
The Republican leadership & even those on the floor to vote were surprised at the outcome. For McCain to make the comments as Obama "out of touch" is disingenuous.
Also, to suggest that the Democrats are at fault when providing 2/3 of the Democratic votes is also disingenuous.
For a man that claims to "put country first", he is being highly partisian and desperately trying any tactic to lie to the people of this great nation.
I am disappointed in McCain on several fronts. He has consistently lied, misled and gambled with his political future. This was not something I expected from this great & experienced man. It is as if he has lost his soul & all that he believed in. He is transformed into a creature that I cannot recognise.
And it for that reason that I have now grown wary of him & distrusting. Will the real McCain come back?
McCain needs to bow out....he's made a complete fool of himself.
Okay, first of all just because McCain said he suspended his campaign it doesn't mean he actually did. He kept giving interviews and touting his "credentials".
And over half of the democrats voted for it, so how is it the democratic nominees fault (proposed, by a republican president)?!
Then the repubs said it was Pelosi's fault for giving a partisan speech before the vote... well, doesn't that make it a partisan reaction?!
Maybe we just need to ride it out and forget the bail out?
Bless all of us.
Interesting that 40% of the No votes on this bill were from democrats.
Interesting that Pelosi can't control her goon squad.
Pathetic that democrats still blame republicans for this when the reason for this mess is democratic leadership in the House and Senate.
Shocking is the continued support of Obama as some kind of change agent.
NO WAY, NO HOW, HELL NO McCAIN
Obama is a fraud. He is too afraid to lead or do anything but vote "present." But Pelosi is the worst. What is the point of voting Democrat or giving Democrats control of the House, if the Democrats need Republicans to support everything? I thought we gave control of the House so that Democrats could get something done. Today, Pelosi and her crew of Democrats proved themselves worthless without Republican support..
McCain attacked Obama for supporting the bill... but...
"McCain... touted his role pushing members of his party to vote for it."
So what's McCain's position?? Sounds like he's just putting his finger to the wind to me...
I understand that this current crissis is because there is danger of credit markets freezing up. Because of having the devalued mortgage-backed securites on their books, they are veiwed as being riskier and their ability to borrow and therefore loan money will be slowed/diminished/stopped.
But who are the people/institutions that will no longer loan to them? Foreign investors? The super-rich? Who?
And wouldn't it be a better solution to attack the source of the debt?
But the "rescue money" into the hands of the people with the debt.
Not into the hands of those who hold the debt!
When you point a finger at someone you have three fingers pointing back at you...
Obama job and every elected official job is to resolve the crisis from happening. Obama is just don't get it. All he ever did all week was making some phone call and never really get involve at all.
It appears, if this is a consumer driven economy, why not give the 700 Billion to the consumer. Distribute the 700 Billion (or probably less) to homeowners and taxpayers so they can pay their mortgages or pay off their mortgages, buy food, clothing, and products that will stimulate the economy. It seems that you wouldn't give money to the people that created this problem with poor decisions. Divide the 700 Billion among the homeowners and taxpayers to create disposable money that will be dumped into the economy. The solution must be a win-win for the people and wall street.
Interesting that McCain states that "...Barack Obama ...just before his allies in Congress voted to kill it...".
In fact, 133 Republicans voted against the bill, while only 95 Democrats did. McCain's allies killed this bill, not Obama's.
This statement should come as no surprise, sinec the McCain campaign has been lying about their opponent for months, just see http://www.FactCheck.org!
This is what we get for allowing Obama, his campaign and all his ugly vitriolic supporters to steal the nomination from the MOST qualified candidate.
Now we suffer for that travesty of justice.
Hope the gamble was worth it, Obama. Cheating and stealing your way into the history books at the expense of your country.
Democrats... next time to not help one candidate swiftboat the other candidate of your own party. Do not encourage intra-party vitriol just to make history with the half black candidate.
McCain–he tells us he is going to handle something, and he drops the ball. THEN he whines and says it's Obama's fault.
Tucker Bounds and the entire McCain campaign are morons. Period!
Obama is not in the House anyway. It isn't up to him to round up support in House. He's in the Senate and should only be working in the Senate.
McCain did not comment on the bill because it was still foreign language to him. You can't talk about something that you know nothing about.
McCain is such a shameful coward. I am really get sick-and-tired of him. He has completely erroded any measure of respect I have had for him.
Shame on McCain, again! We wouldn't be in this position if he and his ilk had not promoted irresponsible financial policies and supported the greed of Wall Street, lenders and, yes, even consumers.
Just because subprime loans were available, ARMs and such, did not mean people had to take advantage of them! Individuals need to accept responsibility for their own contributions to this mess as well as the greedy Sons of You Know What's at the financial institutions.
Trust me, Barack Obama didn't get us in this mess. Deregulation hounds like McCain helped an awful lot!
Other than staying calm - voting present in my mind - I don't see what leadership Obama is showing with regard to a major financial crisis.
Thats not out of touch, thats him just thinking the republicans might do the right thing for once and they again failed america. If anyone we have John McCain to blame!
Obama Biden 2008
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Captain Maverick Was Unable To Save The Day With All Of His Maverickness!
Bush – a republican
Cheney – a republican
McCain – a republican
Rumsfeld – a republican
Republicans got us in this mess. They simply don't deserve the White House again.
Hmmm, so McCain "touted his role pushing members of his party to vote for it," and it failed because republicans wouldn't vote for it...he must be some leader huh? Good thing he "suspended" that campaign last week to help the republicans gain consensus.
No more drama queens in very bad makeup!
NO MORE DRAMA VOTE OBAMA!
1. McCain failed to secure a rescue plan, after he breathlessly returned to Washington last week like some kind of Moses getting ready to part the Red Sea.
2. McCain's own political party (Republicans) cast most of the votes against the rescue plan.
3. McCain's own political philosophy of deregulation caused the problem.
4. McCain recently said the economy was "fundamentally sound."
5. McCain recently said he didn't know much about economics. Hey, he was right about one thing!
Voters of America . . . toss this guy into the dumpster, along with the rest of the Republican Party. They wrecked the economy.
How silly. Certainly Obama had nothing to do with it. They both parachuted in, got their pictures taken, and, at least Obama, left.
McCain got his party all riled up and turned them as negative as possible, made much of "suspending" his campaign, then he left, too.
MCain is an incompetent jerk.
Imagine, America, if McCain were the President and too ill to work, or even dead.
We would all be relying on SARAH PALIN to figure this out!!
If THAT doesn't get you to vote Democrat, nothing will.
The bill should fail...
The majority of Americans don't want it...
The only people who should stay in congress are those who voted against it....
Is the McCain camp serious??.....Not leading?.......This whole problem could have been avoided had President Bush, after invading Iraq, shown "leadership" as FDR during WWII and told the American people "sacrifices" were going to have to be made!!...Not only that he "encouraged" Americans to keep shopping at the malls and driving their SUV's.
The bill's come due for the Iraq War......time to start paying......even wealthy CEO's on Wall St......time to give up the country club membership and sell the vacation retreat and yacht in the Caymans!!.....No Bailout!
"coral" support for the bailout plan?? the word you're looking for is "corral" - i'm sure Barack Obama isn't offering small underwater sea creatures for support of the bailout...
John McCain has been a part of the government for 30 years – he helped make this crisis. Why should he be knocking Obama?
I think the whole bail out if worthless. Let them go bankrupt like the rest of us!
First McCain criticized Obama for "phoning" in his feedback as he suspended his campaign and tried to postpone the debate so they could cancel the VP debate; then his campaign is supporting McCain's involvement because he was keeping in touch by PHONE...does it ever end for this pathetic campaiign.
He also reads of f Obama's bottom line conditions for the bill presented well before McCain copied them and claims McCain got them into the bill.
The one playing PARTISAN politics all along was McCain no matter how he spins it.
Is this how McCain would negotiate with world leaders in times of crisis??
McCain/Palin: Just more of the same.
OBAMA/BIDEN!!
Wow, if this doesn't show you Rove politics...I don't know what does. I just hope the same old political spin doesn't work with the American people anymore. McCain is just desperately using our country's financial crisis to "help" his campaign...first he was going to ride in to Washington and put his spin on the bailout plan and rally Republicans, now he is putting blame on Obama for being out of touch! These are too serious of times for this craziness!
Obama & Biden 08/12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMGZ !
Obama can't predict the future? He doesn't have magical powers that tell him how the OPPOSING party will vote? The nerve of that guy! I bet he doesn't even have a pet unicorn or a leprechan on his staff either!
Maybe McCain should take another break from campaigning... oh wait he never did take a break, he was too busy giving speeches to take a break and go do his job for the first time since APRIL.
Is Obama supposed to lead Republicans too since most of them are the one who rejected the bailout? Is McCain’s strategy build around blaming Obama for everything that happens? Obama round up those buffoon Republicans and tell them what to do…that is what they need. Ha-ha.
This country's changing dramatically as we speak... I say we vote for whoever still WANTS the job on November 4th. Somehow I know it will be Obama. He's the only one with energy – and he'll need ALOT of it. !!
John McCain doesn't seem to realize that it was the house republicans who killed the bill – the same people he had been talking to when he 'suspended' his campaign
Why did Mccain go to the debates if his campaign is still "suspended?" Barack should be given the Presidency if he is the last one standing... there should be a rule out there. Who's the one leading now Mccain?
Can somebody tell me why the old man literally ran behind the stage after delivering his script? Leadership is not a one way trail.. Is he also banned from answering qns from the press like palin? duh!!
America – we need people with "brains" in the executive branch of government. We don't need whose strongest traits are shooting wild animals, or taking month-long vacations in Crawford, Texas.
The House Republicans (and some Democrats) do not understand – if we don't stabilize Wall Street, FORGET about anyone ever getting a mortgage, an auto loan, a credit card . . .it will be WELCOME BACK TO THE STONE AGE!!
Hey McCain – do the fundmanentals of our economy still look strong?
I think Grampy is leaving a mighty big load in his adult diaper and is so panicked right now, that he'll blame anyone other than himself for the failed leadership he has shown over the last week.
McCain is history along with quite a few of his "buds" who voted nay.
Here is the vote count from the House of Representatives:
For: Dems – 140 Repubs – 65
Against: Dems – 95 Repubs – 133
WHO killed this bill??? Can Tucker Bounds do basic math? Can John Boehner & Roy Blunt who claimed that the "other party" is the majority of this congress that killed this bill. I beg everyone who didn't believe before that John McCain & his spokespeople are lying: PLEASE look at these numbers and then look at how the Repubs are trying to blame the Dems for this measure failing. Boehner & Blunt claimed today that they had 12 additional votes for the bill that ended up voting against it because they didn't like Nancy Pelosi's speech prior to the vote. WHO is playing politics??? WHO has just caused the stock market to have its largest one day drop EVER? Folks, there's no way around this one. How sad.
Obama not leading????? How about McCain not leading and always attacking Obama. Every stump speech I hear from McCain, he is always talking about Obama and not talking about the critical issues of the day and how he would solve those issues.
I can no longer trust McCain.
I can't wait for this Election to be over
I can't wait for Obama to take the White House so that the McCain camp will find something productive to do other than trying to pin their failures on Obama!!
By the way, what exactly was it that McCain did over the weekend anyway...oh that's right NOTHING!
Palin actually made and old joke towards Biden with McCain and his wife standing right behind her. Best moment of the campaign yet.
I'm really mad at McCain. The nation is facing one of the worse economic problems since the Great Depression and all he can do is cherry-pick an Obama text message. Are you kidding me!!!!
GOD....I hope Americans wake up and realize that McCain is a true idiot and if he is elected President, THINGS WILL ONLY GET WORSE!
WAKE UP, AMERICA!!!
WAKE UP!
Yep.. Obama is naive because he's cool and calm and doesn't act like a cartoon character crossed with a soap opera character. The economy will take some thought.. not some political stunt and jumping the gun. If McCain jumped the gun and offered some solutions.. that would be one thing. But he jumped the gun, ran to washington, and then did nothing there but grin and watch others work.
Obama campaign, as a supporter, in your official press statements, please stop using words that don't resonate with average Americans. Here are a list of words NOT to use: diatribe, partisan, "inside baseball"... it makes you look out of touch and elitist. Please DO use words we average Americans actually use. For example, when McCain tells another lie (like blaming the bailout bill's failure on Democrats, a ridiculous accusation given that House Republicans killed the bill, regardless of McCain's efforts), use words we can relate to. Call him a lying-@ss SOB who is – one again - totally full of cr@p. That's the straight talk we need.
Senator John McCain had said the our economy is sound as per Senator Obama the middle and dthe poor have been fealing this for some time now. Senator John McCain abd Cindy in the 13 cars and 11 house are not feeling our pain..
I wonder why??????
Obama has been out in front and calling for unity. He has laid out four points that the legislation must follow in order for him to be comfortable with it. He has stayed out of the way to let the legislators do their job like what a PRESIDENT does.
McCain comes out today and accuses Obama of playing politics with the crisis. Also, he stormed back to Washington only to muddle the process of putting together legislation.
Now, McCain, who's not leading? Have Palin get back to me with an answer please.
McCain and the Republicans are to blame for this mess in the first place. Boehner just wants to play politics instead of working together. Ever Ohioan who has voted for Boehner should be ashamed because he is big loser amd a liar. He was the one who could not deliver on the votes for this bail out even though he was telling America there was a plan to get the vote. McCain is also playing politics just like he has since this whole situation started. McCain should just suspend his campaign for the rest of the election. McCain is the true elitist 9 homes and 13 cars makes more of an elitist then anyone in Washington. Most Republicans did not even want McCain as the canidate until he got the nomination. McCain never has been ready to lead..
Obama/Biden 08!!!!
It's pretty obvious just how chaotic the Republican party is and obvious that McCain still doesn't know what to do other than blame someone for it instead of doing anything constructive.
If McCain wanted to help, he could've stressed on air for Repubs to reconsider just what's at stake here. No...instead he just uses our crisis for his own politics.
disgusting! McCain would be better off to shut up. He makes a mess out of everything he does.
Wasn't it the House Repubs that didn't sign on to the bill? And wasn't it McCain who was supposed to get them to sign on? I believe Barack did what he was supposed to do with the Dems...
Relax, McCain is now in a lot of ways almost irrelevant. His own party just ignored him on the vote. He is afraid to take a firm stand on the bailout anyway–McCain will lose his temper in the next debate...and its all over.
So when Obama says he is glad that Repubs and Dems agree he is out of touch, but when McCain says it he is bipartisan? The new McCain makes me sick to my stomach. McCain 2000, but OBAMA/BIDEN 2008.
McCain sure did his campaign advisor Ms. Fiorina, a huge favor. She's leaving with more than 42 million dollars in her pocket thanks to good ole John McCain. Now, he's a true friend!!!!
McCain is a Crook!!
If McCain can't lead his republiCONs party, how is he going to lead a country. He wanted to run back to Washington and solve the problem but now the republicans have told him and Bush NO!!! GUESS they think he and Bush are the same.
John McCain must think we are stupid! He likes to create dramas and blame others but fails to admit that it's the Bush administration and his economic policies over the last 8 years that is causing all this mess. McCain has to shame. Take resposibility and stop blaming others, John McCain. You were the one who wanted to create drama, suspending your campaign and taking credit for the bill. now that it failed, you are quick to blame Omaba.
"OBAMA NOT PRESIDENT YET," McCAIN CAMP COMPLAINS.
"OBAMA HASN'T CURED CANCER YET," McCAIN CAMP CHARGES.
"OBAMA HAS FAILED TO CREATE MIRACLE TO RIVAL McCAIN'S BLACKBERRY," McCAIN CAMP ALLEGES.
McCain really needs to stop and think about what he is saying. All McCain does is attack attack lie attack then lie some more. How about being constructive for a change instead of trying to throw the American people into a tantrum? Yup. McCain is ready to lead...lead us over a cliff. What happened to being a maverick and being able to cross the aisle? Just what I thought – JUST TALK.
How many times have we heard the claim that Obama is 'keeping cool' while in reality he is just clueless as to what to do? Isn't he still a sitting US Senator? If so, why is campaigning more important than solving this problem?
-Does Obama Palin Comparison?-
GET YOUR HEAD OF THE SAND!
It was the Republicans that rejected the bailout plan! McCain is a republican, so therefore, him and his party are responsible. Why did he fly into Washington? He could not presuade those republicans to vote for the bill? He is responsible, end of story!
So lets see......a majority of the Democrats voted "for it" and a majority of the Republicans voted "against it"
So which leader was not "leading" their side to vote "for it"?
So its McCain, suspension and all, who is NOT the leader that can do the leading.
A drowning man holds on to straw,
mccain's camp is imagining what obama would have said
how pathetic!!!
If leading by example is not looking your opponent in the eyes during a debate John, then I'll go with the other guy. Show some respect!
I thought it was McCain's fellow Republicans who widely refused to support the bill though? Wouldn't rallying those votes be more of a job for, I dunno... Republican leadership?!?!
Why isn't anybody getting it? After all the lies we've been told by the Bush administration, we don't believe anything they say anymore. We don't trust our government. How sad. So, if we believe what they say and support a bailout, there's a very real possibility we're being taken for fools. If we don't, there's a real possibility we'll go into another Depression. We've had liars in the White House for so long, we don't trust them anymore. I trust Barack. I really do. And I trust Joe. They aren't perfect, but at least they care about my family more than McCain and Palin do.
blah blah blah. I'm so ready for this election to be over and Obama to take charge as president!
Obama/Biden 08
John McCain proves again that he would rather fail the nation than fail as a Presidential candidate.
I guess he figures if he flails mud long enough, no one will see the truth.
John McCain brought the full force of political fury to this debate last week.
And today America lost.
Go back to Vegas, McCain. We don't need any more of your national gambles.
We are sick of this administration and must punish the GOP in this coming election.
The party is over for the GOP!!!
What a joke!!! The McCain campaign is clueless...this whole fiasco is unbelievable!!! Be a grown up Senator McCain and give the American people some REAL SOLUTIONS!!!!!!!
McCain, you have always lived your life with honor, but your campaign is now becoming dishonorable. This is getting uncomfortable, the amount of distortions/lies you are saying. The ends don't always justify the means.
how can the repub blame the dem for this? this happned on george bush watch these people have destroed our country. and john Mccain was right there.if we elect john Mccain this country is done for
Honestly how can anyone support McCain! I was mad before now I am disgusted AND I AM A REPUBLICAN!!!!!!!!!
McCain yet again pathetically attempts to spin the economic crisis to his benefit. He fails yet again. The burden of leadership was on him to deliver his House Republicans. They all showed their "maverick" side by putting POLITICS FIRST.
John McCain: Not Ready to Lead.
PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!!!
How convenient... McCain is such a sleazy joke!
McCain says he was urging his party pals to vote for the bill but more of them voted against it than did the Dems. If his own party doesn't listen to him, why should we?!!!
I see the Obamabots are out in full force.