you're not going to convince us that it is a rescue for "main street," because it isn't true.

it is nothing short of pitiful that you will manage to convince some. your media campaign to make it look like it's the only option, and pretense that everyone agrees with the media won't work forever…

It's a rescue effort from all the bad decisions which got us into this mess; mostly McCain and his DEREGULATION efforts over the years…..not to mention the influence of his campaign team, THE LOBBYISTS. What McCain meant yesterday when he said it's not the time to BLAME, he really meant BLAME EVERYONE ELSE BUT ME. He's turning into a joke and losing so much respect.

Here come the idiots out of their holes again to write their hate mail to people who oppose Obama because we feel he is not capable of doing a good job as president. You Obama supporters know nothing but hate. Tell me something, is this uniting the american people? Somehow I think none of you Obama supporters have any brains or common sense so we should read and ignore all your hate letters. I thought Obama was the "HEALER and UNITER? Maybe I was wrong to even think that. We are more divided as a nation than we were before Obama got into the presidential race. What does that tell you about his leadership?

McCain had worked out a fragile deal with the House GOP, then Pelosi had to sabotage the deal with her highly partisan debate.

We are tired of the same old grenade-throwing in congress!!! Get something done, for OUR sake!!!

Pelosi knew that support for the bill is fragile, and then she had to go ahead and try to blame the republicans for a democratic mess (look up Community Reinvestment Act of 1995) Bill Clinton knew what he was talking about when he said this was the Democrats fault.

Translation: "PLEASE MAKE THIS GO AWAY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE OH GOD MAKE THIS GO AWAY!"

Does ANYone out there Still think McCain is "ready to lead"? Seriously??? Really?

Obama and Biden '08-'12

John it is a bailout, get a grip

I am tired of Democrats pointing the finger at Republicans all the time. There are just as many Democrats at fault as Republicans, if not more since they control the congress. This stupid argument about McCain being the same as Bush is old too. Will you people ever take a close look at McCain or just walk on water behind Obama. This Obama guy can do no wrong in most media reports and by Democrats post on CNN. Any one who calls Pastor Wright his "Uncle" and has this Pastor educate their children with hateful, racists opinions is not a good father or leader. What about Obama's past voting record, are you people blind? What about all his socialist programs, do you want to become a socialist state. He has done nothing for this current crisis. He claims that he deserves all the credit on Sunday and Monday it fails, again, because the Democratic leaders failed to lead. Stop the bashing until you finally look at the history of both candidates and stop listening to the talking head Obama's promises.

IF YOU WANT MORE OF THE MCSAME/BUSH BUNCH OF LOSERS,LIARS AND THEFTS. THEN BY ALL MEANS VOTE FOR THE OLD GOAT AND PITBULL. BUT FOR REAL CHANGE ELECT SENATORS BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN…….

JOHN MCCAIN NEEDS TO BE RESCUED AND GET SOME MENTAL HELP.

It's plain to see that MCCain will say and do anything to get elected. He is morally bankrupt and has sold his soul. Thursday will be the final nail in his coffin .

Its always, Old Man McCain said this, and about to die, McCain said that. That Woman, Palin said this, and that woman, Palin, said That. An undisclose credible source reported to CNN and the N.Y.Times. Old Man McCain sleeps in Coffin, just in case he doesn't wake up, he will be there already. Weapons and hunting gear in That Woman, Palin's house. Will she now be known as Ramba? Go Figure.

Oh, so now the genius who knows nothing about the economy and who is pushing that idiot Sarah Palin on us is sharing his wisdom on economic matters? And we're supposed to listen to him? HHAAAA HHHAAAAAAAA HHHHHAAAAAAAA HHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

Do not give the CEO’s Golden parachutes. If their company wants money from the bail out plan, the CEO’s contracts should be amended, so that they could not walk away with our tax payer money, in the form of GOLDEN PARACHUTE (GP). Please write to your congressman RE: GOLDEN PARACHUTE. The bill they put forth yesterday still had the provision for the GOLDEN PARACHUTE. (The existing GP on their contracts will still be honored). They must be kidding. They contained the EX pay limit to 500,000, but continued to have the provision for the GP. What it means is, if the CEO’s would not like their salary, they can still walk away with million dollars of our tax money, in the from of a GP.

REMOVE GOLDEN PARACHUTES FROM THE CEO CONTRACTS.

McCain Mr. De-regulation has another great idea. Rescue plan for the bailout. This idiot has no limit.

Call it like it is McCain and stop playing word games with the American people. Either way, American tax payers will be left footing the brunt of the bill.

Sen. McCain Should dropout along with Palin neither one are qualified to run this country , and the voters who support them for whatever reason should know better. The bailout should benefit the people period. By giving the tax payers about $297,000.00 each after taxes, this will get people out of debt, pay tuition,pay house notes, pay off mortgages,etc. By doing this,money is put back in the economy. Since the American people will be paying this money back, it should benefit them by putting the money in their hands. The Corps. have done enough to hurt this country ,give the tax payers a chance.

The fundamentals of the economy are strong. Wait, the workers are strong but the economy is not doing that well. The economy is in crisis. We should fire the head of the SEC. We should appoint a commission to find out what happened. I am going to stop everything else in my life and go to Washington to save the country. I saved the country. Now we can get this behind us and move on. I don't want credit for saving the economy. Look at me I saved the economy by working out this deal by bringing all the parties to the table. Wait all the parties didn't follow my lead and played politics with the economy. Now is not the time to lay blame but I say it is Obama's fault. It is obvious to anyone that the country is on the brink of economic catastrophe. Sounds crazy when I say it. Sounds crazy when mccain said it. If anybody flip-flopped so much on ticker we would all think the person was crazy. Wake up America. Our future is too important to continue the reckless policies of the republican administration.

I thought those were Bush's words that it is a "rescue" and not bailout? Bush, McCain, no difference. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, hell, must be a duck.

please leave the presidential race quietly and by all means take your student ( I mean your running mate Palin with you)

In Iowa McCain just take the credit of Obama plan regarding the insurance rise of 250m. McCain I fell sorry for you, you are a traitor. You lie and lie and lie all the time shame on you McSame..

mccain for presidents comment is disgusting, for this one reason, republicans would rather worry over the blame game than just bite the bullet now and fix the problem by voting for the bailout plan( a plan which the republicans didnt say was the reason they didnt vote for it) and rather not vote for it and make us all suffer because their feelings were hurt… republican's get used to having your feelings hurt, you have 6 years of senate and congress decisions to debate over, and 8 years of executive decisions by the bush administrations to debate over… and that is a debate you'll have a hard time winning, regardless of parties.

Where is Obama? Oh, just call him if you need him. He's probably ebaying, plucking his eyebrows or looking in the mirror.

Who cares what he calls it…..his party voted it down!

What is the old and forgetful McCain talking about? I thought that "the fundamentals of our economy are sound" huh!

Here we go again.. The Maverick riding in on his white horse going absolutely no where. Obama is trying to come up with solutions and we the American people are listening….while Your President Bush looks like Mr. McGoo whenever he opens his mouth. He has ran this country into the ground, as a matter of fact, He and the entire Republican party has slept with Wall Street and the oil companies for years now, that's including McCain…. and now they want us to trust them for another 4 years? NO WAY, NO HOW, NO MCCAIN. I say fire the entire Republican party and start over because it's obvious they've had their hand in the cookie jar for too long and did nothing but fatten their own pockets. SHAME PRESIDENT BUSH, Shame McCain AND NO MORE OF THE SAME.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

I don't need the government to rescue me. I need the government to actually stop meddling with markets.

So much for McLying, "running" to Washington, sitting at the White House without uttering anything of any worth and having the nerve, YESTERDAY MORNING, to compliment himself for being the DEUS EX MACHINA of a deal that never happened.

McCain is a fool and a liar!!!

McCain needs "rescuing" from his presidential campaign. End of story.

This bailout isn't a rescue effort– come-on–it's like saying you have to do something immediately–to save someone who has fallen through the ice —before they even take a step out onto it. These greedy corrupt companies need to have failure hanging over their heads, and the excuses for relieving them of the consequences of their actions are absurd. Orders for goods for the Christmas season–ridiculous–the Christmas stock has been out since July, the stores still have summer merchandise that they can't move no matter how many times they mark it down.Has anyone been in a store where the selves aren't brimming with inventory?The money should be used top help the people that did not fraudulently obtain a mortgage that they knew was over their heads.If they ran up too much credit card debt ,while I was going without because I could not afford it–let them sink.

Debby September 30th, 2008 10:34 am ET

"Obama's idea on FDIC insurance is there already duh. Go read it on their website. Bottom line for Obama he wants to raise taxes. Again I ask how is 5% going to pay for 95% of Am. tax cuts its so idiotic."

Facts: FDIC insurance is not there (It covers only retail banks , not mortgage lenders)

Fact: Remember the Clinton era. the top 5% will be taxed 39% just like it was during Bill Clinton’s time, when we had a sound economy and no national debt. Do you really want to continue the Bush's economic policies (30% approval rate = worse than Nixon !) , and add more debt to the already staggering 14 TRILLON national debt. You must be kidding or just a religious fanatic who will support the RuThus no matter what.

John, if ya put lipstick on a pig it's still a pig

Obama and Biden are the only rational cool headed choices in this election.
I have not seen what the 25 years of experience brings to McCain's table if he continues to make bad judgement calls about everything.
In just a few months he has criticized Barack about his lack of experience while he himself goes on to Flip Flop and then take Barack's stances, he also throws historic hissy fits, and lastly has selected a running mate that makes the unpopular GW Bush seem like the Albert Einstein of the decade!
Imagine if he gets elected what headlines he will make!

Consolidation of bad credit is what got US to this point in the first place. When will they open their eyes? We've all had to.

John would know, after all…..

OBAMA -Could you help me please find these things, sir?
Your Occidental College records
Your Columbia College records
Your Columbia Thesis paper
Your Harvard College records
Your Selective Service Registration
Your medical records
Your Illinois State Senate records
Your Illinois State Senate schedule
Your Law practice client list
A Certified Copy of your original Birth certificate
Your embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth
Your Harvard Law Review articles that were published
Your University of Chicago scholarly articles
Your Record of baptism

BIDEN - SHOW US YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS

You keep repeating incorrect gibberish over and over

Why doesn't McCain rescue himself off to a mental hospital.

Its was you Mccain that said the fundementals of the Economy are Sound now you want to Bailout Wall Street and lie to Main Street and say its not a Bailout .
Go back to your large Homes and stay their.

The taxpayers are sick of picking up the tab for the greedy if we had a business and used bad judgement and failed no one is going to bail us out. The whole problem is greed all the CEO's in this country shouldn't be making the salaries they make. Even the insurance CEO's that is why everything is so expensive it's because of their greed. The bail out is mostly for the rich so they can continue to live their lifestyle. All the big wigs should have to take a cut in pay (a very large one) to help pay the deficit and they should have to pay taxes and not have all the loopholes so they don't have to pay their fair share.

They have shredded our constitution
They have destroyed our economy
They have ruined our reputation as a society of laws and not men
They have bankrupted our treasury
They have nearly broken our military
They have repeatedly lied to us (how else could they sell their destruction?)

Now you wanna change the name from bailout to rescue. So predictable of McSame We see your change.

McCain, you haven't even convinced people in your own party to be the next President. Not going to happen. Do you think we are stupid to let things continue like they have the last 8 years? No way Jose!!! Time for you to retire and go back to your ranch in Arizona. This Hillary Clinton supporter will be voting for Obama this November! Obama/Biden 08

First McCain sends out his minions to go on the air and take credit for the deal. Then when his party, the poeple he supposedly brought to the table voted against it, He blames Obama.

Now he's out asking for a spirit of Bipartism.

How can one person manage to be on all sides of an issue within the same day? Whatever happened to straight talk?

No one has explained a valid reason why we should spend almost a trillion dollars for a poorly understood, poorly designed "bailout". (And believe me, you should always AT LEAST TRIPLE any dollars mentioned in any congresional spendig bill).

The laws of economics are ALWAYS correct (even if sometimes painful). The only time they don't work is when they are artificially tampered with (viz. Fannie-Freddy, and governemnt pressure to give out BAD loans). NOW, when government decides to INTERVENE to "bailout" and "FIX" the situation, I can guarantee you that it will only make matters MUCH WORSE.

Message: Politicians, listend to your constituency. Leave the markets well enough alone and they will fix themselves. Now, go sit down, stop talking and pour yourself a cold one…!

WOW!

SIX comments from ONE poster (Belle2) .. and 5 to 7 comments by Chi4Obama on other threads?

Are either of these two sleeping with your moderators?

Who do I have to sleep with to get a single comment posted on here?

You guys (and your blatant favoritisms) are still a pathetic joke!

Laura, Boston -

All you have to do is look at McCain's record and you will learn who is ultimately responsible for this mess. Better yet, checkout the 9/21/08 60 minutes segment where Johnny boy said he does not regret voting to deregulate wall street. Now all of a sudden he wants more regulation. He may not share all the blame but for 26 years he has been for deregulating the banking industry and that's enough for me.

AmeriKa the beautiful for Obamanation
Now, millions of Americans are forced to vote for a republican…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Travel/work/live much internationally? How are you forced to do anything in the United States of America?

You should travel to Zimbabwe. Maybe you'll learn something about electoral injustice. Zimbabwe is in Africa (continent) by the way.

Cry me a river, then drive your American SUV to walmart and eat hotdogs.

Debby– They are all going to raises taxes no matter what.
Does not matter who you vote for they will raise it– they have to b/c of the deficit we are in with the war and now the economy.
Obama has better strategies and ideas than McLame. all he wants is to tax healthcare and everything else– are you kidding me?

Simple Solution for the bailout and financial crisis.

All residential mortgages across the US could be reduced to 5% (no refinancing or closing costs). This would reduce the average americans financial burden which in turn would increase their ability to spend which in turn would stimulate Wall Street. The Banks would still profit but at a lower rate which is better then foreclosing and taking huge losses. Then institute mandatory regulation on all new mortgages generated.

I'm posting here, because comments are closed for the FDIC insured proposal….

Barak Obama submitted the idea first. Then Johnny follows with the same idea.

So why, in the CNN headline on the home page, is McCain's name listed first?!?!

Now McCain is using the phrase "Main Street", as his own.

Anything to get the vote…

Its time for you to bailout again, John,you must be good at it by now.

scott L is an idiot! Larry is an idiot! Belle 2 is an idiot! You guys make america look stupid.

I didn't mean bailout, I meant the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Ooops, I meant we have the best workers

Larry try getting your news somewhere other than Free Republic

McCain's erratic , impulsive behavior suggests he is suffering from dementia or a possible stroke.

We MUST have a full disclosure and discussion of his medical records!!

If you put lipstick on a pig, its still a pig.
If you call a bailout a rescue plan, its still a bailout.

Look people, raising the amount that the FDIC insures is supposed to help small business owners. Stop trying to bring it to a personal level. We all know most people don't have that type of money in the bank.

And please stop saying that its the Dems in Congress' fault. They've only been the majority for 2 years. 2 out of 8. What was going on the previous six years? Economic boom? Don't be stupid.

McCain needs to get out of the race. All he does is steal Obama's talking points (i.e. Wall Street & Main Street) and then in the next breath points fingers at him. Mr. Deregulator has no credibility on the economy and now he is trying to educate folks about what to do.

He is only going to confuse himself and make Obama look better so he just needs to shut it.

I was never so excited to cast my vote for anyone until I voted early for Obama. Send him packing Obama.

Obama/Biden 2008/2012.

I'm with Lou Dobbs. Can't trust any of them democrats or republicans.
Most of them are full of blah, blah, blah. Pure GREED has come to this nation. There are plenty of financial institutions who have gone down the same road, we just don't know who they are yet. I know at least 5 to 10 people right here in our neighborhood that are teetering on loosing their houses. Everybody dreamed big and dreamed bigger than their pocket books. They bought those big homes thinking that they would never get sick or a rainy day would come. That's not government's fault people. If it is… then we might as well be communist. Then let the government tell us everything!! QUIT BLAMING GOVERNMENT AND AT LEAST KNOW THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN MORTGAGES MORE THAN THEY COULD HANDLE.

D.H., Georgia

CNN YOU ARE THE THE WORST STINKEN BIAS MEDIA GOING. YOU PRAISE YOUR OBAMA . BE FAIR AND TAKE COMMENTS OFF FROM HIS HATERS ,WHEN THEY TRASH THE OTHER CANIDATES.ITS YOUR MEDIA THAT HAS RUINED THIS RACE AND THIS COUNTRY KNOWS THAT YOU HAVE BUILD YOUR MEDIA AROUND YOUR CANIDATE OBAMA. IT ALSO KNOWS YOU ALWAYS WERE BIAS AGAINST THE REPUBLICANS. YOUR JUST A BUNCH OF MORONS. YOU WANT OUR COMMENTS ,BUT IF THEY DONT PRAISE OBAMA YOU MAKE SURE THEY DONT COUNT. SHOWS HOW FAIR YOU ARE. ITS TIME YOU STARTED BEING FAIR WITH ALL CANIDATES. YOUR PRO- OBAMA IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. YOU BRING THIS COUNTRY TO THE DIVISION IT IS. LETTING OBAMA'S SUPPORTERS GIVE HATE AND TURN YOUR BACKS ON IT. YOUR MEDIA DOSN'T DESERVE TO HAVE A SPOT IN THIS ELECTION.YOU KEEP SO MUCH ABOUT OBAMA AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE THEY SHOULD KNOW. IF THEY KNEW HALF OF THE REAL PERSON HE IS ,THIS RACE WOULD BE CHANGED TOWARD MCCAIN QUICK.

This man is like a spoiled little kid having a hissy fit.

He's erratic and reckless, and I just can't trust him - No way.

-V

Okay, Mccain, so what's YOUR plan? After wanting to suspend your campaing, talking to your constituents, etc., etc., you still have not brought forth anything that the majority have seized upon. Go for it, Big Guy. Give us a plan!!

So when will McCain suspend his campaign again? The political ploy didn't work last week, maybe he should try again this week. All talk but no solutions just like Bush.

McCain doesn't have to know anything about the economy…….because he can write a check without looking at the balance. Come on, America, McCain is someone who is old, nasty, bitter and I believe he thinks he is owed the title of "President McCain" simply because he was a POW. He has a fight going on in his own head. He uses women for his own goals, personal and political.

McCain is completely an idiot, his GPA shows it. Palin is even worse her 5 colleges she went to proves it.

The idiots out there dont' understand what the bailout means. Would you guys want to lose your jobs as company's line of credit freezes up? That is why bailout is needed. everyone will be effected. Not to mention the world market too.

For those of you criticizing McCain on the bailout - take a close look at which dems voted against it - most of them from the finance committee (so much for Barney Frank's influence - he helped start this mess), legislators who are up for re-election in key states and so on. This is totally political b.s. from the dems during a time when they talk so strongly about working for the people. Someone needs to get rid of these people and bring back the REAL democratic party.

I would like to just make a comment to Jules. Your remark about CNN being biased, all I have to say is ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Have you watched FOX NEWS lately?? CNN at least gives both points of views and at least have people from both sides viewing their points where as if you listen to O'Rielly all he does is spout Republican views as well as every commentator on Fox. Have you also noticed that Lou Dobbs gives his views very strongly and consistently criticizes Obama. Oh and I guess you dont notice the Fact Checks that they do and they have often found on BOTH candidates. I guess you might want to listen more to Fox News so that you can at least hear exactly what you prefer to hear, beacuse obviously it isnt the truth.

my 7 year old nailed it the other day. a gentleman came into our store when the news was on and something was being reported about the candidates. my son looked at me and said "dad, i don't know who i'm voting for. obama talks alot and i don't know what he's saying and mccain is a moron." the gentleman looked at my son and asked his name and when my son told him the gentleman replied "son, i think you've got it about pegged. i'm writing you in when i vote." out of the mouth of babes!

CNN you better post these comments especially since you were so eager to post screen names such as Hitler Youth for Obama and Obama = Osama but when I write the same thing on Palin and McCain you don't put the comment on, this is biased.

Osama bin Palin! Osama Bin Palin!

Why isn't McCaint suspending (rather, fake suspending) his campaign again? His actions don't match up with what comes out of his mouth.

It IS a bailout, to those who send money to get people elected.
You want to really solve the problem? Simple take the $700 BILLION they were going to give to Wall ZStreet and divide it evenly to those citizens who sent in tax returns last year, it would work out to OVER $300 Thousand to each person. Now I could pay off my mortgage, and all my other outstanding bills, with that, my kids could pay off all thier student loans AND buy a small place with that and still might have some left over.

So if we waqnt to "rescue" or "bail out" anyone lets make it main street!

"rescue" verses "bailout"? This play on words is a joke. It is still money that belongs to the USA Taxpayers. Don't forget who you work for, jon boy.

By the way, the FDIC thing is like spitting in an empty bathtub - sure it helps but to such a small and pitiful degree, it's practically useless. Nice work prez candidates!! (sarcasm)

Obama and the democratic insterted partisan politics into a bill that was supposed to be non-partisan. They are deviders not uniters. This is just another example of that.

Everyone who is on this board is pointing fingers, does anyone realize that both of these men are for the bailout? And yes it is a bailout, not a rescue plan. All it will do is tax not only us, but our great grandchildren will be paying it off. We live in a free market, when one company fails another will step in. It is the business cycle, an ECO 101 student could tell you that. And also you have 60% of Rep and 40% of Dems striking it down. What does that tell you about the Republicans confidence in the President and the Democrats. Seems like an issue that should be looked into further, esp. since all the Dems can talk about is what a moron Bush is.

McCain needs to listen to Newt Gingrich who has put forward the best possible solution to this problem to date. It's specific, is good for taxpayers, can be implemented quickly and is better than anything that Bush, Obama, McCain, Congress, or anyone else has come up with.

"John is right" Obama repeated this phrase 8 times at the last debate

Yes, Obama I agreed with you at least one time! But please shut up after this! We are sick and tired of seeing your face or hearing your name on the news!

Its funny how the Dow is up without the bailout. Small and large investors don't want to be taxed to death so they are trading again. Obama's idea on FDIC insurance is there already duh. Go read it on their website. Bottom line for Obama he wants to raise taxes. Again I ask how is 5% going to pay for 95% of Am. tax cuts its so idiotic.

JOHN MCCAIN — SHOW US YOUR FULL MEDICAL RECORDS!!!

Republicans and Democrats alike should be able to see what life threatening conditions McCain is concealing. At his age, this information is of vital importance (especially considering his running mate).

In the absence of me knowing about his health for sure, the scales are tipped toward Obama. Sorry John — you can't have my vote unless I know you're going to be around to run the country!

You obama haters are similar to Hitler. You are the reason the country is so bad right now.

So, you just post the same thing over and over Tony??

Sounds like you DO work for McCain! Because he's the "Same" as Bush.

This is one sensible statement that McCain made in a long long time. The rest are campaign lies.

Why are we playing smantics with this thing "Bailout or Rescue effort" It's still a hell of alot of money and alot of American's are not sold on it. Someone do your Job and explain what is going on to the American people… I think the biggest problem is NO ONE understands this thing and until we do all the word play in the world is not going to lead the country into understanding of $700 billion!

This guy is a joke! I saw him trying to defend SP's comments about Pakistan. She was in your element, a "town hall setting" and answered the question from a voter. Now, McCain wants to make a difference between comments in a public setting vs comments made on network television. McCain, you are as Diddy put it "BUGGIN". Got on his white horse rode into Washington and did absolutely nothing. Get outta here….

There are things that Americans don't want rescued. Try for starters ACORN and the Golden Parachutes.
Why doesn't someone figure out how many illegals got the no down low interest loans mostly engenereed by ACORN along with the rest of their illegal activities.
Then why pay the obscene wages to people that did not earn them and helped bring down this mess. Let people like Geo. Soro and the Ayers family and more of Obama backers pick up that tab since this is waht they have wanted to happen to try to make their puppet look like a hero.

Why could he not believer the Republicans to come up with that vote needed, I think this is a set up on the GOP side to clinch the white house for McCain. lol

CNN STICK OBAMA WHERE HE DOSN'T SHINE. YOU BIAS PIGSWHY DONT YOU TAKE HIS SUPPORTERS COMMENTS OFF WHEN THEY TRASH THE OTHER SIDE. YOU DOUBLE STANDARD MORONS.

This guy is arrogant, full of BS and bluster like Bush, all about feigned rage and political grandstanding, and basically grasps to whatever hat trick he can pull out to improve his poll numbers that week.

How can anyone vote for him?? Do you not see how erratic, unstable and downright out-of-touch McCain has been these past few weeks? Now imagine that in your PRESIDENT. That is enough to scare the hell out of all of us, whether you are Democrat Republican or Independent.

Senator McCain you have surprised me. You are obviously willing to hoodwink the American people just to win an election. This Indie will be voting for Obama/Biden next month. Because it just makes sense. Ask yourself that question I know you will agree

How can Senator John McCain and President Bush, both out right lie these two are the king and the prince of out sourcing american jobs and giving companies tax breaks for doing so.

Let not mention Cindy McCain and Andrew McCain cause the failure of Silver lake State Bank in NV. Senator John McCain leaves out the important part.. Let not mention the Money that also inocent Gov Sarah Palin took from the Excutive of Veco… Where's her tax return..

We Need Answers…..

IF ANYONE HAS ANY DOUBT ABOUT MCCAIN AND HIS POOR JUDGMENT, THEY NEED LOOK NO FURTHER THAN PALIN.

THAT IS JUST A FACT "MY FRIENDS."

Your right John…..It is a rescue plan.
But it is not a rescue plan for main street! It is a rescue plan for the fat cats on Wall Street.
Their business practices and greed got them into the mess. Let them get out of it.

I do not want to pay for their shortcomings!
Neither do the rest of TRUE AMERICANS.
You leaders are selling us out for the sake of personal wealth and power.
Don't keep pushing us!!!! We are not so weak that we can't push back, when we get backed in a corner!!!!!!!!!

"Main Street"? That was Obama's phrase that McCain ripped it off.

How can Senator John McCain and President Bush, both out right lie these two are the king and the prince of out sourcing american jobs and giving companies tax breaks for doing so.
Let not mention Cindy McCain and Andrew McCain cause the failure of Silver lake State Bank in NV. Senator John McCain leaves out the important part.. Let not mention the Money that also inocent Gov Sarah Palin took from the Excutive of Veco… Where's her tax return..
We Need Answers…..

With a one in five chance of expiring in office, this guy put the biggest air-head in political history as his number two.

Then what happened? The financial markets crashed. Forget that McCain has been doing nothing other than grandstanding - with nothing substantive to offer himself until now.

What happens if the next time a crisis hits McCain is dead? Will we have to sit at our televisions and listen to Sarah Palin talk jibberish?

So who is it that's "Not Ready to lead", Senator McCain? Who is it that is NOT really putting "Country first"?

By my recon it's the Not Ready for Prime Time team of McCain / Palin.

Have you noticed that McCain is starting to loose the fight with his temper! He is getting an eye twitch that reminds me of the police captain on the pink panther. I think your going to see a big melt down in the near future. Heaven forbid that this guy ever get's the nuclear codes. He and "I can't put a sentence together" Palin would push the red button in a heart beat. The entire world should be scared if these two get into the White house. Just the fact that hundreds of thousands of Europeans where waving the American flag when Obama was there, should be a strong indicator on which way this country should vote.

Go back to bed in one of your eight houses John, you need your nap!

Ben Stein had a great idea on Larry King's show last night. Give this $700B to the American tax payers, bail them out first before any Wall Street company is bailed out. If people have the money, they will use it on their mortgages and so forth, then these companies will earn back their money. It helps everyone! Essentially, instead of working top to bottom, work bottom to top. I thought it was a great idea.

Rescue your campaign old man and leave the real work to the professionals.

And tell your idiot running mate that "privilege" is not a verb.

Thank You.

California Voter– Hmm…Obama has been multyi taksing and on the phone with the house, Paulson & Pelosi and running his campaign.
unlike McLame who was in the DC area having dinner with Leiberman while the senators were working their butts off- he was having a great olf time. So McLame was not in DC to do what he said he was going to do– he was smoochzing and then taking credit.
Good thing it blew up for him and got egg all over his face. People are finally seeing McLame for what he truly is! BFF's with Bush!

I know all these Hillary comments are from ghost writers from the McCain campaign. Surely people are not stuck on stupid that long. Bottom line, this was supposed to be a bi-partisan bill, the Dems came up with their number of votes and the Repubs didn't and we lost 1.2 TRILLION dollars in one day. In other words, Barack came up with his half, McCain failed to deliver. Those are the facts. If McCain has no clout with his own group. What makes you think he can lead everybody else?

I AM ALSO 72 AND BELIEVE ME WATCHING THIS MANS RECATION ON THE DEBATE WAS A JOKE
HE SNICKERS AND SMIRKS. GOD HE HAS HALF HEIMERS. NOT ALL THE WAY THERE YET BUT ON HIS WAY.
HIS CHOICE OF THE PITBULL FROM ALSAKA SHOWS YOU HES NOT AS SHARP AS A TACK. I THINK THE HEAD HAS GONE FLAT.

GOD PEOPLE WAKE UP THE OLD MAN DOESNT HAVE IT AND IF YOU THINK WE HAVE PROBLEMS NOW JUST LET PALIN BECOME OUR PRESIDENT

This is a perfect example between the two campaigns. To help the crisis Obama is proposing we raise FDIC insurances to $250K to help small businesses. McCain's proposal is to call it something different. Real solution….or do we need to get that pig back out here and put some make up on him.

Wall Street is playing a mind game with America!!! If folks can't get loans or have credit then too bad, we can start living within our means!!!

Oh and John McCain is just all over the place. I seriously don't understand why anyone would vote for him!!!
He is about photo opts and trying to do anything to win this election because he knows this is his last shot at it.

Wall Street is playing a mid game with America!!! If folks can't get loans or have credit then too bad, we can start living within our means!!!

Oh and John McCain is just all over the place. I seriously don't understand why anyone would vote for him!!!
He is about photo opts and trying to do anything to win this election because he knows this is his last shot at it.

Last night on CBS news, Palin should have been sitting on John's lap like a ventiloquist's dummy. At one point, he said, "Uh, I'll let her answer that question.."

So how's Debate Camp going?

Not looking someone in the eye is a sign of cowardice and fear

Did you not notice McNasty in the debate? FRIGHTENED of Obamas presence. He's a little coward. POW=POS

It's a bailout.

They did stupid stuff and now they want us to pay to fix their screw up.

In normal human terminology that's a bail out.

Typical McLame. All of a sudden he jumps on the band wagon and says Yep I came up with that idea too. Bull.
I mean get with the program McLame. You do not get it.
Thinking you can ride up on your white Horse and help this nation. Even your own party has doubts on you–Get clue!

VOTE– OBAMA/BIDEN 08!!! They are the ONES who can help us!

It's a bailout McCain, and your party is responsible - Deal with it.

And who you tring to BS that it ain't a bailout - You can put lipstick on a pig and call it "the other white meat" but guess what, it's still a pig.

He's just repeating what smarter people just said publicly; he's just another rich guy with a bad temper, who long time ago lost his abilities to think actively.

John McCain was never going to get my vote, but he used to have my respect. He was a hero, so I’m a little sad to see him fall. But I am grateful we got to see his true colors can through before the election.

Let’s talk leadership:

How many Republican Members from John McCain's home state of Arizona voted for the bill yesterday? ZERO.

How much faith do I have in John McCain's leadership? ZERO

Last night on CBS news, Palin should have been sitting on John's lap like a ventiloquist's dummy. At one point, he said, "Uh, I'll let her answer that question.."

Thanks, Gramps! Your choice of VP and ensuing drama last week will go into a reel of Political Bloopers and Blunders when it's a slow week on Fox…

We should all suport McCain on this bailout bussiness because he has had lots of exsperience from his days as one of the KEATING 5, CNN could go a long ways with this if they really wanted too.

mccain can't think of any thing on his own, he steals all of Obamas ideas, and palin can't think PERIOD! AND THEY WANT US TO PUT THEM IN CHARGE!! I DON'T THINK SO!!!!

A "rescue effort," not a bailout? Semantics - Voluntary Compliance by any other name is still non-enforcement of regulations. A Peacekeeper Missile is still a bomb. A "Time Horizon" is still a Timeline. Now, "Maverick" apparently is a new Republican term for a Raving Maniac.

I'm so sick and tired of the Republican game of using catchy phrases to dress up bad policies. McCain has been in a complete panic-stricken frenzy for a week - not what I would call leadership. He even wanted to fire the SEC Chairman - good grief - like that makes any sense at all.

Put a sock in it John.

So….it's not a "bailout'……it's a "rescue'……McCain..are you sure ????
It may be a "SURGE'" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CNN why dont you report on the embarrasing interview that MCain and Palin had on CBS last night. It was like a daddy taking his child to the priciples office to defend her behavior.

Yes, it was and McShame didn't have any shame and doing just that.

Does McCain think the people are stupid? Here he is again trying to steal another idea from Obama. "McCain.. it was already reported and we already know that Obama came up with the idea to increase the FDIC limit to $250,000 instead of 100,000″. Be original Mr. Maverick and come up with your own ideas!!!

John McCain is out of touch and has NO clue what we are going through at the $ 42,000 a year level.

If this man makes into office, the US will be laughed off the planet.

The "GREAT 26 YEAR DEREGULATOR MCCAIN-BUSH" WHO HAS GOTTEN AMERICA IN THIS UGLY MESS HAS SPOKEN !

It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president. It's the Obama-Biden ticket that's needed at this defining moment in our history because this team is wiser and stronger to meet the challenges this nation faces at home and abroad.

So McCain comes out and complements Obama and you guys can't accept it? Were you not taught any humility? McCain didn't take credit for the idea (although I think it is a bad idea - another giveaway by the great bit O) He said Obama had a good idea. You Obama supporters are real fanatics!

"Know The Facts" Thanks much! I actually emailed that explanation to my home email account.

McMillions created this disaster through his consistent efforts to deregulate, now he wants Uncle Sam to fix it.

McCain: You can't just answer a question from a voter. They aren't important. It's just gotcha journalism. Stupid voter. You have no right to talk to Palin.

Palin: Um ya but—

McCain: Bad Palin! No talking.

Palin: ok

McCain: Good Palin. I'll give you treats later.

You are lying again McCain. You were impotent last week and this week and next week. No body believes you any more. Not your Republican friends that you screwed over. Not American voters. Not even your mother. She must be ashamed of you. You are a liar and a nasty old man. That willnot change.

this is not a GAME for old men and idiots/zealots. McCain, its bad enough that you're old and out of date. you really need to put the country first, fire the bimbo, and get a running mate that COULD actually lead the country should the unthinkable happen. And by unthinkable, I mean, you win the election OR, God forbid, be incapacitated and leave Sarah in charge. It seriously keeps me awake at night.

Thank you CNN for giving the presidential campaigns your usual fair coverage.

This is, uh rich.

McCain voted for overturning the regulations that would have prevented the Nightmare on Wall Street.

As recently as NINE DAYS AGO, he was still talking deregulation.

He and his party and his president built this disaster. It's no wonder we don't trust them to fix it.

"Why, CNN, do you not post any of my comments regarding Obama? Is it because I show him in his true light and not the way you want the world to see him? I used to be a huge CNN fan. I thought you were a fair news organization. I don't watch you anymore. You have slid down the path of slim along with so many. Bias should never be allowed in the media but I think you guys are now leading the way."

Your argument is invalid. Your post was posted. Grow up, you whining child.

Boy, CNN, you are good. You posted my comment where I complained about you not posting my comments that were relevant to the issue but you still haven't posted any of my real comments!

Looks like Obama's life-line to Secretary Paulson was the "kiss of death."

I agree with Barney.

Now Obama is offering his sage advice regarding the FDIC. Where was he when the Congress was debating the rescue plan? He was on the campaign trail. A true cherry picker!

McCain is the kid who guesses "C" for every multiple-choice question and sometimes gets it right. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ron Paul predicted this would happen to our economy. How come no one talks about getting rid of the federal reserve and getting back to the gold standard? mccain and obama will both ruin our economy.

McCain sat through hours of the meeting in Washington and said nothing until the end, when prompted, and very little at that (this is his urgent intervention). Palin talks and creates more questions than answers (what do you expect from someone who has stated ,at the U of Alaska, that dinosuars walked the earth with humans 6000 years ago?) Lord, help us if these two are leading this great country!

I am so tired of people who know absolutely nothing about how this mess started accusing this crisis on "CRA", "the government" and "Clinton" pushing for more loans to minorities and people who couldn't afford them. These foolish statements about alleged "affirmative action" for mortgages are crazy.

Fact: The majority of subprime loans were refinances of loans that were well performing. Only 10% of subprime loans went to first time homebuyers.

Fact: 75% of mortgages made in urban communities, where this crisis first began and where it has disproportionately affected homeowners, were made by lending institutions who were not covered by CRA.

Fact: The 25% of CRA lenders who made loans in these communities didn't make loans who were non-performing.

Fact: The reason subprime mortgages were so toxic is because they were unsound. Moody's conducted an analysis that showed that people with FICO scores in the 700s were becoming delinquent on their loans, not bec/ they were poor risks but because the mortgages were doomed to fail and were built on a system that was faulty.

KNOW YOUR FACTS.

Fact: Civil rights and consumer advocacy groups.

Dear Mr. McCain,

What "necessary" thing would you do to "rescue" us, the "hard-working Americans" why you have no idea what it is like to make $20K/year?

Your deregulation ideology have failed over and over again in this global economy of the 21st century and yet you've held on to it as you've held on to the idea that war resolution is the way to peace.

GN

McCain can't say anything substantial about the economy because he doesn't understand it. This is modern age economy people. So obviously he is going to play with the rhetoric, whereas Senator Obama will be coming with definite plans to actually move forward.
Obama asked people to stay calm, and he was right, guess how the stocked moved today? UPWARDS!
Judgment people!

I wanted the very best and voted for her- HRC.

I will NOT settle for Obama.

The media has lost my respect during this entire election process. I now see the extreme bias presented to the public and without people looking to multiple sources for information on a subject they will never find the "truth".

John McCain, Maverik and Idiot.

I feel sorry for you lost Americans who will vote for Obama just because Hollywood and the media say HE IS THE ONE. He and his cronies have are the ones who got us in this mess. He wanted these companies in, for he received so much money from them, no matter what kind of morals they had. He KNEW what they were doing. Now he and the Dems. are blaming Bush and McCain, who tried to push legislation since 2001-but Barney Frank, Schumer, and Obama-all blocked it. If Obama wins-and we all pray he does not-you will all be the ones crying because you have lost everything.

I agree with the Obamabots on one thing: Americans are not very smart.

The Obama supporters prove that every day with their dribble.

The new democrats- people who never cared enough to vote before- are ignorant of world affairs and economic affairs. But they win in the arena of the vitriolic vulgar insults.

Are the democrats sure they want all these NEW democrats that Obama has registered and inspired to such bigotry and sexism IN the party?

Yet they sing the Obamamantra on all the blogs.

Larry,

I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR YOU….YOU ARE SO DUMB. GROW UP PLEASE, AND STOP TRYING TO SPREAD LIES. ITS NOT BECOMING.

This guy is bad news all around. He's for it, he's against it, he claims to have helped seal the deal–then the deal went south before he finished drinking champagne to celebrate his "maverick" rescue plan.

He needs a dose of reality. He's floundering and is desperately trying to get his head above water in an area that he admitted was not his strong suit.

Let the rich risk takers fail. Don't bail out Wall Street. Focus on Main Street. Get the money flowing through lenders to unfreeze the credit markets. To Hell with the investment bankers and their greedy rear ends.

Get the money back to the people to get back into the economy.

I thought my 4 year old neice was a baby, then John McCain opened his mouth. McCain never comes up with original ideas of his own, he just slams the ones that do. Thats exactly what we need in the White House, someone who can never take blame, but always quick to point the finger. Hey McCain, I have a finger for you!

From now on, whatever Obama says, I agree with.

I'm John McCain and I support this message.

He's right. The rescue plan helps both Wall Street and Main Street and unfortunately that communication was not made clear to the American public. By the way, there were democrats who did not vote for the plan — who likely were holding back for political reasons . . .

McCain is copycatting Obama's FDIC suggestion now. Lovely. Does it ever end with this disgusting little runt?

Oh yeah, it ends on Nov. 4th. That day can't come soon enough.

Are the citizens of the Obamanation all 12 years old?

They know nothing about anything but have loud opinions on everything.

Each day, Obama sends out an e-mail wire alert message to his thug army of new democrats- people who have never cared enough to vote before- and they then clog the blogs and the phones repeating that message in some infantile way or another.

CNN thinks posting that trash will help Obama win in NOV.

Americans think for themselves and will prove them wrong.

No excuse CNN. You need to let comments that are not pro-Obama be heard.

We have to break free from Bin Laden's 911 effect. The American people lost trust in George Bush and Dick Cheney as a result of the misrepresentation of facts in Iraq and elsewhere.

Congress, please find a way to get a fair bill done.

Fellow Americans - SHOP FOR MADE IN AMERICA PRODUCTS AND HELP SAVE OUR ECONOMY. NO MORE FOREIGN MADE CARS, CLOTHS GADGETS.

When the media stops being so biased toward Obama, the people will decide who they can support for President.

If you go back to the sound bites from last week, when " superman " canceled his campaign and was rushing off to Washington, check to see how many said that they DIDN'T WANT HIM THERE. They said that Obama was handling it right by calling in. McCain is an idiot and the problem is that there are other idiots out there that believe him. I guess they have either nothing to lose or just refuse to do their " homework ".
Wake up America ! November 5 will be too late.

When the media stops being so biased toward Obama, the people will decide who they can support for President.

When the choice was Obama or McCain, I believed we had very poor choices. Now, we choose Obama for President or Palin for VP. We all need to stop and pray; God help this country.

So, what is these all about? A big %age of the Reps voted against it comparing to a small %age of Dems. Mc-whatever has lost it.

The media determines the perspective of 99 percent of the people. When the media puts a positive spin on this rescue/bailout, the public will have a positive opinion on the issue.

PEOPLE - Please realize that McCain is not offering any solutions. He is just criticizing Barack for "not leading." Where is McCain's leadership? Where is his plan? I'm so sick of him and his puppet Palin. It's a disgrace and an insult to the American people that they are on the ballot for the most powerful positions in the United States/World.

McSame should shut his dam mouth and stop blaming the Democrats, McSame and the Republicanc are the ones who create this mess.

McCain is right; it is a rescue plan, not a bailout of Wall Street.

The media determines the perspective of 99 percent of the people. When the media puts a positive spin on this rescue/bailout, the public will have a positive opinion on the issue.

Why, CNN, do you not post any of my comments regarding Obama? Is it because I show him in his true light and not the way you want the world to see him? I used to be a huge CNN fan. I thought you were a fair news organization. I don't watch you anymore. You have slid down the path of slim along with so many. Bias should never be allowed in the media but I think you guys are now leading the way.

John McCain suspends his campaign to go to Washington….does absolutely NOTHING but sit there (eyewitness accounts). Obama did more to help push the talks over the phone than McCain did IN PERSON. Then there is the Sara Palin fiasco…..Tina Fey on SNL had her nailed and they didn't even need a script……THEY USED HER ACTUAL WORDS during the Katie Couric interview…….what a friggin disaster that was. This does not reflect as badly on Palin herself as it does for McCain's JUDGEMENT when he chose her in the first place.

Biden is going to have to dumb it down to even have a conversation with this ex-beauty queen/hockey mom.

ANYONE who still supports McCain at this point is either a closet racist or a moron.

OBAMA/BIDEN'08 - by a landslide.

McCain is right; it is a rescue plan, not a bailout of Wall Street.

The media determines the perspective of 99 percent of the people. When the media puts a positive spin on this rescue/bailout, the public will have a positive opinion on the issue.

When the media stops being so biased toward Obama, the people will decide who they can support for President.

When the choice was Obama or McCain, I believed we had very poor choices. Now, we choose Obama for President or Palin for VP. We all need to stop and pray; God help this country.

McCain is right; it is a rescue plan, not a bailout of Wall Street.

The media determines the perspective of 99 percent of the people. When the media puts a positive spin on this rescue/bailout, the public will have a positive opinion on the issue.

When the media stops being so biased toward Obama, the people will decide who they can support for President.

When the choice was Obama or McCain, I believed we had very poor choices. Now, we choose Obama for President or Palin for VP. We all need to stop and pray—God help this country.

Democrats got us into a fine mess-

Swiftboated their own best candidate to install the lesser, but more politically correct candidate.

WE WOULD WE IN GOOD HANDS WITH HILLARY.

HRC warned us and called the Naation to action on this and other issues of import TWO years ago and throughout the debates.

The screams of the Obamanation drowned out all voices of reason.

I will never vote for the candidate who strong-armed his way into stealing the nomination.

I support the democratic process.

I GET IT CNN YOU EITHER SAY SOMETHING BAD ABOUT MCCAIN OR YOU DELETE OUR COMMENTS.
YOU BETTER HOPE OBAMA DOESN'T WIN!!!

'Dear John,

You just made the perfect example of "You can put lipstick on a Pig and it is still a Pig."

Puulease figure out we just aren't that stupid.

Bye John.

"Let the business who got us into this mess get themselves out! Bail out desperate homeowners, not greedy businesses and Executives!" Are you kidding me??? First thing first, look at your 401k. Without this so called bail out plan, probably your job will be gone in days. Yes DAYS, not weeks!!! It is a rescue plan, yes, it will rescue both you and me. I think John McCain has been very foolish but he is finally waking up…and for those who still opposes this RESCUE PLAN, please, please, please, for the sake of the country, WAKE UP!!!

Please get out of this race before it gets ugly ! There are lots of people who dont "like" you or you "maverick BS "…please do us a favour and drop out !