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Obama has a great idea when it comes to raising the fdic insurance to 250k. This would really take alot of strain off of the banking system because people who are at the 100k limit would put more money into the bank. The banks would have more money to secure their loans and the credit cycle could continue. And hurry up, I'm trying to get a new car. Vote for Obama 08 and 2012.

Right now......I'm listening to Obama talking at a rally in Reno....taking credit for an awful lot of the positive additions in the bailout bill.

Did he not sit out on the sidelines?
The house republicans last week said that the FDIC should raise the investment guarantee level from 100 to 250 thousand........but i heard today that obama called Bush to propose this as his idea.

An old pattern.

check and checkmate
September 30th, 2008 12:14 pm ET
To your point the GOP in 2004 had a majority in Congress and the WH.

It appears that many of you really don't know the facts. You are so blinded by Democratic propaganda...LIes and deciet!

In the last couple of days, we've seen Nancy Pelosi trying to blame George Bush for all the financial upheaval of earlier this week. Fannie, Freddie, AIG, Lehman, etc.
As a result, you might be asking, "Who oversees these things? Isn't there some government agency that should have been able to see what was happening and taken some kind of steps to stop it?"
Well, yes. In fact, both the US Senate, and the House of Representatives have committees that are there for just this kind of thing.
So, who's in charge there?
Who should be held accountable?

The United States Senate Banking Committee :
Committee Chairman, Christopher Dodd, (D)
Subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Subcommittee Chair:

Securities, Insurance, and Investment – Jack Reed (D-RI)
Financial Institutions – Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development – Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Economic Policy – Tom Carper (D-DE)
Security and International Trade and Finance – Evan Bayh (D-IN)

The House Financial Services Committee:
Chairman Barney Frank (D-Ma)
The United States House Committee on Financial Services (or House Banking Committee) oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. The Committee also oversees the work of the Federal Reserve, the United States Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and other financial services regulators.
Subcommittees and Subcommittee Chair:
Capital Markets, Insurance – Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit – Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Housing and Community Opportunity – Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Domestic and International Monetary Policy – Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Oversight and Investigations – Mel Watt (D-NC)

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ded by the Democratic propagana. See the facts below.

At best, McCain simply couldn't convince his Republican counterparts in the House to get behind the bailout bill. Scary, considering how as commander-in-chief, he would need to have the political gravity to garner support for his mandates. At worst, McCain inserted himself into a situation over which he had no influence or know-how (he doesn't sit on the banking committee and has admitted he doesn't know as much as he should about the economy), all to merely revive his campaign. Personally, I'm inclined to believe the latter, although I do believe that House Republicans ignored McCain's mandate and did what they wanted to do. At any rate, I don't want a president who is willing to play games with the economy or its oversight (or lack thereof), especially when MY MONEY is at stake!

I find it intriguing how the Obama campaign talks about policy and presents his own approach to a crisis and McCain attacks and provides no information on how his own policies would help. This is a very good example of how well thought out policy allows you to take the high road where as lack of policy forces a low road.

The strange thing is Obama has a HUGE advantage in the attack arena that he has not utilized to anywhere near its full potential, and that is that McCain, not a month ago, said our economics were strong. For McCain to make ANY attacks against Obama on economics is not only bad politics, but at this point, I think anyone would agree, ridiculous.

Yesterday, John McCain was on TV with Katie Couric trying to explain what Palin meant to say about Pakistan. It looked like father – daughter. What's she going to do on Thursday when she has to stand alone? John McCain is not a leader or a maverick.

Barack Obama is giving the American People direction and solutions to this crisis.

Obama/Biden

TALK is cheap ! Don't be FOOLED. You get what YOU VOTE for. No "WHINNING afterwards !

John McCain, Barack Obama for better or worse, has detailed specifics...you have only attacked his specifics in your ads. Please release an ad that details your specifics. I ask that they not be negative in nature but you can contrast them with Barack Obama. Thank you.

-The voting public

Vegas,

The author of the bill on deregulation was phil gramm who wrote the economic policy of McCain. McCain wants to put Gramm as secretary of the treasury. scary since the dereulgation of the markets caused this mess.

Pitiful both: Old Warmonger and Pitbull....not one ounce of intelligence between them...

This economy is just what this country and the world needs, because now we must end the wars in Iraq and Afganistan because we cannot afford 10 billion a month any longer.

McCain "should" suspend his campaign again to help with the bailout crisis........ COUNTRY FIRST....... ☺
Obama/Biden "08

we need a solider for a leader not coward that wants to be a leader

Maybe someone needs to realize that we need to start MANUFACTURING something in this country again. Right now all we do is push money around and everyone takes their bite out of it. Until we revitalize blue collar jobs, we're sunk.

1.America knows that the $700billion is just an appetizer. The real amount will be around $11 trillion.2. American knows that Carter started the program to allow minorities and poor people to buy houses regardless of their credit. 3.America knows that Clinton used the program to bolster his economy knowing full well it would blow up after he left office. 4. America knows that Bush tried to stop the mess in 2003. It was shot down by Barney Frank & his cronies. 5. America knows that McCain again proposed a bill to stop the mess in 2005. Again it was shot down by the same group.6. More importantly America knows that the friends of Obama (current and ex Fannie&Freddie managers) planned the timing of this to get their guy in.7.Most importantly, America knows that ACLU/ACORN are currently committing voter fraud in all the swing states. 8. America also knows that Obama and his group of thugs cant win without cheating.9. All you Obama cheerleaders be prepared for Thug Rule (totalitarianism). Your freedoms will start slipping away and our beautiful America will join the ranks of other totalitarian states as an Obama administration will override the voice of the people.

Yup – totally predictable.

Obama comes out with a rational, calming message that focuses on the issue. McCain/RNC comes out with a "don't trust that guy" ad...

McCain = Bush = very, very scary future....

Vote Obama-Biden and save our country!!

Lets do a time line of events from both Obama and McCain, it is true McCain copies what Obama has said earlier today...FDIC increase of 250,000....etc

and McCain keeps saying change is coming, change is coming for Washington...everytime I hear McCain say Change is coming I think of Obama.....

change has been Obamas platform from the begining of his campaign!

Amazing that Mccain has to hold her hand and stick up for her to Couric yesterday...Cant censor her gramps...The country needs to hear how clueless this person is....BTW,that was a voter in Ohio asking a question...This was not a gotcha question...If this one is..then every question she is asked is a gotcha question... Give me a break all you hypocritical racists.

Yeah John – because what we need right now is four more years of Bushonomics. You're an idiot.

Obama's ad is great. Candid, honest, straight-talking.

Give the economy to Obama. Let him have his run. If he can't make some progress in the next four years, with a Democratic Congress behind him, then throw him out! But we need to give change a chance, at least for one term, just to know if that is the right direction.

If Obama is a similar president to Clinton economically, then electing him would be the best thing we could do for the country.

Barack's mother gave her life working in communities. She lived her family values. Now that Barack is in a leadership position he won't forget the communities and the values his mom taught him.

Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, said to think about the candidate who has integrity. Rick Warren is Republican and he was telling his congregation to think about McCain, in so many words. LOL, well I have thought about the candidate who has integrity, and that person is Barack Obama. Thanks Rick.

Obama/Biden 08

Carly Fiorna needs to give back the 42 million she got from HP when they booted her out. She is great for the McCain campaign except she doesn't think McCain and Palin are qualified to run a company.

why can't obama get mccain name straight

And once again John McCain gives us NO REASON to vote for him.... Just fear fear fear....Are Americans that dumb that they can't figure out which policy would be better on their own John? Or is it just that you have no policy to give out?

McCain always has an answer: Blame Obama. But he never has a solution. While Obama details plans for turning things around, McCain simply criticizes Obama's plans...even when McCain agrees with Obama!! Why do 43% of the people polled still believe in McCain? He offers nothing but rhetoric and lies without detailing a single plan for the economy, for international issues, or anything else. McCain, once a meverick who I thought highly of 8 years ago has become a simpleton with nothing but empty words. He's betrayed himself and many who once thought this guy was a real independent thinker. He's just a mouthpiece now. His latest failure to even convince his own party in this bailout shows a lack of leadership (not ready to lead?) and a woefully inept ability to get anything accomplished. If I were a Republican, I'd be wondering how we ended up with this guy representing us in this election.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden – born leaders.

@ "NO NO NO" you are against increasing the FDIC to 250K, well, many of us, Hard-Working-Americans have saved quite a bit of money. We are not millionaires BUT we have money in 401Ks and in Savings FOR RETIREMENT.....SOME OF US, ARE IN OUR 50'S, 60'S, 70'S,ETC., WITH MONEY WE HAVE SACRIFICED TO SAVE FOR! '

MY HUSBAND AND I SUPPORT THE INCREASED FDIC INSURANCE, WE HAVE WORKED HARD FOR WHAT WE HAVE!

WE APPLAUD SEN. OBAMA, AT LEAST, HE IS OFFERING IDEAS.

Canadians ON THE BLOG

I notice there is small but steady trickle of comments from Canadians on the blog

YOU PROBABLY WONDER WHY – why would we care!

Canadians are old fashion – they are the kind of people that would lean over across the garden fence and whisper in their neighbours’ ear – “you can’t see the forest through the trees” let me help…

Maybe it is the neighbourhood – maybe it is that we have so much in common – maybe we do care – stupid of us!

72% of Canadians Support Obama to McCain 15%

My opinion:

I for one hope that there is NO bailout, that wallstreet crashes, five or six other major banks go with it, and this country hits the skids for about the next 5-10 years... I mean REAL pain.

My logic:

The reason the entire is government, particularly Bush & Paulson, are jumping up and down like monkeys and screaming about this is that they DO know something that most of this country does NOT: the financial system of the United States has been so badly managed, mismanaged, and flat out ripped off by big business and wall street that it (the financial system) is a completely worthless shell that HAS to be propped up or it will be revealed as such. I firmly believe that the US financial system has been run more or less EXACTLY the way that ENRON was run, which is to say smoke, mirrors, lies, shell accounts and ponzi schemes.

I hope that the economy fails, Americans hurt for about a decade, and then MAYBE some of these people will start to realize IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN ABORTION, GAYS, AND YOUR GUNS. It's about the viability of our country, you simpletons...

I will vote for Obama, even though I disagree with him on this one. I believe Ron Paul has the right ideas, and I wish that he had a larger platform from wish to articulate them.

what is obama's middle name

Cranky Old Man,

Maybe you haven't been paying attention (typical of McCain supporters) but It's over for the McCain camp.

McCain definitely has some very serious mental problems and his entire campaign is a reflection of a mix of stupidity and lunacy.

Most of the bloggers supporting McCain have to be paid Republicans or Wall Street criminals. There isn't any way any person from any country can support the garbage the McCain campaign spews on a daily basis. McCain's answer to everything is to lie and blame Obama or lie to create confusion for the less intelligent of the electorate.

Barack has a hard time answering questions some time because he's thinking about a sincere answer. McCain just rattles off his one line answers because he's lying. It's easy for him to answer, and his lies aren't even clever.

It's unfortunate because now he's teaching Sarah how to lie. When she had to think about her answers she got into trouble. Now that she can lie, lie, lie,–she'll be better suited for the McCain camp. Poor thing.

I want a grown up for my president, not some spoiled little brat who thinks he's smarter than the American people. McCain's parents raised him stupidly, so why should we have to pay for their mistakes.

Obama/Biden 08

what is obama middle name

McCain doesn’t have time for this kind of stuff, he’s got Sarah on a leash and muzzle and we all know he’s not good at multitasking, plus he and the GOP are busy looking for a 10 feet pole to poke Bush or his $700 billion bailout plan with, since they are full of themselves and can’t see beyond November 4th. Funny thing is right now the whole GOP can’t put country first before self.

I'm totally disgusted that our country is so stupid to even consider Obama for President. He is doesn't know anything about our economy...what a joke!!! He doesn't even like America....why is he running for President of the United States! Wake you you liberal minded FOOLISH democrats! His "change" might be more that you bargained for....might be more than you can handle. I just don't understand how so many people have accepted him...the writing is clearly on the wall. Wake up! THINK!

McCain is Bush and Bush is McCain. It is all one in the same. Most educated and informed Veterans and current militray members are voting for Obama. And let me tell you why, because in 26 years McCain has done nothing for the Vets, not one single thing. We have a joke of a G.I. Bill and way to many homeless Vets! Our Vet hospitals are rat traps at best! McCain lives on the fact that he has a clue about the military, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but McCain likes to use his POW status as a crutch. Did you people know that he had the chance to get out of the Hilton? North Vietnam kknew who he was and knew hisgrandfather and fater were high ranking. In fact I think he was offered in an exchange at one point but he said no! Well that was mighty nice of him to stay in...but who else would have had that opportunity? McCain is from the same background as Bush they had daddy's to take care of everything for them! They are spoiled and pampered! McCain and Bush are both a disgrace to Veterans after treating Kerry the way they did! You never attack a militray mans record if he has an honorable discharge! McCain sided with the swiftboaters in that disgusting dispay of UN-AMERICANISM! I would vote Putin in office before I would give my vote to a turn coat like McCain.

Veterans for Obama

I think this is what we have been asking for....no slamming of the other guy but telling America what this candidate will do if he is President.
Neither one had really stepped up to the plate....yes McCain went to Washington first....look where that go him.
Senator Obama does seem to be more "with it" where our country is concerned. I think he sincerely wants to work at improving things.
McCain he just wants to be President...in 2000 I would have voted for him...today no way he has showed his true colors.

Sen. McMoron's campaign staff are actually Democrats... Poor john, day by day he is he is getting more stuck with the Mud. No one in right mind believes this Fool....

The republicans are as out of touch as Paulson.

They want to call the shots with the "bailout package" but none of the responsibility.

Paulson was the CEO of Goldman Sachs for only two years and walked away with his sweet parachute worth $140 million dollars.

Does anyone else see a problem with this hypocrite? Now he is suddenly willing to accept putting limitations on other CEO's after he already received his obscene package. Give me a break. This man should have been fired long ago and someone competent put in charge of teh Treasury Dept. However that makes sense so you can bet the republicans will never think of it.

I've got a clue for the "free market" dogmatists:

Markets aren't magic, and they aren't divinely ordained. They never were. Markets are a means to an end, and they're imperfect. It makes no sense to cast "free markets" as a goal sufficient unto themselves, and those of you who do so are demonstrating your ignorance of the very mechanisms you propose we turn our lives over to.

We tried that. It didn't work. Didn't work in the laissez-faire markets of the 20th century, doesn't work in the laissez-faire markets of the 21st century. Laissez-faire doesn't work; it leads to wildly oscillating markets that react slowly, and consistently overreact, to changing circumstances.

Laissez-faire blows up every time we try it. You'd think we could learn better.

One more time, repeat after me: "Markets are not magic."

Obama trashed Hillary.

OBAMA FOCUSES ON OUR ECONOMIC ISSUES WHILE MCCAIN IS FOCUSING ON COVERUP FOR PALIN. YOU CAN TRUST MCCAIN, I DON'T. WHAT ELSE IS MCCAIN COVERING UP? WE'VE HAD 8 YEARS OF COVERUP OF BUSH/MCCAIN POLICIES.

Phil Gramm...do I need to say more?

I'm sorry Repugs, I just can't take that grimace from McCain for 4 years or 4 seconds. Bush had a dopey look on his face all the time and I thought that was bad, but McCain's look is one of irritation. As if he's angry that we're not buying into his lies. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.

No, the world is a dangerous place, and it will be more dangerous with a hot head with his finger on the nuclear button.

Obama/Biden more than ever.

go obama go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we need you

The only way McCain can win is to attack with lies. He has been doing it so far and 40% agree with him.

The world will laugh at us if we elect John McCain and Sarah Palin.

I would be ashamed and afraid with Senator McCain as Chief Executive and the not ready for prime time Palin as his backup.

I can not follow this man .... I am reversing course and voting for Obama/Biden

Hey cranky Old Man, and all you other neo-tards out there who think: "Running Scared are you Obamaphites….keep lighting candles….you know your boy is slipping and desparation has set in…you have the MSM on your side and still you cant put go old McCain away". The only reason we can't put McCain "away", as you say, is that America contains an unfortunate number of delusional [R]ightwing people like you. You are the people who definitely DO NOT put country first, but instead follow your psuedo-religious [R]ightwing dogma no matter the consequences to our great nation.

Your drama drag-queen of a candidate flip-flopped all over the economic and political stage last week, and managed to do nothing but rip his stockings at best, and at worst injected his special brand of ignorant dogma into a critical economic situation which helped the solution (that even he supported) to stall. You moronic people would vote for "Louise the Moose" if it had a [R] branded on the side - oh wait, that's exactly what you are ready to do with "Carribou Barbie'.

bottom line-
if obama was a white man, he would not be running for president.
no white man with only 4 years of experience would be running for president.

im tired of the democrats whining over EVERYTHING.
they make this country seem horrible.
where is your patriotism? this is AMERICA. and despite everything, this is the best country on earth.

im not a republican or a democrat, but you have to pick the least worse person.
look at the voting records and its wasy to see.
mccain/palin.

live the american dream that obama loves to talk about and WORK...i don't want to pay for your healthcare

Democrats run the house. The Bill failed. Democrats are at fault. End of story.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE ALL OF THESE APATHETIC REPUBLICANS WERE WHEN THE VOTE WAS TAKEN TO INVADE IRAQ!

This explain why Obama is now way ahead of the polls. He had hypnotized those people that were easy to believe and being worship. The posts here explain it as uneducated and hate mongering personality. But look smart responses have been so scarce.

One thing that I can't go over to vote for Obama is the fact that he stays on the sideline until the safer current flows at sight. Here is one analogy for you all: What will Obama's initial reaction if we get another 911? What if we get another Pearl Harbor? Russia is building an alliance in South America. In addition with Al Queda and South American nations that does not like us, everything is posible. Is Obama still going to be on the sideline with such an issues at hand.

Just like this Economy, Up to this time, Barrack Obama has not publicly stated his position. A head of state should let the public know of his position and draw the strategy later so we know what we can expect and support as a nation. At every good leader that I've known is what exactly have they done.

Oh, why am i wasting my time with you children. You wasted your vote on Ron Paul, and when that didn't work out you latched on to Obama. A vote for Obama is a vote for higher taxes, fumbling and ineffective foreign policy, a deeper economic crisis and wasteful spending. Obama is a joke!

ALL I CAN SAY IS IF YOU FALL FOR THIS STUFF U ARE NOT SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER....................

MCCAIN HAS TOTALLY REVAMPED HIS CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY.........JUST TWO WEEKS AGO HE SAID THE ECONOMY WAS FINE............

I saw McCain's ads. He does what he does best – point fingers at the other guys. No solutions just smokescreens. That's why we're in the mess we're in now. And IF the Republicans and McCain were yelling fire about Fannie and Freddie Mac before, why didn't it get changed then. They were the majority in Congress and we had a Republican President.

Fact: Just because McCain proposed it doesn't mean he would vote for it. He has been MIA on most of the important issues and even on one he sponsored.

Since the world in still in a financial crisis and the House Republicans voted against Bush's bailout plan......

why isn't McCain suspending his campaign?

Because he has just learned that it is just as effective to participate by phone and attend Congress when required!!!

For all the blogs and to all that are still crying about Hillary's loss and of those who continue to espouse the DISPROVEN allegations of Obama's affiliations. The only patriotic thing left for you to do is turn in your voter registration cards! Such idiocy has no place in any civilization!

On topic: We can not allow the looting of the country to continue unabated! The current administration should be brought up on a host of charges including war crimes.

Obama has solutions and answers.

The RNC and McCain has smears and lies with no solutions.

Hmmmm.....A split party that has no ideas and blames everything on anyone else. That's what we need 4 more years of.

Country first?

If Mcain truly believes in country first, then he should drop out of the race for Mitt Romney who has a better grasp of the economy. Mcain won the primaries because the Iraq war was more important at the time. Now that its the economy, Mcain should do the right thing for the sake of our beloved country.

IT'S THE REPUBLICANS STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAKE UP AMERICA!

McCain camp full of lies, let's scare people into voting for us. you've had Presidential control the past 8 years, you've had Congressional control 12 of the past 14 years, you did this to us, and now you lie to hide the facts.

Obama in '08, or let's go to Canada

Where was John McCain when his fellow Republican legislators were jeering Bush's speach yeasterday morning? Where was McCain when 2/3's of the Republicans voted against a bill he supported? Why isn't he leading his party? They would rather lose our economy than lose an election!

The fundamentals of our economy ARE strong!! And they'll get stronger as we finally eliminate our enemies!

McCain and Palin will finally kill all those pesky Russians and Iranians!! He'll bomb Chavez and Venezuela back to the stone age! He'll make North Korea beg for mercy!! We'll finally destroy Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and all of those other -stans!

MCCAIN '08

yes obama is perfect and mccain is the worst in everyway. all you dem hacks were so excited about having him on the kerry ticket.

Enough of this BS about McCain being a doer and Obama being a talker. A good leader uses good judgement. A good leader knows when to take the reins or when to work behind the scenes. A good leader knows how to inspire, how to motivate. Clearly Obama is a good leader.

I work for a trillion dollar corporation and I can tell you that when we run into a crisis in any of our businesses the CEO doesn't drop all of his responsibilities and come charging in to take control. He makes his vision clear to the many people he employs and ensures that we follow that vision. He does not take control of a situation that is making progress, he provides his support for it and encourages everyone to work together to get it done. This is what an effective CEO does and that is what Obama will do as President.

This Economy have been supervised by the Bush Adminsteration it could only get worse if Another Stupid Republican gets elected Obama and Joe Biden are the Future of this Country

WHERE ARE THE POLLS AT AFTER THE DEBATE? Somebody tell me? I just want to know.

Obvioiusly, trying to cover up for several years of supporting deregulation is not enough, McCain is pointing blames at democrats for their own mess.

Take the bull by the horn and apologize to the country McCain, you were wrong about deregulation. It's the only honourable thing to do.

The fundamentals of our economy ARE strong!! And they'll get stronger as we finally eliminate our enemies!

McCain and Palin will finally kill all those pesky Russians and Iranians!! He'll bomb Chavez and Venezuela back to the stone age! He'll make North Korea beg for mercy!! We'll finally destroy Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and all of those other -stans!

BOMB, BOMB, BOMB....EVERYONE!!! WOO-HOO!!

MCCAIN '08

McCain can not go back in history and change what he stood for, deregulation, a free market...now he wants regulations.....he is quick to point the finger of blame at anyone near him, or in a crisis situation..

McCain has child like qualities....always blaming others....

grow up McCain, you are past your prime!

Like Senator McCain, Senator Obama also failed in providing leadership for this economic crisis. He sort of supported the bailout, but that is not leadership. He should have opposed it strongly.

Subprime mortgage derivatives are worth nothing for the taxpayers to invest in. What we need is to buy all the foreclosed houses at the current market price and rent them out to current residents or anybody that pays rent.

I will forgive McCain for admitting not knowing economics, but I would have expected Obama to know some basics and have the courage to lead. I have nobody to vote for in November. Dr. Ron Paul or Mr. Lou Dobbs should fill in.

Cranky Old Man:

Gallup Poll: Obama 50% McCain 42%

CNN Poll Obama 47% McCain 43%

Electoral-Vote Obama 286 McCain 225

Who's slipping????????????????????

McCain and Palin will finally kill all those pesky Russians and Iranians!! He'll bomb Chavez and Venezuela back to the stone age! He'll make North Korea beg for mercy!! We'll finally destroy Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and all of those other -stans!

BOMB, BOMB, BOMB....EVERYONE!!! WOO-HOO!!

MCCAIN '08

Of course, now McCain is copycatting Obama's suggestion that we increase FDIC insurance to $250,000. Is there no end to the lies Mr. Magoo will tell to get elected?

I hope all those supporting McFailing can see beyond thier nose

I was thinking a little while ago as I read all of this "campaigning" by John McCain: Isn't the "crisis" worse thasn it was last week. Why won't McCain suspend his campaign (which as we all know, he never really did)? We need his help!!!!

Or do we?

I love how you idiotic Democrats blame the Republicans for the mess we are in brought on by subprime loans. Old bathhouse Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, along with many other Dems, were prime supporters of the Community Revitalization Act which blackmails lending institutions into giving housing loans to people who cannot afford to repay them. Enter Fanny and Freddy. So, this built up over the years and now the working people are supposed to be stuck with paying for the Democrats redistribution of wealth through their little housing scheme. This amounts to a huge hidden tax on working people.
What kills me is that you loud-mouthed liberals now have the gall to blame it on the party that was against those lending practices to begin with! For those fair minded people, dont take my word for it – look it up yourselves using combinations of "community revitalization act", "Barney Frank", "Chris Dodd", and "Fanny Mae" in your favorite search engine.

These uneducated and OLD redneck Republicans are traitors to this country, allowing our economy to be sabotaged by their thefts with no oversight so that the rich could prosper even more while common folks suffered. We need to set-up a draft that sends all of these Republicans to go fight in Iraq and Pakistan so that we can get rid of them once and for all while they clutch their bibles and flags.

SORRY KRANKY OLD MAN. BUT MCCAIN HAS RUT HIMSELF AWAY
AND PALIN IS THROWING THE DIRT ON TOP.

Sure RNC.

Your guys have the primary responsibility for putting the economy where it is and now you want more opportunity. Yeah, I think not.

ALL YOU IRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN OVER YOUR HEAD IN DEBT AND WANT A BAIL OUT MAKE ME SICK..........IF YOU PEOPLE DIDNT MISSMANAGE YOUR MONEY, HAVE KIDS YOU COULDNT AFFORD, BUY HOUSES YOU COULDNT AFFORD WE WOULDNT BE IN THIS SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

HOW IS OBAMA GOING TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR FINANCES? A RULE OF THUMB FOR YOU UNEDUCATED, ALL OF YOUR BILLS SHOULD TOTAL 50% OR LESS OF YOUR MONTHLY INCOME THAT WAY WHEN GAS PRICES AND FOOD ETC....GO UP YOU CAN STILL AFFORD TO LIVE.

I AM JUST SITTING BACK AND LAUGHING AT ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO LOST THERE HOUSES(TRY HIGHERING A LAWYER FOR CLOSING IF YOU CANT READ ALL THE CLOSING PAPER WORK). IT APPEARS "YOUR CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST" AS A GREAT PROPHET ONCE SAID

The Obama supporters range from James Watson, a 1962 Nobel prize winner in physiology or medicine, to two of last year's winners in physiology or medicine, Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies. In an "open letter to the American people," they write: "The country urgently needs a visionary leader who can ensure the future of our traditional strengths in science and technology and who can harness those strengths to address many of our greatest problems: energy, disease, climate change, security, and economic competitiveness. We are convinced that Senator Barack Obama is such a leader."

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has not yet laid out his plans for science and technology in such detail, and his campaign did not return a request for comment.

NO,,,,,,,,,,,INCREASED,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FDIC,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,INSURANCE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

THAT'S,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NOT,,,,,,,,,,,HELPING,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MAIN,,,,,,,,,,,,,STREET,,,,,,,,,

MR,,,,,,,,,,,,OBAMA,,,,,,,,,,,,,THAT,,,,,,,,,,,HELPS,,,,,,,,,,,YOUR,,,,,,,,,,,RICH,,,,,,,,

HOLLYWOOD,,,,,,,,,,,BUDDIES

THIS IS ALL SCUMBAG POLITICS

TO HAVE MCBUSH ELECTED.

In this time of economic crisis Mccain still has "NO" solutions to offer the president, congress or the american voters; and yet he has the audacity to put out tv ads trashing Obama???

Apparently he has failed to realize the response that each candidate gives this crisis will help decide how the voters will cast their votes on Nov 4th. If Mccain truly believes that trashing Obama will help his dying campaign he is truly suffering from dementia.

is this new??? All McCain is good at is LIES, LIES, LIES, LIES, LIES. AND MORE LIES. Does he really think the American people are stupid? Mr. Magoo has left the building

Good Job Senator Obama! If Sen McSame keeps it up he'll probably have a nervous break down from his lies and then WHAT will gov Paflame do? What What What run the country please. We need Change Bad. President McBush, is so lost with all of the BS that HE yes HE started. I don't blame the Dems, let the Replunants, help with the answer to the world problem. This is a straight up SHAME and to note that the US is looking bad in the other countries THANKS MCBUSH AND BY THE WAY WE SURELY D 0 NOT NEED ANOTHER YOU

The difference...
What a President says: “I know that that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis. But not by driving down the very same path,”
What a(n increasingly desperate) Presidential candidate says: "Barack Obama’s plan: It will make the problem worse,”
One projects calm in a storm, one projects a flailing and failing campaign.

Go Obama & Biden Go

Senator McCain was pretty clear that he still doesn't know anything about the economy even though Bernanke blew the horn in Jerusalem.

Hopefully, McCain, 72, will retire now.

Talk about the RNC being in the pocket of the big-wigs of this country. Obama wants to take more from people like Warren Buffet who makes like a gazillion dollars a year and give it to me making under 30K a year. Sounds good to me. Let's see if we can fix the economy from the ground up instead of the top down, because top down hasn't worked well over the past 8 years!

Obama/Biden '08

When will McCain realize that waffling and trying to throw blame around isn't the way to win votes?

OBAMA AND DEMOCRATS = HALF TRUTHS AND LIES

Yes Obama lets steal from the rich to support the poor........you are a boy wonder genius and for the 40% of Americans who dont pay taxes allready lets give them more money to buy cell phones, homes and plasma Tv's since that is the American Dream and owed to everybody

This whole mess belongs to Republicans. Who deregulated the entire banking industry? Who ran to Washington to stick his nose in and start acting all Presidential? Not the President of the United States, who has stayed pretty much hidden during all of this, but John McCain. A candidate, not a president.

McCain is blaming Democrats but then says it's not a time to lay blame. What kind of double speak is this?

It is this administration and the Republican party that deregulated the industry and John McCain has supported deregulation for decades.

He's a failure as are Republicans. Shame on them and on McCain for all this BS. Why do try 'The Straight Talk Express' John. There certainly isn't any 'straight talk' coming out of that campaign.

Phil Gramm for Treasury Secretary!

McShame/Pain '08!

Ive seen many ads from Obama detailing his ideas and plans to help this country. The only ads I have seen from McCain are smear ads against Obama. The people in the battleground states of the midwest and west will go for the candidate of ideas not the candidate who has no ideas and only attack ads. I am from Nebraska and its pretty bad for republicans when an electoral vote from this state is at risk and has a good chance of going to Obama (NE CD-02). Nebraska splits its electoral votes based off who wins each congressional district.

Obama 08'

Who is our current leader? Bush
Which party came up with the bail out plan? Republican
Which party overwhelmingly didn't support their own plan? Republican

What happened to the buck stops here? Bush is the President. He and his administration should show some leadership by taking responsibility for this mess.

You can choose to ignore the facts if you like. If you are a McCain supporter, I'm sure you will do just that!

so let me get this straight:

Obama ad lays out a detailed plan of attack to get us out of this mess.

McCain ad says Obama = bad.

What was McCain doing while his campaign was suspended? What's his plan?
Will someone please enlighten me, so I can decide who's ideas I agree with?
A matrix would be extremely helpful.
I'm sick of the attack ads....tell me what you're going to do!

Yeah Obama is right........Lets tax the wealthy and educated so they can support those who are uneducated and make as much money as they deserve. Democrats make me sick

Obamaphites..dont forget to check the Osama Obama site for todays talking points..they have been updated

So, Obama had answers and McCain had accusations?

O/B08!

All I got to say is you can't teach and old dog new tricks.

What a phony. I like the last picture with his microphone in the shot...He'd make a great talk show host...Maybe he can replace Oprah.

IGNORANCE IS NOT ONLY RAMPANT, IT"S VIRAL

Why no action, before or after the debates, until now, Mr. Obama? Is it mere showmanship now, trying to call President Bush, while McCain has been working the phone for days right in Washington, it is the common national crisis affecting us all common people?? Where is a lawmaker senator , supposedly a public servant, named Obama during a national crisis, until now??? Never underestimate governors like Sarah Plain, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan. They have the right leadership experience that Barack Obama does not have.

DO NOT PUT A SINGLE PENNY OF OUR MONEY

IN BUSH, CHANEY & MCBUSH HANDS. THE

SLEAZIEST BUNCH OF SCUM BAGS SINCE THE

BEGINNING OF TIME, & HOPEFULLY TILL THE END OF IT.

I am tired of this election. Can we just vote now and forget about nov. 4th? I am so tired of the lies of the republicans. They want to continue to de-regulate the markets and provide over $300 billion dollars of tax breaks to the rich and coporations who put us in this economic mess. The republicans platform is de-regulation. In fact, they want to de-regulate healthcare and charge taxes on it. In addition, McCain's campaign manager is a lobbiest for fannie and freddie which desires to continue with de-regulation. Get real.

Running Scared are you Obamaphites....keep lighting candles....you know your boy is slipping and desparation has set in...you have the MSM on your side and still you cant put good ol' McCain away...can I remind you of the Bradley effect, also how about us in the silent MAJORITY...so stuff the ballot boxes and us intimidation, it still ads up to a loser for Obama

The person who authored the HUGE deregualation bill of financial markets in 1999

Signed by Bill Clinton!

Sarah Palin & John McCain represent a CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER to the interests of the United States of America.

We do not "grade on a curve" when electing our executive branch.

Running Scared are you Obamaphites....keep lighting candles....you know your boy is slipping and desparation has set in...you have the MSM on your side and still you cant put go old McCain away...can I remind you of the Bradley effect, also how about us in the silent MAJORITY...so stuff the ballot boxes and us intimidation, it still ads up to a loser for Obama

OBAMA is out there working and you are busy pitching ads nobody believes, John.

Give it Up. It is OVER.

I have seen the ads and I like them. There is no name calling, no finger pointing at his opponent. An ad on the issues - how refreshing.

Who you gonna believe, the folks who got us into this mess, or the Guy who turned down making money as a high-powered lawyer in favor of working to raise the standard of living in his local community?

Just like FDR knew that the way out of the hole was to DIG yourslef out with new jobs that were sponsored by the Governmetn. New clean energy projects will creat new jobs and break our dependance on OIL. That is the problem with McCain the OIL companies OWN him and he can't go against their will to suck more money out of Mr Main Streets pockets

Obama wants to creat jobs that can not be outsoursed. He wants America to regain its place as world leader in New tech ideas.

He is the one that keeps making new suggestins that McCain is all too eager to STEAL. McCain is not a leader he only follows in Obama's foot steps.

ACORN is being investigated for multiple accounts of voter fraud, including registering names and addresses that dont exist. This group who BO was an attorney & trainer for has charges in 12 states right now for VOTER FRAUD & was totally instrumental in Fannie & Freddie giving subprime zero down loans to Individuals who COULDN'T AFFORD THEM!!!

Liberal Media – please do some research on this. McCain asked for reform of fannie and freddie on 2005 and nothing was done.

Again, Obama is outlining a plan and McCain is outlining blame.

IF BUSH & MCBUSH TOLD ME IT WAS DAYLIGHT

AT 10 am, I WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT, UNTIL I LOOKED

OUTSIDE FOR MYSELF. THE GREEDY SCUMBAGS

CAUSED THE ENTIRE COLLAPSE OF OUR ECONOMY

AND NOW THEY INSIST WE PAY FOR IT, BY REMOVING

ALL THE REGULATIONS THAT WERE IN PLACE, TO

PREVENT JUST WHAT HAS HAPPENED. THEY BELONG IN JAIL.

Now will THEY deny that THEIR ONE met with the BLACK CAUCUS the day before the VOTE and everyone of those members VOTED NAY?
OH YES, IT IS TRUE! SO STATED BY JAMES CLIBURN, A CAUCUS MEMBER, OF S.C., ON MSNBC THIS MORNING .

HOW"S, that's FOR DELIVERING THE VOTE FOR THE BAIL OUT, BARACK?

The republicans are determined to scare the voters!

The market nose dived because of Pelosi, Paulson and Bush have been crying wolf for over 2 weeks.

Top economist say its all bull and I believe them. Wrong solution to the wrong problem.

If either candidate would open their eyes, victory is staring them in the face. Support the alternative bill that uses a market approach to solve a market problem rather than a govt approach to solve a problem created by the govt.

Rick Davis, remember him? What about Phil Graham or Carly Fiorina?

These people remind me of McCain and his economics.

McCain defends anything because he is either too stubborn to admit his mistakes or he just doesn't get it!!

Thankfully alot of the Ohio voters I've talked to are smarter than the RNC thinks possible. Informed voters will vote Obama and eliminate the chance of future gridlock and inaction by voting only for Democrats!

I don't care if it's a Jewish holiday or a Cristian holiday, Congress, GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!! Congress should take a pay cut!!!

McCain parachutes into Washington just in time to snatch the rescue plan from success! Then he blames his failure of not unifying his own Rapublican members behind the bill on the Democrats whose majority voted for the bill. Good Job there McNutty! Goodbye 401k.

I just read the ticker article about Obama calling Bush about the crisis. Unfortunately, this only makes Bush seem more 'presidential', and only makes Obama seem more likely to negotiate with idiots without preconditions.

As for McCain, I would just invite everyone to remember that last week started off with McCain telling us that the fundamentals of our economy were just fine. That ~43% of the American electorate would choose to vote for such abject delusion and stupidity is pathetic. After voting for Bush twice, anybody who would now go for the trifecta of regressive retardation by voting for McCain needs professional help, and there are alot of you out there.

It is like you no longer need an MBA to understand why Economics is truly the dismal science. This crisis is proof that Obama has been right from day one. This is a “defining moment in our history, and there is a “fierce urgency” for a need for change, right now. Now even McCain has taken up Obama change message. Yet why some still fail to credit Obama for having the foresight of understanding when he forecasted the magnitude and seriousness of the failed Bush Policies and the “tearing one another down” politics is beyond me. I am shocked that the more Obama tries to stay above the fray, how everyone continues to do the very things he has been speaking against. He seems to be the only serious candidate with a clear understanding of the root to the problems here in DC. He is clearly better then John McCain, but some stubborn people refuse the accept it. They are like addicts in denial. People need to realize that if Obama goes to the White House, it is not an indictment against them personally. A vote for Obama, in most cases, is a vote for yourself.

everyone in america is starting to see mccain for what he is a liar, he doesn't have the repect or clout even from his own party to get things done, we can't afford more of the same from mccain, Obama leads, he analyses the situation, comes up with good ideas and then works to implement them, usally both sides even move towards what obama is doing ,examples talking directly with Iran and north korea, moving troops out of iraq to afganistan,a timetable in Iraq,and now the economic crisis. All we have to do is Get Obama in there and everything will work out, for republicans and democrats, Obama will lead all of us regaurdless of our party. Obama =good, sound judgement... McCain = the Bush path for four more years.

Steve Forbes is McCains the number one pick for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

We are going to have a heck of an Adminstration under McCain. The best tax payers could ask for. The thing about it to, is McCain will listen to these experts and take their advice, and allow them to do what each person does best.

Can't say that for the Dems...O'bama wants a one man credit show...Maybe Elmer Fudd (Barney Frank) will be our Secretary of State. LOL

Where do you people seriously come from O'BaMars?

McCain/Palin do not know the first thing about economics and have admitted to it-Obama/Biden have the know it all to fix this mess.Obama/Biden 08

Nothing in this election has disprove the view that Mccain is a do-er while Obama is a talker.

What has happened to Mccain the last few weeks with this economic crisis is very interesting to me. Again, Mccain took a stand at great risks and shouldered attacks from all angles. But havn't we seen this movie before with Mccain? Haven't we seen the attacks this man has endured throughout his years as a senator as he opt for actions over inaction and bipartisanship over blind allegance.

Its a shame that to stand by the people and to serve for the people should mean standing in a political no-man's land where partisanship is the norm and too powerful to ignore.

"I am proud to be here because this is an important bill; it is a deregulatory bill. I believe that that is the wave of the future, and I am awfully proud to have been a part of making it a reality."
Sen. Phil Gramm at the signing of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. This is why we need a 2008 bailout.

CNN, please remove the "awaiting moderation" note. My comments are very tame compared to most of the juvenile thoughts posted here.

Anybody that votes before watching all the debates is doing themselves and the country a disservice. You really set yourself up looking like complete fools once all the "dirt" comes out on all the candidates.
Stop drinking the Koolaid and be neutral until the debates are over. You will be glad you did.

Obama is the leader we need now and in the future ! He is our only hope to save this country.

As Per CNN, MCCain Ad:

The 30-second spot, “Worse,” begins with images of Wall Street while an announcer asks, “Can it get any worse?” The ad suggests things can get worse if Obama wins the White House. “New taxes. New spending. New debt. Barack Obama’s plan: It will make the problem worse,” an announcer says in the ad. The RNC says that “Worse” will air in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Indiana.”

__________________

With only 1 problem with the Ad. The "Worse" ad should be about Sen. McMoron, who is lately having diahreia from his head....

Thank you for getting back to me. I'm a Real Estate Broker in California and just a little food for though. If we could create an over view consultant agency which would re-qualify Existing Home Buyers of existing personal residence on their mortgage's to allow them to stay where they now house their families at a reduced mortgage payment, without a reduction on the Principal balance, allowing the market to rebound at a later time.And if this idea would help lesson the exodus of the American Families from their Home's and therein help stabilize the market. Then the lenders wouldn't have to take the properties back through foreclosure and eventually the lenders would be paid off. Most lenders would have to have an offset for the loss of income from the existing loan payments, this is where we become creative. We need to offer the lenders an INVEST TAX CREDIT of some sort, to help ease the loss of income during the reduction of payment period. This in my opinion would help stop the down turn in our economy and therefore restart some needed housing projects throughout our GREAT COUNTRY. If you need addition input I'll be available. Respectfully Joseph A. Leon

Quoting Obama:

"The reason the financial markets are in turmoil is because John McCain farted on July 10, 2002. Therefore, the solution that the American people need is to stop selling beans. That's the change America needs."

Keep leading the sheep, Obama...

WE DO NOT WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE

REPUBLICANS THINK. WE THINK THAT

ALL OF THEM ARE THE ENEMY WITHIN.

THEY SINGLEHANDEDLY HAVE CAUSED THE

GREATEST ENTIRELY MAN MADE ECONOMIC DISASTER.

Heres how both of these campaigns work.

The Obama camp releases ads that say "this is why you should vote for me"

The McCain camp releases ads that say "this is why you shouldn't vote for the other guy".... NOWHERE do they explain why you actually should vote for him... because theres NO REASON

Obama/Biden

Typical Repug tactic – FEAR!
Unfortunately, they know that it works for a large part of their voter base. Not too certain about the undecided though.

Give me a REAL leader.

Democrats got us into a fine mess-

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

WE WOULD BE 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. Obama subverted the democratic process.

Typical.

The Obama Ad offers proposals and plans and the RNC is just another attack Ad.

Have not the people had enough of the McCain/Republican negativity.

Just watching McCain's negative vibes during the debate and some of the Republican house members whining about why they didn't vote for the bail out Bill is enough to want to get these people out of office. When around negativity long enough it catches on like a disease. It's time to say good bye to disease ridden McCain and the Republicans.

I saw 2 ads yesterday. One with Barck Obama discussing his plan for economic stimulus, the other was John McCain pointing fingers at Barack Obama saying he was going to raise taxes.

John McCain just plain WRONG!!!!!

if McCain was a true leader and madman like he claims then he wouldn't be attacking Obama with stupid ads. Maybe in one of his ads he can show up Obama if he tell them which cave Bin Loafffff is in and we go get him tomorrow. That would rally save his butttttttt.

That's great, Senator McCain. Instead of coming up with a plan, you just trash everyone else's plan and tell us you are ready to lead. No thanks.

I saw the RNC ad today..and it is just so rediculas..it is they typical frear ad...tell me as a voter in PA what McCain/Palin and the RNC are going to do to help in this effort, since their representatives got thier feeling hurt yesterday and put the country at the brink...
This ad is bad, and is thetypical fear mongering that the RNC is famous for.
RNC you want my vote...tell me what youa re going to do different and how you are going to do it? have not seen any of that from the RNC or McCain, just attacks,,,,no plans , just vague referneces.
The one Obama ad where he sits and talks about what he believes, and his plan is powerful, and gives you ideas and where to look for his plan.

Give me a REAL leader.

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.

Obama is trying to get the problem solved and trying to educate the public, something congress and the president forgot to do.

McCain just keeps saying irrelevant and increasingly irresponsible things and then blaming it on Obama. When he isn't doing that, he is copying Obama's suggestions and then saying Obama's suggestions won't work.

McCain knows that Obama is the better leader and the better candidate. These so-called attacks are a desperate attempt to distract us long enough to pull a fast one.

THE REPUBLICANS HAVE DONE PLENTY

FOR US & TO US. WE DON'T WANT ANY

MORE OF THEIR SCUMBAG POLICIES.

WE ARE DONE.

Palin- bad judgement
Iraq war- bad judgement
The economy- bad judgment

There's really nothing more to say! We the people have spoken—

GO AWAY!

The RNC and GOP should just accept the blame for the deregulation of the first 6 years of Bush onomic's and move on. I'm tired of those responsible abdicating that responsibility when things go wrong. To me that's not leadership.

I think any attemps by the RNC and McCain to say that Obama is bad for the economy is a waste of money. After the past two weeks of watching McCain run around like a mad man, coupled with the totally lack of any type of foreign or domestic knowledge by his running mate, I think it's pretty safe to say that a McCain- Palin ticket would be horrible for the economy.

The GOP will not stop until our children are fighting each other for roadkill.

I am waiting for McCain's newest GIMMICK FIRST stunt.

Can somebody tell make my grandpa understand that our fundametals are very weak.

He still things our fundametals are strong and our economy is doing great and this is just a mental recession.

Can the McCain do anything else but cry and blame Obama for trying to bring this conutry back on track. They need to go back to Alaska and dump Palin off and Maybe McCain would like to stay there now.

PEOPLE LISTEN TO BULLDOG

it's amazing that the McCain pions keep repeating their lies, even after the lies are revealed. Obama will not tax the majority of America. And what he will do is make sure that the wealthiest people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes. Because they have not been paying their fair share of taxes for the past eight years. And Obama will stop giving the tax breaks to companies shipping jobs out of the country, which will keep jobs in America. McCain supports shipping jobs out of the country by giving tax breaks to the wealthy. McCain pulled strings to give a major military contract recently to Airbus in Europe instead of Boeing in America. How does that help mainstream America?

The best thing for our country...Obama/Pelosi 08

Luckily my free mind can't be corrupted or toyed with to create a "crisis" that the sleazemeister BO and Pelosi/Reid are engaging in. Any propaganda coming from the celebrity sleaze of Obama and the O-Kids does not change my vote or mind. Obama is bad for America and the Maverick's will be in office on November – McCain/Palin 08!

The pattern continues....

Obama's ads speak to the issues and how to fix our problems.

McCain's ads attack Obama's plans without offering any plan of his own.

Who do you want to lead this country? I'll take the guy with the plan.

The RNC is full of lies, distortions, and falsehoods...a reflection of the tools who infest that organization.

It's funny that Obama's ad is positiev, specific and directly to the point, while all the RNC ad can say is, "Obama will make it worse." Oh, well, okay... since you said so.

Ridiculous.

PS- Bulldog, I second that!

When people, companies, banks, and anyone else makes a bad financial decision, they should be responsible for it. This includes people who gave bad loans, signed stupid mortgages, and companies that bought bundles of those same mortgages. If there is no penalty for making risky decisions, what do you think they are going to do next time there is a chance to make a quick buck?

McCain 08

we got ya back!

Obama called for expansion of the FDIC program first thing this morning; guess what McCain called for it hours later. Everything that Obama says we should do Bush and McCain copy. Bush remains quiet on his source and McCain trys to steal the credit. Yet, McCain says he doesn't understand.

Yeah right.

The 30-second spot, “Worse,” begins with images of Wall Street while an announcer asks, “Can it get any worse?” The ad suggests things can get worse if Obama wins the White House. “New taxes. New spending. New debt. Barack Obama’s plan: It will make the problem worse,” an announcer says in the ad. The RNC says that “Worse” will air in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Indiana.”

This is so old. Can the RNC come up with something we didn't hear. Republs are doing everything but take the blame for this mess. The worse is not on the dems it is on the repubs who won't vote on the bailout to save their sets.

It is not the American people who are whiners... it is Congress.

If the members of Congress think the American people are upset at this situation, wait until the Congress finally gets around to tackling bigger problems such as social security and medicare.

Congress is letting those problems "sneak" up on them because they lack courage. That same lack of courage was what allowed them to overlook the warning signs of this credit crisis.

If one looks overseas, one sees how people rise up against their leaders at times. I guess we are tired of paying for their "mistakes" and lack of wisdom.

If they are not qualified to lead, they should step aside instead of remaining on the job and behaving in ways that clearly show that they expect us to serve their wishes, instead of them serving our wishes.

The more I see Obama, the more I see my next president!!

McCain campign chairwomenmen should be fired. How can they tweak such a stupid ad to ask the people to support McCain. If these stupid American see that McCain is there leader instead of Obama , then the country is going to HELLLLLLLLLLLLLL and it will not be because we are looking for BIN LOAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFen.

Just keep taking the high road, Senator Obama.

1 Comment should sum it all up for all americans. McCain voted yes 90% of the time on Bush's policy. Now we are in a failing economy because of the Bush Administrations lack of knowledge. George Bush Jr. had a company....It failed...George Bush Jr. Had a country...It failed. OBAMA/BIDEN for our new leaders.

Plain and simple, "WE CANNOT AFFORD 4 MORE YEARS!!!"

The Republicans are so desperate, they will do anything one tells them to do right now. They must be shaking in their pants with Thursday coming up and knowing that they have a ticking bomb ready to go off and let them down in Palin.
They can lie for all we know, as long as we know the truth, they are wasting our time and the economy is evident of that.
BTW Mccain looks washed out, why not step out of the way and take a break again like he did when he suspended his campaign?

Oh jeez...

NEITHER of these guys have a clue about how the economy works, and I don't really care. Government intervention into the economy means less of a free market, and that's bad no matter what way you slice it. Redistribution of wealth and inefficient resource allocation are all you get when the government intervenes in the economy.

My #1 concern is NATIONAL DEFENSE, since that is (or at least should be) priority #1 for the president. Commander-in-chief isn't merely a ceremonial title, it's their job. The debates last Friday proved to me that McCain clearly has the upper hand in that department, and will therefore get my vote. McCain wants to keep our country safe, whereas Obama thinks the world stage is some popularity contest. Obama knows that Germans can't vote for him, right?

Worse is right. Socialism is not the answer.

No McCain = Bush
Change is what we need and now.

Obama/Biden 08

McLame and his RNC stooges don't have anything left other than slash, burn, and smear. Nice to see how McLame took the high road that he promised before starting his general election run. He's on the wrong meds, or the dementia's getting the better of him.

Thanks, but no thanks, to Bush 44 and Caribou Barbie.

Go Obama/Biden!!!

the Republican National Committee’s new ad seeks to portray Obama’s tax policies and spending proposals as a potential fatal blow to the struggling economy.

How many times do the TRUTH SQUA have to tell the American people that RNC AND THE REPUBLS ads about Obama tax plans are very misleading, but yet they continue to make the same chargers over and over about Obama tax plans. All the republs are running scare and they shoud be.

I'm a Democrat but the truth is the Republicans were yelling FIRE back in 2004 with Freddie and Fannie and the all to looose lending policy.

McCain clearly doesn't have good ideas or strategies....he continues to go negative when the whole world is looking for someone positive...Obama is stepping up to be that man.

The McCain people and the RNC are nasty liars. They will do anything to win. The Obama plan is much better than McCain's. The Republicans want the American people to be afraid of Obama. In truth, the American people are afraid to vote for the same eight years.

Think about it.............................are you better off now than you were in the last eight years. If you can honestly say yes to this question, then you should vote McCain.

If you are struggling to keep gas in your car, food on the table, struggling to stay in school, struggling to keep up the mortgage/rent, struggling to keep your home warm, and feels that something has to change....................let go of your prejudices and vote Obama.

Simple as that...............try change..............I am.

John McRelic and moose stew eating dummy will be worst....together they don't even amount to one good thing!

Do we really want to see Phil Gramm as the Treasury Secretary? The person who called us a "nation of whiners". The person who said "the fundamentals of the economy are strong". The person who authored the HUGE deregualation bill of financial markets in 1999. The person who wrote John McCain's economic plan and was his top economic advisor.

Phil Gramm is on the top of McCain's list as his Secretary of the Treasury. And second would be Carly Fiorna. The person who ran Hewlett Packard into the ground. Wow. What else can I say.

This is the typical RNC add, don't admitt to your failures, point to the other side...use fear and lies! We've heard it before, time for a radical change...put the Democrats in power!!!

McCain about a week ago:

"The fundamentals of the economy are strong"

Today: omg omg, disaster!

McCains ads today: Attack Obama

Obama's ads today: Here's what he'll do

One Ad Talks About How To Fix The Economy And The Other Ad Talks About How Bad The First Ad Is But Offers No Solutions!

McCains desperate! He is as bad as Palin.

we do not need a bail out!

i'm voting nader...

McCain knows that change is coming. He's beginning to use that in his ads. I guess he's beginning to realize that Sen. Obama is that change.

The economy is sound!

What a retard!