The degenerate liberal Mr. Frank as well as highly corrupt individual and an imbecial at that should be forced to resign immediately. The other imitation of a human being, Ms. Pelosi also highly corrupted and most likely a socialist with communist tendencies should go home, cook a meal, wash the windows and stay there for the rest of her life.

I invite you to go see Rick's (3:44) comments. This should give the 55% of us that use our brains some insight into the 45% that don't. Can you believe the FoxNetwork-generated delusion that is exhibited there? This is a prime example of why everything regresses when the neo-[R]s get into office: policies, goals, initiatives are all based on this [R]ightwing ideoloical fantasy world they have going, and not on reality — the neo-tard ploy to attempt to divert the blame for this financial meltdown away from [R] deregulation and lack of oversight to Jimmy Carter is a familiar pre-adolescent ploy to illogically divert blame. The issues of the modern world are hard enough to deal with, without ignoring reality and instead doing what 'the voices' tell you is correct. YOUR boy G. Bush has been running the country like this for 8 years now, and not surprisingly he has us spiraling back into the Dark Ages. And morons like Rick, that live in an intellectual vacuum and watch slackjawed as FoxNews tells them what to think, are actually cheering.

Hope the House says NO again…….listen to the American Public and vote for the people and not for Corporate Wall Street and the lobbyist who are writing the legislation, say NO NO NO thats what the Constituency is saying NO BAILOUT.

Stupid Dems in Congress appear to be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory once again!

What part of NO BAILOUT do they not understand?!?!

Artificially propping up housing values will not help anything! This bill is poison for the dollar! Did you notice how the strength of the dollar went up after the bailout failed?!?! No more debt, no more deficit, no more weak dollar! No bailout!

GOP? "Griff's Old Protectionism". You wait and see…

Gee, I wonder if the media will report on old hag Pelosi directing $100,000 to her husband's business from PAC money. Pelossi/Reed/Obama - God thats one corrupt combo!

Don't lure me congress - it is a still a wolf, whether there is a sheep's coat or not. NO ONE I KNOW or have I read on blogs approves this bail out - just all the rich greedy people and the bankers - disgusting to me as congress works for me- they need to listen to the outrage of the people. I am not voting for anyone who supports this bill and they have heard from me in writing and emails and phone calls.
Don't lure me congress - that is what the problem is - congress expects the citizens to roll over and it is not happening.

I have an idea………can anyone bail us out of having to look at that ill-born descendant of Methuselah, Nancy Lugosi? I mean, please………..

This whole bailout/giveaway thing smells like a 3 day old fish without refrigeration.

They were right to vote it down Monday and they will be right to keep voting it down.

I thought they were voting today? That bill needs to start over and let it have more thought. What is the rush?

Its not a good bill so just start from scratch and listen to the people (tax payers) and try a new avenue.

Americans have no trust in Bush and no trust in Congress, and rightfully so. I'm proud that Americans are finally demanding careful consideration of this issue and not blindly accepting whatever Washington vomits out.

Ok, dose most of the world have blinders on or did I just miss the boat!!!!
anyone with half a brain knows the Dems are the ones that got us where we are today. They where the one that did nothing about Fannie and fready, and they where the ones that stopped the bailout deal from going through on Monday. You can all blame the right all you want, but you mean to tell me that that turd pelosi could not pull together 12 more votes, whatever. she feels that the congress Dems are at no fault and the right is all to blame, even McCain, but their was no clause to add acorn to the list in till Obama got involved and that is part of what took so long to come to the first vote.
all I can say to pelosi polish a turd and it is still a turd!!!

the rich demo and the people how want to vote obama should pay for this mess obama and the demo;s made

Trickle up economics.

Use the $700 billion to provide every household something like an EBT card for 1 year of mortgage or rent payments. Have all delinquent mortgages reset as current, remove late charges and give fresh start. Guarantees all mortgages are paid for a year, allows saving, and frees up spending cash to fuel economy. Could also add in an EBT card for say $300-$500 per month on groceries, and maybe a gas card. Use the $700 billion for all the people who will be paying it anyway, not to the ones who get huge payoffs for failing (Wachovia and other execs). Let the money trickle up. Its our money anyway, give it to Main Street, not Wall Street.

Obama is REAL UNITING of the PEOPLE…

I don't see your argument. It sounds like you're just spewing liberal talking points…

It's clear that the economic woes would be the UNDOING of McCain, while the suffering would lift Obama to the presidency.

I'm just saying that Obama is DANCING ON THE GRAVE of the US ECONOMY, and is reveling in our suffering…What does he care? He will get what HE wants….

the last sixpack that i remember being close to the white house was billy beer, no one wanted it either.

Before this vote will someone please get some duct tape and cover the mouth of the Speaker of the House to help her keep her arrogant mouth shut.

No vote for bail out vote or we will vote you out of office!

Congress listen clearly - NO BAIL VOTE, no adjustments to make it appear like it benefits the American people. Vote for the bill and many American voters will be voting you out of office.

Note to Tony - Who ordered the regulations laxed back in 1995? That is the main reason we are where we are today. William Jefferson Clinton and his great society part deaux. Let's blame the correct person here.

John McCain is so busy "rescuing" Sarah Palin from the American public. Please tell me how McCain is putting country first.

JOHN MCCAIN IS SO BUSY RESCUING PALIN FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HOW CAN THAT BE PUTTING COUNTRY FIRST.

No place left to comment on Ifill so will attempt to do so here. Brokaw is a McCain supporter who has been accused of media bias (google Brokaw Mc Cain supporter) and the Obama camp isn't whining about him as a debate moderator. Iflll did not write a biography about Obama it was about many African American leaders and politicians , including Republican Mc Cain. So is it only white male moderators we can trust to be unbiased (even if they have been accused of not being in the past - or only black women we can't trust? Mc Cain has known about this book for months and now whats to use this to suggest Palin will be treated unfairly-with gotcha ? This is predudice and McNipulation. CNN PLEASE POST THIS

Oh great, will the drama queen once again suspend his campaign and stick around DC through Fri. to babysit the house [R]s as they whine away about 'their feelings', and how their old friends the freemarketeers of Wall Street have now screwed over America?

What kind of 'drama' will Mr McCain think up this week, as his panties get bunched up where his balls used to be? I do feel so sorry for him: he's picked a certifiable moron for a running mate, and his only supporters are the House [R]s who are the biggest set of dimwits in DC.

I would like to hear from Sarah Palin and her husband Todd. If this women is a great as John McCain claims——-Why doesn't he have in front of every media camera singing like a bird?

TONY, YOU ARE RIGHT IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE IN WASINGTON??

BUT OBAMA TO SCARY…

I HATE HIGHER TAXES,,,,

I'LL GO WITH McCAIN/ PALIN

Good thing the House voted the first bill down. The Senate version sounds like a better deal for taxpayers.

No comment on Nancy Pelosi's leadership.

Don't do this. As Barack says, You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

Give us back our money. Stimulus is needed that is BIG ENOUGH ti di the job. STOP TALKING ABOUT MAKING IT EASIER FOR US TO GET CREDIT. We need money not credit.

WHO IS AT FAULT????

Greenspan, Gramm, Leach, Bliley, Bush… Republicans made this mess.

Democrats have been nominally in control of Congress, but with Republicans able to block any vote they want in the Senate, the Democrats haven't been able to make a move for the past two years unless the Republicans agreed.

Learn a little bit about how Congress works before you shoot your mouth off.

Votes are done alphabetically!! I do not like this but what the republicans have gotten us into over the past 8 years is exactly what happened before the crash of 1929. McCain has had a huge part in this mess and shame on them!!!! Obama has the right idea about building our country back up from the bottom up!!! Jobs, jobs and more jobs. That is what was done after the crash! WPA and CCC programs. The TVA was great also!!! This could all been done going "green" and new electric grid for wind and solar!!! Obama has the intellegence and the ability to not "piss people off" like McCain does. besides rumor has it McCain is having small strokes. CNN–check this out.

when Bill Clinton left the white House, we were doing well, now under the BUSH watch we are in a panic mode, ask McCain and Cindy to sell 12 of their homes, and cars , and donate some of the proceed to help make up the SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS…

We have learned that we the people are on our own again. When we needed our elected officials & leaders (?) at our nations most critical point they have failed us again because it is all about being re-elected, not about what is best for us and our nation. Shame on them and remember that on election day.

Pelosi is doing a good job .

I am an American Voter and I demand to hear from ALL the candidates for President and Vice President. I have listened to countless media footage from Obama, McCain and Biden…….But I have yet to hear from Gov Sarah Palin. John McCain claims this woman is so great…….yet he intentially HIDES her from the media and the voters who want to her from her to make a decision. I am afraid all the smoke screens and distracts from the McCain campagin will COST him the election. I will not vote a person who is afraid to express herself to the media.

NOTE TO THE GOP YOU WILL NOT GET MY VOTE THIS WAY…..IT SEEMS SNEEKY AND UNDER-HANDED.

Are you kidding me? George Stephanopolis was on Bill Clintons campaign team, and he moderated the debate with Barack and Hillary.

McCain is grabbing at straws in case Barbie doesn't do well, which she won't.

HEY PHIL IN TEXAS!

WHO HAS BEEN IN CHARGE FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE?………………….THE REPUBLICANT'S

WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE CONGRESS FOR 6 OF THE LAST 8 YEARS?………………..THE REPUBLICANT'S

GET USED TO IT BUDDY. THE REPUBLICAN DICTATORSHIP IS JUST ABOUT OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

My last Ticker? Was Harry, Larry, King. Anything to do, with the rejection of my Comment???

Hey Nancy, can I have $100,000 for my 'PAC" too?!?

Barney….you're gonna make somebody a great wife in prison.

If this congress worked for me as employees, I would have replaced them long ago.

It's as simple as this everyone, if someone votes FOR this bill, vote AGAINST that someone.

As soon as I see who voted which way on this, my decisions come November are as easy as pie.

PALIN'S PLAN FOR THE "BAILOUT":

PUT ALL OF THE BAD MORTGAGES ON A BARGE AND PUSH THEM OVER TO RUSSIA! PROBLEM SOLVED!

You DO NOT want to go to war with Mother RUSSIA. When they FLEX their MILITARY MIGHT, it will HURT. A fight of the TITANS should be avoided at all COST.

Thank God our PAST Presidents and PAST RUSSIA leaders WERE smart enough to just fight a COLD WAR.

Russia and CHINA both had history of wars and they know how it's like.

We should LEARN our lessons from RUSHING to Iraq.

I never want a mistress living in our White House–someone who knew that McCain was ditching his wife and kids to be with her. Cindy Lou says he was separated from his wife–what a liar. He was with his wife while he had an affair with her, just as he was with his wife when he had an affair with the other women.

The White House is no place for a mistress.

Tell Cindy Lou to keep her filthy past in Arizona. She may be their first mistress, but she’ll never be mine.

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF BANKING FINANCE COMMITTEE?
CHRIS DODD A DEM.

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE?
BARNEY RUBBLE I MEAN FRANK A DEM.

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE HOUSE?
NANCY PELOSI A DEM.

WHO CONTROLS THE HOUSE AND SENATE??
THE DEMS.

WHO IS AT FAULT????

I bet Obama will hold off on his vote until McCain casts his. This way our boy Obama can CHANGE his mind at the last minute and take the opposite postion of McCain.

Why do people say the Bailout will not cost us money. We will BORROW the $870Billion. At 5% that is $43.5Billion per year to OUR lender and $43.5Billion added to deficit.

Remember when the Deficit was an issue? There is only so much money that Congress can spend after the mandatory payments starting with interest on the National Debt. This interest payment reduces by $43.5Billion funds for other programs!

Even if we get the $870Billion back someday, we lose the interest every year!

There has to be a better way!

I just wanted to add to the comment I just made.Look you want proof about what I'm saying. When do you see the Mom and Pop store put their self's right out there to try and get to us. Well "DA" isn't during tax return because people got some real cash in there hand to pay bill's and buy thing all at the same time. Well then wouldn't it make scene to put some big money in avg Americans hands and then they go out and help Mom and Pop pay their bill's and every one is happy even I can think of this why can't you. You've got the big degrees in front of you names. And this time of year would help out a lot if you'd just get it to us rather than talk about it.

Bailing out corporate executives will not rebuild the economy. Take a lesson from history: We cannot buy our way out of a recession - we must get our hands dirty and dig our way out!

Invest that $700M in public works. Invest it in the infrastructure that will boost our economy and decrease our dependence on oil (subway systems, light rail systems, etc.). Do this, and I promise you, the folks building our infrastructure from the ground up will do more for the economy than the fat cats on Wall Street.

With Sen Schumer stating the Senate has sweetened the bailout plan by raising FDIC limit to $250,000., my question is if the bank has not paid its premium, is the guarantee still in force??

Vote before another member of the congress starts insisting on adding on more.

Being a world recognized Democracy and Capitalistic society, how can the US Government even think of using Taxpayer dollars to " Bail Out" companies, that, due to their own short sighteness, and their own mismanagement, have run their companies into a Bankrupt situation. Socialism and Nationalism procedures should not be an option.

If , I , being a small business owner, and corporate Taxpayer, mismanaged myself into this situation, will the Federal Government step up and bail me out? — I think not!!

And how about those " Credit Default Swaps " out there that are in real trouble and obviously will soon face collapse ? —–

Will this be the NEXT Bail Out????

WHERE DOES IT END???

We dont have a choice. For eight years, WE THE PEOPLE failed our government.

We REPEATEDLY failed America!! We did not DEMAND perfection and common sense. We lef the LOBBYISTS lead.

all those who were taking so so much money should pay, not those who have hard time to live month to month. Those with millions in their pocket, they should. They have it. They should not take such a fat salaries. It is not decent.

It seems like Congress is stumped - they want to add "presents" that do nothing to correct the flaws in the bill. The first thing people want Congress to do is get the money from the executives of the failing companies. They are the ones who took it. Look at the Freddie Mac golden parachute - there is a good percentage of the $700 billion, and that is only one company. Why is this too difficult for Congress to figure out? Until they get this done, there is not going to be support of the bailout. We taxpayers are tired of playing Charlie Brown to the Congressional version of Lucy. Oh, sure, THIS time you won't forget to do your jobs in the oversight committees (Dodd, Frank, Reid, Pelosi) and THIS time you really will make the SEC and other regulators do their jobs (Paulson, Cox). I see a lot of complaints in these blogs about how Palin lacks experience but look at what all these "experienced" politicians have done to us.

I've been listening to the bail out options. I want to know why the answer for resolving the Wall Street issue is a bail out but when the question is asked why can't we work out the issue from the bottom up, the answer is about banks ability to LOANING the American people money for their mortgage needs. Why can't the American people get BAILED OUT OF THEIR MORTGAGES? Haven't we bailed out this country enough in taxes? Isn't that what our taxes if for? A CONTINUAL BAIL OUT?

"The measures — a mix of tax extensions, an increase in federal deposit insurance and other measures — include many items that are appealing to Republicans."

If country is first!!!! We CANT AFFORD TAX CUTS for the wealthy. It just amazes me.. We need to give to our government.

why don't they play the c-span archives of Barny Frank yelling out in the House Chambers "Right to Order, Right To Order"

That essentially stopped the GOP congressman's dailogue with the chaIr to put a motion on the floor for a re-vote

Of course the democrats benefit from this crisis as it shows just how bad the republicans messed this thing up.

We don't need a new bill, we need new senators and a new house.

Don't fall for the trap………vote NO.

whatever the outcome the republicans will criticize it.

This bill must be defeated.

Our elected officials don't have a clue as to what they are doing!!! There are better plans out there that they are ignoring.

How many of our elected officials are economists?????

I'll give you a hint, 0

Why doesn't "Barack the savior" just use some of his campaign contributions from overseas to bail out Wall street? Anybody figuered out where they're coming from yet?? Who's trying to buy the election for him anyway, you can bet it's not someone who has the best interests of this country at stake. WAKE UP PEOPLE - before it's too late!!

Both Parties sell out the American Public if they Vote for this Bail out, Higher National debt = Devalued Dollar = Inflation = American People having done what the Bull does to the Cow to them yet again, education goes a long way but rhetorical un-education and Idiots can fuel a Blog!

Sarah………NOW is the time. It's Now or NEVER. I am sick and tired of all these games with the media. IF you are so incline to keep running…………….I will NOT be chasing.
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I see the senate has started putting lipstick on that pig of a bill. They need to continue to vote no on these bills. Throwing gobs of money at it won't fix it.

I cannot believe the republicans are adding earmarks to
the bail out bill.
My understanding is the bill is crucial to our survival
and for the republicans to play their political games
at this critical time is criminal!!

Where is the Main Street Bail Out Plan??? Let the failed businesses fail. File Bankruptcy like any common American must do for making bad risks. This is the advice of some very smart econmists, not fear factor experts. We don't get bailed out by tax payer money. Enough is enough of the rich getting richer. All they do in DC is scratch each other's backs, republican and democrats alike. I say, watch the vote, find out who is in favor of the bailout and vote them out ASAP.

What don't they understand about NO BAILOUTS!?

The Bush administration hustled Congress in 2001, and the result was the "Patriot" Act.

The Bush administration hustled Congress in 2003, and the result was the Iraq War.

Now the Bush administration once again hustles Congress, and the result will be . . . this.

Are we beginning to see a pattern here?

I wonder if the democratic leadership will actually show up this time??

The democrats cannot bury this fast enough because this is, and make absolutely no mistake about it, a democrat scandal. This financial fiasco was launched by Jimmy "The Idiot" Carter, expanded by Bill Clinton and exploited and covered up by Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Barack Obama.

Does Obama Palin Comparison?,
Obama isn’t and isn’t trying to benefit from our financial woes. Bush, McCain and administration benefits greatly by the financial suffering of you and me, RICHER then 8 YEARS ago. You should at least tell the truth if you are going to want someone to believe your comments.

Obama/Biden 08

I still can't help but think this whole bail out deal is just an election year stunt. They are manipulating the markets to try and scare us into voting a certain way.

Plus, now there is video evidence that McCain actually thinks it's OK for a president to spend a trillion dollars without approval of congress or the people.

This whole thing reaks. I'm scared, alright, but not the way they intended me to be.

If some one can tell the "Wicked _itch" Pelosi to keep her ignorant mouth shut for once something might get done. Let her inject her partisan politics in it and I say send her to the north pole on a fact finding mission in a bikini covered with barbeque sauce. Bet even the polar bears would perfer canibalism to her!

Why is it that the Senate and our representatives do not listen to what the american people want? They just do what they want no matter what we say? When the american people do what these companies and people have done, they go to jail and no one bails the people out.

In my previous comment, I meant:

(i.e. actions that run counter to common business sense versus selling your product to people who can AFFORD it!!).

Hey; did you know the market for credit default swaps, you know, the guys who bet on bond defaults, are now writing contracts against U.S. Treasuries?

Yup; there's a lot of Big Money out there that's becoming increasingly convinced the U.S. is going to go bankrupt, and soon.

Think it might have something to do with the folks in Foggy Bottom trying to inflate the federal debt by yet another 9%?

Hmmmm…..

No matter the deal, I will be calling my congressmen to vote *NO*. Any such bailout plan orchestrated by the same idiots who brought this mess upon us (Frank, Dodd) is a sham, plain and simple!

Not only that, the economic situation wasn't caused by too little government intervention, this was caused by TOO MUCH government! If only lenders had enough sense to lend money only to PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD the loans…IDIOTS!! Oh, that's right, the government mandated that these companies do otherwise (i.e. actions that run counter to common business sense: sell your product to people who can AFFORD it!!).

Campaign reps for Sen. John McCain obtained an herbal supplement touted to enhance memory and keep energy levels up for the candidate before his joust with Sen. Barack Obama, a source tells us. Four-time Super Bowl champ Bill Romanowski, whose company Nutrition53 produces the capsule Neuro1, said: "I won't confirm or deny that Sen. McCain is using our product, but it's phenomenal for any person with stress and an overwhelming travel schedule."

Rush Limbaugh said its ok to help keep him in cigars and Kobi beef.He has a moat and armed people protecting him from liberals in his Florida Castle.

There is no such thing, as an "African-American" anything. What if you were Born in the USA? You were Black?? Went to live in Tanzania for your Chilhood, then came back to the USA, just so you could claim your Social-Security. Do nothing for the next 20yrs…. Never put anything into the Kitty, but expect to be taken care of… I'm a Black- American… No you a Piece of Garbage.. What is known as a "Free-Loader"…

DUMP Sarah Palin - Sarah Palin has made a mockery out of the GOP campaign. I am sadden and disheartned by this woman. I can no longer support John McCain after making such a careless decision to choose this woman who has NO creditability.

McCain's new strategy centers around getting rid of earmarks, yet his Repub house base is insisting on including them in the bailout bill before they sign it. If he gets elected, he'll have to undo what his base is just now doing. If he were really the great leader he claims to be, and has been hands-on with the negotiations like he claims to be, then he should have been able to get the House to vote on the bill this week "without preconditions." He knows how to win wars, but he doesn't know how to win over his own party. Humpf.

I have a new plan to work with here.
Instead of $700billion dollar giveaway to banks, How about $50,000 per household to pay off on their mortgage(only their mortgage). The banks get the money, the homeowners get some relief and it would save roughly $200 billion dollars verses the plan being voted on.
Talk about an economic stimulus. I am not anywhere near a liberal, far from the socialist ideals of Marx it just makes more sense to me.

This violates our constitution. Call and say no to the bailout. No blank check to Paulson and his wall street buddies. The market must regulate itself. We cannot let the dollar lose any more value. No bailout is better than the bailout itself. The bailout should be last resort.

"Those that give up a little liberty for a little security deserve neither and will lose both" -Benjamin Franklin

enough with this temperary solution if the house is already on fire put some effort into puting out the parts that are burning and prevent it from spreading already. people are consentrating to much on making more credit available to the very people who can't afford the credit they have. find a soultion for the small bussiness and those who need it to keep the market going, like payroll, and others that can afford it. handing out tax payers money to solve a problem that is only a problem because noone put regulations on the faultering economy back when they issued the economic stimulas package, which was a clue to the direction the financial institutions were headed.

Hey Lib's if we call it wellfare I bet you would be for it………..

Anyone that talk about McCain's advice to Bush to dig in to public money without anyone consenting to it is not patrotic. Lol now people are seeing the real mccain and how he his going to do his administration. VETO VETO VETO…BOMB BOMB BOMB..DRIL BABY DRILL
that is his economic rescue plan

Hey dems if we called it wellfare would you be more for it………….

Its time for Pelosi and Reid to go into the sunset holding Bush's hand.Good bye

Hillary and Schumer are my senator's.As I have e-mailed them , if they vote for this bill–I'll vote them out…This bill is a sell-out on Main Street.

To Scot L–you must be on the same drugs McCain is on.

I would not mind to let this economy screw a week or two longer if it contributes to Obama's victory on November 4. You know McCain/Palin will screw it even worse when they win.

Theey decided they should have never used the "word", Bailout!!!!
I guess the think they used the wrong terminology because Bush
did not get his way on the first day. These Republicans (and Dems)
want to get re-elected and they were under the pressure cooker!

Why no story, CNN, giving her husband her PAC money? Just where are the ethics with this woman? She can point her finger at everyone else, but everything she does is perfect.
VOTE OUT PELOSI, CA!

I think the McCain campaign is going to use this moderator issue to allow Palin to skip out on the debate on the grounds that it's not fair. Another excuse to hide palin

good2know

You all seem not to get the part about her personal benefits if Obama wins. Are you that dumb or just living in denial? She will make allot of $$$$ if Obama wins. It is in her best interest to fix this debate. If I was in her position I would do whats best for me and most people would too.

DID Palin "flunk" High School. She sounds like she did. Just wondering.

I need a bailout too.. My 401K is now a 201K, My company can't make payroll because of tight cash, we have to layoff employees. Let's raise taxes to make it better..

Congress needs to HURRY via Geo. Bush. They need to PAD Their Pockets prior to November Four(4). Last call for Alcohol ! What a Sham !

STOP THE BAILOUT!!!

Now Buffett is buying up GE at a huge discount and offering to buy 1% of the feds cheap mortgages…this blood sucking guy is going to take us for everything. Buffett, while a shrewed businessman…is going to profit from our down fall.

Buffett is a vampire!

This speaker of the house has some of her own accounting to do , she directed $100,000 grand from her political action committee to her hubby's real estate investment firm , paying with political donations that she had opposed last year. the payments increased over time when her husband took over the treasury position of her committee, how can this women be in this position , this is an outrage , if not for mere incompetence as it relates to her job but for the fraud that she is, she has the nerve to distort the political process and debate over this bill , she imposes the bias of her party to elevate Obama as a HERO, shame , shame , what a scam on the American people..

Maritza

Hey Scott! Caribou Barbie was interviewed by Couric twice! Nice try, ace!

All VETs check out who voted against the new GI Bill. McCain!!!

He is the one that keeps sending us back ti Iraq.

If you wear our uniform with pride don't vote for a man that just wants to fight wars to make himself look good at YOUR EXPENSE after all it is your blood.

Sorry not
Nimi from NY

Maggie Muggins and Angy, link to video please?

McCain voted against our troops MANY times in the senate.

John McCain voted AGAINST 20 million dollars for veteran care facilities.
John McCain voted AGAINST $322 million for safety equipment for our troops in Iraq.
John McCain voted AGAINST $1 billion dollars in new equipment for the National Guard.
John McCain voted AGAINST Jim Webb's G.I. Bill.
John McCain voted AGAINST $430 million for veterans outpatient care.

Barack voted FOR all of these troop support initiatives.

They deserve better than McCain

Nimi from NY and Angy both of you have written about a video, I would like to see that video. Can you provide a link?

The Dems are a joke! Pelosi should be thrown out and shouldn't even be allowed to run a turnip stand! What a partisan, bitter, unintelligent person.

House and Senate keep your stinking money. The market will recover without you.

Will this topic be in the debate tomorrow? I believe that debate will shed some more light on the bailout. Yes, the debate will be fair and balance.

this decision is to important to rush to get it done, there's something they are not telling us.

Should McCain Palin make it, our country will be lost for sure!
Sad, isn't it!!!.

Obama Biden, I trust them both!!!!

In 2003, Frank said: "These two entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not facing, not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these mortgage problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."

Frank then used the federal lending agencies to promote housing loans to poor Americans. But when he took over as Finance chairman in 2006, he saw the risky loans firsthand. So his committee created an oversight body, called the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which accomplished nothing..

VOTE NO ON THE BAIL OUT….THEY HAVE SWEETENED THE POT NOBODY KNOWS WITH WHAT ….YOU CAN BET IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC…..

THE BEST IDEA YET IS TO VOTE THEMSELVES OUT OF WASHINGTON. AND THEN GIVE UP THEIR RETIREMENT PACKAGES.

PEOPLE OF AMERICA VOTE ALL THE OLD TIMERS OUT OF WASHINGTON AND THE DEAD BEATS ALSO.

To all you idiots who want the bill to fail again, if it does, don't come crying to your government when you are in even more dire straits down the road.

Sadly, I think there will be even less Representatives inclined to vote for it now that they're injecting so called "sweetners" into the deal, most of which have nothing to do with the current crisis.

Is there intelligent life in Alaska? Sarah is not representing the state very well. All this time I thought Alaska would be at the forefront of environmental issues, and yet we see pictures of a gutted moose. I thought the state promoted fishing and clean air, and we get images of pipe lines. I thought we had leaders who were well read, and informed, and we get interviews by Sarah Palin who recites GOP talking points incoherently.

I've learned more than ever that I'm voting for the right ticket, and that my aspirations to visit Alaska can wait.

Obama/Biden 08

We the people should not have to suffer for the sins of the CEO's of wallstreet.

Funny how taxpayers' voices (and emails) stopped this in the House, so now they have basically closed that communication avenue for us. I hope this goes does again tonight. There has to be a better solution.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! The bill is still the bill!!!!! What did they put the bill on colored paper??? Is that what made the difference. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE COMPANY GOT IN THE MESS IN THE FIRST PLACE????

NO BAILOUTS FOR THE GREEDY IDIOTS ON WALL STREET!!

VOTE NO!

KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF TAKING OVER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS!

LET THE MARKET CORRECT ITSELF!

Somehow it's the Republicans that did this (Dems owned both Houses the last 2 years and did nothing!) and the Republicans holding this up. But didn't the Libs only need 12 votes, with 95 Libs voting against it??? Maybe the Libs need to look at themselves!

Gosh, Scott, McCain and Palin are already multimillionaires, which is why they don't bother to learn about economics and what affects real people. She talks like a hick, but it's all an act. She put her town into debt for an unused sports arena, and her state has oil money, so it would be hard for even her to screw their finances up.

This bailout is still a bailout, no matter what CEOS and Buffet are saying. It will not help the average citizen who pays their mortgage and is trying hard to save their own funds for retirement…not looking for a handout.

And gee, the market is just fine again today. What crisis???

We, the people, say NO, NO, NO to this flakey Bailout. Now, the second time around, there will be "bells and whistles" added to the Bill. After numerous E-Mails and phone calls to Congress and the local representatives, do these politicians not get the message?

The entire world is in on this cacophony. I just read a blog from someone in Kenya who said she thought that politicians in her homeland were "airheads" until now. I guess the US has officially lost its luster.

there's also a video on the web that traces the mortgage problem to Bill Clinton, barney Frank and Chris Dodd. And how Obama has benefited. there are always videos for both sides. because the two party system is a sham.

Is there any sense of urgency in the House and the Senate. How can these guys take a day off for Jewish Holiday when less than 5% of these guys are Jewish.

If we as a society continue to focus on short-term solutions to long-term problems, we will be a short-lived society. Financial institutions have encouraged people to live beyond their means on borrowed money and we have become overextended. It is disconcerting to hear the politicians one day say are economy is fundamentally strong and a few days later say that we are in the greatest economic crisis in recent times. Please don't push through a reactive plan in crisis mode — focus on the root causes.

If they want support of the American people, they should include a cap on executive pay AND TERM LIMITS.

GET PELOSI, REID, RANGEL, AND FRANK OUT OF OFFICE ASAP.

Let these corrupt businesses go under or be bought out! The American taxpayers do not want to bail them out! I say, let us have a recession…it's the responsible homeowners and taxpayers who will weather the storm and the ones who have made stupid decisions will pay the price…the way it should be in a free market democracy.

Pelosi needs to be FIRED…..for the last two years she has been in charge of the WORST CONGRESS IN HISTORY!

Blame both the Dems and Repubs. Blame the Repubs for deregulation and for record amount of filibusters since the congress became democrat controlled. Blame the dems for going away to easy on these issues. Take a serious look at the childish actions of the Repubs who admitted to changing their vote after their feelings were hurt. blame the political system in general for making a ONCE GREAT NATION into one that is despised by others no where near the utopian America they want us to think it is.

Ms. Pelosi, you're dealing with fragile feelings on the other side of the aisle - don't say anything to hurt those boys' feelings again.

Geez, you'd think these people would all grow up a bit considering the stakes. Whatever the opinion - can't any of them vote on this without whining or strutting? Congress is perpetuating the McCain Drama.

There is no need for congressional intervention. Given time the markets will right themselves. Taxpayer dollars should not go to bail out reckless and irresponsible corporations.

America…………if you put obama in the white house there will never be another white president in America again. Please don't be stupid.

Blame both the Dems and Repubs. Blame the Repubs for deregulation and for record amount of filibusters since the congress became democrat controlled. Blame the dems for going away to easy on these issues. Take a serious look at the childish actions of the Repubs who admitted to changing their vote after their feelings were hurt. blame the political system in general for making a ONCE GREAT NATION

This bill gets more complex everyday. Now there's energy incentives, tax cuts, more insurance, disaster relief… It's basically an outline for all capital ventures for the next decade.

ONE NATION

Keep Nancy Pelosi locked up until the voting is done. She is stupid!

All of a suden everybody is so concerned about the frontline Americans, and still can't get past the ultra egos

Pelosi. The Female Captain, of a sinking-Ship! She thinks she is so clever… "The Wake of the Red-Witch". A Jonh Wayne Movie.. He went down with the Wreck… This is "John McCain's" time, and you have no Value: Lady…

Republicans why bother to vote. This election has been bought by BO through the biase Media, Acorn and the corrupted Democrateic politicans. The American taxpayer will regret the day they pulled BO lever. Socialism is on its way.

It is hard to believe the American people would ever vote for the McCain Palin ticket. When asked to name what specific newspaper publication she reads, she could not name the name of one paper. That's because she has never been interested in what was happening in the world or the lower 48 states. Most likely has never even picked up a newspaper to read. You can stop at any convenience store in the US and pick up a copy of the USA Today, or what about the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times. Any person with a brain could of come up with something, but not Palin. And this is who people want to vote for as our next VP and possible the next Pres. of the USA.

Good strategy for the republicans. They'll need a story to distract from the whoopin' that Joe's going to give Palin on Thursday night!

Hey "Democrat in California". I understand Pelosi's term is over this year. Why not elect someone else in that slot?

Just FIX this! All Chicago dirty political tricks - obama style!

It is so sad that with all the talk of a bailout, the media is still talking about Palin's life story. Welllllllll I could care less about Palin's life story. I want her to tell the American people what is her outlook on the economy PERIOD!!! I wish the media stop printing these fly by night prep stories. Let's get real….no more beauty queen talk, no more hiding from the media, no more McCain cleaning up or making excuses for Palin's comments.

American People deserve better.

Most Americans have lost all trust in our government - especially Nancy & that Reid - the DEMS have caused all this mess -
and do not want to take responsibility to clean it up.
At least obama is going to DC to do his JOB - finally!

FIRE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE JAKE LEGS. THEY SOLD THERE SOUL TO WALL STREET GREED BANKS AND HAD THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER PAY FOR THIS CRAP

Juding from most of the slurred text–many of these posts are coming from WI-FI in bars.

Why aren't you losers at work?

Congress is to blame for all this mess!!

They all need to be fired!

Get these OLD washington insiders OUT!!

We need fresh young people in who really want to represent the voters, not these overpaid fat cats who don't live in "real" America!!

The vote won't go through. Too much at risk. We don't need more governent!!

IMPEACH PELOSI

Pelosi, Frank and the whole Democratic mafia should be impeached or imprisoned. They are all criminals.

It is sad that this country is dealing with racial politics during a time that is so critical. I would rather those voters who feel that they can't vote for someone because of skin color or because they are a woman to do the rest of us a favor and stay home. We are better off without you folks.

If you are going to vote, vote policies. Anything else is just unAmerican Period!!!! We all bleed red when we are cut so what is the issue. If you are drowning and a man/woman throws you a rope, are you not going to take it because of that persons race or gender?????

Dump Pelsoi

Ifill is an excellent moderator. You mean to say that all black moderators should step down because Obama is black>
If that is the case, why do you have a white older moderator for the presidential debate.
She wrote a book-so? that shows atleast this woman has some knowledge to ask questions.
Other Idiots didn't write a book, that doesn't mean that they don't have an opion one way or the other.
Go lady and moderate.

Let's see if Pelosi will start scolding again and undermine the bail out the way she underminded Hillary Clinton

Thank you Pelosi and ALL Democrats in Congress and Senate for the earmarks/Pork you've attach to Bailout Bill. The American people are very happy to pay for all your pork barrel spending.

No,………enough said

The Bush legacy lives on. They made sure they had a new bankrupcy law in effect last year to cover the events of the last week. Tell me they didn't know very well this day was coming.

….we are going to use these funds to buy up sub-prime morgages and other dept……….

specificlly what other dept are we refering to? I wanna know who we're bailing out.

Let's hope Nancy Pelosi doesn't start her carpping and scolding and we have another go-round. This woman is speaker of the house? There is absolutely no leadership in Washington. Pelosi doesn't have a backbone so she supports a wannabe like Obama while ditching the real leader who has a backbone - Hillary Clinton. Write in Hillary Clinton on your ballot and right the wrongs.

Yeah add ons alright like 7 earmarks from what I was reading. Why do we need an earmark for the study of wool or Puerto Rican rum. This is so lame and I hope McCain squash's this bill after hearing about all these stupid spendings.

Wall street got us into this mess, why should we get Wall street out of it??? They dug this hole, let them fill it in. No taxpayer sponsored bailout, no exceptions. The Market seemed to absorb the 1st rejection ok. I think it's all to do about nothing.

Hey CNN you're not posting my comment? You don't want the American people to know the truth?

Here are some of the special-interest provisions that are now part of the Wall Street bailout legislation. The bill started at 3 pages, grew to 106 pages, and is now 451 pages.

* Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
* Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503)
* 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504)
* Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308)
* American Samoa (Sec. 309)
* Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310)
* Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311)
* Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312)
* Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315)
* Railroads (Sec. 316)
* Auto Racing Tracks (317)
* District of Columbia (Sec. 322)
* Wool Research (Sec. 325)

A liitle Puerto Rico Rum and Some Racing all courtesy of the taxpayers. Thank you Pelosi and the rest of you democrats in Congress and Senate. All of you are corrupt!

What I don't understand is why our leaders could not make decisions on behalf of their subjects. I know we elected them into office but to sit back and watch our economy go bad is something I haven't come to grasp yet. Give the Treasury Sec some money to work with and hammer out the rest as the days go by. But not to act and watch our economy tank is even worst.

The Bill in the Senate is no different than one rejected by the House earlier this week. The only thing added was some tax cuts. Adding "presents" to get votes doesn't change the fact that the basic philosphy behind the Bill is 100% wrong and will lead the United States in the wrong direction.

MCCAIN TOLD BUSH TO SPEND TRILLION DOLLARS WITHOUT AMERICANS APPROVAL. THERE IS A VIDEO ON THE WEB!!!!!!!!!!!

It does not matter what the American pople say, 90% of us, Congress does exactly as they are told. And one of these days, it will not be in my life time as I am an od woman, maybe America will find out who is running my country. We do not want this done, BUT, they know best, don't they?

CORRUPT DEMOCRATIC LEAD CONGRESS!!!!! ALL OF YOU SHOULD GO TO JAIL!

IT SEEMS THE MC CAIN FOLLOWERS ARE USING ANY EXCUSE TO JUSTIFY THE SCREW-UPS OF THEIR BELOVED PARTY. IF YOUR GOING TO COMMENT ABOUT A SITUATION YOU SHOULD ATLEAST HAVE AND OPEN YOU MIND (I KNOW THIS IS HARD FOR HARD LINERS.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!

NO TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH; THATS HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS!!!!

Does Obama Palin Comparison: The only reason that the Democrats are gaining is because your loser party caused the economic problems by deregulating since 1980.
And hey, how's your 401 K doing?

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAY OUT OF THIS!

LET THE MARKETS CORRECT THEMSELVES. ONCE THE GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL THEY WILL NEVER, EVER GET OUT!

WAKE UP AMERICA!

It is a bitter PILL to swollow for everyone. Dems you must act to same the country, but go on record that you VOTE for the bill with GREAT MISSGIVINGS. You VOTE ONLY TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM WHAT BUSH AND McCain have done to get the USA in this MESS.

Please stop showing the picture of the marx bros.(Pelosi,frank,
Dodd and Reid) Not one of these clowns saw this comming nor do they care.All thet want is to spew the democratic lingo and look at
the cameras. Let us really look at there financials and see how much they hurt like middle america. SEND THEM ALL HOME NOV th

Nancy Pelosi looks and acts like she is tanked half the time. Perhaps that is why she continues to run her mouth so much?

If Obama wins, socialism here we come…say goodbye to democracy.

wow, there's Barney Frank. He should be tarred and feathered along with Chris Dodd (and Bush and Cheney). Bill Clinton, too. Heck, H.W. Bush, too. They all steered us down the road.

This won't be for Main ST. It'll be for Wall ST and their investments in derivatives, hedges interest rate swaps, etc., which have nothing to do with mortgage-backed securities. Also, we'll be buying foreign investor financial securities.

What needs to be done is regulate Wall ST and their exotic financials, put the bank liquidity ratios back to 10-1 not 30-1 and redo the mortgage loans that are financially sound.

Investors know the risk when they invest - let Wall ST suffer the pain for the risk that they took. I'd rather suffer the pain of frozen credit markets than the bailout/rescue Wall ST, because Part 2 of the credit freeze will come to roost in 2009-2011 from the 5/25 mortgages that will start to reset in California, Nevada, Texas and Florida.

Maybe by Friday they can get their ducks in a row. What a mess …
Its time for Americans to grow up !! for pete's sake. This is NOT a bailout… its a Roto-router of our financial plumbing. Get with the program, people. and I also have questions about just HOW they are going to do it… grrrrrr…

CNN please show the story of mccain telling the president to ignore congress and go ahead and with the pen take the bailout please report!

Let's not bail out the irresponsible banking industry. So credit tightens? Maybe that is a good thing, it should have tightened a long time ago. Too bad the Dems led us into this situation by not listending to McCain.

Be very careful how you speak to the fragile male egos of the House republicans that last childish display looked like a bunch of pouting babies missing their little binkies!

Not very manly!

This leadership disgusts me! Let's vote them all out and put them back on Main Street!

On Palin:

Unfortunately…or should I say fortunately…the rabbit is already out of the hat. Its a bit late because everyone by now already knows that she's not quite ready to be the V.P.

On The bailout:
By rejecting the bailout…it does help Obama right now but in the long term it probably would hurt everyone including the next president therefore its probably in his best interest to vote for the bailout. I'm not sure if I'm for the bailout…we should let wall street breakdown some…let them hurt a little bit more…show them that they aren't invincible….hahahaha

Maybe John McCain can…………SUSPEND………..his campagin again tommorrow in order to get Palin OUT of the Debate with Joe Biden.
If she is allowed to attend tommorrow night's debate……She will not only cook her goose………but John McCain's too. Her performance in tommorrow's night debate will bring attention to John McCain poor judgement and his impulsive and erratic behavior.

John McCain NOT READY to LEAD. TOO IMPULSIVE, ERRATIC
AND UNSTABLE.

I still say no socialism for the rich. Please shelved the bill and let the adjustment to place. Those who mismanaged their finances, be it managers or bankers should suffer the consequences.

This is a slipery slope, where and when is it going to end. The more you give those people, the more they're going to ask.

We need a new president to fix the mess being allowed by the repubs.

The Dem will fix the country again.

Obama/Biden 08/12.

John, now that you looked like a complete idiot when you couldn't even get republicans in the house or senate to go along with you why don't you drop out. Forget about your claim of reaching across the isles, you can't even reach across to your own party. hahahaha

Hey, Dems! Frack the Repubs if they want too much! It's their fracking mess in the first place!