So Obama passed on the town hall meetings- that's become McCain's get out of jail free card for everything? Pathetic.

I'm a New Hampshire voter for OBAMA!!

Why is it every time John McCain does something vile he blames Obama not doing town hall meetings with him.

What I've taken away from this little episode is that John McCain is willing to put the United States economy in jeopardy for a photo-op when the political winds don't blow his way. To my mind, that's traitorous.

And where's McCain now as senators and aides are working on a deal as we speak?

At home. One of his seven homes, his condo in Arlington, Va.

The pool report: McCain left ABC at 5:46 pm after speaking to all the nets inside. He arrived at his residence at 5:57 pm.

That's not a work ethic you can believe in.

He's such a leader that he'll work around the clock to get this problem solved, unless he has to stay at the office later than 5:30.

McCain the cynic.

He basically blew up the negotiations, and now he is at home, enjoying the success of the campaign's distraction from Rick Davis's lobbyist firm scandal and Palin's horrendously empty headed interview with Katie Couric.

He's no second Bush. He's worse.

What is amazing me is Bills mouth. It's all over the place how he is sticking up for McCain. It is obvious he is trying to derail Obamas campaign.

With Hillary, I made excuses for him but now, I think it is obvious Bill has an agenda and it isn't for the democrats or the republicans. It is all about his own ego.

I couldn't think of anywhere else to post this!

The irony, if you can call it that, is that McCain stunt may get him some press, but it makes the possibility of a deal in the short term increasingly unlikely.

The fact that the GOP would walk into the meeting with the president, after a day of bipartisan progress, with an entirely new, campaign-ready "conservative alternative" proves that this was a political stunt.

It may be smart, it may be savvy, but it surely is the opposite of the "Country First" argument McCain has been making these last few months.

Obama has demonstrated throughout that he's for himself first - only for country when it's related to him. That's the hideous politics that he has been playing, but not yet been caught by the majority.

McCain is coming up with every excuse in the book to prevent Palin from having to be critically eximined by the people of the US and almost as many excuses so that he won't either.

"President Bush's biggest worry is House Republicans, many of whom seemed unimpressed Thursday with McCain's heightened interest." I wasn't impressed either.

Palin is appointed by GOD and once she gets in that White House this country will become a great nation again, no more gays, no more liberals, its disgusting right now to the morally correct. This financial mess was brought upon us by the liberals and it is Gods punishment for disobeying his word.

young voter - Your right. When Obama gave up the chance of a prestigeous career as a high powered attorney to help the less fortunate he was only thinking of himself.

I think anyone who votes for McCain-Palin is an idiot -- and this goes double if you're a woman.

everytime there is a big drop in the polls McCain has to shake it up with some dramatic move. If he were president his dramatic move might be a nuclear attack on Iran if his popularity drops in the polls.

McCain why do you keep insisting about the town hall debates. NO WAY NO HOW is Obama going to have town hall meetings with you.

Release Palin from prison so she could have the priviledge of having town hall meetings with Biden too. You BARELY released her for a few minutes to attend an interview with Ms. Couric on CBS and she did an AWFUL job. WHAT A SHAME MCCAIN!!

The only reason John McCain went to Washington was to delay any deal until well past Friday so he would not have to debate Obama. It is as simple as that and as clear as the nose on your face. He is down in the polls folks, and did this grandstand stunt to try to say how presidential he is and all that crap of his about "Country First" when it is really John McCain first! If he does NOT bebate Obama tomorrow evening John McCain will not only forfeit the debate, but the election as well. His little grandstand stunt is pulling all the Republicans up for reelection down the drain with him! Put a fork into good old John because he is done and finished!

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Quick, someone get McCain a big "Mission Accomplished" banner!

After all, real leadership is all about photo-op and posturing, right?

Meghan,

you are stupid!! you do not seem to know anything about what is going on with the day-to-day politics or the election in whole.

You need to do a lot of catching up on news.

LA Times: Praise For Those Who Caused This Disaster (May 31, 1999)

It’s one of the hidden success stories of the Clinton era. In the great housing boom of the 1990s, black and Latino homeownership has surged to the highest level ever recorded. The number of African Americans owning their own home is now increasing nearly three times as fast as the number of whites; the number of Latino homeowners is growing nearly five times as fast as that of whites.

These numbers are dramatic enough to deserve more detail. When President Clinton took office in 1993, 42% of African Americans and 39% of Latinos owned their own home. By this spring, those figures had jumped to 46.9% of blacks and 46.2% of Latinos.

Under Clinton, bank regulators have breathed the first real life into enforcement of the Community Reinvestment Act, a 20-year-old statute meant to combat “redlining” by requiring banks to serve their low-income communities. The administration also has sent a clear message by stiffening enforcement of the fair housing and fair lending laws. The bottom line: Between 1993 and 1997, home loans grew by 72% to blacks and by 45% to Latinos, far faster than the total growth rate.

Lenders also have opened the door wider to minorities because of new initiatives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac–the giant federally chartered corporations that play critical, if obscure, roles in the home finance system. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy mortgages from lenders and bundle them into securities; that provides lenders the funds to lend more.

In 1992, Congress mandated that Fannie and Freddie increase their purchases of mortgages for low-income and medium-income borrowers. Operating under that requirement, Fannie Mae, in particular, has been aggressive and creative in stimulating minority gains. It has aimed extensive advertising campaigns at minorities that explain how to buy a home and opened three dozen local offices to encourage lenders to serve these markets. Most importantly, Fannie Mae has agreed to buy more loans with very low down payments–or with mortgage payments that represent an unusually high percentage of a buyer’s income. That’s made banks willing to lend to lower-income families they once might have rejected.

http://articles.latimes.com/1999/may/31/news/mn-42807

Poor Obama. Bill doesn't hate McCain and it's hurting Obama. Boo-hoo. It is frightening how many people think the world is all about Obama.
You want to talk about Rick Davis, but you don't want to talk about Johnson or Ramekin or the fact that the democrats created this mess (who else would want to house individuals who can't really afford a house?). At least be honest about your hypocrisy.