I think Congress needs to stay longer instead of recess and take a good long look at this bill. Better to take a few days or a week longer and get it right.

McPalin is putting politics before the country again.
what a shame

If McCain backs out of this than I there will be no deal.

Thank you Democrats!

See McCain is a true maverick

McCain all for McCain first. this just shows how entrenched in politics and power hungry he is

Don't trust the Republicans, Democrats. You've been screwed badly enough. Make sure you hear McCain publicly and unambiguously voice support for the bailout before you all sign on.

Only count Ron Paul's vote!

jane,

Maverick was a cowboy like Bush.
It Was McCain maverick deregulatiion that caused the whole problem.
after 30 years
This is called election day flip-flop

It's funny that the Dems will only follow the Repulican nominee.

info...I think you're right. What are we paying these jerks for anyway!!! We are in a BIG problem right now...take their time so they get it right the first time...

dont vote yes mccain. its a free mkt. let the deadwood die.

Dear Senator McCain, Please call Ron Paul and ask his opinion.

Sandra...don't blame the Dems it took more than 4 years to make this mess and the Reps had all the power in 2004...now it looks like a Reps is making the choice again...GOD HELP US...he doesn't even know how many cars he owns, let alone how to vote on this...

Watch "Comperhensive Annual Financial reports EXPOSED!" You'll learn somethng about this mess.

What does McCain care about average Americans, he's worth over 100 million dollars. So what if Wall Street and the financial institutions fail, he won't be one of the millions out of work, he's not worried about losing his house (any of the 8), he's not worried about being able to retire (ever), no Ole John cares about himself first, like all REPUBLICANS.

more politics...byte me!

McCain...byte me.

John McCain in his deep dark thought---"If I vote no, it could cost me the election. Yet, if I vote yes, it could cost me the election. Man,even standing on both sides of the aisle doesn't leave me room for error. God I wish I had a good VP to back me up on this one. Some one I could put in fornt of a camera,.....on their own"

This is a true testament to the gravitas, earned respect and stature that John McCain has in Congress. I am a lifelong Democrat who will vote for John McCain this fall- my 1st ever vote for a Republican. In these perilous times at home and abroad, we simply cannot afford an arrogant rookie as our President.

The old hag looks like a dead man already. Why vote for dead person? Anyway what is Kibosh mean is that English word? The American journalists are so stupid they have no knowledge or intellectual capacity. Looks like all you need is to be dumb patriot. Liberal and Conservatives both suck.

Palin...go home to your own country.

Does this mean Congress should go ahead and plan for their vacations? McCain is a hypocrite. He can't vote for deregulation and be against this. Deregulation inevitably ends in this. That had to have been in McCain's mind all this time. Has he bought/sold any stock lately? My point is simply for us to follow the money. Works every time.

Tod Palin is not a patriot.

So now the government controls much of our financial sector. Eerily close to socialism, dontcha think?

No bailout... soup lines are the new dinner date.

The bailout is bailing out the rich! Go McCain! Do NOT let this happen!!! I will personally campaign against ANY and EVERY politician that supports this bailout.

It will not be enough. It will fail. And we will be paying for it for years and years to come.

Yes, no bailout means some rough times. But the learning will be much greater for those who got us into this mess if we let them pay for their own mistakes.

Oh, and another thing, why should he vote for this? He doesn't care about YOU unless you make over $5 million. Just a thought.

How come the Democrats are not waiting to see what Obama does before deciding what to do? I guess they have more confidence in McCain then Obama on the tough decisions. What does that tell you???

Meanwhile, Obama fiddles as Rome burns!

This shows what a snake McCain is. McCain you're either for this or against this. You've been saying you're a decision maker, make a decision! This is Bush and his secretary's deal, not the democrats. If you lead them holding the bag in partisan politcs then you truly are a snake and I wont vote for you. Last thing we need, a snake for president.

billy bob? huh? u hungry?

I smell a rat, If McCain does not support the Bush plan?

This is a ploy to show that McCain is not 4 more years of Bush.

Yes, blame the Democrats,... or rather one demoncrat,... Slick Willy,... he's the one that pressured the banks to expand their home loans to include low income family's that didn't qualify under sane mortgage lending rules,... he's the reason they opened up to 40x and higher risk ratios,... that happened back in 1999,... not under Bush. Get a clue. The only politics that were even remotely involved in this matter until the recent "crisis" were the politics of greed on Wall Street and in corporate board rooms aorund the country. You want somebody to blame, look up the hill to the rich banker's manicured lawn. Look at the people who stand to loose their homes,... who shouldn't have been given a loan in the first place, but greedily signed on paperwork they couldn't possibly have understood, heedless of any possible consequences. The blame need go no further than that.

Finally, some thought being exposed. The vote should be NO. Let the chips fall where they may. This will be painful, but it is needed to get this country back on track. To many fat cats getting fatter, let them bleed for once

Just think soon all you cry babies will have more to cry about. When John McCain is voted president you guys can go crazy with your blogs. I feel sorry for Obama that he has been misled to believe that he even has a chance come November.

See McCain is a true maverick

Posted by: Jane | Sep 23, 2008 3:35:08 PM
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He's a true maverick alright; he only voted with Bush 91% of the time. Shows he's truly independent. (NOT)

Let the deadwood die....
that "deadwood" is the lifesavings of hardworking Seniors who lived throgh decades of financial disasters only to face this one with no help, no hope, and no accountability from your free-market golden parachute jumping buds.
the "deadwood" is single moms trying to take a bit of the tax refund money they may not have to spend to catch up on their bills, and they tried to invest it and maybe, jsut maybe save enough to put the kids in college.
the "deadwood" is EVERY SINGLE MAN WOMAN AND CHILD WHO HAS INSURANCE IN JUST ABOUT EVERY MAJOR COMPANY IN AMERICA AND EVERY RETIREE OR SOON TO BE RETIREE WHO TRIED TO INVEST .
GO PUT SOME LIPSTICK ON THAT PIG.

This is a true testament to the arrogance, lack of concern for Americans and disregard that McCain has for the welfare of the US. I am a lifelong Democrat who will strive to keep a man as unprincipled as John McCain from the White House. In these perilous times at home and abroad, we simply cannot afford such an ignorant old neo-con as our President.

How typically Republican!! Make a mess, blame it on Democrats, and then dump it on American citizens to fix it.

And there you have it -- Bush's gift to McCain.

What a trap Democrats are setting to McCain!!!!
Incredible.
If McCain says "no", then it will be up to Democrats to decide???
Well, then Sir please say "no". Let them burn themselves in their own trap.

McCain/Palin 2008

So they wan't McCain to vote with Bush now so they can use it against him later??

President of what? His wife sold Budweiser.

McCain is a true elder in American politics, worthy of respect.

I think there is a lot of blame to go around on this mess. How anyone can know who is at fault is beyond me. I do know however that the democrats are in charge of congress at the moment, lead the committees, and that Paulson is a democrat so they can be blamed for not sounding the alarm before it got to this point. I heard Obama yesterday blaming it on "they". Who are "they"? Fortunately, there is property tied to these mortgages, which even though it is depreciated right now will eventually appreciate as it always does. Maybe the taxpayers won't be stuck with as much as it sounds like right now. Just don't let the congress tack on add-ons.

REALLY: you need to do your homework. This started with Clinton and kept on going through the Bush admin. Nobody wanted to tell poor people that they could not afford a home because it was not PC. So now, ALL of us are stuck with it regardless of party. I hope politicians have learned a lesson. If you can't afford a home yet, you should not get a loan to buy one. I still say we are screwed regardless of who wins. All of them should be voted out.

McCain opposes it, he wont sign it.. He will be the next president..We may as well get used to it.........

I don't owe any politician squat!

Now who is playing politics? If the Dems want to vote for a package, then let them vote for the package. If it's this is want they want to pass then let them put it out there and then everybody votes. Why are they playing politics at this stage of the game? This is what got us into this mess to begin with.

America is suffering because of partisan politics.

Remember: Get the History correct. It was a president more interested in power, adding to his bank account and sex that started all this way back at the end of the '90s: Clinton.

I have zero confidence in Paulson. He is also quite repulsive. The idea of turning the entire fortune of the American people to this Frankenstein like creep, is just a living nightmare.
Even the way he said "McCain won't be a problem" - is creepy crawly disgusting.

How about everyone vote NO for this- we cannot afford this and we should not do this- it will help NO ONE ECEPT THE FAT CATS ON WALL STREET!!!!

"He's a true maverick alright; he only voted with Bush 91% of the time. Shows he's truly independent. (NOT)"
What does that mean? Bush doesn't vote. Do you mean McCain voted with republicans 91% of the time?

Let's not forget Mr. McCain was a member of the infamous Keating Five"" who was censured by the Senate for influence peddling in conjunction with the Savings & Loan scandal of the l970/80's. A maverick trying to clean up a corrupt system? I don't think so!

At least McCain will have a position.
The Messiah is holed up somewhere reading Cliff Notes on foriegn policy.

Got a big test coming up on Friday, you know!

Suddenly this bailout depends on McCain? Where is Obama? I thought he was a Senator too? Where is he hiding in all of this? Behind Pelosi and Reid's skirts? Suddenly freinds, the democrats have discovered that the presidentila elecrion is 42 days away, and they are willing to tank everyone's 401K and mutual funds, hoping that that if their is a new great depression , they will win the election. I see you Chriss Dodd and You too Barney Frank! Don' tell me you didn't see this comeing!

America is suffering because of America lost its moral compass. Greed and hate all around. This is all a GREAT learning experience for All Americans.

And I guess Senator Obama will vote PRESENT!

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I would like to throw a shout out to Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky as he is leading this fight against the bailout for the people. If we could send him an email with a word of Thanks I am sure he would appreciate it.

I just read on the Huffington post that McCain all the way up until last thursday was a deregulator. It was even posted on the screen at the gop convention.

They even have a video on you tube with MCLie contridicting himself. I had enough, I voting for obama.

I bet John McCain will just conveniently be out of town for the vote. That's his normal approach to tough votes. He skips far more than the 0.3% Obama infamously voted "Present" on during his years in the IL Senate.

This article is nothing more than an opinion by Stephanoupolus. There are no incontrovertible facts. This is nothing more than an editorial piece. Question: Since when do editorial pieces make headline news? Answer: When ABC needs to create a hit piece to somehow make McCain look bad.

I can only hope McCain declines to go along with this ridiculous stunt!

I do not want to pay for corporate incompentence.

I like the fact that everyone is watching McCain for guidance and leadership; meanwhile, nobody gives a hoot what Obama thinks. Seems to make it clear whose experience commands more respect in a crisis.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

This is positively, absolutely funny as hell. Can't wait to see how it all unfolds.

hmn --> You mean like ALL politicians!

the hold up is over the benefits of a few people who are already rich...same old GOP.

McCain was CLEARED of all charges. At least make an argument based on facts.

American Voter: "This is a true testament to the gravitas, earned respect and stature that John McCain has in Congress."

Wow. You really have no concept of politics do you? You really think John "I don't know much about the economy" McCain is being looked to as a sage on this? No, it's just a matter of the Democrats, faced with the undisputed dirtiest campaign tactics in modern memory, have put him on notice that they will not allow him to play politics on this vote.

This is a bad bill. It should not be passed at all, let alone in a hurry. Ruching for passage is a classic sales tactic to get you to do what you know is wrong. $150 Billion will more than cover the next few months, we can see if this plan will work at all and it doesn't kill us for the next 20 years financially. Then the time can be taken to see what really needs to be done and the next President can make a decision they know they will have to deal with instead of this lame duck.

Fannie Mae is where this whole financial mess started. Obama was the 2nd biggest recipient of cash from Fannie Mae. This is a fact. NOBAMA!

And where is Mr Obama in all this? I guess he's not that important after all.

Shouldn't the Democrats follow Obama's lead?

trust me... this is not on hanging on what McCain does. It's posturing.

Even Obama is watching and waiting until he hears McCain. He always waited to hear what Hillary's position was in the primaries before making his position know.

No bailout. Let the chips fall where they will. Nobody game me a mortgage. Why should I bail out all those who over extended?

Get ready for a depressioneveryone!!!!!!!!

LOL...you have to be kidding Mr. Stephanopolous. Mr."deregulation" McInsane does not hold that kind of power, sir...get real. This is more Rethuglican propaganda and you fall for it every time.

This is the October surprise!
Hey folks, we're already in a recession , let the Wall St firms go under WITHOUT our tax dollars. Let the real estate bubble burst and deflate WITHOUT our tax dollars.
All we are doing with these bailouts, and it won't end here , car manufacturers, arilines, trains, home builders, you name it , EVERYONE , except the average hard working US citizen witll get a bail out of some sort on your dollar.
No to all bailouts and LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY......
It's going to be painful for everyone , but if we bail everyone out, our dollar with become absolutely worthless and then where are we?

Anna...Anna...Anna...cmon now. Google is free. Get the facts. Employee donations do not represent the Company. Right?

This bailout is a joke. If people and lending institutions weren't so irresponsible in the first place, we wouldn't be in this mess. I am one of the many who can barely pay their mortgage. But I bought th ehome I could afford. I have a 30yr fixed rate. All these borrowers eyes were bigger than thier stomachs. Now they can afford it. "The Gov. should help me because I was irresponsible and got in over my head on a house that's bigger than I needed." These borrowers and the lenders need to learn a lesson. Why should my taxes to cover this? I don't get any relief. My mortgage isn't easy to pay, but it's a mortgae that is do-able for a house that is livable. DON"T BAILOUT THE IRRESPONSIBLE. It will just screw us in the long run.

Paulson is a life long dem. He was head of Goldman. Of course his plan is going to be for the CEO's at the expense of the worker that's what dems do. sure they say they are for the worker but thier bank accounts prove otherwise. McCain is right to think this plan is not the right plan. He does not say no to a bailout he says no to this plan. Big difference. there are other ways than just Paluson's plan.
And what about the $500 billion the dems in congress are trying to pass in the dark of night because they have not done their JOB for the last year.

As of oct 1 the gov comes to a stop unless new spending is passed. the dems did not want to work with the White House because they thought Obama would be up by 20pts by now. Now the entire gov is going to shut down unless a bill is passed and the dems are earmarking it to death with pet projects that have had no public input.

Vote the bums out all the bums. It is time for new leadership. McCain/Palin are that new leadership.

Meanwhile, Obama fiddles as Rome burns!

Posted by: dl | Sep 23, 2008 3:52:21 PM
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What is McComa doing?

Susan,

Just to let you know, Obama had a presser today and uveiled his "plan". One of his ideas was to have an independent committee to oversee these developents....sure sounds familiar...

There is property involved in this mess, so all is not lost. I don't think the hit will be as big as it seems right now and we really have no choice. Just don't let the legislators add a bunch of pork to the bill.

Hey, democrats, this is what happens when you change the regulations and try to help people that cannot manage money. Bill Clinton started this back in the 1990's. it is call an UNCONVENTIONAL loan which means the applicant cannot qualify for a conventional loan at a regular bank or mortage company so they send them to a mortage company that will accomodate them (fog the mirror). This mortage company then sells the paper to another mortage company that in turn sells it to another. It is eventually bundled into a security pacage and ends up being traded on the financial markets. The securitied had a good rating but should not have, they were high risk. This has been going on for ten years and Bush has tried to stop it in 2006 but was shot down bu the democrats.

America is already mortgaged to the hilt. We got into this mess because of greed, irresponsible lending, lack of leadership and this proposal is just another sample of poor leadership. Maybe we need to start working on our Chinese. America is forfeiting our future. They say that an election year is always good for the economy, what do we have to look forward to next year. America is in for some very difficult times.

JIMMA: When you master the basics of the English language, maybe people will be interested in your opinions. Where do you come from that there are no plurals in our language? To attack someone else's choice of words in rich - considering you cannot even construct a simple sentence in the language. Scary.

I'm willing to go along with it - McCain supports the bail-out with his limitiations ... McCain doesn't support the bailout and it crashes. You see McCain doesn't win either way. Kind of between the rock and the hard post as they say.

I think everyone needs to pitch in and heave sandbags now that the leveee has broken, rather than arguing about whose fault it is. If the stock market collapses , eveyone's savings will be wiped out. They are being wiped out as you read this. So I think we should do what is necesarry, and do it soon, however unsavory it appears now, and then sort out the blame later.

"McPalin is putting politics before the country again. what a shame"

Are you really that dumb or do you think the average American is that dumb? Why do the Democrats care what McCain does on the bill. They either think it is the right or wrong thing to do. The only party interjecting politics IS the DEMOCRATS. And as usual, NOBAMA gets a pass.

Only a brain dead idiot would fall for this.

Vote the bums out all the bums. It is time for new leadership. McCain/Palin are that new leadership.

Posted by: unseen | Sep 23, 2008 4:07:20 PM
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Only thing new about McComa is that larger bald spot on the top of his head.