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The Fed, Treasury, and Congress are now all working together (and through the weekend) to figure out a bailout plan. "While details remain to be worked out, the plan is likely to authorize the government to buy distressed mortgages at deep discounts</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1423967</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:30:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1423967</guid><dc:creator>I will be voting a straight democratic ticket this fall!  Obama/Biden</dc:creator><description>Bailouts,enormous deficits, war/death, and disregard for the constitution of the United States is all that I see from a republican administration.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To elect another republican administration is to condemn America!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is imperative to the recovery of our nations' health to elect a democratic president.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1423988</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:34:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1423988</guid><dc:creator>Pat Huntington NY</dc:creator><description>Obama's answer to the economic crisis is to return us to economic policies of the Clinton age, when we saw record economic growth not seen in more than 60 years, record job growth, and record income growth....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain's answer to the economic crisis...fire the SEC Chief. &amp;nbsp;No wonder McCain has no idea how the economy works. &amp;nbsp;And he'ld keep us with the same Bush economic doctrine, which has resulted in record economic recession, record job loss, and record income loss. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyone who thinks McCain's plan will work, needs to get his/her head examined.</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424002</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:35:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424002</guid><dc:creator>g`pa</dc:creator><description>the taxpayers have to pay for this bailout mess that the Fed and Treasury officials say is the worst they have ever seen. &amp;nbsp;Didn't Bush and his fellow Repubs ever see this coming? &amp;nbsp;Have they been asleep for the last 8 years? &amp;nbsp;''or were they too busy partying?</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424003</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:35:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424003</guid><dc:creator>Obama / Biden   ~ To restore honor in the White House</dc:creator><description>The republicans have done more damage to the fundamentals of American society than any terrorist on earth!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; The Mccain/palin ticket is full of lies and void of ethics! &amp;nbsp;Both have serious ethics issues and no attorney in the world can cover-up the &amp;nbsp;ooze of deciet seeping from their campaign.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424008</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:36:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424008</guid><dc:creator>I will be voting a straight democratic ticket this fall!  Obama/Biden</dc:creator><description>Bailouts,enormous deficits, war/death, and disregard for the constitution of the United States is all that I see from a republican administration.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To elect another republican administration is to condemn America!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is imperative to the recovery of our nations' health to elect a democratic president.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424025</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:38:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424025</guid><dc:creator>Eric, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Us taxpayers have to bail out Wall Street, the republican party and the McCain campaign with this new ripoff plan pushed by the White House. &amp;nbsp;We should let Wall Street suffer for it's wicked ways of doing risky business to teach the future Wall Street crowd to do business fairly and smartly.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We can't trust the clueless fools like Paulson and Bernanke to craft a plan to bail out their white collar criminal pals on Wall Street. &amp;nbsp;We certainly can't trust &amp;quot;Bush Hugger&amp;quot; McCain to fix the problem as he has been an integral part of helping create this problem over the past 26 years.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Go Obama/Biden 08/12!</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424026</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:38:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424026</guid><dc:creator>Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA</dc:creator><description>McCain's actions further demonstrate his inclination toward emotional, kneejerk reactions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd fire the independent watchdog commissioner, even though he can't.</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424043</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:40:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424043</guid><dc:creator>cindy, Las Vegas, Nv</dc:creator><description>GWB acting like he doesn't have a clue. &amp;nbsp;I never heard him say he supports McCain. &amp;nbsp;8 years of this idiot. &amp;nbsp;Enough!! &amp;nbsp;There is hope!!! &amp;nbsp;Let's take back our country! &amp;nbsp;Am I the only one who sees what the Repubs have done to us? &amp;nbsp;Come on!!! &amp;nbsp;ENOUGH!&lt;br&gt;Obama/Biden 08' </description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424068</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:44:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424068</guid><dc:creator>G. Smith, Clovis</dc:creator><description>If you make over a half million dollars per year then you should vote for McCain. &amp;nbsp;He will likely help your financial bottom line. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you make less than that then Obama's your man. &amp;nbsp;This isn't rocket science.</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424077</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:45:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424077</guid><dc:creator>Class Warrior, D.C.</dc:creator><description>Obama has a plan. &amp;nbsp;It seems like Mclame just waited until the Fed came up with one and signed on to it. &amp;nbsp;So, who's the maverick here?</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424091</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:47:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424091</guid><dc:creator>Gail, TN</dc:creator><description>Our president has taken himself out of the picture. &amp;nbsp;This crisis is way above his pay grade. &amp;nbsp;It is now undeniable that he has risen to his level of incompetence, if it wasn't obvious before. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is what you get when you elect a person without depth, understanding, or a willingness to learn; a person who is rash with a shoot-from-the-hip mentality...someone you'd love to have a beer with.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Have we learned our lesson yet? &amp;nbsp;Or have we still not hit bottom? &amp;nbsp;We'll see come November 4.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama/Biden '08 &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424099</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:48:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424099</guid><dc:creator>Anna Molly</dc:creator><description>McCain's Christopher Cox rant came from the same place all his rants do ... his delusional thinking and his willingness to throw someone, anyone, else under the bus. Yesterday it was most convenient to throw the SEC Chair under the bus. &amp;nbsp;Today, in Green Bay, he's blaming Congress, Bush, and apparently Barack Obama, who until McCain picked Sarah Palin as a running mate, was too weak and inexperienced to be qualified. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This guy just makes it up as he goes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here's one for you, Full Moon --&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On and on, on and on, on and on (Steven Bishop).</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424122</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:51:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424122</guid><dc:creator>Geoff Jacksonville, Fl</dc:creator><description>Who do you think is more competent in figuring out the problems of the economy. &amp;nbsp;Someone that has a Harvard degree and graduated from Columbia or someone that has trouble remembering how many houses he has and finish 5th from last in his class? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I know that the answer is simple. &amp;nbsp;Obama is the answer for those struggling with that question.</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424128</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:53:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424128</guid><dc:creator>BJ, CA</dc:creator><description>Bush can't help McCain that would prove us all right..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Johnny your hung out to dry on this one and I'm sure Sarah's got enough brains to figure it out..</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424143</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:55:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424143</guid><dc:creator>Sheila Robinson, Baltimore, MD </dc:creator><description>McCain needs t fire Palin who is so out of her league and be of no help to him in times like these. She got a &amp;quot;D&amp;quot; in Macroeconomics in one of the 3-4 colleges she attended in an effort to get her Bachelors degree in journalism. What? We now have remnants of a Cat 5 hurricane on Wall Street and McCain/Palin are not the team to bring us back from the brink of a depression. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;John McCain and Sarah Palin seem to agree that &amp;quot;firing&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;bombing&amp;quot; is a good way to handle any crisis. NOT!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama/Biden '08</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424144</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:55:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424144</guid><dc:creator>BJ, CA</dc:creator><description>total republican melt down...now look out for the fall out..it's going to land on everyone's doorstep..</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424146</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:56:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424146</guid><dc:creator>katiec   Pekin, IL</dc:creator><description>Wonder if the republicans are getting a little tired&lt;br&gt;of Mccain throwing them under the bus?&lt;br&gt;He is going to reform them, people, his partners&lt;br&gt;in crime, while he accepts no responsibility&lt;br&gt;of the mess we are in.&lt;br&gt;And, one of the biggest culprits is his good&lt;br&gt;friend and advisor, Graham. who he supported&lt;br&gt;100%.&lt;br&gt;Just how stupid does this man think the&lt;br&gt;American voters are??</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424163</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:56:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424163</guid><dc:creator>Rodney Hopper, Waxahachie, TX</dc:creator><description>I was voting for Obama and doing the 'wait and see' thing for the down ballots, but the more McCain and Palin I see, the more inclined I am to go yellow dog this year and vote Dem straight down the line.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Republican's and their push for deregulation coupled with their love of tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans have led us directly here. It's disgusting and McCain has nothing to say for himself other than &amp;quot;I broke it, but I'm going to fix it by flushing out the corruption by giving them a huge tax cut.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;By the way, I invite everyone to read 'Change We Can Believe In', it's an easy read and clearly lays out Barack Obama's plan for America.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.rodneyhopper.com"&gt;http://www.rodneyhopper.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424169</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:57:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424169</guid><dc:creator>Larry, Union KY</dc:creator><description>It is time to fire the current administration, and the McCain administration will re-hire the current administration back. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is encouraging that the Obama Team is providing solid positive solutions...McCain does not seem to have a clue as to what to do. &amp;nbsp;All week long his looks are &amp;quot;a deer in the headlights&amp;quot;...what do we do now?</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424187</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:00:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424187</guid><dc:creator>Enough of Obama, sent him back to Chicago</dc:creator><description>If the Democratic congress was so honest, they would have fixed this mess in the two years they've been in control. &amp;nbsp;They are only worried about what is good for themselves, not the country. &amp;nbsp;Unfortunately, we can't vote them all out. &amp;nbsp;Obama and Biden are much more tax and spend. &amp;nbsp;What they say now about helping the middle class is opposite of their record. &amp;nbsp;Mccain has proven to vote for tax cuts. &amp;nbsp;No choice but MCCAIN / PALIN in 2008.</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424207</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:02:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424207</guid><dc:creator>M Dunlop  Minden Ne</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; I also will be voting a straight democratic ticket this year. I live in Nebraska, usually a republican state, I use to be a republican. This year many of us are sick and tired of the lies, deception, and lack of judgement of that party. &lt;br&gt; I agree to elect another republican administration is to condemn America. &lt;br&gt; We need leadership with honesty, integrity and a country first judgement,real change we can believe in - that would be Obama-Biden.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424212</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:02:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424212</guid><dc:creator>Rick, NC</dc:creator><description>You can see that McShames administration would be full of the same clowns who brought this diaster upon us. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Republcian response so far? ABC...always blame Clinton...even 8 years later...</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424243</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:08:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424243</guid><dc:creator>BJ, CA</dc:creator><description>Do Republicans take charge of any bad stuff?&lt;br&gt;or do they try to hard selling their surges to nowhere...earmarks, lobbyist, hidden agenda, lying and getting away with it, trying to do something but failing is called covering my ass...the list continues..</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424314</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:19:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424314</guid><dc:creator>MetryJen</dc:creator><description>I would like to know, please, why the simplest solution to addressing the underlying causes of this crisis are not being addressed: i.e., these companies are failing because they are holding tons and tons of bad mortgages. &amp;nbsp;It seems logical to me that if Americans are in mortgages they can't afford, then we do what we can to make sure they CAN afford them (unless they're blatantly egregious, like a third 200k mortgage on an investment property) by renegotiating the terms to lower interest rates, or whatever. &amp;nbsp;Then the bank's still making a profit, albeit a smaller one, as opposed to sitting on foreclosed homes they can't sell. Yet no one even considers such a thing. &amp;nbsp;Is it truly necessary to make a $250k profit on a $150k loan? &amp;nbsp;I think not. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424358</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:27:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424358</guid><dc:creator>Clinton Democrat for Obama</dc:creator><description>Anyone wonder if Sen. McCain is having second thoughts about not picking Mitt Romney? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Romney's economic background would've lent credibility to McCain's discussions of the economy, and Romney's Michigan upbringing may have helped McCain in this battleground state</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424389</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:31:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424389</guid><dc:creator>Jan, Virginia</dc:creator><description>I haven't seem any from Obama but moaning and whining since this all started. &amp;nbsp;John McCain may have had to rethink his first thoughts about how to handle the crisis but at least that was his first thought. &amp;nbsp;That shows true leadership to me. &amp;nbsp;The democratic congress is just as much to blame for this debacle as anyone else and Chris Dodd yelling &amp;quot;the sky is falling, the sky is falling&amp;quot; - doesn't help!</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424422</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:36:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424422</guid><dc:creator>GO2, DC</dc:creator><description>This is just magnificent. J-Mac thinks the economy is &amp;quot;strong&amp;quot;. Then the economy is in &amp;quot;crisis&amp;quot; hours later. Then we have J-Mac dissing Wall Street as if the investment banks and financial institutions up there didn't already have his blessing when he was for keeping Washington as far away from regulating them as possible.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And he's the &amp;quot;agent of change&amp;quot;?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sounds more like the the double agent of change to me.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain/Palin 08 for the win in November.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sike.</description></item><item><title>McCain vs. Obama: The audition</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/19/1423919.aspx#1424510</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:44:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1424510</guid><dc:creator>twocanpete</dc:creator><description>&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Repubs are already writing the script that blame everything wrong with the world on Obama, come January. They did it with Clinton and they'll do it again!</description></item></channel></rss>