McCain: GOP and the economy

jerry/corpus chrsti texas — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:12:18 GMT

I cannot see for the life of me why you would reward people that are just too stupid or ignorant to read the fine print on the contracts they signed for their houses. Banks are equally to blame as well, you don't give loans to people that can never pay them back. Some of those Mortgage people really need to go to jail for the stuff they pulled on people. But to say the government needs to step in is only asking for trouble; government never solved anything when it comes to business.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Enrique, Chicago — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:14:52 GMT

There's no question that John McCain honorably served our country. It's a pity that he is embracing a war policy that is deeply flawed. Rather than consider the best interests of our country and the lives of the young men and women serving, he is sticking to a war policy that was created under falses pretenses and is no longer viable.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Don Teague Baghdad, Iraq — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:18:12 GMT

Everytime I hear MCcain spout his, "lets stay in Iraq for another 100 years". I think to myself, "has grandpa forgot to take his Meds today?.

Firstly, he won't he even be around in another 20 years, to bear the brunt of his failed plans and next, he won't be the one stuck in this hell hole, like me and my fellow comrades in the 10Th Mountain Divison, trying to stop people from killing each- they (Bush and his failed cabinet- Rice too) try and put Al Queda face on all of this (because they think your stupid)- folks I'm here- the truth is its- civil war, between Shia and shi'ite factions-all fighting for control over the oil (which is the real power, we all laugh when we hear News reports of us fighting Al Queda.

If McCain wins, 4 more years of dumping hardearned tax payers money down the drain in Iraq. Money that couls be spent right here, helping our kids and repairing our infrastructure.

The invasion of Iraq can only fail, because it all begin with a lie.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Brother Odd — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:20:58 GMT

McWar should never speak on the economy. This is a subject he knows absolutley nothing about. He should stick to his war and learn who we are fighting.

McCain: GOP and the economy

KYObserver — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:25:48 GMT

Here's a point where I disagree with mainstream democrats. I do not believe in corporate welfare. These lending companies brought this whole mess on themselves....easy money for borrowers, then take back the properties, let them sit for awhile and resell. A RACKET!!! And now the government: republicans are bailing out the lenders and the democrats are bailing out the borrowers.....bad policies BOTH.

McCain: GOP and the economy

John B, Des Moines, IA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:37:07 GMT

There IS a clear distinction; McCain says banks should promise to do what they can for customers. The Democrats plan to actually DO something. It's fine to say some people should go to jail for what they did to borrowers. The problem is nearly everything that's been done has been legal. That's why regulation is the solution, not the problem. None of this would have been possible before the GOP mostly dismatled bank regulation.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Diane from Illinois — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:44:50 GMT

I agree with Jerry from Texas : If people were stupid enough to buy something they KNEW they couldn't afford (to keep up with the Jones)then why should the rest of us have to bail them out? If it seemed too good to be true...guess what? It WAS.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Class Warrior, D.C. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:49:33 GMT

Big Gummint can bail ot the rich guys at Bear, Stearns, who also unwisely gambled and lost on the housing market, but it shouldn't bail out the working or middle class person who needs to keep a roof over the family's head. Typical Republican rob-the-poor-to-give-to-the-rich voodoo economics. Can you say "Bush clone"? And now that he's trying for those all-important pro-Big Biz conservative creds, his NEWEST sell-out is on his opposition-turned-to-capitulation to the hallowed Big Tobacco. Can you say "craven sell-out"?

McCain: GOP and the economy

JD — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:14:49 GMT

I disagree. The government has to step in when business takes too many liberties. Perfect worlders would say that no government regulation is the best way to calm the free market waters, but when no regulation runs amuck (mortgage crisis, mass media consolidation, the slow death of a useful labor movement, use of more illegals, etc.) we do run into problems. Teddy Roosevelt busted trusts when things got out of hand. FDR used to government to get millions back to work.

It is when the government goes into business with big business is when we see trouble. When we see the government make sure that big business isn't taking advantage of the populace, that is what it should do.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Rex, Dallas — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:18:49 GMT

John is one of the most honorable and courageous men to have ever run for office. This general election should not even be close, considering the opposition is Hillary the sleazeball, Barrack the muslim and of course, Bill the Pig!!

McCain: GOP and the economy

Pat Huntington NY — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:42:57 GMT

McCain doesn't want to bail out foreclosures, but he had no problem with his dirty hands in the Keating 5 mess! It led to the junk bond collapse, the Savings and Loan scandals, etc. Although I do agree that any gov't measure to help with the subprime mortgage mess, should not go to the irresponsible.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Rick, NC — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:46:44 GMT

I agree with Jerry from CC too...especially if the borrower getting kicked to the curb is a fine republican...they voted for the crooks that made it easier for the other crooks to screw them...I want to hear more about personal responsibility from the crooks on wall street that are getting bailed out too

McCain: GOP and the economy

Russell Dobbins, Dublin Ohio — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:03:59 GMT

McCain should remember that last paragraph everytime he feels the need to keep our troops in Iraq for the next 100 years.

McCain: GOP and the economy

S.B. Stein E.B. NJ — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:32:47 GMT

McCain has served the country in a time of conflict during Vietnam. That is admiralable and retired as a Naval Captain (an O-6 an equevalant to a full col). That is great, and he could serve well as a Secretary of Defense.

Given he has said that he doesn't have a good sense of economics, he might not want to critize others on a subject he doesn't do well in. I would have hoped that he would have more clearly and roundly critized those that made loans without checking on income. Those companies should be left to fail; the mistake was theirs. Those lenders that didn't clearly disclose what all was going to happen should be forced to let people stay where they are during a time where a new arrangement can be neogitated.

McCain: GOP and the economy

R.Merrell — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:33:05 GMT

And Jerry, Bush, Cheney and the enabling Republican Congress have not solved anything in Iraq or the Middle East. They've done nothing but create havoc, wasted billions of dollars and thousands of lives, dramatically increased the cost of oil, dramatically increased the deficit, awarded no-bid contracts to the likes of Haliburton, KBR and Blackwater, looked the other way when those same companies committed fraud and bilked the U.S. Government out of millions of dollars while providing contaminated drinking water to U.S. soldiers among other things. The list is endless. This Administration doesn't give loans to people who can never pay them back. They just hand out the money with no questions asked, with no accountability, with no oversight. Why is there never any outrage about the continuous fraud and shenanigans from Haliburton and Blackwater and all of the other friends of this Administration? They've cost they American taxpayers billions. Yet Bush and McCain remain completely silent about their corporate pals and instead whine endlessly about "earmarks" . Bear Stearns, not a bank but a brokerage house, gets a bailout but mortgagees get a lecture. And so it goes with the Repubnlicans...

McCain: GOP and the economy

bill, okla — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:33:10 GMT

John "Bomb Iran" McCain is a sham. Born into the military - barely got out of Annapolis - crashed how many aircraft?! That's not including being shot down...who knows if that was more bad decision making or not. A maverick only because he has problems with authority and a guy who wouldn't be in the political arena at all if it weren't for daddy.

McCain: GOP and the economy

bill, okla — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:33:26 GMT

McCain: GOP and the economy

Dan, Phoenix, AZ — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:03:46 GMT

McCain clearly does not have real knowledge of the economy, no plan from growth. Also, his supporters and adviser do not understand how to support our economy. This only will stop be me from voting for him.

McCain: GOP and the economy

LeRoy Jones, Atlanta, GA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:31:39 GMT

Can't you republicans be patriotic about other things besides war? We have serious issues in this country that the current administration caused or is doing nothing about: mortgage mess, oil prices, $12 billion of American dollars on a war that doesn't profit us, bankrupt social security, Americans without health care, etc. and you people are gonna vote for a man that is basically gonna give ya the same for another four years? For shame!

McCain: GOP and the economy

HP Bosron — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:50:59 GMT

McCain: GOP and the economy

Barbara C., - Fort Lauderdale, FL — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:20:19 GMT

McCain and the Economy. Not much there....and the same old...let's pull ourselves up by ourselves... It's funny how you see things differently when you have money in the bank.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Steve A Jonesboro IN — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:24:52 GMT

So mccain is concerned about government and individuals taking responsibilities here in the U.S.-but is in full support of propping up a totally irresponsible non government in Iraq to the tune of 12 billion dollars a month of OUR tax money? So when and how are they going to be held accountable for the billions they have squandered? Don't help Americans-just send it all to Iraq!

McCain: GOP and the economy

Matt, Las Vegas, NV — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:31:16 GMT

This truly shows how McCain doesn't know jack about Economics. What a total joke.

He ran his campaign into the ground in 2007 because it was so poorly managed in every aspect of it's management, and it was only because the other Repuke candidates were so bad that he finally re-gained tracktion and lucked into the nomination.

If this old man that's never had a real job in the real economy can get elected, then this country gets what it deserves.....Great Depression #2.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Sharon, PA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:01:13 GMT

I think the reason why the Gov't acted so quickly to bail out Bear Sterns was to avoid (or help us to avoid) going from a recession to a depression. Remember, it wasn't the stock market crash that did us in.... it was a run on the banks. As for bailing out all those people who took on WAYYYY more mortage than they knew they could reasonably handle, as much as I feel sorry for them that they lost their homes, it's no ones fault but their own. To go into an adjustable rate mortage during a recession is just... well... that's just Crazy talk! Did they really think their interest rates would go down, and keep going down, during the life of the loan????

McCain is, even by his own admission, clueless when it comes to economic matters.

Clinton has demonstrated by her actions that she knows how to waste money (and she's running out of it yet again -- of course, she can always loan her campaign a few million more), and in a big way.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Cecil — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:09:15 GMT

Bush stimulus paceket is not going to help most Americans when they owe IRS because they will take that money. 300-1200 is no money. Single people pay more taxes then family why do we always get less and pay more. Highway robbery especially when we earn a low salary.

McCain: GOP and the economy

Cecil — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:10:13 GMT

McCain: GOP and the economy

Russ, Snohomish, WA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:40:09 GMT

Speaking as a FORMER McSame supporter (2000-2005), I can tell you that I totally agree with Mr. Dobbins from Ohio. The final paragraph is so eloquently spoken, so heartfelt and so correct! Yet, he should spend about 10 minutes redirecting that wonderful speech to "100 years in Iraq" and/or "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran"

McCain: GOP and the economy

Union Baby, Tennessee — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:48:26 GMT

Yep, all the yuppies who voted for bush/cheney overextended themselves - guess they need daddy bush to remind them they really aren't middle class after all (like he reminded us older voters in 1992). I don't feel one bit sorry for them, let them reap what they sow,and maybe next time they will remember it is the repugnants who let business run loose with no rules or restrictions. If people, businesses, and industry behaved properly we would need a lot fewer laws and no where near as many jails. so the next time you are angry about all the laws made - remember, someone did something bad or there would not be a law against it.