Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) announces: "The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon. Following the debate, he will return to Washington to ensure that all voices and interests are represented in the final agreement, especially those of taxpayers and homeowners.
The text of a statement from his camapign at about 11:20 a.m. ET:
John McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign was made in the hopes that politics could be set aside to address our economic crisis.
In response, Americans saw a familiar spectacle in Washington. At a moment of crisis that threatened the economic security of American families, Washington played the blame game rather than work together to find a solution that would avert a collapse of financial markets without squandering hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ money to bailout bankers and brokers who bet their fortunes on unsafe lending practices.
Both parties in both houses of Congress and the administration needed to come together to find a solution that would deserve the trust of the American people. And while there were attempts to do that, much of yesterday was spent fighting over who would get the credit for a deal and who would get the blame for failure. There was no deal or offer yesterday that had a majority of support in Congress. There was no deal yesterday that included adequate protections for the taxpayers. It is not enough to cut deals behind closed doors and then try to force it on the rest of Congress -- especially when it amounts to thousands of dollars for every American family.
The difference between Barack Obama and John McCain was apparent during the White House meeting yesterday where Barack Obama’s priority was political posturing in his opening monologue defending the package as it stands. John McCain listened to all sides so he could help focus the debate on finding a bipartisan resolution that is in the interest of taxpayers and homeowners. The Democratic interests stood together in opposition to an agreement that would accommodate additional taxpayer protections.
Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members of the Administration, members of the Senate, and members of the House. He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations, including Representative Blunt as a designated negotiator for House Republicans. The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon. Following the debate, he will return to Washington to ensure that all voices and interests are represented in the final agreement, especially those of taxpayers and homeowners.
The text of a statement from his camapign at about 11:20 a.m. ET:
John McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign was made in the hopes that politics could be set aside to address our economic crisis.
In response, Americans saw a familiar spectacle in Washington. At a moment of crisis that threatened the economic security of American families, Washington played the blame game rather than work together to find a solution that would avert a collapse of financial markets without squandering hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ money to bailout bankers and brokers who bet their fortunes on unsafe lending practices.
Both parties in both houses of Congress and the administration needed to come together to find a solution that would deserve the trust of the American people. And while there were attempts to do that, much of yesterday was spent fighting over who would get the credit for a deal and who would get the blame for failure. There was no deal or offer yesterday that had a majority of support in Congress. There was no deal yesterday that included adequate protections for the taxpayers. It is not enough to cut deals behind closed doors and then try to force it on the rest of Congress -- especially when it amounts to thousands of dollars for every American family.
The difference between Barack Obama and John McCain was apparent during the White House meeting yesterday where Barack Obama’s priority was political posturing in his opening monologue defending the package as it stands. John McCain listened to all sides so he could help focus the debate on finding a bipartisan resolution that is in the interest of taxpayers and homeowners. The Democratic interests stood together in opposition to an agreement that would accommodate additional taxpayer protections.
Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members of the Administration, members of the Senate, and members of the House. He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations, including Representative Blunt as a designated negotiator for House Republicans. The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon. Following the debate, he will return to Washington to ensure that all voices and interests are represented in the final agreement, especially those of taxpayers and homeowners.
14 comments:
I think that the media needs to butt out. I'm pretty sure that if something real important was going to be decided then the government would let us know. If they didn't then we need to have a revised government so that the people have the power to decide how thier lives are run.
I feel very glad that McCain is actually getting involved in the issue of our financial market instead of just focusing on it as purely for his own political gain. I feel that Obama is putting too much interest in simply winning the election while it seems that McCain is taking a hard stance on the current issue of our economic crisis, putting it above his political agenda. I also believe that Congress and Senate should stop trying to decide on who receives the blame for the economic crisis getting worse or credit for fixing it and should actually worry about the problem.
I think it was a good decision for McCain to go to the debate. It is more important for his campaign to be there. This debate is going to be really important for both McCain and Obama if the right issues are addressed.
I find it ridiculous that in Washington right now it seems like pople are sitting around doing nothing. Couldn't they at least pretend to show true concern? They need to look around and see what it is that the American people actually need. Things like this take time to fix and jumping to a 700 billion dollar bailout plan seems irrational to say the least.
I think it is good that Barack Obama actually has a plan unlike John McCain who is stumbling around without any clue as to what needs to be done (another apparent similarity to Bush.) It's time for the people in Washington to stop arguing and think about what needs to be done for the United States.
I think that in suspending the campaigns, both parties made a good decision. But in a moment when we needed everyone to work together to find a solution to our new problem, we argued and tried to one-up the other one. To me, this shouldn't happen. If we are trying to fix a problem, who cares who is the one to come up with the concluding idea, as long as it gets fixed.
I am quite pleased that the debate is still on. It will show how the two candidates stand on present issues that are affecting the US. The future of our great nation lies on the back of one of these two candidates. The debate separates them and the public is able to see how they stand with the future of US. It’s actually quite funny to see that rather than working together as one, like the founding fathers had planed, that the two major parties are in a tug of war of blames and back stabbing. One of the famous comedians said that if McCain suspended his campaign, will he suspend his presidency? The Republicans must come together and push the President to arrive at a suitable conclusion. It seems as if President Bush really does not care about the US. If he did, the nation would not be at this point of near bankruptcy. As I said, the parties need to come together and form one team to create a suitable plan for the future of the USA. I’m reminded of a quote, “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job”. I believe that this is correct, and we have seen this quote come true on many occasions. But in the end, the two parties need to stop squabbling and get their act together and defend our nation in this time of crisis.
As important is this election, what is happening to our country at the moment is the most pressing issue, and politicians arent grasping that concept. They need to actually solve the problem of this economic crisis, rather than dancing around it and pointing fingers. its childish. I want adults running my country.
I watched the debate, and I didn't really get the impression that McCain is more interested in protecting taxpayers than Obama.
Maybe I'm naive and have no idea what I'm talking about, but closely listening definitely didn't give me that message.
It sort of seemed like they were both dodging questions and avoiding saying certain things at first. Which I guess is more or less what's occurring in Washington right now.
According to McCain, we're only having a financial crisis because we fund useless scientific research. So as soon as we cut funds to that, everything should magically restore itself to normal, right?
I thinking Obama is all about being liked he will say whatever but do nothing about it! McCain on te other hand is but his words in to action which shows he is alot different from bush!
Thank you so much for posting this. I really feel that it is not bashing, or promoting either side.
Lines like:
Both parties in both houses of Congress and the administration needed to come together to find a solution that would deserve the trust of the American people.
And
John McCain listened to all sides so he could help focus the debate on finding a bipartisan resolution that is in the interest of taxpayers and homeowners.
really state what is GOING ON at the moment. I enjoyed reading this, and was happy to read a brief summary of the occurrences that can be stated in such complex manners.
I know that it is not easy for people to state the facts without bias, and I personally appreciate this article.
I am not affiliated with any party, neither are my parents. My dad actually voted for Bill Clinton, and my mom dislikes many Republicans. I do not follow their lead, and try to find the facts out for myself. They are both supporters of McCain, as am I.
But I do respect Obamma, and I respect him even more after reading this clearly stated article about his recent actions.
The first debate (last night) was intriguing, and I can not wait to hear Obamma and McCain address difficult questions at the same time again.
Thank you for posting this.
I do not agree or disagree with Mcain's efforts to TRY to find a bipartisan solution but it truly is useless. Trying to achieve this is useless. It's like trying to keep a flock of turkey from falling off a cliff.
This is a good example of the good and bad of politics. While we get to see both sides of the presidential candidates, many people in congress are bickering about what to do instead of taking decisive action.
I'm glad that the debate went on as planned. Whether or not postponing the debate was a facade or a political strategy set up by McCain, I believe the debate was needed to ensure Americans that their support in either Senator isn't far off.
On another note, both parties DO need to come together, especially on an issue of this magnitude, involving $700 billion of taxpayer's money. However, finding a black and white solution in balancing taxpayer protection and spending taxpayer money is a huge challenge and only time will tell before a decision is final.
For now, as citizens, we can only sit back and watch.
Ezequiel Savedra Jr.
Period 7th.
What i think about this blog is that ther are many issuses going on about the econimic crises. Some of the people in congress are meking deals and trying to get other congress members involved but some are just not up to the challenge. This blog says exactly what needs to be said Barack Obama stands up as well as John McClain. As Obama makes his debate about about tyhe political posturing McClain is starting to hear all sides of the story. So now all of the debate will be appointed at Washington and the final agreement with the homeowners and the taxpayers.
I'm glad that McCain showed up it made the debate more useful for him. I feel like Obama will sometimes say stuff just so that you will vote for him, which he did, and McCain seems like he would stick to his word and do what he says he would do.
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