McCain busted by David Letterman, while plan is ready to be presented to Congress

Paulson Pleaded for McCain to Save Bailout

So, it was the Republicans being unpatriotic.And, poor Paulson needed Flip Flop McCain to come convince conservative senators this was all in their and he country's best interest.  That's almost as funny as the Letterman stuff.  I want some of the stuff Senator Lindsey Graham is taking.  Hell, McCain can't convince most the conservative Republican senators that he's a conservative, much less that he knows anything about economics.

It is to laugh.

Rene,

That is because some House Republicans are saying they are against the new proposed bill without even viewing it. Others have not seen it and are against Paulson's proposal as it stood. How is that any more dire than when the Senate said they did not approve Paulson's proposal as it stood? Of course there had to be changes made.

John McCain was not able to rally Republicans on immigration reform. So it has been all eyes on McCain to see if he could rally support from his own party. But it was not neccesary for him to be there on the Senate negotiations, as many in the Senate said. Obama and Democrats had no problem getting a majority of Republicans to sign on in the Senate side.  The probem lies in the House side where many have yet to see the proposal and John McCain's inability in the past to rally support for his ideas from both sides.

Your comment still doesn't answer the question. If McCain was in such a big hurry, and this was so dire, why didn't he get involved sooner? Why did he continue to give interviews after his announcement? Why did he continue to campaign? There is no good answer, at least not one that can excuse his behavior. Spin as you will, McCain is seen for what he really is, a 26 year veteran politician. All of this from a guy who not 1 week ago said "the fundamentals of the economy are sound". A year ago,  Barack warned that our economy was in trouble. In his speech at the DNC, he said the same thing.

Those who tout McCain's experience and background only have the Keating 5 to look to. And it is eerily similar to this economic situation now. McCain was chastized for his role in Keating 5 due to regulators who busted him. Is it any wonder he has been for deregulation ever since?

Hi, I'm one of the Keating 5, and I'm here to help.

So... not ok to talk about Ayers, Rezko.. but ok to talk about the Keating 5 in which McCain has spend years working to change business in washington.  What was McCain conviced for in the Keating 5 scandel again?  Please tell us

The results of any Obama probe?

The only proposal Shelby has seen has been the original proposal from Paulson. He has said repeatedly he is against bail out no matter what. The papers in his hands earlier today were from his own economists he sought out who had the same political ideology as he did. That no regulation is best. That is verfied by his own proposal he has now submitted. The logic is.....the cancer in our economic system will cure itself.

David Letterman called Olberman because Olberman has filled in for him on numerous occasions when he had little or no notice of cancellations of guests. He is in New York, he lives close by the studio, he is a political commentator, and Dave had little notice which was evident by the fact that the show was cut short, by half in fact. Are you going to chastise him for picking Olberman during those other times as well, even though there was nothing political about it. He couldn't get the closest commentator there, Couric, as she was obviously occupied. And if you had seen the video I showed, Letterman said that McCain was probably the only real hero he had ever met, which matches the last show he gave with McCain. They were very friendly and cordial in his last taping.

Why would David Letterman lie about what McCain said? It is the same excuse McCain told the CGI later that evening, it is what he told Couric, and it is what he told the public earlier that day in his suprise press announcement. That he was urgently needed in Washington. He only reiterated what was said all day yesterday by McCain himself. If that makes him a liar, then he is a liar because McCain lied.

I don't think Letterman appreciated being lied to. I also don't think it was justifiable. And a McCain rep went on to say "McCain like Leno better" didn't help. Especially since That same night, Leno was also making fun of McCain and has equally done so over the course of the campaign.

My article was not about Palin. If I were you, I would leave Palin out of it. Her interview with Couric is not exactly a shining beacon of her skills as a VP candidate. Obviously, since Couric and Letterman were taping at the same time, McCain being with Couric, Palin could have stepped in for McCain on Letterman. But I think Letterman's comment was deeper than that. I think his comment was on how Palin was not chosen by McCain to fill in for him on the campaign trail in his absense (though he is obviously still campaigning which was noted by some Republicans in interviews today). I think it shows a lot about McCain's confidence in Palin, or lack thereof.

Mr. Ed Rollins, Republican Strategist and CNN contributor, said that McCain did not help this matter, and this was not good for his campaign. He said that a few Republicans are holding out for ideological reasons and are not listening to what 99% of economists are telling them. They do not trust Bush and do not therefor trust McCain who has disagreed with their ideology in following Bush so often. He thinks that once Americans see that the proposal set forth by a majority of the Senate and Democrats in the House proposed, that they will see how this small House Republican group put party first before country.

Wow, powerful stuff!

If you want to talk about past relationships with people, how about present relationships with them?

These are all CHIEF campaign staff members:

Davis accepting money from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac up until 1 month ago. But he was quoted back in February of 2008 saying he was not receiving money from his firm. Yeah right.

Rove's involvement in outing an CIA agent, putting her life in danger. He has actually been linked to a scandal in almost every campaign he has worked for. He has broken into a class before and was caught.

Black, who is chairman of BKSH, Washington's powerhouse of lobby groups. They represent such groups as Alcoa, and US Airways. Black's current clients include General Motors, United Technologies, JPMorgan and AT&T. Black said he is still being paid by his firm and does work for clients in his "spare time," recusing himself from lobbying McCain: "I not only do not lobby him [McCain], but if an issue comes up that I have a client on, I will tell him that and stay out of the discussion." Sure he will.

Senior advisers Steve Schmidt and Mark McKinnon work for firms that have lobbied for Land O' Lakes, UST Public Affairs, Dell and Fannie Mae. Schmidt and McKinnon said they remain with their firms, but are not lobbyists and have recused themselves from the issues of their clients in the McCain campaign. "I've never discussed a client issue with the candidate or his staff," McKinnon said in an e-mail to a reporter. Yeah right.

Campaign Fundraiser Chief Tom Loeffler who runs a lobbyist firm called the Loeffler Group. He has represented the Saudi Royal family, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, Toyota, and Pharmaceutical groups.

These are all registered lobbyists at this time.

It is of special interest to note that some of these groups had recent business with before the Commerce Committee for which John McCain is a member.

He hired Mark Buse in fall of 2007 to be his Senate Chief of Staff. Not in his campaign but to work for him in the Senate mind you. He was a registered lobbyist for ML Strategies. They represented Goldman Sachs (ouch!!) eBay, Cablevision, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

John McCain was quoted once as saying "I have many friends who represent various interests, ranging from the firemen to the police to senior citizens to various interests, particularly before my committee," McCain said. "The question is . . . do they have excess or unwarranted influence? And certainly no one ever has in my conduct of my public life and conduct of my legislative agenda." Did he forget about Keating ?????????

 McCain $1,619,390 Obama $219,529 in money from lobbyists to date. Obama's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac direct contributions did not come from lobbyists, they came from individual employees making personal contributions, and by law anyone who makes more than a $200 contribution annually to any campaign must disclose their employer. We can see who has been really paid by lobbyists to date. Both. But look at the difference in amounts.

I watched the Larry King Live show tonight. Larry King said that he too had to deal with cancellations with McCain several weeks back, because their campaign had some problems with some of the questions he was going to ask them. He played the David Letterman clips. I find this rather odd. I thought he wasn't afraid to fight the tough fights?