Friday night Campaign Postponed?

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2007
Friday night Campaign Postponed?
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Wed, 09-24-2008 - 4:03pm

(Does anyone know how Obama has responded? I'm just curious)


http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/24/john-mccain-on-the-economic-crisis/


JOHN MCCAIN: America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy. People will no longer be able to buy homes and their life savings will be at stake. Businesses will not have enough money to pay their employees. If we do not act, ever corner of our country will be impacted. We cannot allow this to happen.


Last Friday, I laid out my proposal and I have since discussed my priorities and concerns with the bill the Administration has put forward. Senator Obama has expressed his priorities and concerns. This morning, I met with a group of economic advisers to talk about the proposal on the table and the steps that we should take going forward. I have also spoken with members of Congress to hear their perspective.


It has become clear that no consensus has developed to support the Administrations proposal. I do not believe that the plan on the table will pass as it currently stands, and we are running out of time.


Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me.


I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.


We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved. I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday nights debate until we have taken action to address this crisis.


I am confident that before the markets open on Monday we can achieve consensus on legislation that will stabilize our financial markets, protect taxpayers and homeowners, and earn the confidence of the American people. All we must do to achieve this is temporarily set politics aside, and I am committed to doing so.


Following September 11th, our national leaders came together at a time of crisis. We must show that kind of patriotism now. Americans across our country lament the fact that partisan divisions in Washington have prevented us from addressing our national challenges. Now is our chance to come together to prove that Washington is once again capable of leading this country

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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 3:35pm
Obviously, it's NOT well-known where the problem originated..

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-07-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 3:38pm
oooooohhhh big words there. haha.

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-09-2008
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 3:38pm

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Are you referring to the deregulation legislation that Joe Biden voted for and Bill Clinton both supported and signed into law? :)

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 3:40pm
LOL, I'm not what you consider to be "big words"??

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-07-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 3:47pm

LOL, I'm not what you consider to be "big words"??


Sorry but this makes no sense.

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 3:50pm

YOU said:


"oooooohhhh big words there. haha.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-07-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 4:04pm

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 4:06pm

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-07-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 4:16pm

Ohhhh. Yes ma'am. I'll be sure to have you proofread my posts in the future, to be sure I'm using big enough words for you.


I don't care much if you don't proofread - but to question someone who says your comment doesn't make sense and not go back and look at what you typed and then retype it correctly as if it was correct all along is very strange to me.

 

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