John McCain Wants To Postpone The Debates?

  You have got to be kidding me! With this so-called financial crisis going on, this is the perfect time for our Presidential contenders to have this debate. I would surmise that dear old McCain doesn't want this debate to turn towards the subject of the economy or the financial problems from Wall Street simply because he knows nothing about the economy and because he may be asked about his role in helping with the deregulation laws which helped get us into this mess. Let us not forget the Keating 5 scandal, of which McCain was a very valued member.

  On john McCains plan to suspend his campaign because of this financial crisis.

   Here is a poll for you to check out.

The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama is scheduled to take place in two days. Should the debate be held as scheduled? Should the debate be held, but the format changed to focus on the economy? Or, should the debate be postponed?

Hold as scheduled 50
Hold with focus on economy 36
Postpone 10

Is the right response to the turmoil on Wall Street to suspend the campaigns for president? To continue the campaigns as though there is no crisis? Or, to re-focus the campaigns with a unique emphasis on the turmoil on Wall Street?

Suspend 14
Continue 31
Refocus the campaign 48

If Friday's presidential debate does not take place, would that be good for America? Bad for America? Or would it make no difference?

Good for America 14
Bad for America 46
No difference 35

  It seems that not to many of us think to highly of McCains cheap political stunt.

    And, as an added bonus

David Letterman, according to Drudge:

"You don't suspend your campaign. This doesn't smell right. This isn't the way a tested hero behaves." And he joked: "I think someone's putting something in his metamucil."

"He can't run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second string quarterback, Sara Palin. Where is she?"

"What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!"

  Republicans. Have. Nothing!

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FBI Investigating Financial Firms

  George Bush wants you and I to hand over a $700 Billion check to the financial firms which are screaming for cash before our economy tanks even more than it has already.

  According to ABCNews the  FBI is investigating some of these firms.

The FBI has opened preliminary investigations into several financial institutions whose collapse created chaos on Wall Street, law enforcement officials tell ABC News.

Investigators are probing investment bank Lehman Brothers and insurer American International Group, or AIG, for possible fraud, according to law enforcement officials.

A senior official tells ABC News that lending giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are in the government's sights, as well.

  The Republicans want us to help finance their crooked friends? I would hope that our House and Senate will say no to this bailout in its present form.

  Speaking of the bailout. Here is the alternative plan from GOP Conservatives.

The stripped-down plan advocates a two-year suspension of the capital gains tax and calls for pull privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were taken over by the federal government earlier this month.

  My question is, why do away with the capitol gains tax since these firms aren't making any gains in the first place? Aren't they supposed to be losing money, hence the need for $700 Billion?

    I smell are Republican rat.

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