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McCain and His Political Show In Washington

Date: Sept. 26, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Finance and Banking


McCAIN AND HIS POLITICAL SHOW IN WASHINGTON -- (House of Representatives - September 26, 2008)

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, last week Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the stock markets fell 500 points. Senator McCain's response? He declared that the fundamentals of the economy were strong.

What a difference a week makes. Senator McCain must have had an epiphany on Wednesday when he decided to suspend his campaign so that he could come back to Washington.

And what exactly created this epiphany? How about new poll numbers that show Senator Obama leading Senator McCain by nine points.

This was a political ploy. Senator McCain is trying to distract the American public from the fact that he was part of the Washington gang that helped create this mess in the first place. He has proudly proclaimed that he is the biggest supporter of deregulation in Washington, and that is what created this problem. When you take the referees off the field, the game gets out of hand. Case in point: Wall Street.

Madam Speaker, Senator McCain represents more of the same in Washington. Change is needed, and that is not Senator McCain.


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