John McCain struck a tough, quasi-populist pose this morning during his
morning sweep of the television news shows. Speaking to NBC's Matt Lauer
about the current crisis on Wall Street, the Republican nominee said
executives have "treated it like a casino and need to be held
accountable and stop walking away with these fat-cat packages."

Leave aside for the moment the fact that one of McCain's top economic
advisers, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, walked away with a
$42 million "golden parachute" after being fired. Overall, the generic
Wall Street "fat cat" is a tough character for McCain to cast as his
nemesis, given his success in fundraising among their ranks. As
Bloomberg reported Monday night, securities and investment companies
have collectively donated millions to both McCain and Barack Obama.

Employees from Merrill Lynch, one of the two big disaster stories in
Monday's economic news, have donated over $100,000 more to McCain than
Obama in this cycle. As Bloomberg reported, McCain's "largest campaign
donors" were employees of Merrill Lynch, as well as their families, who
in total gave the Arizonan $298,413.

Lehman Brothers, by contrast, donated almost three times as much to
Obama as McCain. But today, however, it was McCain who inveighed at
length against the "inside-the-beltway old-boy network," including
executives "walking away with pay packages for failed enterprises." When
speaking with Lauer, McCain also pledged to "fix the regulatory system
and bring it into the 21st century," an idea none too popular with the
same Wall Street finance moguls who have donated so generously to both
parties.

As the New York Times reported in a news analysis on Tuesday, McCain
"has consistently characterized himself as fundamentally a deregulator,"
and "has no history prior to the presidential campaign of advocating
steps to tighten standards on investment firms." According to a survey
of his past policy positions and key economic advisers, the paper
concluded that McCain has "never departed in any major way from his
party's embrace of deregulation."

Whether or not McCain's stance on regulation is the product of
deep-seated ideological belief or due to the influence of donors and
lobbyists is, of course, impossible to determine. But if you're curious
to do your own digging on the presidential money chase, check out Huff
Post's Fundrace tool, where you can check out the donations from
employees of AIG, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros. and other major players in
the current Wall Street crisis. You can also check out the donor
histories of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
M

On Sep 16, 9:04 pm, A Boater wrote:
John McCain struck a tough, quasi-populist pose this morning during his
morning sweep of the television news shows. Speaking to NBC's Matt Lauer
about the current crisis on Wall Street, the Republican nominee said
executives have "treated it like a casino and need to be held
accountable and stop walking away with these fat-cat packages."

Leave aside for the moment the fact that one of McCain's top economic
advisers, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, walked away with a
$42 million "golden parachute" after being fired. Overall, the generic
Wall Street "fat cat" is a tough character for McCain to cast as his
nemesis, given his success in fundraising among their ranks. As
Bloomberg reported Monday night, securities and investment companies
have collectively donated millions to both McCain and Barack Obama.

Employees from Merrill Lynch, one of the two big disaster stories in
Monday's economic news, have donated over $100,000 more to McCain than
Obama in this cycle. As Bloomberg reported, McCain's "largest campaign
donors" were employees of Merrill Lynch, as well as their families, who
in total gave the Arizonan $298,413.

Lehman Brothers, by contrast, donated almost three times as much to
Obama as McCain. But today, however, it was McCain who inveighed at
length against the "inside-the-beltway old-boy network," including
executives "walking away with pay packages for failed enterprises." When
speaking with Lauer, McCain also pledged to "fix the regulatory system
and bring it into the 21st century," an idea none too popular with the
same Wall Street finance moguls who have donated so generously to both
parties.

As the New York Times reported in a news analysis on Tuesday, McCain
"has consistently characterized himself as fundamentally a deregulator,"
and "has no history prior to the presidential campaign of advocating
steps to tighten standards on investment firms." According to a survey
of his past policy positions and key economic advisers, the paper
concluded that McCain has "never departed in any major way from his
party's embrace of deregulation."

Whether or not McCain's stance on regulation is the product of
deep-seated ideological belief or due to the influence of donors and
lobbyists is, of course, impossible to determine. But if you're curious
to do your own digging on the presidential money chase, check out Huff
Post's Fundrace tool, where you can check out the donations from
employees of AIG, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros. and other major players in
the current Wall Street crisis. You can also check out the donor
histories of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
M

Ya think if I showed up at that $28,000/plate dinner fro Obama that
George Soros would buy me a beer while the Dems party and watch the
economy tank. THEN, I could fly home on Pelosi's private jet and
laugh at all the poor rubes paying nearly $5.00/gallonfor gas cuz the
Dems wont allow offshore drilling. I hope Pelosi made sure those
checks from Lehman Bros cleared before Lehman went belly up.

wrote:
On Sep 16, 9:04 pm, A Boater wrote:
John McCain struck a tough, quasi-populist pose this morning during his
morning sweep of the television news shows. Speaking to NBC's Matt Lauer
about the current crisis on Wall Street, the Republican nominee said
executives have "treated it like a casino and need to be held
accountable and stop walking away with these fat-cat packages."

Leave aside for the moment the fact that one of McCain's top economic
advisers, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, walked away with a
$42 million "golden parachute" after being fired. Overall, the generic
Wall Street "fat cat" is a tough character for McCain to cast as his
nemesis, given his success in fundraising among their ranks. As
Bloomberg reported Monday night, securities and investment companies
have collectively donated millions to both McCain and Barack Obama.

Employees from Merrill Lynch, one of the two big disaster stories in
Monday's economic news, have donated over $100,000 more to McCain than
Obama in this cycle. As Bloomberg reported, McCain's "largest campaign
donors" were employees of Merrill Lynch, as well as their families, who
in total gave the Arizonan $298,413.

Lehman Brothers, by contrast, donated almost three times as much to
Obama as McCain. But today, however, it was McCain who inveighed at
length against the "inside-the-beltway old-boy network," including
executives "walking away with pay packages for failed enterprises." When
speaking with Lauer, McCain also pledged to "fix the regulatory system
and bring it into the 21st century," an idea none too popular with the
same Wall Street finance moguls who have donated so generously to both
parties.

As the New York Times reported in a news analysis on Tuesday, McCain
"has consistently characterized himself as fundamentally a deregulator,"
and "has no history prior to the presidential campaign of advocating
steps to tighten standards on investment firms." According to a survey
of his past policy positions and key economic advisers, the paper
concluded that McCain has "never departed in any major way from his
party's embrace of deregulation."

Whether or not McCain's stance on regulation is the product of
deep-seated ideological belief or due to the influence of donors and
lobbyists is, of course, impossible to determine. But if you're curious
to do your own digging on the presidential money chase, check out Huff
Post's Fundrace tool, where you can check out the donations from
employees of AIG, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros. and other major players in
the current Wall Street crisis. You can also check out the donor
histories of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
M

Ya think if I showed up at that $28,000/plate dinner fro Obama that
George Soros would buy me a beer while the Dems party and watch the
economy tank. THEN, I could fly home on Pelosi's private jet and
laugh at all the poor rubes paying nearly $5.00/gallonfor gas cuz the
Dems wont allow offshore drilling. I hope Pelosi made sure those
checks from Lehman Bros cleared before Lehman went belly up.


I doubt you'd get through the door. You have to bathe regularly and have
a decent suit. Showing up in your Florida redneck uniform of the day -
flip flops, cut-offs and an oil-stained tee-shirt - won't work.

Oh...the $5.00 a gallon gas price is not going to be impacted by sudden
plans to ramp up offshore drilling. You really need to find a few
reliable sources of thought.

On Sep 16, 9:28 pm, A Boater wrote:
wrote:
On Sep 16, 9:04 pm, A Boater wrote:
John McCain struck a tough, quasi-populist pose this morning during his
morning sweep of the television news shows. Speaking to NBC's Matt Lauer
about the current crisis on Wall Street, the Republican nominee said
executives have "treated it like a casino and need to be held
accountable and stop walking away with these fat-cat packages."

Leave aside for the moment the fact that one of McCain's top economic
advisers, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, walked away with a
$42 million "golden parachute" after being fired. Overall, the generic
Wall Street "fat cat" is a tough character for McCain to cast as his
nemesis, given his success in fundraising among their ranks. As
Bloomberg reported Monday night, securities and investment companies
have collectively donated millions to both McCain and Barack Obama.

Employees from Merrill Lynch, one of the two big disaster stories in
Monday's economic news, have donated over $100,000 more to McCain than
Obama in this cycle. As Bloomberg reported, McCain's "largest campaign
donors" were employees of Merrill Lynch, as well as their families, who
in total gave the Arizonan $298,413.

Lehman Brothers, by contrast, donated almost three times as much to
Obama as McCain. But today, however, it was McCain who inveighed at
length against the "inside-the-beltway old-boy network," including
executives "walking away with pay packages for failed enterprises." When
speaking with Lauer, McCain also pledged to "fix the regulatory system
and bring it into the 21st century," an idea none too popular with the
same Wall Street finance moguls who have donated so generously to both
parties.

As the New York Times reported in a news analysis on Tuesday, McCain
"has consistently characterized himself as fundamentally a deregulator,"
and "has no history prior to the presidential campaign of advocating
steps to tighten standards on investment firms." According to a survey
of his past policy positions and key economic advisers, the paper
concluded that McCain has "never departed in any major way from his
party's embrace of deregulation."

Whether or not McCain's stance on regulation is the product of
deep-seated ideological belief or due to the influence of donors and
lobbyists is, of course, impossible to determine. But if you're curious
to do your own digging on the presidential money chase, check out Huff
Post's Fundrace tool, where you can check out the donations from
employees of AIG, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros. and other major players in
the current Wall Street crisis. You can also check out the donor
histories of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
M

Ya think if I showed up at that $28,000/plate dinner fro Obama that
George Soros would buy me a beer while the Dems party and watch the
economy tank. THEN, I could fly home on Pelosi's private jet and
laugh at all the poor rubes paying nearly $5.00/gallonfor gas cuz the
Dems wont allow offshore drilling. I hope Pelosi made sure those
checks from Lehman Bros cleared before Lehman went belly up.

I doubt you'd get through the door. You have to bathe regularly and have
a decent suit. Showing up in your Florida redneck uniform of the day -
flip flops, cut-offs and an oil-stained tee-shirt - won't work.

Oh...the $5.00 a gallon gas price is not going to be impacted by sudden
plans to ramp up offshore drilling. You really need to find a few
reliable sources of thought.

I bathe regularly, it rains every day. I'd wear my best Dress flip
flops with the Tasmanian Devil on em. Why would anyone wear more than
cut-offs in teh summer?

On Sep 16, 9:33 pm, wrote:
On Sep 16, 9:28 pm, A Boater wrote:



wrote:
On Sep 16, 9:04 pm, A Boater wrote:
John McCain struck a tough, quasi-populist pose this morning during his
morning sweep of the television news shows. Speaking to NBC's Matt Lauer
about the current crisis on Wall Street, the Republican nominee said
executives have "treated it like a casino and need to be held
accountable and stop walking away with these fat-cat packages."

Leave aside for the moment the fact that one of McCain's top economic
advisers, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, walked away with a
$42 million "golden parachute" after being fired. Overall, the generic
Wall Street "fat cat" is a tough character for McCain to cast as his
nemesis, given his success in fundraising among their ranks. As
Bloomberg reported Monday night, securities and investment companies
have collectively donated millions to both McCain and Barack Obama.

Employees from Merrill Lynch, one of the two big disaster stories in
Monday's economic news, have donated over $100,000 more to McCain than
Obama in this cycle. As Bloomberg reported, McCain's "largest campaign
donors" were employees of Merrill Lynch, as well as their families, who
in total gave the Arizonan $298,413.

Lehman Brothers, by contrast, donated almost three times as much to
Obama as McCain. But today, however, it was McCain who inveighed at
length against the "inside-the-beltway old-boy network," including
executives "walking away with pay packages for failed enterprises." When
speaking with Lauer, McCain also pledged to "fix the regulatory system
and bring it into the 21st century," an idea none too popular with the
same Wall Street finance moguls who have donated so generously to both
parties.

As the New York Times reported in a news analysis on Tuesday, McCain
"has consistently characterized himself as fundamentally a deregulator,"
and "has no history prior to the presidential campaign of advocating
steps to tighten standards on investment firms." According to a survey
of his past policy positions and key economic advisers, the paper
concluded that McCain has "never departed in any major way from his
party's embrace of deregulation."

Whether or not McCain's stance on regulation is the product of
deep-seated ideological belief or due to the influence of donors and
lobbyists is, of course, impossible to determine. But if you're curious
to do your own digging on the presidential money chase, check out Huff
Post's Fundrace tool, where you can check out the donations from
employees of AIG, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros. and other major players in
the current Wall Street crisis. You can also check out the donor
histories of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
M

Ya think if I showed up at that $28,000/plate dinner fro Obama that
George Soros would buy me a beer while the Dems party and watch the
economy tank. THEN, I could fly home on Pelosi's private jet and
laugh at all the poor rubes paying nearly $5.00/gallonfor gas cuz the
Dems wont allow offshore drilling. I hope Pelosi made sure those
checks from Lehman Bros cleared before Lehman went belly up.

I doubt you'd get through the door. You have to bathe regularly and have
a decent suit. Showing up in your Florida redneck uniform of the day -
flip flops, cut-offs and an oil-stained tee-shirt - won't work.

Oh...the $5.00 a gallon gas price is not going to be impacted by sudden
plans to ramp up offshore drilling. You really need to find a few
reliable sources of thought.

I bathe regularly, it rains every day. I'd wear my best Dress flip
flops with the Tasmanian Devil on em. Why would anyone wear more than
cut-offs in teh summer?

Good for ya, and now you own part of AIG, that's Dubay and Mcsame for
ya.