I would love to see McCain purchase the prime time block and have a copy of the letter he wrote in 2006 that called for tightening the regulations surrounding FNMA and FMAC. It was signed by 19 Senators, ALL of them Republican. He also needs to explain he actually proposed legislation to fix the problem but despite the Republicans being in a majority in the Congress at the time, the Dems used procedural moves to kill any chance the bill had of becoming law. He then goes on to show how, if the regulations had been tightened as he suggested, we would not be where we are today.
Doing this on network TV with a pronouncement that he will PROVE where responsibility lies in the financial debacle we are involved in, will guarantee a maximum number of viewers will tune in.
He will also need to mention we all must work together to assure this sort of thing never happens again. This will show him to be willing to reach across the aisle, something he is already noted for (to our great disgust). The idea is to clearly show him as someone who KNEW both the problem looming as well as what to do about it while at the same time pointing out that Osama and company voted against both the solution and the very idea the problem even existed.
He could then follow up with film clips of Barney Frank, et al saying there was no problem with either of these agencies
Not only that...but McCain needs to go back to 2001..when the administration started sounding the clarion call about Fannie and Freddie. The republicans have been trying to rein this financial tsunami in for 8 YEARS!!
FOR 8 YEARS, THE DEMOCRATS HAVE BLOCKED REFORM!!