[Archived article from Sep. 2008] McCain: Bailout 'rescue,' not bailout

Tribune / swamppolitics.com ^ | 2008-09-30 | Mark Silva

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John McCain, who "suspended" his campaign for a day last week and went to Washington to work on the federal bailout talks, insisted today that Congress will keep working until it gets the "rescue" right - suggesting they stop calling it a bailout.

"We haven't convinced people that this is a rescue effort not just for Wall Street but for Main Street," McCain said in an appearance on CNN's American Morning. "All over America, people are going to lose credit.... We didn't do a good enough job."

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"The first thing I'd do is say, 'Let's not call it a bailout," McCain said this morning. "Let's call it a rescue. Because it is a rescue of Main Street America..."

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J.D. 2010

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ARRRGHHH! Get rid of that Moron Arizona!!!

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"McCain is more willing to disappoint Republicans than Obama is to disappoint Democrats."
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN, MCCAIN ADVISER, 2009-12-23

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Worst. Campaign. Decision. Ever.

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"The first thing I'd do is say, 'Let's not call it a bailout," McCain said this morning. "Let's call it a rescue. Because it is a rescue of Main Street America..."

I'll follow our party's "leader". If he and his socialist counterparts from the other side of the aisle will stop supporting this socialist bailout and dumping trillions of dollars in debt on my children, then I will stop calling it a bailout.