[Harry Wurzbach]

Whatever. We know what he meant. He’d ask for his resignation or he’d make life hell for him.

[webheart]

ABC News' Martha Raddatz, Lisa Chinn, Alyssa Litoff, Bret Hovell and Imtiyaz Delawala contributed to this report.

They need five people to write a story?

[Retired Greyhound]

But, but, but...I though McCain and Bush were evil twins. How can one be for Cox and one against?

Anyway, I’m not sure I agree with McCain on this, but at least he is being specific about what he would do, unlike Osama.

[Paradox]

A flub? How about simply a figure of speech. I’d “fire” him too. HEck they shoulda “fired” Greenspan back when as well.

[stockpirate]

The BOZO should have ended naked short selling years ago.

[lepton]

Does the SEC have the authority to stop the practice of selling short? Is it illegal?

[My Favorite Headache]

Not a flub...the white house confirmed tonight the President does have the right to fire the SEC chairman.

[Tublecane]

This is a flub, but not in the way that the MSM thinks. McCain sees the economy like every politician does: as an extention of bureaucracy. Since the age of Hoover, presidents have gone after the unrestrained free market in times of trouble, and they’ve all wrong.

By the way, wasn’t Johnson impeached over this sort of nonsense? Why can’t a president fire people he’s appointed? Who fires the head of an “independent” regulatory commission, if not the president? Why can’t the president ignore the court if he wants? Who put them in charge (and don’t tell me it’s the Constitution)? It’s about time someone told them they don’t run everything.

[God luvs America]

since this is such a big issue we must bombard them with the fact hussien is not aware of the company receiving an $85 billion bailout...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2085347/posts

[savedbygrace]

Cox should voluntarily step down just because all this crap happened on his watch. He failed.

[The South Texan]

Yep. The SEC has been doing a good job as of late...

Not. Yes someone should be fired, asked to resign, or whatever.

Same goes at the Fed, the Congress and some White House advisors.

[TomGuy]

But while the president nominates and the Senate confirms the SEC chair, a commissioner of an independent regulatory commission cannot be removed by the president.

How many years has McCain been in the Senate, and he doesn't know this?

Maybe Mc should have spent more time IN the Senate and less time running for the presidency since 2000. [He wasn't even present enough this session to register as 'present'.]

[Las Vegas Ron]

I heard on Fox that the President does have the power to fire and appoint a successor

[montag813]

If Obama had said this, no reporter would ever mention the President’s inability to explicitly “fire” him. They would say Obama “meant” to force Cox’s resignation.

[dragnet2]

SEC Chair Chris Cox released a statement Thursday in which he disagreed with McCain that he should be fired and defended the regulatory agency he heads.

Of course, it's not Cox's fault, it not McCains fault, it's not Obama's fault, it's not the banks fault, it's not the lenders fault, it's not the SEC's fault, it's not Bush's fault, it's not Congresses fault or anyone in government leadership....

Sheesh...What a bunch of freaking losers.

The reality is, if these people had an ounce of respect between them, they or most all of them would resign on the spot.

[OldNavyVet]

SEC Chair Chris Cox released a statement Thursday in which he disagreed with McCain that he should be fired and defended the regulatory agency he heads. “While I have great respect for Senator McCain, we have sometimes disagreed, and this is one such occasion," Cox said in a statement. "The SEC has made plain that we have zero tolerance for naked short selling. In this market crisis, the men and women of the SEC have responded valiantly as they always do – with the utmost dedication and professionalism."

I'd stand with Cox here. He recently stopping -- abeit temporarily -- "naked" short selling and he should be requested to stay on if he completely stops it.

[jerry557]

McCain needs to name names... The people want someone to point the finger at.

[bigbob]

Technicalities...

At least Mac had the balls to say some heads should roll. You won’t be hearing that from BHO as his would be one of the first ones! (Nor does he have the required equipment)

[skeeter]

McCain being 'bipartisan', guns for a fellow republican, shoots self in foot.

He deserved it.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

From time to time, presidents have attempted to remove commissioners who have proven "uncooperative."

I recall that GWB had very little success in removing one of the Racist Royalty, UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mary Frances Berry. Not that he tried all that hard. Even after she was replaced at the end of her tenure, she refused to leave. What a Mongolian Cluster Event that was.