thinkprogress.org — Republicans deregulated markets causin the financial meltdown, then 6 months ago unveiled new plans for more deregulation of financial institutions, which McCain has supported on the campaign trail, but now GOPers have all flip-flopped.
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Regulations Republicans Eliminated Causing Financial Crisis Here are few: State Laws Against Predatory Lending, The Net Capital Rule, The Uptick Rule. And McCain has been touting the idea that more deregulation of industry would be part of his policy. That's worked out well so far, eh? <a class="user" href="http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/09/19/perino-challenge/">http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/09/19/perin ...</a>
usarugulaSep 20, 2008
McCain: "Market stability is for squares. I'm a f**kin' maverick. And so are my GOP friends."
inboxnewsSep 20, 2008
Obama was the 2nd largest recipient of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac campaign contributions from 1989-2008, having received: $126,349. Source: <a class="user" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html">http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fan ...</a>Now remember, Obama's been in the Senate less than four years, but he still managed to grab the No. 2 spot ahead of John Kerry — decades in the Senate — and Chris Dodd, who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Source: <a class="user" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,423701,00.html">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,423701,00.html</a>
truthfightsbackSep 21, 2008
McCain got $169,000 from Fanny Mae, though.People with 7 glass houses shouldn't throw stones.<a class="user" href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&nolr=1&q=mccain+hypocrite+lobbyists&btnG=Search">http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&nolr=1&q=mccain+ ...</a>