Comments on: Obama And McCain On Climate Change

CBS Evening News: Breaking Down The Candidates' Stances On Reducing Emissions, Preserving Nature

[godseyesore-2009]

sistermay99...what an idiot you are.

[usapride70]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on both sides of the isle. You can''t whip up on McCain without throwing a few licks Obama''s way.

[usapride70]

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The bill passed the House but was never brought up for a vote in the Senate, largely because of Democratic opposition to change in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulatory structure that remained in place until the Treasury takeover two weeks ago.

As evidenced by the failure to pass the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, the Democrats in Congress have repeatedly fought back Republican Party efforts to reform the two mortgage banking giants.

Instead, Democrats in Congress have sought to preserve the quasi-governmental status of the mortgage giants, seeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as places to locate former top Democratic Party operatives, where they have earned millions in compensation, despite a continuing series of financial scandals. Enron-like accounting manipulation, for example, boosted earnings to a level at which massive executive bonuses could be paid.

In the aftermath of the U.S. government takeover, attention has focused on three Democrats with close ties to Obama who served as Fannie Mae executives: Franklin Raines, former Clinton administration budget director; James Johnson, former aide to Democratic Vice President Walter Mondale; and Jamie Gorelick, former Clinton administration deputy attorney general.

All three Obama-related executives earned millions in compensation from Fannie Mae.

[usapride70]

Off Subject for a moment

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.vie
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A review of Federal Election Commission records back to 1989 reveals Obama in his three complete years in the Senate is the second largest recipient of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae campaign contributions, behind only Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., the powerful chairman of the Senate banking committee. Dodd was first elected to the Senate in 1980.

In contrast, McCain warned of the coming mortgage crisis as he pressed in 2005 for regulatory reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

"For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac %u2013 known as government-sponsored entities or GSEs %u2013 and the sheer magnitude of these companies and the role they play in the housing market," McCain said on the floor of the Senate in 2005, speaking in favor of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005.

McCain pointed out Fannie Mae''''s regulator had stated the company''''s quarterly reports of profit growth over the past few years were "illusions deliberately and systematically created" by the company''''s senior management, which resulted in a $10.6 billion accounting scandal.
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[ofbyfor2]

Now you liberals can trash me because I believe in Jesus and not Muslim.

Posted by sistermay99 at 08:18 AM : Sep 24, 2008

I have no problem with Jesus. As a matter of fact, this liberal wishes that people would try harder to live by his teachings.

My point was that ''God helps those who help themselves and since he gave each of us a brain, he expects us to use them. Putting your head in the sand and saying ''whatever'' is an insult to God. He''s going to ask us why we were too lazy and stupid that we didn''t help to protect this beautiful earth that he created for us. We are supposed to be the ''stewards'' of the earth, remember? Geez, even the evangelicals are starting to see that point.

[ofbyfor2]

Will doesn''''t like McCain. McCain leans too much to the center for Will. McCain wants to be President to all the people, not selected ones that Will would like.

Posted by sistermay99 at 08:13 AM : Sep 24, 2008

If George Will, an ultra-conservative, is recommending Obama as the better candidate, I don''t think that it''s because he finds McCain to be too moderate.

Your lack of logic is absurd!!

[ofbyfor2]

IT''''S A NATURAL CYCLE, PEOPLE. LIVE WITH IT.

Posted by adillon70 at 08:12 AM : Sep 24, 2008

Doesn''t matter whether it''s man-made, a natural cycle or a combination of both. The results will have a HUGE effect on civilization as we know it.

He11, even Bush admits that it''s happening.

Whatever we can do to decrease the consequences is going to help buy us time. In fact, an increase in R&D into ''green'' technologies is probably the best hope for renewed business in our country. We SHOULD be the world leader in this area. It would be an incredible boost to our economy if we could get off our duffs and do it.

If you thought 9-11 and the current Wall St meltdown was bad, wait until Manhattan is under water and see what happens to our economy then.

Hope you don''t live near the shore.

BTW, the least that we might expect is to leave our kids a healthier planet.

Got a problem with that?

[ofbyfor2]

ALL OF you global alarmists are crazy. CRAZY CRAZY and weird too!

Posted by CarlyLaine at 04:25 AM : Sep 24, 2008

Have fun living under water...

[ofbyfor2]

dont ever make fun of God.
you''''ll be sorry in the end and you will see just who got the last laugh.

Posted by fenner at 04:19 AM : Sep 24, 2008

You make fun of God everytime you post here with your mindless drivel.

God gave you a brain because he expected you to USE it!

[ofbyfor2]

this was not a publicity stunt - - she was theire for serious exchange of ideas and direction not a photo-op!

she finally let them get their little pictures and then shooed them out...AS IT SHOULD BE.

govererning is not just for the cameras, you know. IT IS A SERIOUS THING.

Posted by FENNER at 04:15 AM : Sep 24, 2008

Funny how she was willing to allow cameras, but is too afraid to answer any questions. In other words, it was nothing BUT a photo op.

The American people deserve to hear answers from candidates.