Comments on: Bank Tied To John McCain's Son Goes Under

Andrew McCain Served On Silver State Bank's Board Until July Before Leaving; Bank's Failure Marks 11th Of The Year

[samthetvcat]

---"Thanks to deregulation. I wonder who was responsible for that?"---
Posted by r9119111

I wouldn''t be bragging about the Dem history of overregulating either - it''s overbroad and stifles economic growth to the extent that it could conceivably be even worse than the GOP pattern of deregulation and bail-outs . . .

[shanev137]

Posted by seezero1 at 02:10 AM : Sep 07, 2008

Ain''t gonna happen. Obama is going to close all the tax loop holes for the rich and raise their taxes....not people making less than 30K a year. Nice try though.

[r9119111]

Thanks to deregulation. I wonder who was responsible for that?

[burneb]

Don''t know how much Andrew McCain might be responsible for Silver State''s failure, but I do know with the way banks have all the rules (mostly written by banks) in their favor, bank management has to be pretty corrupt or incompetent for a bank to fail, even in poor times.

Yes, there has been remarkably little coverage of McCain''s role in the Keating Savings & Loan Scandal. Or much about how the Family Values candidate happens to be with Cindy McCain instead of his first wife. So much for the all-pervasive "liberal media" I keep hearing about.

[shanev137]

Time to call in some favors from Charlie Keating.....

"Hey Chuck, this is Johnny McCain...remember all those fbi agents I got off yourass back in the 80''s when you were *** over those old people and letting me and Cindy use your Learjets for free?...How did I pull all thatcrap off again and still get re-elected??...We gotta do the same thing for our son now but we can''t remember how because all my chemotherapy and all her prescription drug abuse has rotted our brains."

[chert1]

CBSNews.com appears to be the only major MSM that is paying any attention to this story. The Washington Post has it buried in Section D. This is a significant story considering McCain''s involvement in the Keating Five, considering Neal "Silverado Savings & Loan" Bush...and yet little play in the media.

So congratulations to CBS for paying attention. For your next story, you might want to investigate why it was ignored by everyone else.

[endofempire]

rudy: Yet again, Oprah who?

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by endofempire at 11:35 PM

Oprah is a far better person than your pitbull with lipstick ever thought of being, not that the barracuda really cares about be a good person.

[rudy654-2009]

It is just another way for the neocons to scr#w the American public. They know what they are doing. It is no coincidence that Bush and McCain have ties to these institutions. Don''t think for a minute these people will be held responsible.

[caliguy55]

Johnny McSame is a pathetic excuse for a human being as he tries to steal the mantle of change from Sen. Barack Obama. To hear this bed mate of George W. Bush talking about change is like listening to Adolf Hitler speaking about humility. No matter how McSame attempts to disguise it, the only change he has ever been concerned about is the status of the cancer that seems to have reached his brain. This is proved beyond any doubt by his selection of Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Though the most important decision McSame had to make at this time, he obviously threw out rationality and reality in favor of a novelty he believes will help his campaign. Given the reckless, dangerous, and irresponsible nature of this decision, McSame cannot complain about Sen. Barack Obama''s alleged lack of experience and judgment. McSame just proved to the world that experience (he''s been in the Senate forever) does not bestow on a person wisdom, prudence, and reasonableness in the realm of decision making. Impulsive and rash, Johnny McSame is the last person we need in the White House during this troubled period in our nation''s history, when conservatism has just about managed to destroy the country. A madman and a crook -what a pair the G.O.P. has chosen to lead this country. No way, no how, no Johnny McSame. Obama/Biden 2008!!!

[hermitdave]

What a co-inkey-dinkey, it just so happens Crusader George had a brother involved in major bank stuff. Must be a republican thing.

[jerr11]

No surprise here.

Another repub for corruption!

[endofempire]

Oprah who? Does anyone out there still actually watch Oprah? Now, just like the firing of a public official who refused to fire a trooper who tasered his son and drank while on duty is Palin''s fault, the failure of this bank most certainly has to be the fault of McCain''s son.

[hazelknows]

if he is like the old man, this would be a dangerous job, not being able to put your hands up. penguins..

[kissamaarse]

Some surprise from the son of a member of the Keating 5. Rot and corruption seem to be genetic.

[cattiej]

Did everyone forget that John McCain was part of the Keating 5 of 1989 fame? Did anyone of you loose money on that dirty deal? If not, good, if you did, I am sorry but history has a way of repeating itself.

[credibility2]

Maybe, just maybe, the McCain kid realized some ethical issues that weren''t in line with his and he opted out of the board position? What''s the matter, isn''t it fathomable that Repubs have any scrupples? I''ve known others who have gotten into situations with corporations and after realizing some of the questionable procedures and policies, generally not disclosed at the time of interviewing or initial engagement, the individual leaves, usually citing personal reasons.

[antoniof123]

Andrew K. McCain, a son of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, sat on the boards of Silver State Bank and of its parent, Silver State Bancorp, starting in February but resigned in July citing "personal reasons," corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show. Andrew McCain also was a member of the bank''s audit committee, responsible for oversight of the company''s accounting.

Translation I got out before it went under and my Dad will protect me like always.

[raskal_2]

...this is just sad irony. It is said that when you find irony that satire writes itself. all I read is that satire and as An American I am just sick of the irony. With the big loan people being taken over in the next couple of days it is just sad. Forgive me if I take time tomorrow and help out my neighbor and make someone laugh, it is all that should be done.

[rrauch1]

how much like Bush can one person be? Remember Silverado and the Bush involvement?