Sep 24, 2008 ... The sound of jaws hitting the floor reverberated in Washington this afternoon  when Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced that he would  suspend his campaign and asked that Friday's debate be postponed. Why?  Because of the "historic crisis in our financial system," said McCain, who ...
Regarding the general notion of consistency of political positions over time,  McCain said in June 2008: "My principles and my practice and my voting record  are very clear. Not only from 2000 but 1998 and 1992 and 1986. And you know,  it's kind of a favorite tactical ploy now that opponents use, of saying the person  has ...
Oct 2, 2008 ... BIDEN: Well Gwen, two years ago Barack Obama warned about the sub prime  mortgage crisis. John McCain said shortly after that in December he was  surprised there was a sub prime mortgage problem. John McCain while Barack  Obama was warning about what we had to do was literally giving an ...
Oct 8, 2008 ... You know, this race has become about serious differences between these two  candidates. How do you think my husband did last night? (Cheers, applause.) 00: 00:32, Cindy McCain. I think he was great, and he should be the next president of  the United States. (Cheers, applause.) But let me tell you a little ...
OBAMA: This is a verdict on the failed policies of the last eight years that said that  we should strip away consumer protections, let the market run wild, and ..... When  John McCain "suspended" his presidential campaign to come back to  Washington in the midst of the crisis, he could have single-handedly killed the  bailout.
John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis.