Washington – 2006 Letter Surfaces In Which McCain Warned Of Financial Crisis

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    Washington – Sen. John McCain’s 2006 demand for regulatory action on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have prevented current financial crisis, as HUMAN EVENTS learned from the letter shown in full text below.

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    McCain’s letter — signed by nineteen other senators — said that it was “…vitally important that Congress take the necessary steps to ensure that [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac]…operate in a safe and sound manner.[and]..More importantly, Congress must ensure that the American taxpayer is protected in the event that either…should fail.”

    Sen. Obama did not sign the letter, nor did any other Democrat.

    The full text of the letter appears below. click to enlarge


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    At the time, the Republicans were fully in charge and still did nothing. That’s why we need change.

    yona schimel
    yona schimel
    15 years ago

    Vote McCain……A vote for Osama would be detremental to our people.

    HaJew
    HaJew
    15 years ago

    and the stupid republicans just voted against iran sanctions again

    HaJew
    HaJew
    15 years ago

    yona, then why did all of mccain’s republican friends ust vote down the iran sanctions bill twice in the house and senate? what do they care more about? iran or politics?

    Moses
    Moses
    15 years ago

    HaJew it is so nice to see your views of this great candidate for president, i would like to see you talking in a year from now when the country would be really in bad shape with this president, except if you are one of this guys living on section 8th, food stamps, medicaid and welfare and still working on cash and have some houses at your uncle’s name in the other end of the world, so u don’t care if this guy gets in to office you will actually benefit from his liberal views, i understand you.
    But i hope and pray he should lose and you should get caught with your fraud and rot in jail because stealing from the government is stealing from the pepole that work hard for their money and pay their mortgage and has to pay higher taxes to be able to pay for your fraud…..

    Tachlis
    Tachlis
    15 years ago

    Moses, your sick

    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    15 years ago

    Anon 537,
    The Republicans were not in charge all the time as you mentioned. Its nice that you want to turn the tables but I wont let you do that!

    HaJew, I looked up the vote and there is no such thing. Please provide a link to the house/senate site. Certainly you have no fear of a rebutal? Perhaps you could tell me why Barak Hussein Obama votes “present,” if he votes at all. I think he is missing a pair of baytzim! Perhaps you could tell me why your side constantly causes trouble for the troops. You so want to cut and run it sickens most Americans. The messiah was in the sentate for 143 days before announcing his candidacy for President. He has done NOTHING in his career worth mentioning (aside for voting to KILL babies born from botched murders er I mean abortions) and he hangs around with terrorists or otherwise dregs of society.

    A Barak Hussein Obama presidency means we change the name of the country to the United Social States of America and we get to pay the IRS about 70% of our hard earned income (those of us that work for a living) in taxes.

    Moses
    Moses
    15 years ago

    some of you really need to learn how to argue

    Pharoh
    Pharoh
    15 years ago

    Moses? Will the real Moses please lead us out of here….

    MOISHE
    MOISHE
    15 years ago

    TO ALL OF THE ABOVE POSTERS: Neither candidate is anything special, and won’t do anything for us of the economy. I can’t think of any other recent Presidential election where the choice was between 2 such poor candidates for the White House. Certainly, there must be others more qualified and capable, but with the tremendous cost in both money and total lack of privacy, no one wants to run.

    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    15 years ago

    Moishe,
    Your point is well taken. No one is saying McCain is the best Republican candidate out there, thats for sure! McCain was appointed by the drive by media as the Republican of choice. I am sure Thompson would have been better but Sen Thompson seemed to have forgotten he was actually running for something. With Conservative members being the base of the Republican party, one would have hoped we would have done better.

    Alas John McCain is at the top of the ticket and he is SO much better than Osama Obama so he needs to be supported. Perhaps something good can come out of this and McCain (if he IYH wins) would serve only one term with Palin as well as other Conservatives then running in 2012.

    This election is more an anti-Obama vote rather than a McCain vote.

    GdHelpUSAll
    GdHelpUSAll
    15 years ago

    Obama’s going to do to the US (and the rest of the world) what Dinkins did to N.Y. Remember the libral voters then said lets give him a chance what could happen? This time blacks and muslems will be saying its get whity time. The last time we had a tax and spend president right after a depression was the time of the great depretion. Remember when Chirchel sat down and spoke to Hitler iinstead of taking action? Hey, I realy hope I’m wrong.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    if u ask me voting for Obama is just like voting for a second hitler!!!!

    Lawrence M. Reisman
    Lawrence M. Reisman
    15 years ago

    I was just curious enough to go back and check the letter, which was addressed to the republican leadership and signed by republican senators only. The letter is a statement of support for a bill to alter the regulatory structure governing Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae, which mentions a worry of what might happen if they couldn’t meet their obligations. It is hardly the warning that Senator McCain’s partisans have made it out to be. Also, it was an obviously partisan letter, being to whom it was addressed. Finally, S 190 had no chance of passing when the letter was written; it was already dead, so the letter was nothing more than a PR stunt. Also, without looking at S 190 too closely, it is possible that the bill would have relaxed the regulation of the two mortgage corps rather than stiffened it. It would have created a new board to replace the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (giving President Bush the opportunity to appoint an entire board of anti-regulatory Republicans – something he has done consistently throughout his administration). It also would have exempted the corporation from any regulation by the SEC.

    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    15 years ago

    FRUMMEDEM,

    Once again I ask you to please provide a link to the story you are talking about! I looked up recent votes on the congressional records and I didnt come across anything of the sort. Since you cant or wont do that, we all need to assume you are full of yourself. Or maybe it was in some other bill and this was part of the chazir stuck into the bill??

    You want to talk about poltics I see, well how about Osama Hussein Obama having secret meetings with the Iraqis to determine when (or in Obama’s case its how fast) the US should withdraw!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?! THAT IS SICKENING! What about the libs constantly causing trouble with the war effort??? Get your head out of your tush and maybe you will see that Obama is NOT GOOD for the country.

    What about the messiah NOT visiting the troops when he was speaking the germans? He is a ROSHA!!

    He is lying to you about your taxes. If you make over 42K, you are in deep doo doo according to his plan. He will talk about 250k but his miniscule voting record CLEARLY disproves that number.

    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    15 years ago

    FRUMMEDEM,

    As I suspected, I found this item hidden someplace deep in the recesses of some story and low and behold, IT PASSED THE HOUSE! Not only that but the issue as always was the libs getting in the way for progress.

    Frummdem
    Frummdem
    15 years ago

    1. There is no burden of proof on that which has actually occurred. it is unfortunate that some biased media outlets choose not to report everything.

    2. i posted several links to various news stories on the subject but the moderators/editors obviously did not let them go through

    3. i dont know what you think you found or didnt but the fact remains that everything i said is true and happened.

    HaJew
    HaJew
    15 years ago

    Whatever Allard chooses to run for next. his term in the senate is up and he is not running again. Thats probably why the GOP let him do it – he wont have to suffer any immediate electoral consenquences for being a weasel.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    responsible letter by mcain