McCain changes homeowner plan

[Danieljay]

Source: Yahoo/Politico

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) made an overnight change in the homeowner bailout he proposed at Tuesday’s presidential debate, making it more generous to financial institutions and more costly for taxpayers.
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McCain's staff says it was always meant that way.

When McCain sprung his surprise idea at the start of the debate in Nashville, his campaign posted details online of his American Homeownership Resurgence Plan, which would direct the government to buy up bad home mortgages, allowing strapped people to keep their property

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081009/pl_politico/14414

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This won't win him any more votes. Ha.

[CrispyQ]

1. This wasn't enough?

Homeowners Come Up Empty in Bailout - Refinancing Falls by the Wayside

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4200717

The rich in this country have behaved shamefully. Their greed is beyond my understanding. They are killing the goose that lays the golden egg - the middle class, but they don't seem to care.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Republicon flip floppers

I mean, really. The repubs flip and flop on everything, except lining their own pockets at the expense of Americans.

[MetaTrope]

3. So this was his big surprise for today?

Exciting.

[Roland99]

4. Out. Of. Touch.

[stray cat]

5. Now thats the McCain I know - just like Bush say one thing and do another behind peoples backs

[dana_b]

10. exactly

what the hell good is this plan?! ugh...

[central scrutinizer]

6. American Homeownership Resurgence Plan just trips off the tongue

Nice way to work the old surge in there, old dude, just in case we forgot how well the Iraq surge worked.

[David__77]

7. A giveaway to the bankers.

Typical of both parties. The voices for the people are far and few between.

[MadrasT]

8. Way to piss off your base, there, Johnny.

:toast:

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

9. And don't forget to "buzz" it

You can do that here: http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/1:y_news:de282811d4b464df5bf21d10d25700fa

Get it to the top and let everyone see how McCain is panicking and unstable!

[yellowcanine]

11. Trying to salvage a half-baked plan after it has been panned by economists,

left and right. McGrumpy just can't catch a break and the sense of a rudderless campaign continues.

[redqueen]

12. ...

:kick:

[dchill]

13. No worries...

He'll change it again by tomorrow. He's erratic, you know.