senate banking committee

Senator Bob Corker believes the votes are there in the Senate:

“I believe the Senate will pass it overwhelmingly tonight,” said Corker, a Republican who serves on the Senate banking Committee.

John McCain - Stunt ManObama did the right thing -- showed leadership. At 8:30 AM, Obama reached out to his rival to propose they come up with a bipartisan statement.

C&L:

C&L:
John McCain’s long history with bank failures and financial scandals makes him uniquely ‘qualified’ to speak to the current crisis.

Investors Business Daily tackles the Dem talking point that American oil companies are already leasing land.  Here’s their nice chart:

Former Sen. Phil Gramm, called McCain’s econ brain, is co-chair of McCain’s campaign. Gramm, former chair of the Senate Banking Committee opposed President Clinton’s attempt to facilitate tracing of terrorist and criminal money laundering. Since leaving the Senate, the fiercely pro-deregulation Phil Gramm, had been lobbying for Swiss bank UBS this spring [...]

The more you know, the less likely you are to make bad choices....

(MoJo.com)