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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (48992)	9/26/2008 12:21:10 PM
From: cirrus	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224740

Your version is not quite in line with the transcript. Couric, not Palin, first mentioned McCain's support of tighter lending standards. When asked if she could cite any other examples of McCain supporting increased oversight, Palin repeated Couric's comments on lending standards. When pressed for other examples Palin said: "I'll try to find you some..." Couric: You've said, quote, "John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business." Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight? Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie - that, that's paramount. That's more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for us. Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this? Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today. Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation. Palin: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you. cbsnews.com ---------------------------- You wrote: flaky-headed Katie asking Palin what specific steps McCain had taken in the past to stop the mortgage meltdown. When Palin highlighted McCain's attempts to raise lending standards at Fannie/Freddie, Katie Cricket cluelessly repeated her question.