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I'll be liveblogging the debate, in this thread, tonight at 9pm ET. Join me and share your impressions of both candidates as the evening progresses.
Ari Melber at HuffPo says Obama probably can't win the debate, American Princess has some predictions and Punditmom has some requests.
Do you have predictions or requests of your own?
~~ The Debate Begins Now ~~
2 minutes to answer... the questions haven't been shared or cleared by anyone. The audience promise to remain silent (good thing my family is not there.)
Welcome!
IKE "we must achieve both security and solvency..." at this moment tonight, where do you stand on the financial recovery plan.
Obama: Thanks etc... we are at a defining moment in our history, two wars, worst financial crisis since great depression...those of you on main st have been struggling for awhile. You're wondering how its going to effect me, my job, my house, my ability send kids to college. Move swiftly and wisely - protect taxpayers.
err missed #1
tax payers put money at risk, have the possibilty of getting it back.
no money will pad CEO bank accounts.
help homeowners.
Policy started by Bush and supported by McCain.
McCain: Senator Kennedy in the hospital, thanks etc... I've been not feeling too great about things lately and so have Americans but I'm feeling better now. First time GOP and DEms sitting together trying to work out a solution. We're not talking about failure of Wall Street we're talking about failures on Main St. People will lose jobs, credit and home if we don't fix this. The plan has to have transparency, accountability - a package with a number of essential elements in it. I met with the House Reps and they decided they would be part of the solution to this problem. This isn't the beginning of the end, this is the end of the beginning (err? Huh?) - eliminate dependence on foreign oil.
Lehrer is Obama in favor? O: I haven't seen the languauge but am hopeful. The question we have to ask is yes we have to solve short term and we have to intervene but how is it we shredded regulations?
Lehrer to McCain - are you going to vote for the plan? M- I hope so. I warned about Freddie and Fannie. IKE went into his room and wrote 2 letters - one was congratulations to military and allies second was resignation for the failure. Somehow we've lost that accountability. Greed is now rewarded, corruption rewarded. As president, people will be held accountable.
O: we need responsibility but not just in crisis.
Lehrer determined to get the two to talk to each other (neither seems comfortable with that.)
O: we haven't been paying attention to people, tax policies are a problem.
McCain: We have to fix the system, we have fund. problems. People are paying the price for excess and greed. We have a long way to go, consolidation of agencies that weren't doing their job. I have fund. belief in the goodness & strength in the American worker. Still greatest producer. We have to get through these times. I still believe under the right leadership our best days are ahead of us.
Lehrer - are there fundamental differences between McCain approach and Obama's approach?
M: we have to get spending in washington under control. largest increase in government. we republicans came to power to change government. earmarking is gateway drug to out of control spending and corruption. we spent 3 mllion to study DNA of bears, is that criminal? that was our taxpayer money. as president I will assure you and I will veto every spending bill that comes across my desk. Sen Obama has asked for 932 mlli pork barrel spending. citizens of government waste. That's not how to reign in runaway spending. that's a fund diff.
O: mccain right earmarks have been abused. he's also right lobbyists and special interests intro this but not with me. Mc proposing 300 billion to wealthiest citizens and companies. CEOS of fortune 500 get tax breaks leaving Americans out. we have to grow economy from bottom up. call for tax cuts for 95% of Americans. Giving them a little extra to buy computers and gas.
Mc: O didn't cancel earmarks til after he started his run for president. O didn't mention along with tax cuts he's proposing new spending on new programs. that's a fund diff. I want to cut spending and keep taxes low.
(I'm having trouble hearing Obama
