Ask McCain: "Whose Lifetime Are YOU Talking About"

[kpete]

http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102
NPR
Morning Edition, October 1, 2008

"I think that we are in the most severe fiscal crisis of our lifetime. "

more at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95240063


JOHN MCCAIN: I don't know if I would put it in that draconian terms, but I certainly think it's vital. I think that we are in the most severe fiscal crisis of our lifetime. I think we need to act. I think that we've made improvements to the bill in a variety of ways, including reducing the amount of money that we will pledge upfront to better oversight, to allowing more options of insurance, and an emphasis on loans, more transparency. I think that the original version has been improved, but now we can't let perfect be the enemy of the good, and move forward because I think the situation really requires us to act. And I am very pleased to note that we are coming back tonight, as you know, and I'm sure we will get a very large vote in the Senate. I've talked to a number of my colleagues in the House, and I am guardedly optimistic.