Unlike John McCain, who as Rob reported “gave Main Street the finger,” Barack Obama actually is concerned about how the proposed Bush bailout affects real Americans. And, Obama actually talked to reporters and took questions about it today:

“Yesterday, the President said that Congress should pass this proposal to ease the crisis on Wall Street without significant changes or improvements,” the Illinois senator told reporters, arguing that everyone has a stake in solving the crisis to protect the jobs and the life savings of millions. “Given that fact, the President’s stubborn inflexibility is both unacceptable and disturbingly familiar. This is not the time for my-way-or-the-highway intransigence from anybody involved.”

Obama is right. This is classic Bush. But, the response can’t be the same as always. Bush is sitting at the White House expecting the Democrats to cave, like they have in the past.



Read this post from Markos and ask yourself: What is the rush? And, why should George Bush be driving this debate?