Who is For Us, Who is For Themselves?

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Well, the Government Bailout Bill was finally passed today. This should bring some relief to small businesses, and home owners. If you would like to read more about this, here is a link on it from TIME: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1847131,00.html?xid=rss-topstories But this isn't what I'm focusing on. This bill passes in the midst of the biggest election year in history. Obama vs McCain. I've heard many people say that Obama isn't ready to lead the US, but an excerpt from this article paints a very different story for me. Here it is "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a supporter of the bill, made calls to members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who publicly credited him with changing their minds. Representatives Elijah Cummings and Donna Edwards, both Maryland Democrats, were among them. They said Obama had pledged that if he won the White House, he would help homeowners facing foreclosure on their mortgages. He also pledged to support changes in the bankruptcy law to make it less burdensome on consumers. 'It's not too often you get the future President telling you that his priority matches your priority,' said Cummings. Obama's rival, Senator John McCain, who announced a brief suspension in his campaign more than a week ago to try to help solve the financial crisis, made calls to Republicans. His impact was not immediately clear. Republican Representative Sue Myrick of North Carolina, who said she was switching her vote to favor the measure, said of McCain, 'They told me he was going to call me. He didn't.'" McCain was against the bill to begin with, I might add. Although this bill was unwanted, was an extreme measure, it was necessary to keep the economy in the US from slipping further, and into a period possibly worse than the first depression. Obama saw this and acted. McCain opposed it, and then when he finally did give in, he dragged his feet. Which do you want for America people? Someone that will act when necessary and in the right direction? Or someone who will drag their feet until the last minute? Come one, who really isn't ready to lead, Obama, or McCain?