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Tweet this storyThe U.S. Senate on Wednesday night overwhelmingly passed what will go down in economic history as the banker bailout bill.
While the world awaits reaction from the House of Representatives, Libertarian Presidential Candidate Bob Barr isn’t keeping silent.
In fact, Barr has launched a verbal attack against Sen. John McCain, often referred to as a maverick in Washington, for voting “yes” for the bill.
According to Barr, McCain claims he can provide leadership, but he panicked in the face of cries that the sky is falling from Wall Street investors who made bad investments, and the taxpayers are going to pay over $700 billion for his lack of leadership.
"Sen. McCain claims he will change Washington by eliminating 'earmarks', but he just voted for more than $103 billion dollars of bold-faced earmarks," says Barr.
"Sen. McCain claims he will change the way things are done in Washington, but he railroaded a $700 billion Wall Street bailout through the Senate with no study or debate, no alternative and no special interest left behind," Barr continues. "Sen. McCain claims he can act in a bipartisan manner, but his actions on the Wall Street bailout bill shows he acts in a bipolar manner.”
Barr is so far silent about Sen. Barack Obama’s participation in the bailout. Neither the McCain or Obama campaigns were immediately available for comment.
Jennifer LeClaire is the editor of The Voice magazine and author of "Doubtless: Faith that Overcomes the World." You can also visit her online at www.jenniferleclaire.org.
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