John McCain actually said...

"Well, let me offer a little advance warning to the big spending greedy do-nothing me-first, country-second crowd in Washington, and on Wall Street, change is coming, change is coming to a neighborhood..."

"We can't have taxpayers footing the bill for bloated golden parachutes. We need to put our country first and focus on what's best for Main Street. It's the excess and greed of Washington and Wall Stre..."

"Government has a clear responsibility to act and to defend the public interest. That's exactly what I intend to do."

"An early intervention program to help financial institutions avoid bankruptcy expensive bailouts and damage to their customers."