Obama didn't have the support of his entire party, either! The Dems could have passed this without a single Republican vote. Get your facts straight, Perez, and report both sides! Both candidates had to support it because too many Americans would be upset if they hadn't.
Both of these men were elected to be Senators. Going to Washington and helping solve America's financial crisis is their job. Unfortunately, Senator Obama has spent the past two years campaigning for the presidency. Even if he were to go to Washington, he would probably vote "present" or conveniently skip the vote to avoid it coming back to bite him in the ass. John McCain is doing his job and putting his country first. Dealing with this crisis is a serious issue that should be confronted before the two stand on stage bickering back and forth about who put lipstick on who's pig. Enough already. If anyone is using this as political leverage it's Obama. There is plenty of time to hold this debate after the American economy is steadied. If this situation were reversed, Obama would be lauded as a national hero who saved America from an economic meltdown.
Jeff Buckley's version is a masterpiece.
This is crap.