Sen. Chambliss says he would have supported bailout plan, given the chance to vote

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Sen. Chambliss says he would have supported bailout plan, given the chance to vote

Story Published: Sep 30, 2008 at 10:15 AM EST

Story Updated: Sep 30, 2008 at 10:55 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss blamed what he
called "a failure of Democratic leadership'' for the defeat of a
sweeping financial bailout bill on Capitol Hill.

Speaking to reporters in Atlanta Tuesday, Chambliss said he would have voted for the recovery proposal. He said it contained safeguards for taxpayers that the initial plan did not.

The House rejected the plan 228-205 Monday, with Democrats and
Republicans voting against it.

Chambliss also said the Bush Administration fumbled the plan's rollout, scaring voters with a high $700 billion price tag and labeling it a Wall Street bailout.

Chambliss is up for re-election next month. He faces Democrat
Jim Martin.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Wednesday, Oct 1 at 6:55 PM GUS wrote ...

If he votes for bail out I vote him out

Wednesday, Oct 1 at 2:50 AM Joe Chacha wrote ...

I urge all ad sundry to turn out in large numbers and vote this gentleman in as the next President of the United States of America.As Americans we have this greatest opportunity of having this leardership from barrak Obama.Remember like in the bibilical saying leadership is a a calling and I belive Obama is a calling from the most High and that is why he is so Charismatic and unexepcted but still a formidable force.I believe there is something that we have not yet known from Obam that if we gave

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