Breath a sigh of relief, McCain discusses Bailout plan with corporate Raider Mitt Romney.

[AlCzervik]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain met Wednesday with a panel of business executives to seek their opinions on the Bush administration's proposed $700 million bailout of U.S. financial markets.

McCain said he wanted to discuss "how we can make sure that the American people regain confidence on Main Street so that they can regain their confidence in Wall Street and in Washington."

McCain renewed his insistence that the bailout deal have greater transparency, oversight and CEO accountability to make it acceptable to voters.

"Most Americans feel very strongly this isn't their fault. It's Wall Street and Washington and the cozy insider relationships that have caused a great part of the problems," he said.

Flanking McCain were former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, his one-time rival for the GOP presidential nomination, and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Others in the meeting were John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, and John Thain, the CEO of Merrill Lynch before it was acquired by Bank of America earlier this month for a much-reduced value.

A survey by The Associated Press found that Thain was the best-paid corporate executive in the U.S. in 2007, receiving approximately $83.1 million in salary and bonuses that year.

Men of the people

[Sulawesi]

1. I don't see why he needs Romney when he has his straight talkin hockey mom right there to clean

up this mess!

[TwilightGardener]

3. Exactly. Why go to Romney, when he has the Reformer of Mooseville, Economic Expert

by his side?

[Marsala]

2. Is McCain even trying?

He says, "It's Wall Street and Washington and the cozy insider relationships that have caused a great part of the problems," while surrounded by Wall Street executives with whom he, a Washington insider, has cozy relationships with.

[bushisanidiot]

4. McCondo is having buyers remorse with the Palin pick. He is turning to Romney for help

in forming an opinion because he knows Palin has no more clue about the economy than he does. Romney is no expert on economical matters either, but he's at least spent more time in the business world and governing a state than 20 month "accidental" Gov. Palin did.

McCondo is probably kicking himself in the ass right about now.