Bob Barr in The Cleveland Plain-Dealer


On Budget & Economy: Financial crisis requires investigation & prosecution

The candidates took aim at corporate greed on Wall Street and agreed that President Bush and V.P. Dick Cheney should face criminal charges for their handling of the economy. They accused the current administration of chronic financial irresponsibility. Barr found it curious that the Department of Justice has been absent during the nation’s financial crisis. “There have been no prosecutions, not even apparently a significant investigation of what appears to be historic fraud,” Barr said.
Source: 2008 third-party presidential debate; Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 31, 2008

On Principles & Values: Obama and McCain indistinguishable on policy positions

Barr called Obama and McCain indistinguishable on policy positions. The former Republican congressman from Georgia accused them of practicing “sound-bite politics” and showing “no leadership whatsoever.”
Source: 2008 third-party presidential debate; Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 31, 2008

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