In the Republican Party, when it comes to helping the middle class it is "everyone for themselves". When it comes to bailing out big banks and big business, "we're all in it together".
Just in case we've forgotten, John McCain was chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee from 1997-2005. His job was to regulate interstate commerce and much of the problems that are plaguing the economy for eight years, and only now does he want to start to work on real regulation.
Country first to help those poor companies that invested too riskily, Me first when it comes to helping out the rest of us.