Obama calls on Americans to support economic rescue plan

Buh bye, John McCain.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday called for Americans to get behind attempts to salvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector, saying that if Wall Street fails ordinary people will also be hurt.

"This is no longer just a Wall Street crisis. It's an American crisis, and it's the American economy that needs this rescue plan," Obama told about 12,000 people at a rally at the University of Nevada at Reno.

Obama said Congress should put aside politics - he didn't mention GOP rival John McCain by name during his remarks - and should act on the legislation quickly.

"To the Democrats and Republicans who opposed this plan yesterday, I say: Step up to the plate and do what's right for this country," he said. "And to all Americans, I say this: If I am president of the United States, this rescue plan will not be the end of what we do to strengthen this economy. It will only be the beginning."

We have one president and two presidential candidates, and only one of them is acting presidential at the moment. Obama just projected a sense of hope, courage and resolve to the American people. McCain is busy whining and acting erratic today, while Obama just showed himself a leader.