MCCAIN TRIES TO GET AHEAD OF ECONOMIC TIDAL WAVE

In Cedar Rapids speech, McCain calls for aggressive new action and hits Obama hard. --Seeks to tie Obama to the leadership of Fannie and Freddie and asks, "Whose side do you think he is on?" Click above to watch. --Says he would fire SEC Chairman Cox if he were president, and calls for a new "mortgage and financial institutions trust." Also says: "Tomorrow I will be talking in greater detail about the crisis facing our markets and what I will do as president to fix this crisis and get our economy moving again." Read McCain's prepared remarks here. Rally gets roadblocked cable coverage.