Night and Day, “Reid plays politics with America’s economy” edition
Red yesterday:
Reid specifically challenged McCain on Tuesday to take a position on the bailout package.
“I got some good news in the last hour or so … it appears that Sen. McCain is going to come out for this,” Reid announced. (Turns out Reid was wrong. – Ed.)
Reid today:
A Democrat tells ABC News that, in a phone call late this afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that it would NOT be helpful for him to come back to Washington, D.C., to work on the Wall Street bailout bill.
Reid wants McCain to come to DC…then he doesn’t. Theorizes Ed:
He wanted McCain on the hook so that Reid could blame McCain for the political fallout. When McCain called Reid’s bluff — and that’s what appears to have happened here — Reid did what Reid always does: retreat.
I think Reid fears more than just the idea that McCain will “risk injecting presidential politics into this process or distract important talks about the future of our nation’s economy.” What Reid fears is that McCain will return to lead the Republican effort to reach a compromise, and the Senate and House GOP will let him do it. If McCain takes ownership of the bailout effort and manages to get his suggestions on limiting executive compensation and so on as part of the finished product, he will be able to trot McCain-Dodd on the campaign trail as yet another reform he’s accomplished by working across the aisle. And in a time of crisis, no less.
And what will Obama be able to say? He gave a couple of speeches and raised cash for himself while McCain went to work for the nation.
Democrats: Country second, party first. Disgusting! And you folks wonder why I’m sick of politics?
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Well said Great information, keep up the great work!
Comment by Stacey Derbinshire | September 24, 2008
I would take it further than you did; democrats: self, friends, contributors, party, drugs, alcohol … country barely makes the top 50.
Comment by TheBad | September 24, 2008