I see this at the link, but is it for real? I doubt Senators
publish their mail to each other.
McCain flames Obama
Posted by Frank James at 4:42 pm CST
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has apparently just been introduced to the infamous temper of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
In a flaming letter, McCain accuses Obama of “disingenuousness” for allegedly backing out of a commitment he made to McCain to participate in a bipartisan effort at lobbying reform.
My colleague Jeff Zeleny is working on a story for tomorrow’s Chicago Tribune and is trying to nail down the details of what exactly happened between McCain and Obama. We are also working to get a response from Obama's office.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/02/mccain_flames_o.html
Sen. Obama's office responds
Posted by Frank James at 5:42 pm CST
Fellow Chicago Tribune reporter Jeff Zeleny talked with Robert Gibbs, a spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama who, as reported in an earlier posting, was skewered by Sen. John McCain who apparently felt Obama misled him about the Illinois senator's intentions to pursure bipartisan lobbying reform.
Zeleny tells me Gibbs expressed surprise over the tone of the McCain letter that came out of a meeting the two senators and eight others had last week. He said Obama remained interested in achieving ethics and lobbying reform.
“If Sen. Oama wasn’t serious about a bipartisan solution,” Gibbs told Zeleny, “he wouldn’t have gone to the meeting.”
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/02/sen_obamas_offi.html
Here is the link to Sen. McCain's web site releasing the letter to the public.....
Fair question, although I have no reason to doubt Red State. But I'm quite sure if it is real it didn't come from McCain, but rather an amused staffer.
As a rule they don't unless they're running for President and trying to have voters see a man who is commited to real reform. It's all BS but I'd love to read Obama's response.
Disregard. I'm caught up now. :-)