Posted on 02/08/2006 5:49:37 AM PST by xsysmgr
When Sen. John McCain is good, he is very good. When he caught Barack Obama, the Democrats' golden-boy senator, behaving like just another politician on lobbying reform, he broke out his scorching pen.
Mr. Obama, the senator from Arizona said, had pledged privately to support the bipartisan reform plan that Mr. McCain and Sen. Joe Lieberman are trying to push through Congress. But on Thursday, Mr. Obama announced in a letter to Mr. McCain that he will support a Democrat-only lobbying-reform bill after all. In an uncommonly harsh response, Mr. McCain called out the junior senator from Illinois for playing politics (which is, of course, what Congress is all about). Welcome to Washington, Mr. Obama.
"I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your private assurances to me regarding your desire to cooperate in our efforts to negotiate bipartisan lobbying reform were sincere," Mr. McCain wrote.
"When you approached me and insisted that despite your leadership's preference to use the issue to gain a political advantage in the 2006 elections, you were personally committed to achieving a result that would reflect credit on the entire Senate and offer the country a better example of political leadership, I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public interest was genuine and admirable.
"Thank you for disabusing me of such notions with your letter. I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss routinely used in politics to make self-interested partisan posturing appear more noble. Again, sorry for the confusion, but please be assured, I won't make that same mistake again." Ouch.
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My fingers remain crossed that McCain will not back peddle.
Better put some ice on that, Senator Obama. You can't play both sides of the street against operators like McCain and get away with it.
But he'll learn the ways of D.C. quick - never back stab another back stabber. Especially a serial back stabber like McInsane.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT McCAIN-FEINGOLD COULD BE USED TO RESTRICT (MAKE THAT "GUT") BOTH TALK RADIO AND THE INTERNET ! ! ! !
WE FReepers COULD BE IN VIOLATION IF SOMEONE LIKE THE HILLABEAST GETS IN AND THAT EXCREMENTIOUS LAW REMAINS ON THE BOOKS.
I don't. Obama did this on the fillibuster of Alito. He first said that he would not support a fillibuster, then became one of the 25 that voted to stop Alito's nomination.
Obama is just learning from Hillary how to play both sides so he appears moderate.
He's a stinking democrat. He knew what he was doing.
Osama Obama reminds me of JFnKerry in that he can talk for an hour and not say a damn thing. He's got the politician slick talk down cold and because the LSM is love with him, he thinks he can do as he pleases without worrying about a media backlash.
I suspect McCain will get the worst of this in the LSM.
Can't play McCain like that, he's the master of the two faces.
The MSM has sure tried to put a lid on this story. Not a peep about it today. LOL. Too late.
Just another reason never to vote for a Dim. They might be great people with the same values as yourself. They might even be personal family friends but when it comes to politics they must toe the party line.
I was being facetious (playfully jocular; humorous).
Obama got sent back to the little boys' table.
Yep!
He already did, last night on the chrissy slobber smallball show. I, and three other people in the Country, saw the exchange.
It didn't come off that way.
It sounded sincere (open and genuine; not deceitful).
Tell me! McCain folded or tried to make excuses for Obama? A misunderstanding?
Obama is learning how to keep his senate seat for life. I think he realizes that the only reason he is sitting in the senate today is that Mick E. Mouse and various domesticated animals and dead people voted for him. Twice!
McCrazy wants to hush Rush.
Been the news for two days, what more do you want?
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