February 6, 2006
The Honorable Barack Obama
United States Senate
SH-713
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator 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 legislation were sincere. 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 to me dated February 2, 2006, which explained your decision to withdraw from our bipartisan discussions. I’m embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics 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 the same mistake again.
As you know, the Majority Leader has asked Chairman Collins to hold hearings and mark up a bill for floor consideration in early March. I fully support such timely action and I am confident that, together with Senator Lieberman, the Committee on Governmental Affairs will report out a meaningful, bipartisan bill.
This is pretty funny. Thanks for posting it!
Did you know the word "gullible" is NOT in the dictionary?
LOL This will be a “Fun” election....
And this is exactly why we love McCain....he fights back!
Ouch.
The man's got teeth, I'll give him that.
One of the many reasons many on this forum don't trust him. He constantly seeks these people out. Kennedy, Feingold, Lieberman. When was the last time your boss reached across the aisle and pulled them over to the right side?
Funny, sarcastic, mavericky. But not presidential.
On an unrelated historical note, one thing interesting about this election is that with about 99% certainty, a sitting US Senator is going to be elected President (Hillary, Obama or McCain), the first time since JFK was elected.
For what it’s worth.
McCain’s Ten step process to restoring conservative confidence in him:
Step 1.) Reassure us on core conservative convictions - Check (CPAC speech).
Step 2.) School the Democrats in their hyper-liberal partisan ways - Check (Obama letter).
Step 3.) Embrace a conservative reform agenda (still waiting)
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etc. -— a good start, but a ways to go.
These are the kinds of things I like about McCain. He’s punchy, I’ll give him that.
I think it shows what an a-hole he is. Smug, and sneaky. As for sending Obama to his room, what a joke.
McCain is in BIG TROUBLE if private assurances that he made start getting published on him. The only reason that he is not a officially a Democrat today is not principle, not loyalty, not assurances, but the fact that Jeffords trumped him by defecting first.
Btw Michael Moore just used some of ur comments on cnn. He said Mccain is insane and it would be like a comedy satire to have a loony tunes in charge
Oh this is rich, a letter on ‘lobbying reform’ from the the only GOPer caught in the Savings and Loan scandal. McCain is such a snake.
Well... I’ve gotta say...
At least he still has a full set. They aren’t in a formaldehyde jar on the desk of the Mexican President.
PING!