Posted on 09/25/2008 9:32:01 PM PDT by steve-b
Senator John McCain had intended to ride back into Washington on Thursday as a leader who had put aside presidential politics to help broker a solution to the financial crisis. Instead he found himself in the midst of a remarkable partisan showdown, lacking a clear public message for how to bring it to an end.
At the bipartisan White House meeting that Mr. McCain had called for a day earlier, he sat silently for more than 40 minutes, more observer than leader, and then offered only a vague sense of where he stood, said people in the meeting....
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BLAH BLAH BLAH.
More from the Old Gray Mare. (YAWN)
Totally in the tank for Barack Obama. They can’t give the NYT away where I work (it’s free).
“lacking a clear public message for how to bring it to an end. ‘
No one has a clear message to end this. Morons.
Vague sense of where McCain stands on bailout: We don’t support it.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yes, he sat so quietly that both Dodd and Frankfurter came out of that meeting steaming more than new england clams at a Friday night clam bake! Somebody is going to have a meltdown and I believe it will be Harry Reid!
Anyone wanna lay money that "people in the meeting" = Barney Frank ?
No doubt... I actually think McCain has the right idea. Sit back and listen before rushing headlong into an absurd plan. I certainly wish more in Washington would do that a LOT more than they do! Listening skills are important! :) Being a good leader doesn’t always mean talking the loudest, or speaking first. A good leader does a LOT of listening and contemplating BEFORE making a decision.
I think those who are pushing so hard so fast for SOMETHING to be done without even stopping and taking a breath are the ones who are leaping into the thicket (and trying to drag us there with them)!
C’mon liberal media, make up your mind.
Did he sit there quietly, adding nothing to the discourse, as you say here?
OR
Did he destroy the cleverly crafted negotiations by bringing presidential politics to the table, as is claimed by Reid, Barney Frak etc.?
Get your talking points straight!
The Democrats are going to be hit by a steamroller tomorrow.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Give McCain a break. He’s been out among real people, and returning to the kooks of Congress set him back a bit. Even an old hand like McCain needs a few minutes before rushing back into the muck. This was just day one of the suspended campaign. He has a day to go before the world as we know it comes to an end. Let’s see what happens.
His presence has already stopped the attempted ACORN hijack of the Paulson plan.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Good, good, good.
“At the bipartisan White House meeting that Mr. McCain had called for a day earlier, he sat silently for more than 40 minutes, more observer than leader, and then offered only a vague sense of where he stood”
But, but, but, but, but, I though he stalled progress. I thought he threw a monkey wrench in th ewhole thing!
These friggin’ leftist don’t even have their message on the same page.
Add a Palin smear or two and then the NYT’s can call it a day.
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