[TomGuy]

McCain acknowledges that Republicans excluded Democrats when the GOP held power on Capitol Hill.

Now that is a blatant lie, and is useful only as cover for Obama.

Uhhhh. No it isn't.

House Dems were excluded from the original drafting of the medicare prescription drug bill. Insurance and drug company reps were invited in, and even helped write it, but Dems were excluded by then-House Speaker Hastert.

And when it came time for the vote, it was allocated the typical 15 minutes.

It didn't have enough yea's to pass -- there were 5 (IIRC) Republican holdouts. Hastert changed the rules and extended the voting to stay open. That 15-minute vote turned in to a nearly 2.5-hour vote. After the arm-twisting of the 5 holdouts was done and the measure passed.

[niteowl77]

That was hardly a comprehensive list of Republican naughtiness in the Senate, but is probably enough to encourage John McCain to keep flapping his jaw. Thanks.

Mr. niteowl77