[EDINVA]

If Obama starts with wishes for Ted Kennedy, McCain is in a position to talk about how often he’s worked with him over the years, reaching across the aisle to achieve a bipartisan consensus. Something Obama is not known for.

[roses of sharon]

[Rich Lowry]

An e-mail:

I have a mole participating in staff-level negotiations. He says the ACORN slush fund has been taken out. The “proxy access” provisions and government equity stake in banks —two of the more contentious issues that will be Member-level issues, to be discussed tonight. House Republicans want to limit cost of the initial tranche and add the Cantor mortgage-backed security insuranceprovision.

Overall, sounds like they are moving toward a deal.

[Jay Thomas]

“If Obama starts with wishes for Ted Kennedy, McCain is in a position to talk about how often he’s worked with him over the years, reaching across the aisle to achieve a bipartisan consensus. Something Obama is not known for.”

Thanks for that angle. That didn't occur to me and this thought makes this development less of a potential Nobama boost/advantage.