Sep 28 2008

Reid: “I know John McCain”

(10 am. – promoted by ek hornbeck)

I’m not a Harry Reid fan, but neither am I a McCain fan.

From RawStory, with a video from PoliticsTV:

After trumpeting the need for his participation in Washington to discuss the proposed bailout of Wall Street, Sen. John McCain did not participate much in the talks, said U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Reid criticized McCain, the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, for remaining silent for the first hour of the meeting.

“Finally Senator Obama said, ‘Can we hear from Senator McCain?’ and he didn’t say anything of substance, literally,” Reid said in a video available below. “That meeting at the White House was a waste of time.”

Reid claimed McCain’s unwillingness and inability to speak about the $700 billion bailout proposed by the Bush administration underlined his inability to lead the country.

“I know John McCain,” Reid said. “John McCain does not have the temperament to be president of the United States and he has proven that in the last week.”



Sen. Harry Reid gives an inside account of the White House meeting on 9.25.08, reporting Sen. John McCain barely said a word, and that his participation “blew up” negotiations on Capitol Hill. Reid says McCain’s behavior this week shows he doesn’t have the temperment to be President.

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    • Edger on September 28, 2008 at 02:49
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    • Edger on September 28, 2008 at 04:23
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    Matthews: “Who do you want to listen to for 4-8 years? It really is part of how we look at these things. Let’s start with John McCain. Do you think he was to troll-like, tonight? You know, too much of a troll? Seriously, do people want to put up with four years of that, of sitting there angrily, grumpily…like a codger?

    I don’t want to push you too far, but didn’t he seem really contemptuous of his opponent?”

    After much laughter, Howard responds, “He did…”

    Matthews: “You want to put up with four years of that?”

  3. Former POW Says McCain Is “Not Cut Out to be President”  Read article, but then check this out:



    • Edger on September 28, 2008 at 16:35
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    • dkmich on September 28, 2008 at 16:52
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    Reid’s head could vomit green stuff and spin, and I wouldn’t care.  Reid and the Democrats have as much credibility and relevance to truth and my life as the Tooth Fairy.  

    Paul has a great post up at OpenLeft on how to really bail this out.

  6. Just watched this — worth watching!  

    Rep. George Miller Defends Democrats’ Conduct on Paulson’s Plunder

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    And, now?

    Pelosi Announces Agreement to Paulson’s Plunder

    . . . .House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the $700 billion accord just after midnight but said it still has to be put on paper. . . . .

    The plan calls for the Treasury Department to buy deeply distressed mortgage-backed securities and other bad debts held by banks and other investors. The money should help troubled lenders make new loans and keep credit lines open. The government would later try to sell the discounted loan packages at the best possible price. . . .

    The legislation would place “reasonable” limits on severance packages for executives of companies that benefit from the rescue plan, said a senior administration official who was authorized to speak only on background. It would affect fired executives of financial firms, and executives of firms that go bankrupt. Some of the provisions would be retroactive and some prospective, the official said.

    Also, the government would receive stock warrants in return for the bailout relief, giving taxpayers a chance to share in financial companies’ future profits.

    To help struggling homeowners, the plan would require the government to try renegotiating the bad mortgages it acquires with the aim of lowering borrowers’ monthly payments so they can keep their homes.

    The measure’s main elements were proposed a week ago by the Bush administration, with Paulson heading efforts to push it through the Democratic-controlled Congress. Democrats insisted on greater congressional oversight, more taxpayer protections, help for homeowners facing possible foreclosure, and restrictions on executives’ compensation.

    To some degree, all those items were added. (?????)  (emphasis mine)

    Doesn’t sound too good to me so far — very vague and shades of gray!

    I think we need to get on the phones tomorrow — big time!

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