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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Reid to McCain: Don't Come Back to Capitol!




ABC NEWS September 24 2008, 5:14 PM

A Democrat tells ABC News that, in a phone call late this afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that it would NOT be helpful for him to come back to Washington, D.C., to work on the Wall Street bailout bill.

McCain this afternoon suspended his campaign and said he would skip the first presidential debate in order to return to Capitol Hill to work on the log-jammed Bush administration legislation, which, as of Wednesday afternoon, was in peril.

McCain had phoned Reid to ask about the prospects of him, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and others to sit down and work together on hammering out a bipartisan proposal.

"Sorry," Reid said to him, a Democrat close to Reid says.

Reid then read McCain the statement he had just put out: "This is a critical time for our country," says the Reid statement. "While I appreciate that both candidates have signaled their willingness to help, Congress and the administration have a process in place to reach a solution to this unprecedented financial crisis. I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at Sen. Obama’s suggestion. But it would not be helpful at this time to have them come back during these negotiations and risk injecting presidential politics into this process or distract important talks about the future of our nation’s economy. If that changes, we will call upon them. We need leadership; not a campaign photo op. If there were ever a time for both candidates to hold a debate before the American people about this serious challenge, it is now.”

A source close to Reid said McCain didn't have much to say after that. Reid, the source says, thinks McCain's maneuver is a gimmick born from bad poll numbers and the fact that "debate prep must not be going very well."

- jpt

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6 Comments:

Blogger Shelby York said:

J, I did not know that you were posting this, and am sorry for stepping on your toes with the article just above. H

September 24, 2008 5:43 PM  

Blogger Unknown said:

Please, no apologies! We do this all the time around here! I have a feeling Red Spot will be weighing in with a post at any moment.

September 24, 2008 5:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The MSM is "AT IT AGAIN" making a story out of a "NON STORY" to help the "PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENT" Hussein Barack Saddam Osama Obama!! Good thing I'm smarter than to vote for that "MUSLIM IN DISGUISE".

September 24, 2008 8:54 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

That is right Obama is a muslim terrorist and Sarah Palin is hot looking babe from Alaska, I'm voting for Sarah Palin !!!!

September 24, 2008 9:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I'll bet Higby, Haikula and Wet Spot were the astute fools telling us George Bush would be a great president. lol

The country is wasting billions every month in a war in Iraq, Osama Bin Laden is resting comfortably in Pakistan, and the econmy is on the verge of diaster and the republicans voted for Bush TWICE to complete his job. I guess they could not see what a retard the president once after the first four years and wanted Bush to do yet more damage to our country.

September 24, 2008 10:22 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Is Red Spot what your girlfriend hopes to find in her panties about once a month?

September 25, 2008 6:20 AM  

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