Reid and Dodd blame McCain; Schumer tells McCain to “Get out of town;” McCain leaves for debate
Scroll down for updates…11:33am Eastern McCain resumes campaign activities, the debate is on…:
Puke.
Unscrupulous borrower Chris Dodd and Dingy Harry Reid are holding a blame-McCain press conference. After stomping his feet up and down and baiting McCain to take a position on the bailout, Reid is now lambasting McCain for going to Washington and getting involved. “We don’t need presidential politics in this,” he whines. Then why did he publicly demand McCain go on record for or against the bailout?!
(Bill Sammon on FNC on Reid’s laughable claim that a “deal” was on the table and ready to go before McCain arrived and messed it up: “Patently false.”)
Thank God for the House Republicans.
Call yours up and thank them today and urge them to keep looking out for us.
Phone: 202-224-3121.
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More: Chuck Schumer tells McCain to “Get out of town.” A friend on the Hill sends the transcript of Schumer’s remarks (see end of the transcript) and asks: “But what about the Congressmen that created this mess? Shouldn’t they leave town too?”
Exactly.
{09:38:26 NSP} (THE PRESIDING OFFICER) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT }
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED.
[ram]{09:38:32 NSP} (MR. SCHUMER) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT }
MR. SCHUMER: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND, OF COURSE, WE LIVE IN VERY PERILOUS TIMES, OUR ECONOMY, PARTICULARLY OUR DEBT MARKETS AND OUR CREDIT MARKETS ARE IN VERY SERIOUS SHAPE. TO PARAPHRASE CHAIRMAN BERNANKE, THE ARTERIES OF THE PATIENT, OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM, IS CLOGGED AND THE PATIENT WILL GET A HEART ATTACK. WE DON’T KNOW IF IT WILL BE TOMORROW OR SIX MONTH FROM NOW OR A YEAR FROM NOW. BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, IF WE DON’T UNCLOG THE ARTERIES, A HEART ATTACK WILL OCCUR. SO WE MUST ACT. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME, PARTICULARLY SOME VERY IDEOLOGICAL PEOPLE ON THE HARD RIGHT WHO SAY DO NOTHING AND LET EVERYONE LEARN THEIR LESSON. WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY AT THE HIGH END OF THE SPECTRUM WHO SHOULD LEARN THEIR LESSON. BUT THERE ARE MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO WILL BE HURT IF WE DO NOTHING. THE AUTOWORKER WHO WILL BE LAID OFF BECAUSE WE SELL FEWER CARS. THE SMALL BUSINESSWOMAN WHO HAS STRUGGLED TO BUILD UP HER BUSINESS FOR 15, 20 YEARS AND GET — ANT CAN’T GET A LOAN. A WAITRESS AT A RESTAURANT THAT HAS — OF A RESTAURANT THAT HAS TO SHUT DOWN AND CAN’T GET WORK. THAT IS THE DIFFICULTY OF OUR WORLD. IT IS NOT FAIR. IT IS NOT RIGHT. BUT IT IS HOW IT IS. SO WE MUST COME TOGETHER AND WORK IN A BIPARTISAN WAY TO UNCLOG THOSE ARTERIES. AND WE MUST DO IT SOON. WE SHOULD NOT LEAVE HERE, MR. PRESIDENT, UNTIL WE HAVE A PLAN. WHETHER IT TAKES A DAY, SEVERAL DAYS, OR A WEEK OR EVEN MORE. WE CANNOT ABANDON OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND WE SHOULD WORK AND I BELIEVE WE WILL STAY HERE AND WORK UNTIL A PLAN IS AGREED UPON AND WE SEE SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THIS RAPIDLY DARKENING TUNNEL. THAT IS THE FIRST POINT I WISH TO MAKE. SECOND, WE NEED TO PASS A GOOD PLAN. THE PRESIDENT’S INITIAL OFFERING WAS RECEIVED WITH, LET’S SAY, LACK OF POPULARITY TO PUT IT KINDLY BY BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HERE IN THIS CHAMBER AND PEOPLE OUT IN AMERICA. IT’S BECAUSE IT WAS A A $700 BILLION BLANK CHECK. THERE WAS NO HELP FOR TAXPAYERS’ PROTECTION, SO THEY GOT PAID BACK FIRST. THERE WAS NO HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS.
CHAIRMAN BERNANKE TELLS US THAT HOUSE SOMETHING THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AND IF WE DON’T FIND A FLOOR TO THE HOUSING MARKETS, WE MAY NEED BAILOUT AFTER BAILOUT, UNFORTUNATELY. AND THIS BILL HAD NO PROTECTION FOR HOMEOWNERS. I KNOW SECRETARY PAULSON SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT OWNS A LARGE SHARE OF THE BONDS, THAT THEY WILL HAVE MORE ABILITY TO RENEGOTIATE MORTGAGES AND AVOID FORECLOSURES. BUT, FRANKLY, IS THAT HOPE OVER REALITY. BECAUSE THE BONDS ARE NOW BROKEN UP IN 40TRAUNCHES AND IF THE GOVERNMENT TENS, 15, 25, OR EVEN 30, IF ONE TRAUNCH HOLDER OBJECTS TO REFINANCING, IT WON’T HAPPEN. WE NEED HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS BEYOND WHAT IS IN THE LEGISLATION. AND
WE NEED TOUGH OVERSIGHT. THIS IS A TOUGH DEMOCRACY. WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR CHECKS AND BALANCESES. IT HAS SERVED AMERICA WELL FOR OVER 200 YEARS. AND IN AN UNPRECEDENTED TAKING OF POWER TO GIVE SO MUCH POWER TO THE TREASURY SECRETARY WITH NO ONE LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER WOULD BE, FRANKLY, NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. AND SO WE NEED TOUGH AND STRONG OVERSIGHT. NOW, THE THIRD POINT I WISH TO — SO POINT ONE, WE WILL WORK UNTIL WE GET THIS DONE. EVEN IF IT MEANS STAYING PAST RECESS.…AND SO WE NEED THE PRESIDENT TO GET THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE IN ORDER. EVEN IF WE WERE TO WANT TO PASS A BILL WITH JUST DEMOCRATIC VOTES, WE COULD NOT. IT’S OBVIOUS. LOOK AT THE MATH. AND SO WE NEED TO HAVE THIS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. WE BEGAN IT YESTERDAY UNDER CHAIRMAN DODD AND CHAIRMAN FRANKS’ LEADERSHIP WHEN WE MET IN THIS CHAMBER — IN THIS BUILDING, AND REALLY CRAFTED OUT A REALLY GOOD COMPROMISE THAT WAS A BASIS TO TAKE TO SECRETARY PAULSON. IT DID FAR MORE FOR TAXPAYERS, FOR HOMEOWNERS, FOR OVERSIGHT THAN THE EXISTING BILL. UNFORTUNATELY, HOWEVER, WE NEEDED A FOUR-LEGGED STOOL AND ONE LEG JUST VANISHED, THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS, IN A WAY THAT NONE OF US STILL UNDERSTAND. IN ADDITION SENATOR McCAIN’S DESIRE, EVEN THOUGH HE HADN’T BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS LEGISLATION AT ALL, TO FLY IN, PUT ANOTHER FLY IN THE OINTMENT AN CREATED MORE TROUBLE. SENATOR — AND CREATED MORE TROUBLE. SENATOR McCAIN, I HAVEN’T HEARD HIM OFFER ONE CONSTRUCTIVE REMARK. WE DON’T KNOW WHAT HE SUPPORTS. DOES HE SUPPORT THE HOW’S PLAN?
DOES HE SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT’S PLAN. BY ALL REPORTS HE HARDLY SPOKE AT THE MEETING, WHICH WAS HIS OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING. HE SPOKE AT THE END AND DIDN’T SAY WHAT HIS VIEWS WHEREAS TO WHETHER HE SUPPORTED EACH PLAN. AND SO WE REALLY NEED TWO
MR. PRESIDENT, ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. AND WE NEED PRESIDENT BUSH TO TAKE LEADERSHIP. WE NEED PRESIDENT BUSH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, TO GET THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS TO SUPPORT HIS PLAN OR MODIFY IT IN SOME WAY TO BRING THEM ON BOARD, YET KEEP THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE MEMBERS, THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ON BOARD. AND,[ram]{09:45:31} (MR. SCHUMER) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT }
SECOND, WE NEED THE PRESIDENT TO RESPECTFULLY TELL SENATOR McCAIN TO GET OUT OF TOWN. HE’S NOT HELPING. HE IS HARMING. WHEN YOU INJECT PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS INTO SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS FRAUGHT WITH DIFFICULTY. BEFORE McCAIN MADE HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WE WERE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS. NOW AFTER HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WE ARE BEHIND THE 8 BALL. WE HAVE TO PUT THINGS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. SO THIS IS A PLEA TO PRESIDENT BUSH, FOR THE SAKE OF AMERICA, PLEASE GET YOUR PARTY IN LINE. GET THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO BE MORE CONSTRUCTIVE, GET SENATOR McCAIN TO LEAVE TOWN AND NOT THROW FIRE ON THESE FLAMES. AND MAYBE WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE. IN FACT, NOT MAYBE. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET SOMETHING DONE. SO, AGAIN, TO REITERATE MY THREE POINTS:ONE, FIRST, WE WILL WORK UNTIL WE HAVE A PRODUCT. THE PERILOUS STATE OF OUR FINANCIAL MARKETS AND OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY, THE DANGER TO AVERAGE AMERICANS NOW UNFORESEEN BUT REAL AND LURKING BEHIND THE SHADOWS SAYS WE CAN DO NOTHING ELSE. TWO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK FOR A BETTER PLAN THAN THE ONE THE PRESIDENT PROPOSED, WITH PROTECTION FOR TAXPAYERS, HOMEOWNERS, AND REAL OVERSIGHT. AND, THREE, THE PRESIDENT MUST GET HIS REPUBLICAN HOUSE IN ORDER BY GETTING THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS IN LINE AND ASKING SENATOR McCAIN RESPECTFULLY TO LEAVE TOWN, BECAUSE WITHOUT REPUBLICAN COOPERATION WE CANNOT PASS THIS BILL. I YIELD THE FLOOR.
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Update 11:33am Eastern: McCain resumes campaign activities, will attend debate tonight in Oxford, Miss.
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Good, I’m listening to the dirtbag reid now… blame away.. McCain is backing the people, not pork chops.
I think crazy Harry may be suffering from some sort of mental or emotional breakdown…
Dodd is trying to save his political career…
Dodd should go away. forever. take reid and pelosi with him.
Jeez… Reid seriously just said that the bailout was a DONE DEAL UNTIL “someone” came back to town
And if they would just sign the deal as it stands then this whole thing will be over
I wonder if they realize that blaming McCain for killing this is going to help McCain?
Puke is right! I am screaming at the TV as I watch these 2 hacks. Dodd helped create the problem therefore he has zero credibility to solve it.
Keep talking Dinghy Harry, let everyone know what a sleaze you are.
He thinks we don’t remember what he’s said in the past. What a lying piece of —t.
Harry Reid, Inneffectual as usual
Chris Dodd, Suddendly everywhere screaming it is someone elses fault.
Next out,,, Barney Frank and Chuck Schumer..
Though admittedly Schumer prefers the 3pm news cycle.
Harry Reid is a disgrace…what a buffoon.
pretty lame.
Reid is a political hack. Reid is making this into a political issue. He has said that all of Obama’s points must be in the final bill and then takes a slam at McCain. It seems to me that this is the wrong time to put politics in the discussion. Particularly amusing to see Dodd, the leading beneficiary of Fannie and Freddie political contributions, present and looking righteous, and to hear Obama mentioned since he was number two on the list.
As a voting citizen of the Great State of Nevada, I call upon Harry Reid to resign!
Over for the rest of us, that is. What a bunch of pompous, arrogant SnOBs.
ajmontana,
Just how is McCain backing the people? What is he doing? Where is his stand for capitalism and the free market? When is he NOT using class-warfare and wealth-envy watchwords such as “greed on Wall St.”? He isn’t looking out for the people; he’s looking out for himself as he always does.
I wonder if Sen. McCain will react to these imbeciles. Unless the people give McCain a republican senate, these are the primary idiots he will have to deal with when he is President (God willing).
John McCain is the republican candidate for President of the United States, and also, currently, a U.S. Senator. He has every right to be there and be heard! He is the one who will inherit the results of this bail-out!! The dems are constantly trying to stifle freedom of speech by shutting down the debate before hearing all sides. They tried it again this time by announcing that an agreement had been reached before even consulting the House! Last I heard, there were two parts of Congress, the Senate AND the House. I know McCain is taking heat for this from the left, but we need to let him know he has the support of his base and we are the ones who count. He is showing that he meant it when he said “Country First”.
On the other hand, we can look at it this way:
The Democrats who are in power, along with ‘the most important piece of legislation of our lifetime’, are not able to go forward due to the ULTIMATE POWER of John McCain ALONE.
John McCain has stopped the entire Congress just by flying into Washington D.C. Just wait until Sarah Palin is in office also.
We can shut down the Democrats for a long long time!!!!!
The heat Senator McCain is taking is designed to make him go to Obama in Mississippi.
If he caves now, then Obama wins this round.
By staying in Washington, Obama is shown to be of no concern to McCain.
McCain has the upper hand, do not fold it.
This is high stakes politics, get used to it.
McCain’s answering machine has room for messages this morning. Give him a call before it fills up again:
Senator John McCain: (202) 224-2235
Make sure to tell him to vote “NO BAILOUT!”
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Harry Reid is a TRAITOR to his own country.
Harry Reid is a Communist plant and an avid supporter of the Democrat Socialist Party of America, soon to merge with the Communist Part USA (CPUSA): http://www.cpusa.org/
Harry Reid knows what the other staunch Democrats on the Hill already know – that to take control of America they must first destroy our Capitalistic infrastructure by any means necessary.
McCain – I beg you, do not let this happen to America!
God Bless the USA
More screeching and sqealing from the democrats which means the American tax payer is winning…so far.
I’m Pissed.
Throw Dodd, Reid and Barney-I gave away the farm- Frank out of town.
Shut down the stock markets for 3 days (til Wednesday) and then get to work.
That’s about what I would have expected from Larry, Curley and Moe. In response I would tell them to stick it in their ears, or the orifice of their choice. Reid, Dodd and Schumer are pure leftist slime.
Yep. We need him to think that it is in his best interest to stop any bailout plan.
McCain takes the blame for not being like George Bush and the Democrats?? Between Clinton’s glowing praises of McCain yesterday and the democratic Congress in line with lame duck Bush, McCain is playing these guys like a fiddle. No matter what happens, he wins.
The presumptive new leader of the GOP is in Washington, doing his job. The leader of the Democrat party? No where to be found, except for a photo-op or two.
Start a recall petition!
In other words, “We aren’t getting our way and it’s McCain’s fault! Had he not come back into town we could’ve ram rodded this through and told the House Republicans to go screw themselves.”
When Democrats are running for microphones and freaking out is exactly when we, the conservatives, must squeeze them the hardest.
Everyone knows Frank, Schumer, Dodd, Reid, Pelosi, and others are the cause of this.
Everyone knows if we have a bailout and no accountability, the moment passes fo real change.
Squeeze these liberals till they begin rolling over on each other like the cockroaches they are.
McCain has caved. He’s going to Mississippi.
I just listened to Reid sanctimoniously fretting that “injecting politics into this situation is harmful.” Of course this was right after he finished shilling Obama and “Obamas requirements for the bill etc. etc.” What a two-faced piece of slime. I had to turn the tv off when Dowd (Mr. VIP special interest rate on his home loan but he didn’t know about it) got to the mike. How can congress fix anything when it is made up of nitwits like this? Stupid, idiotic, morons. They should be stripped of their congressional bathroom keys, tarred, feathered, put in the next available rocket and blasted off to another galaxy. As the congressional “approval rate” rapidly approaches zero, my confidence in these narcissistic dummies measures somewhere elbows and kneecaps below my realistic assumption that these fools can do anything at all to fix the mess that we are in.
John McCain will be at the debate according to Fox News…
Shut up ChucK. The Dems have more than enough votes to get anything they want passed and a sitting President that is willing to give away the farm. The only reason Pelosi hasn’t brought it to a vote is because she knows it will fail and she wants to spread the blame around. They are baiting McCain so that he will put his 2 cents into this bill and then they can heap the blame for failure upon him.
Grrrrrr.
Reid and Dodd need a trip to the woodshed and sent to their rooms.
lol, ‘leadership’ They must be talking about their heroic efforts to provide more funding for ACORN. I can’t believe the utter shamelessness of the Democrats. Franks and Dodd should be in jail and they are leading the bailout. wow, God Bless America.
OMG, they are so full of it.
If we can get the TRUTH out to everyone about the Dems total thru and thru involvement and their irresponsible decade long encouragement for Fan and Fred that CAUSED all of this mess, then show that the MAIN problem people (Dodd and Barney and ObamAcorn) are the ones actually writing this second disaster…
No wonder it CANT PASS.
This is a Democrat forced buyout of America shoved into socialism.
FYI: Just heard on WABC Radio that McCain is resuming his campaign activities for the day… He’s supposedly on his way to Mississippi for the debate.
The nerve of these crooked Democrat bastards is truly breathtaking. And what is even more disturbing is that the willing, brainless dupes in the media will carry the water for these filthy charlatans.
This is a National Disgrace!!! We have got to get these SOB’s the hell OUT of our house!!!
It’s time to kick ass and take names, America.
These are the same people who played politics with the occupation of Iraq and opposed the surge when the status quo endangered our troops. What they are doing is not a surprise.
Is this not part of the majority that left town without passing any energy legislation?
Idiot.
Bailout Bill Drafted by Senator Dodd Is a Scam on Taxpayers to Bankroll Left-Wing Extremists
Shumer, Dodd, Reid, Frank and Pelosi have absolutely no credibility. Nothing they say really matters anymore. That’s just the facts.
They have done nothing but obstruct the will of the American people and if the Amercian people have an ounce of intelligence they will bitch slap all of them and kick their collective ass out of Washington.
I disagree, I’m not interested in taking names.
Don’t you dare cave, House Republicans!
You are, of course, correct. I’m pretty sure I have all of the names I need, anyway.
Wow, if there was respect for John McCain left, I think I may have just lost it.
Sarah probably needs to just go home and salvage her conservative credentials for a future day. She cant do this all by herelf.
Its over.
McCain leaves town. That’s leadership. That’s the way to stay and “fight for her (America) as long as I draw breath.” Just words, just speeches.
Sarah should bail now and wait four years.
Th-th-th-that’s all, folks!
In response to Sen. Dodd, McCain should come out swinging and state the following:
“Sen. Dodd was a top recipient of campaign contributions from WaMu, Fannie Mae, etc.
Sen. Dodd received a preferential loan from Countrywide.
Sen. Dodd is a prime example of what is wrong with Washington.
Sen. Dodd should step aside as we work on solving this crisis.
For the good of the country, Sen. Dodd should consider resigning.”
Is this what we can expect of McCain when more of these bailouts are asked for (when he appoints democrats to positions to his cabinet)?? At least he was doing his job until he left town…the democrats tell him to leave and he just does…here WAS a chance FOR HIM to be the reformer he claims to be AN OPPORTUNITY to put forth the TRUE CHANGE WE NEED…
It seems the house Republicans are doing the “reform” job McCain is supposed to be doing
We need to go back to public flogging.
Don’t forget Barney Fwank!!
Wow… I think I’m gonna be sick…
I’m trying to send email to my house rep., Eric Cantor. The house.gov email system is extremely slow in responding. America is speaking. Listen up, Mr. President, Mr. Paulson, and Congress.
Speaking of Dodd..
I keep hearing the song from “The Tale of Sir Robin” from Monty Python and The Holy Grail in my head….
“When danger reared its ugly head,
he bravely turned his tail and fled”…
Every day I’m reminder of what utterly contemptuous scum politicians are. Some days I get an extra dose though – this has been one of them.
Boy McInsane must have been around San Fran Nan too long as he sure learned how to blink.
There is probably a back-door deal completed that we do not know about yet and the Dems already knew McCain was leaving.
Their posturing was probably just like someone who just got their a$$ kicked but after the other person walked away, they stood up and yelled “And dont come back!!”
Except they didnt get their a$$ kicked first….
Now they can say “See we told you! We told McCain to leave and now that he is gone and we were able to get something done”
Hensarling opposes it. I love my Congressman.
Reid, Dodd, and Schumer are Communists.
I hope McCain sends Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee or Newt Gingrich to take his place in those Washington meetings, to set President Bush straight and keep him from being a “useful idiot”.
It’s amusing to watch the Dems bleating about how everyone has to go along with Bush, isn’t it?
Ansell, what was he supposed to do?
While Dodd, Reid, and the other senate-neros fiddle, our country burns.
On September 26th, 2008 at 11:47 am, plymouthacclaim said:
Hensarling is great. I appreciate what he did for Energy Freedom Day. They were in the minority, and they WON!
There are a few really good Representatives in the House. Virginia Foxx is another one. McCotter another. Look at who was on the House floor the afternoon of Friday August 1st, after Comrade Pelosi adjourned the House early. They need our full support as they fight for us.
Sen. Obama might wish he had kept his “walk and chew gum” comments to himself. McCain typically does much better unscripted than on a teleprompter. We know that Obama is the opposite.
What will Obama do in a cross party debate? He’s already lost his trick of agreeing with whatever Hillary Clinton just said.
I love the fact that Reid, Dodd, and Schumer are railing against McCain. That’s exactly where I would want the GOP candidate.
Irony: Democrats are supporting Bush whereas McCain has doubts about this massive burden on the taxpayers. I’m glad he was a fly in the ointment. If it has helped stall this terribly flawed plan, then I’m happy for it. Hearing the Democrats whine to the President they hate to “send McCain home” (on what authority?) is very amusing.
Schumer forgets he’s the Hedge Fund Managers best friend by stopping legislation that will increase their tax payment from 15%
Senator Dodd said “I’ll build a house of straw”, Senator Reid said “I’ll build a house of sticks”, and Pelosi said “what’s a house”?
Stick to his word.
John McCain ,by leaving Washington DC, just threw away his credibility for President-and to show he is REALLY DIFFERENT.
It would have been fun to see BO sitting on the podium all by himself not even engaged in the mess he’s helped create.
Sorry, but I’m glad McCain is going to the debate. He’ll have a MUCH bigger microphone with which to state his case than he would if he stayed in DC. Now, if he’ll just make good use of the mike, and remind folks that he was warning of the dangers of the financial policies for a long time… Plus, Obambi lost three days of debate-prep time — time McCain didn’t really need because he actually understands his own positions.
However, I do hate that it gives the clowns in congress the opportunity to point their collective finger at McCain.
Not hardly rumba…
As I recall, Dingy Harry had his own sweet real estate deals a few years ago. I can’t stand this man. 2010 can’t come soon enough.
He is a despicable human being.
What’s even more hysterical is they are fogetting he’s still a Senator and has every right to be there!
Maybe it’s me, but whenever I see Harry Reid in an interview, he seems to seethe meaness and contempt; perhaps it’s just his manner of speaking, but it’s like there’s an undertone of quiet rage in his voice that sounds very eerie. He creeps me out and not just because of his politics. I honestly don’t see how or why he keeps getting reelecrted. The people of his district must be oblivious to his demeanor.
As for Schumer, he’s an opportunistic joke. A bully with a loud-mouth and no concern for the people. It’s sad but no matter what line he crosses, the people of NY will keep reelecting him.
Hopefully soon though, Republican majorities will return to both Houses and these guys will have no longer have an effective voice in government.
Don’t jump to conclusions just yet…please! It is possible McCain had a very good political reason for going to Mississippi. Give him a chance to explain before you thrown him in the dumpster. We don’t know the whole story.
On September 26th, 2008 at 11:49 am, flenser said:
Those are the times you know that President Bush is being a “useful idiot”.
President Bush is a good man with a good heart, but he is far too trusting of the domestic enemies of the USA. I pray for him to have a spirit of discernment to see these Democratic Socialists for who and what they are.
I’ve noted in the past that any time you see a picture with Bush, Pelosi, and Reid, and you see Reid and Pelosi smiling, then President Bush just got duped and taken.
McCain needs to come out swinging at the debate. Forget foreign policy, go after the people responsible for this mess. Call the Dems out, explain exactly what happened to cause this mess.
This ‘bipartisanship’ stuff is going to kill him. A lot of the Democrats in congress need to be destroyed politically over this and I am not interested in electing someone who wants to reach across the aisle to these people.
Is anyone in Washington pointing a loud finger at Barney Frank and Chris Dodd? I’ve been reading that these 2 are part of a group responsible for this fiasco. Sooooooo….has anyone stood before a bank of microphones and stated this? Is anyone organizing a press conference to loudly proclaim the hypocrisy?
I guess what I’m asking is: Anyone got the grapes?
This, from a verbally-stumbling empty suit who can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. And if this is what made McCain cave, then he’s no freakin better.
Hmmm. McCain goes to Washington and the stock market rises 200 points. He leaves and we’re down 60 so far. Coincidence? I think not!
I think that the majority of the uninformed/undecided voters would have seen it differently, as a victory for BHO.
Fixed it for you.
And I’m pretty sure the answer is “no” — but we can dream!
Just watched Odumbo on Fox in an impromptu Q&A on his plane — um, err, ah, uh, uh, uh, and not much more than that.
Are you serious? And what did Grampy McSame do while he was there? I know that he didn’t suspend his campaign as he claimed he would. I know that he is going to the debate even though there is no agreement on the bailout yet, which he said he wouldn’t do.
At least I get to go to this!
I agree, because those same people are the ones that believe everything the MSM feeds them, and we all know very well what dish they’d be serving if McCain stayed in Washington..
And an easy one at that… A nice little town-hall setting where he doesn’t get pinned down by having to take a position on anything substantial. I think the debate will be a good thing. I also think right now that Obambi is going “Oh, $#..!! He’s actually going to show up?!?!”
I dunno. Having that group of single digit approval fools criticizing McCain might elevate him in the minds of most people.
He was in a prime position to oppose both the Democrats and President Bush. My only disappointment is that he did not do more to stop it.
I wish there were someone out there with about $100 million to spare for advertising who could mount another “Throw the bums out” campaign. Most of these Democrats belong in jail for their dirty dealing regarding the subprime mess. Their actions have been overtly criminal, and we all know our president would be in prison right now had he been the one to sign them into law. Dodd, Schumer, and Obama would make excellent cellmates.
My complaints go both ways, though. Most of the Republicans belong in the unemployment line for not being loud enough about this fact and their statements over the years trying to alert us to this coming crisis. You can say that you were right, but you were wrong in not getting anything done about it.
Has anybody noticed the very technical terms our politicians are using to describe the mess?
The debt market is “clogged”. How much clogged? (Of course they can’t or won’t say). What is clogged anyway?
I’m noticing that have to pass right this moment solution to this problem is the same solution that politicians give for every other problem – please send money. Nothing can be fixed unless we send money.
Please count me out.
When was the last time you saw McCain and/or Palin give an impromptu Q&A. I mean Palin can’t even handle a prepared interview. Even some on the right think she should withdraw because she is out of her league.
heh! Good point. I don’t know why I worry about the unwashed masses who find these idiots appealing. I’m pretty sure that they don’t bother to vote anyway!
Pelosi needs to lose her HOUSE. Along with Dodd, Frank, Reid and Schumer.
Before McCain heads to Old Miss, he needs to hold a press conference with the House Republicans and place the blame where it belongs, at the feet of the Dems. who forced these companies to give mortgages to low income people that had no way to pay them back.
I agree,. Let’s wait and see what he has up his sleeve this time. It should be very interesting. Did anyone else notice that McCain had that cat that ate the canary look? I think he knows something that we don’t.