Just floating it......
McCain spent Saturday, not on Capitol Hill, directly participating in the bailout politics, but in his campaign office "making calls."
To show how "busy" and "involved" he was, his campaign even issued a list of people he called. (Who does that?)
What I find myself wondering this morning is whether somebody "banished" McCain from the Hill as a condition of continuing? Or was he just hiding, recognizing the mistake he had made?
To show how "busy" and "involved" he was, his campaign even issued a list of people he called. (Who does that?)
What I find myself wondering this morning is whether somebody "banished" McCain from the Hill as a condition of continuing? Or was he just hiding, recognizing the mistake he had made?
"He can effectively do what he needs to do by phone," said McCain's senior advisor Mark Salter..
"He is calling members of both sides, people in the administration ... helping out as he can," Salter said.
posted by mikevotes at
6:40 AM
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Hmm. The banishment sounds plausible. But to continue the charade of being the quintessential deal-maker here is silly. Who's buying it?
The evening and day after the debate seems like it would be the time to aggressively push forward with campaigning. Especially if you're the perceived "loser" of the debate. Yet, as I said, Palin is in lock down and McCain is playing phone tag with people who don't want his help.
Meanwhile Obama has held a huge rally in NC and has (quietly?) held meetings with Hank Paulson, Barney Frank and Harry Reid to work on the legislation.
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-epm, at 9:49 AM
I think the best they're after is a salvaging image. Most Americans can't name their Congressman, so the inner workings of this deal are probably pretty oblique except for the spaces where the media describes it.
And, I got a great picture waiting of an Obama rally in Virginia where the rain was pouring down.
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mikevotes, at 11:57 AM
I think it's very telling that nobody knows the position of this "great leader" on the buyout after several days.
If McCain can do what he needs to do by phone, then what was with his pressure for a big meeting in the first place? It really is about salvaging his image now.
The House Republicans are turning into a bad joke after their "summer session" over drilling and now this.
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Todd Dugdale , at 12:15 PM
Right. I think he wants to "save the country" by "bringing everyone together" without actually taking the blowback for taking a position.
And, thinking out loud, shouldn't the Asian markets be opening in 6 hours or so?
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mikevotes, at 2:19 PM
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