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Catastrophic apocalyptic armageddon! Or something.
Rachel Lucas —
... that that is exactly what McCain will do. Heh. But they also say they’ll never pass it unless McCain gets on board. I have no idea what any of this means. ...
Remainders: Florida, Florida, Florida (again)
Ben Smith's Blog —
Eli Lake reports that the intelligence community is worried about an October Surprise from Al-Qaeda.
Legislators tell White House that they won't sign on to the bailout bill unless McCain also supports it.
Michelle Cottle delivers an epic smackdown of reverse-snobbery.
Obama makes a "pilot" crack.
Palin stays on the trail to boost crowd size instead of going on a fundraising jaunt previously scheduled for McCain's running mate.
Balz warns against assuming that Indiana and Minnesota are in ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
TUESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * George Stephanopoulos reports , "McCain holds key to administration's bailout passage." * Even House Republicans ...
Remainders: Palin meets world
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
The campaign continues to take the back seat to the economy.
Allen and Burns round up the Obama surge in state polls and game it out
Vogel captures her entry onto the world stage.
Calderone explains McCain's localized access strategy.
John McCain is not exactly the best Republican to bash the NYT
Did Katie Couric just diss Charlie Gibson?
Legislators to White House: We'll only jump on the bailout bandwagon if McCain joins.
The New York Times sees continuity in McCain's ...
Profiles In ...
Talking Points Memo —
McCain on the Bailout: Please don't make me vote on this one.
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Sarah Palin Watch: E-mail Hacked and Family Photos/Voicemail Stolen - No Indictment Today by Tennessee Grand Jury
Political Radar: Stephanopoulos: McCain Holds Key to Administration's Bailout Passage on Capitol Hill
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain doesn't vote for the Bush administration's $700 billion economic bailout plan, some Republican and Democratic congressional leaders tell ABC News the plan won't pass.
"If McCain doesn't come out for this, ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... (tags: economics bailout)
Political Radar: Stephanopoulos: McCain Holds Key to Administration's Bailout Passage on Capitol Hill
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain ...
Hey Paulson! We're not buying it, but will McCain?
Taylor Marsh —
... The question remains, what will McCain do, because ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos reports that Republicans won’t sign on without him. Well, seriously, why would they? ...
ThinkFast: September 24, 2008
Think Progress —
... for a massive economic bailout package by week’s end.” A top House Republican told ABC News, “ If McCain doesn’t come out for this, it’s over .” On the trail today: Barack Obama will discuss the economy in a ...
Good News/Bad News
The Mahablog —
... Maybe I haven’t had enough coffee yet, but I find it baffling that some Senate Democrats are waiting to see how McCain votes on the measure before they decide how they will vote. See also ...
McCain Holds Key to Bailout Bill
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Congressional leaders tell George Stephanopoulos that if Sen. John McCain doesn't support the Bush administration's $700 billion bank bailout plan, the plan won't pass. ...
The Ball's in Your Court, Mr. Country First
The Anonymous Liberal —
... Smart lady. I would take that one step farther, though. I would make a 'yes' vote by John McCain a condition of moving forward. Fortunately, it appears Democrats agree: ...
McCain has the power
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
Reported George Stephanopoulos last night:
If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain doesn't vote for the Bush administration's $700 billion economic bailout plan, some Republican and Democratic congressional leaders tell ABC News the plan won't pass.
"If McCain doesn't come out for this, it's over," a Top House Republican tells ABC News.
A Democratic leadership source says that White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten has been told that
Democratic votes will not be there if McCain votes no -- that there is no deal if ...
McCain's bailout games
Political Animal —
... ." So, we can obviously expect bold leadership from John McCain then, right? Well, not so much . If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain doesn't vote for the Bush administration's $700 billion economic bailout plan, some Republican and Democratic congressional leaders tell ABC News the plan won't pass. "If McCain doesn't come out for this, it's over," a Top House Republican tells ABC News. [...] McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds told ABC News' Jake Tapper that McCain has ...
Politics stops at the border, right?
The Reaction —
... All this is happening while the clown car that is the White House has distracted you with handwringing and bickering over the $700 billion bailout as proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. ...
Reid's politics
Ben Smith's Blog —
... out of Senate leadership yesterday: That McCain's support, if not his presence, was crucial to getting a bailout done.
"Fearing a political backlash against Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has told the White House that it must serve up support from Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) if it hopes to ensure bipartisan backing for a massive economic bailout package by week’s end," Roll Call reported this morning.
ABC reported something similar.
The reporting hasn't suggested that Reid actually wanted ...
Harry "We Have No Idea What To Do" Reid Changes His Mind: Yesterday, the Bailout Would Fail Without McCain's Presence to Rally Support; Today, Now That Obama Has Announced He'll Be MIA, He Decides He Doesn't Want McCain in DC At All
Ace of Spades HQ —
... He'll Be MIA, He Decides He Doesn't Want McCain in DC At All Remember yesterday? Ah, sweet sweet memories of 24 hours past. How outrageously young we were, and how foolishly alive. But that's in the past. Those days, like the Road Warrior, now live only... in our memories. The Democrats, only caring about covering their asses politically and not giving a rat's ass about whether the economy went into a depression or not (upside? depressions breed socialists like cockroaches), announced that ...
