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You can kick Harry Reid in the groin *twice* now, Senator Obama.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Once was for saying last week that nobody had a clue about the
crisis. [Updated and bumped]
The second time's for mucking up any chance that you had for
directing the narrative, which is now "McCain
would like to help with the economy, but he keeps getting told to
do different things by the Democrats running Congress." 24
hours is a bit fast for this kind of turnaround, but then, it's
Harry Reid that we're talking about, here.
Free advice to Democrats: you want to start looking for a new
Senate Majority Leader. Because if you're looking for a new Senate
Minority Leader next January, it's going to because of
this guy. ...
Who's Playing Politics with the Economic Crisis? (Updated)
Weekly Standard Blog —
Today, after John McCain announced that he's suspending his campaign and returning to D.C. to focus on passing legislation to address the economic crisis, Harry Reid said that it wouldn't be helpful to have the presidential candidates at the negotiating table: “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. … We need leadership; not a campaign photo op.”
But yesterday, Reid demanded that the White House made sure the legislation had John McCain's backing, and Reid floated ...
Can Harry Reid Make Up His Mind?
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
Can Harry Reid Make Up His Mind? Posted by Pejman Yousefzadeh on Wed Sep 24, 2008 at 06:53:05 PM EST
Can Harry Reid Make Up His Mind?
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Yesterday, he told us that
there could be no consensus on the bailout plan without John
McCain's involvement.
Today, he tells us
the precise opposite.
Obviously, McCain ought to ignore Reid. The latter doesn't seem
to know quite what is going on. ...
McCain's gamble
Betsy's Page —
Thursday, September 25, 2008 McCain's gamble McCain's decision to suspend his campaign and jet into Washington to try to negotiate a compromise bailout plan is a risky gamble. Sure, it's a gimmick. What a shock! A politician running for the presidency to try gimmicks. Every action they take these days are gimmicks. The risk is that he will either succeed or not succeed in negotiating a compromise bailout. If he does, he will then be forever linked to the success or failure of the plan. He'll be in the position of negotiating something with the Democrats and then trying to convince conservatives in Congress to go along with something they're feeling quite queasy about ...
McCain right. Me wrong.
The Anchoress —
Okay, I really need to hold to a hard-and-fast rule that I sometimes forget, which is to not write while I’m emoting; to get away from the desk and go think for a while before writing. I wrote a lot yesterday; much too much. Lesson learned.
Yesterday I wrote that McCain’s suspending the campaign was a dumb move, that it might be noble, but it was politically stupid.
The danger of focusing too much on politics, of course, is that you start seeing everything through a purely political lens. Bloggers do it; the press does it. With few exceptions, our elected leadership does it. It’s a poisonous way to view things, a ...
"They Need Him/They Need Him Not/They Need Him . . ."
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
Prior to John McCain's decision to suspend campaigning and go back to Washington in order to assist in brokering some sort of legislative deal to avert a financial meltdown, Democrats told anyone who would listen that unless McCain got personally involved and helped bring about Republican votes, no plan would pass: Then , when McCain made the decision to go back to Washington, he was suddenly told that he wasn't needed . Well, they are back to needing McCain now : McCain, in particular, was being leaned on by Democrats and fellow Republicans alike to deliver GOP votes, as some conservatives are in open revolt over the astonishing price tag of ...
Does Harry Reid Have the Temperament to be Majority Leader?
Weekly Standard Blog —
Harry Reid on Tuesday:
"We need the Republican nominee for president to let us know where he stands and what we should do."
Reid on Wednesday:
“it would not be helpful at this time to have [Barack Obama and John McCain] 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. … We need leadership; not a campaign photo op.”
Reid on Thursday afternoon:
With the economic news only getting worse each day, I call on the President, Senator ...
"They Need Him/They Need Him Not/They Need Him . . ."
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Prior to John McCain's decision to suspend campaigning and go
back to Washington in order to assist in brokering some sort of
legislative deal to avert a financial meltdown, Democrats told anyone
who would listen that unless McCain got personally involved and
helped bring about Republican votes, no plan would pass:
Then, when McCain made the decision to go back
to Washington,
he was suddenly told that he wasn't needed.
Well,
they are back to needing McCain now:
McCain, in particular, was being leaned on by Democrats and
fellow ...
