and the "deal" that never included the House GOP... If the Congressional think they have a deal, then they have the votes to pass it without the House GOP... Instead they demand the House GOP rubberstamp their "deal" with the WH... Perhaps the Congressional Democrats should have included the House GOP at the table from the git- go... By all accounts, McCain's involvement was the vehicle that brought the House GOP to the table... The claim they were making "great progress" was due the fact the House GOP was not at the table...
If you want a bi-partisan bi-chamber agreement you must include the House GOP, which prior to McCain's involvement it did not... If the party that controls Congress thinks the House GOP do not have any good ideas, then just pass the bill... This is not leadership by Obama nor the Congressional Democrats but partisan politics... All know Bush does not control the GOP... http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/26/1451482.aspx >>> During a speech on the Senate floor this morning, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) >>> urged President Bush to "respectfully tell Sen. McCain to get out of town. >>> He's not helping." Schumer also requested that Bush get the his House Republicans in line. "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," he said. He added, "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." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
