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Updated at 5:14 p.m.
The McCain campaign shot back that just “24 hours ago Reid and his Democratic colleagues on the Hill couldn't have been more desperate for Senator McCain's help in resolving this crisis,” spokesman Brian Rogers said. “Now they’ve got it.”
On Tuesday, as Republicans were joining Democrats in raising questions about the Bush administration's $700 billion Wall Street bailout proposal, Reid had told reporters, “We need the Republican nominee for president to let us know where he stands and what we should do."
Tonight, Reid said that when McCain called him today, he told the candidate “we should not have partisan politics interfere.”
“With all due respect to my friend John McCain, we’re doing just fine,” Reid said. “It appears to me John McCain is trying to divert attention from his failing campaign.”
Reid added that 85 percent of Americans are expected to watch the Friday debate. “He can spare an hour and a half of his time,” Reid said.
Posted at 1:57 p.m.
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the presidential debates should go on as scheduled after Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain announced he will suspend his campaign to turn attention to the economic crisis.
"While I appreciate that both candidates have signaled their willingness to help, Congress and the Administration have a process in place to reach a solution to this unprecedented financial crisis," Reid said in a statement.
He notes that McCain and the Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, are preparing a joint statement.
“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. If that changes, we will call upon them. We need leadership; not a campaign photo op."
While there aren't too many times or issues I agree with ole Harry, this is one those rare occasions. I commend the two senators for wanting to help but I can't help but think they'd inject some bias into the process to try to get a boost to their campaigns - as reid says a "photo op". yeah stick to the debate as scheduled.
Sorry to point this out GOD, but Senator Obama did NOT go to a Muslim school that is a LIE.
And it was Senator McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis' firm who received $15,000 a month from Freddie Mac almost up until the time it was taken over by the government. And this is on top of the $30,000 a month his firm had been receiving from both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae since 2000.
I believe Reid was calling for direction from the President, not from Mccain
Yesterday sick, sick, sick Harry Reid told us "We need the Republican nominee for president to let us know where he stands and what we should do."
Harry Reid said today, McCain can stay away.
Harry Reid is back at his classic attack dog approach to Unity.
On Tuesday, Reid was begging for McCain's help.
I guess Reid just can't make up his mind.
The question is not whether Reid sought McCain's help. The question is why McCain can't seem to concentrate on more than one thing at once. If you think a president gets to just think about one issue at a time, you don't know much about the presidency.
May be we should ask Harry Reid why he is not onboard with reauthorising the E-Verify system, along with Pelosi?
There is going to be No help from Obama or McCain against the occupational army of illegal immigrants. The economy is staggering, but they still insist in importing impoverished illegal cheap labor. Now it is up to 'THE PEOPLE' to let their voices be heard and their angry frustration.
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You are right.
It is more important for Hussein to study for his Friday night test then to deal with the little problem of the US economy.
Jim, call me cynical, but if it was Obama calling for a delay of the debate, I'll just bet you and all the other little 'bots would be SCREAMING about it.
Obama would not cancel after three day of study and practice.
The reason is that Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi admitted they cannot do their job.
Harry Reid called out for McCain to come to Washington to support the Bailout.
Everybody said it had to be done ASAP
Of course, after Obama has missed ten joint town hall meetings, that this one debate is more important then a Pearl Harbor event in the economy. Then we are in trouble.
Apparently Obama is just ticked because he cannot spend his three day of learning and practicing foreign affairs.
Searchlight Harry has a lower approval rating than both Bush and McCain besides the fact that he can't find his rear end on a bright Nevada sunny day with both hands. In most cases he has foot in mouth disease that can't be cured.
Reid was for it before he was against it. That's what harry gets for speaking before Pelosi told him what to say. Shame on you harry, you know your always suppose to wait for your instructions from Queen Nancy.
See.......the future of our economy or spending 3 days studying up for debate.....which one is more important.......hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Obama says getting ready for the debate is more important!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When someone refers to Obama as 'Hussein' it tells you what their mind set is. Obama was a christian long before he entered politics. They roast Obama for being a member of a Christian church, then they try to convince you he is a Muslim. They roast him for using a phrase about lip stick on a pig when he is talking about McCain continuing Bush policy, yet McCain is seen using the same phrase. Now they pretend to worry about economics when in fact McCain admitted on camera he knows little about the subject. McCain says the economy is strong then next week he needs to run to Washington. He even says he will stop running ads, like that is going to get in the way of a solution for our economy? Run the ads and spend the money, coward. There was an election in 1944 when we had the invasion of France, another election in 1865 during the Civil War. McCain can't spare 90 minutes because he knows the polls are showing he is sliding the wrong way and he knows he is to old and feeble to face a Harvard Graduate. It will be interesting to see the guy whom graduated at the bottom of his class, face a Law Professor from Harvard. I guess McCain is going to hide out like Alaska Barbie. Already they have changed the debate between Biden and the Barbie doll to a forum to try and protect her from a 35 year Senator. Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we practice to deceive...
John McCain is patriotically putting "Country First" by unilaterally suspending his campaign and attempting to cancel Friday's debate.
He hasn't actually READ the Paulson proposal yet (the three-page Paulson proposal), but now that he can focus on one subject, he'll get right on that.
And Congress will probably have a deal hammered out by the end of today on that bailout bill, but how can the original maverick be expected to debate after spending all that energy reading a three-page document and flying to Washington?
Nope, we still need to move forward with moving the debate to next Thursday, postponing the VP debate indefinitely. McCain, of course, promises he'll eventually allow Palin to debate Biden. Pinky swear. (And when an inevitable crisis makes rescheduling impossible, we'll all pretend to act surprised and praise McCain for his maverickyness.)
And as for the University of Mississippi and the state of Mississippi, which laid out $5 million-plus to host said debate? Well, they can just suck it up.
Country First, as always.
"maverickyness"
Can I use that?!?!? LMAO.
You ought to put beverage warnings on those things :)
michaelgreen wrote:
"The question is why McCain can't seem to concentrate on more than one thing at once. If you think a president gets to just think about one issue at a time, you don't know much about the presidency."
Not that I'm disagreeing with you, just want to point out that that's exactly what we've been dealing with re Dubya.
Of course, the 'bots will all say what a job The Shrub has done to .... er, FOR the country.
What are the things that Hussein is trying to balance?
Lately, he has been focusing on studying for his Friday night test.
I guess that is so important that he can not make the economy his core concern.
I've noticed something interesting over the last several months, which I'll call my "First Law of Political Debating":
"The number of times a right-winger invokes Obama's middle name is inversely proportional to the logical strength of their argument."
In other words, if you're attempting to defend the indefensible and you're losing, just scream Hussein a lot.
FAIL.
Well they really, really want Sidney the Third to win. That's all.
This political add about John McCain shows how dispicable liberal democrats are. Democrats are always accussing Republicans of smear tactics, but does it get any lower than this???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHvJPGnkQ......
MSNBC is currently airing this add. Liberals are deplorable human beings.
For the first time today I heard Alaska Barbie asked about her foreign policy experience and she said, "Well Alaska is next to Russia and borders Canada". I know it was an old statement but, hearing it the first time, cracked me up. No wonder they don't want her interviewed! What intellect! It's like jfnance calling Obama 'Hussien' all the time. What intellect, brains like a Barbie doll.
Sweet, not only do you, firedawg, generalize all liberals as bad human beings, but you spam this on multiple pages with no apparent connection to most of the threads AND the link is no good.
It mentioned something about URL contained malformed file or something. Have a nice day;)
The Obama expert on Forgein policy, Joe "Gaffe Machine" Biden said today: ""After seven years... the Bush administration realized the absurdity of its own policy and sent our leading diplomat to Iran. The assistant secretary of state as he went to Tehran, sat down at the instruction of the president of the United States."
1. It was not the assistant secretary of state but the undersectary.
2. It was in Switzerland not in Iran.
At least he did not say that on the stock market crash in 1929 that FDR got on the TV to talk to the American people....opps he did say that.
The Democrats just love Mr. Gaffe Machine.
We have gotten off track a bit, as this is suppose to be about the pending debate. None the less, I must honestly say both VP candidate are a bit goofy. One tends to talk first and think second (Biden). Biden has 25 years exp. The other barely talks and doesn't have a clue. She has no federal or international exp. Now it might be likely that McCain with four bouts of cancer might die in office and we will be stuck with an air headed Barbie Doll. On the other hand Obama is of excellent health and age so likely we won't have to worry about Biden taking over anyway. The choice is clear. Go Obama!
Obama has lots of experience...like his 3 years as a part-time US Senator and his 7 years as a state senator.
The Dems sure know how to pick their nominees.
At least 18 million Democrats picked a good nominee.
The other 18 million picked a nominee that preferred to stay in Florida and study for his Friday night test then do his job as Senator and work on the economy.
I am being unfair to Hussien.
He did say that he would be close to his phone and ready to give his two-cents worth if needed.
Perhaps this economy thingy is above his pay grade.
Hey, Jim; how about for once you actually post something in support of YOUR candidate instead of screeching about the candidate you don't support?
Or is that too much to ask of a 'bot?
Gee, Jim got real quite. Hateful people have little to say when they have to use sense.