Ah!

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Wed, 09-24-2008 - 8:20pm

Bush is playing along:


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/


 


Bush Invites Obama to DC to Work on Bailout Bill; Obama Accepts

September 24, 2008 8:06 PM



ABC News has learned that President Bush called Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., this evening and invited him to participate in a meeting about the Wall Street bailout bill tomorrow afternoon in Washington, DC, with other congressional leaders, including Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.


Obama accepted the president's invitation, a source tells ABC News.


The invitation comes at an interesting time. The President has not been in the middle of negotiations with Congress, leaving that task to his Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.


McCain earlier today announced he was suspending his campaign -- and his participation in the first presidential debate Friday night -- in order to return to the Capitol to work on the flailing bill. McCain's move has been denounced by Democrats and political observers as a political gimmick, though the McCain campaign insists the senator is trying to put politics aside to solve the stalled legislation.


President Bush's move could be seen as an attempt to aid McCain's gambit by creating a presidential-level meeting where the Arizona Republican is present.


Obama still intends to attend the debate Friday evening.>>>


This way McCain's crazy idea to "suspend" his campaign to address this issue will look more like it was a presidential request.  


 

Sopal


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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 8:24pm

This way McCain's crazy idea to "suspend" his campaign to address this issue will look more like it was a presidential request


which seems to me would be more harmful than helpful to his campaign

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Registered: 03-25-2007
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 8:31pm
I get the impression that McCain doesn't want to look too much like he is attached to Bush, but Bush gives him cover, because I think the news cycle played out in such a way this afternoon and evening that it looked like McCain wasn't really needed, but was using this bailout debate as political posturing.

Sopal

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In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 8:31pm
Bush should have consulted with McCain before he issued that invite to Obama.
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Registered: 03-25-2007
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 8:40pm
I would bet that once the news cycle started to tank on the McCain "suspension," McCain needed something, anything to make it look like he wasn't playing politics with this bailout.

Sopal

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Registered: 04-02-2008
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:35pm
Oh I think this was all set up - you don't bail on the debate that is your high point, I questioned the reason why when I heard, now this makes sense.
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Registered: 09-18-2008
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:22pm

Oh, have no doubt, McCain

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Registered: 04-02-2008
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:24pm
Oh I need to get hired as one of those pundits on those shows, I saw through all of that!
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Registered: 09-22-2008
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:30pm

Obama is trying to act in the best interest of the country, but the Republican trap will cost him.....

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Registered: 09-18-2008
In reply to: sopall1953
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 11:01pm
LOL.