9/25/08: Joe Lieberman's Title of Most Sanctimonious, Opportunistic Politician Taken Away by

[Frank Booth]

John McCain.

"I'm an old navy pilot, and I know when a crisis calls for all hands on deck," he said in a speech to the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, before travelling to Washington. "As of this morning, I suspended my campaign. With so much on the line, for America and the world, the debate that matters most right now is taking place in the United States Capitol - and I intend to join it." ....

By midday yesterday, congressional leaders said they had reached the outlines of a deal. But that optimism appeared to have dissipated after the White House meeting.

Democrats and Republicans said that prospects for a deal vanished after McCain had tried to prod his fellow Republicans in another direction. The breakdown cast new uncertainty over Friday night's presidential debate in Mississippi, as well as the future of the bail-out itself.

McCain said he would not attend the debate until a deal is reached. Obama said he would go to the debate, and the University of Mississippi, which is hosting the event, said that it planned to go ahead.....


"This is the presidential campaign of John McCain undermining what Hank Paulson tells us is essential for the country," said Barney Frank, the Massachusetts congressman who had been leading negotiations for the Democrats. "This is McCain at the last minute getting House Republicans to undermine the Paulson approach."

Obama also chided McCain. "When you start injecting presidential politics into delicate negotiations you actually start creating more problems," he said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/26/uselections2008.johnmccain

I never thought it could be done. Gotta admit, McCain surprised me. Even Joe wouldn't have risked the country's entire economic future on this cheap political stunt, and then tried to sell it as self-sacrifice for love of country. Of course, when you've lived your whole life on the premise that you can get away with anything, no matter how idiotic, so long as you whine "POW", anything is possible.
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[spag68]

1. All hands on deck

I remember that, but it was also called when the Admiral left the ship. We had to dress and salute. Read "Sailors to the End" and you will see that the last time McSame heard that he hit the panic button and made a bad situation worse. Author Gregory A. Freeman.