House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO): McCain "stopped a deal" yesterday at the White House

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House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) was just interviewed by Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC, and he told Mitchell that McCain killed the deal yesterday at the White House:

"I do think that John McCain was very helpful in what he did. I saw him this morning, we've been talking with his staff. Clearly, yesterday, his position in that discussion yesterday was one that stopped a deal from, uh, finalizing that no House Republican, in my view, would've been for. Which means it probably wouldn't have passed the House. Now, Democrats are in the majority, they can pass anything they want to without a single Republican vote. But they don't seem to be willing to do that. I'm please we can have negotiations now that guess us back to things that we think can protect the taxpayers better, create more options, are, frankly, be better understood in the country than the plan, than the path that we were on just a couple of days ago."

McCain was "helpful," Blunt says, because McCain killed the deal - he didn't help get a deal, he helped kill it. That isn't a maverick bringing everyone together, it's an erratic, confused bull in a China shop doing what his trigger-happy gut tells him (if I may mix my metaphors). When the choice is between making war brokering peace, John McCain always goes for war. It's what hot-heads do. Especially when they're no longer at their prime.

http://www.americablog.com/2008/09/house-republican-whip-roy-blunt-r-mo.html

[maxsolomon]

1. then why is he in Mississippi?

he said he was going to DC to get a deal done. not kill one.

Flip.

Flop.

[BattyDem]

2. It will be tough for McCain to debate from under a bus.

:evilgrin:

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3. According to The Hill, Obama is the reason why the House Republicans are back in the

negotiations, not McCain.



Obama gives GOP an opening
By Mike Soraghan, Jared Allen and Jackie Kucinich
Posted: 09/26/08 01:14 PM


Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has given House Republicans an opening to help shape the $700 billion Wall Street bailout more to their liking, and the GOP members appear to be taking it.

During a conference call with reporters, the Democratic presidential candidate said an alternative plan put forth by House Republicans should be added to the one negotiated among a bipartisan group of senators, House Democrats and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

“One of the things that I suggested yesterday was … to see if — to — you know, have Secretary Paulson figure out whether those items should be listed in a menu of options that are available to him for the rescue package,” Obama said.

Obama’s comments may have melted some of the intransigence that has paralyzed any movement on the deal.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-gives-gop-an-opening-2008-09-26.html

[FatDave]

4. Ouch

That's gonna leave a mark.