09-25-2008, 12:35 PM
mikeylikesit wrote:
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Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's comment just came over my interweb.
"We need solutions, not John McCain's grandstanding. Congress must take prompt but deliberate action to resolve the credit crisis. John McCain returning to Washington, does nothing to move us forward. Instead, he is putting politics in front of finding a real solution to this issue."
Mikulski (D-Md.) is a proud liberal and backed Hillary Clinton in the primaries.
Grandstanding? Wait, I thought McCain was elected by the people of Arizona to represent them in the Senate. So he goes back to Washington to _do_his_job_ he's grandstanding? Gutenberg... thanks for assuaging my need for a good laugh.
Of course, Obama doesn't want to touch this thing with a ten foot pole. He (and Dodd and Frank et all) are all so deep in doo-doo over their financial "interests". Now with the FBI investigating the movers and shakers (among them some Obama's advisors who headed up Fannie Mae) Obama is avoiding Washington like the plague. I can't wait to see what the FBI comes up with.
If Mr. McCain is so concerned about his presence in Washington, how did he come to miss over 60% of all Senate votes last year. His voting record ----> http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category...n_id=53270
Having both Presidential candidates land in the middle of a very complicated financial negotiation will bring as much help as having them land in a New Orleans after a hurricane. It will only add to the problem. It's all political and even worse all being driven by a member of the "Keating Five".
The debate should go on as planned, then let what's left of the McCain campaign suspend itself for a week or two.
How many voting opportunities does that website state Obama missed , Roger ?
Is 8 % less a lot or a little, today ?
More telling is to spend some time looking at what each candidate DID vote yay or nay on for the last 2 years.
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When did the Senate or the House start allowing proxy voting ?
Change the rules for sake of argument ?