CBS News is reporting that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson asked for John McCain’s help getting a financial plan in place to help alleviate the ongoing crisis. Paulson needed McCain to help work out a deal that would be acceptable to fiscal conservatives who were balking at the plan in it’s existing form.
John McCain got involved in the bailout negotiations after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Sen. Lindsey Graham yesterday that the bailout plan would fail unless McCain came in and brought balky Republicans aboard. That’s what Bob Schieffer reported on this morning’s Early Show. Schieffer’s account stands in stark contrast with the allegation by Dems like Barney Frank and their MSM cohorts that McCain’s moves of yesterday were nothing more than a political “stunt.”
So the claim by the Democrats that McCain temporarily suspending his campaign and asking Obama to delay their upcoming debate is all just political grandstanding is complete nonsense. McCain was asked for his help and leadership, and he put his political aspirations aside so that he could provide it. And, when McCain asked Barack Obama for a little help so he could work on this very pressing problem, Obama told him to take a hike.
In other countries, Senator Dodd and and Representative Frank would have resigned. Leaving these scum to control the mess they created is just stupid. Senatorial courtesy by McCan is part of the problem.
In some of those countries, they would be shot.
I guess we can all learn a little from each other.