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29 Sep 2008 03:44 pm
What Did McCain Do Exactly?
A reader writes:
One of the most striking things about the
failure of the "bailout" to pass is the fact that John McCain, who came
to Washington and claimed success in bringing House Republicans to the
table for a compromise, does not have sufficient political capital
within his own party to persuade even a majority of his base to fall in
line. The real political questions now become: What did John McCain
actually do from his campaign office in Arlington? Did anybody listen
to him when he called?
If he is to receive, or at least claim, credit
for a compromise is he now to blame for the failure of the compromise?
Will he now abandon his newly found populism and go back to being the
free market zealot that he once claimed to be given that the base of
his party has spoken so loudly? In short - I think this puts John
McCain in an even more difficult position. "His" compromise failed and
now he must stay in Washington until this is resolved or admit that the
suspension of his campaign was in fact nothing but a stunt!
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