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McCain to House GOP: We Need a Deal

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September 26, 2008 11:09 AM

ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: John McCain made an urgent appeal to House Republicans at their 9:30 leadership meeting Friday morning.

A senior House GOP leadership aide involved in the negotiations described McCain's message this way, "We need a deal.  We need a deal.  We need a deal."

Friday's debate is clearly a factor in the urgency of McCain's appeal:  "As long as we have the broad framework of a deal he can go to the debate and claim he did his job."

After the meeting, Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., and House Republican Whip Roy Blunt were dispatched to resume negotiations with House Democrats. 

House Republicans seem poised to cave on this (says one House Republican, "We don't want to be seen as obstructionists"), although they have been assured that some of their ideas can be incorporated into the final deal. 

Specifically, House GOP leaders want the bill to include federal mortgage insurance as an alternative to the wholesale buying of mortgage securities.

A key factor for the House Republicans is the price tag of the bailout.  "The $700 billion number has got to come down."

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With his recent stunts, John McCain has demonstrated he is too erratic to be President. What he is going to do if he's President and a major crisis hits, suspend the Constitution?

Posted by: politicjock | Sep 26, 2008 11:15:24 AM

This is all a stunt. McCain does not have the support of his own party. He is no leader.

Posted by: Phil | Sep 26, 2008 11:28:02 AM

Please explain to me why it is "erratic" for a U.S. Senator to return to Washington as he is paid to do, in order to offer any assistance possible during an economic crisis?

Since when it is "erratic" behavior to be a part of the solution, rather than part of the problem, as many of the senior Dems attempting to work on this deal (Dodd, Reid, Barney, etc.) are??

Posted by: SandyB | Sep 26, 2008 11:28:44 AM

McDisrupter will claim credit for any bill that passes. The American people should not buy this McCrap.

Posted by: Craig | Sep 26, 2008 11:29:51 AM

Chaos! I am so confused. Three days ago I heard from JM that we need to do this. Then I heard he hadn't rad the three pages because he was busy. Then I heard, "I am going to DC to fix this". Then I heard, "I have not made a decision on what I am in favor of"., then I saw the meeting at the WT house with serious faces at the table and JM sitting at the end with a BIG BROAD smile! What the heck is going on? I thought I knew who I was voting for, but now I have my doubts...serious doubts. Serious, serious doubts. My dad dies of melanoma and JM is acting just like my dad before the disease consumed him......chaous and erratic. We need more calm!!!!! Less panic in our leader don't we????

Posted by: suzie of FL | Sep 26, 2008 11:33:12 AM

My friends, I need a deal. I'm slipping away in the polls. My VP appears to be a headless chicken. My campaign manager is a walking lobbyist scandal. I need a deal and I need it now.

Posted by: derrick | Sep 26, 2008 11:33:29 AM

So what was the results of McCain presence in Washington?

He did nothing. During the WH meeting sources said it was Obama doing all the talking. This plan by the McCain campiagn once again backfired.

Posted by: Vanessa | Sep 26, 2008 11:35:06 AM

Excellent. So after McCain's brave jump into the fray, he will convince the Republicans to do exactly what they had agreed to do right before he jumped into the fray and caused a crisis.

What a perfect ass.

Have lost all respect for this moron.

Posted by: Sunil | Sep 26, 2008 11:35:18 AM

Maybe McCain will have one of his infamous temper tantrums.
I'd pay to see that.

Posted by: Gus | Sep 26, 2008 11:35:54 AM

Waht has he achieved after his very big announcment to stop campaigning and postponing presidential debate and VP debate for nothing: a tornado in a bottle. MCSame is a gamble, he is not a leader, he is not a person you can trust. He is acting like a little boy who believes that all the toys are for him. God save America from McSame. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA/BIDEN08.

Posted by: BKMC | Sep 26, 2008 11:35:59 AM

Hell they had a broad framework before he arrived in DC, all he did was delay it by a day, if we even get back to it.

This man is absurd. Palin rambles with her answers and McCain rambles with his policies, campaign, and anything else he can ramble about.

Soul mates indeed.

Posted by: Thinking | Sep 26, 2008 11:36:01 AM

God that McCain is a MAJOR sleaze.....

Anyone with any depth perception at all knows that yesterday he was "stoking" those House Republicans into revolting.....

Now, that he is AGAIN caught on the wrong side of an issue, he is "pleading" for cooperation from the revolting Republicans........

Give me a break.....

And now,.... surprise surprise surprise... he is going to bless us at the debates........

America - this McCain is sleazier than than the scuzzballs that got us into this mess in the first place..........

What a phony...

Posted by: Mark | Sep 26, 2008 11:36:17 AM

Sandy...we have a banking commission for a reason. It is well know that too many cooks ruin the soup. Before McCain came on the scene yesterdayy, the Reps were willing to sign the deal and adjust things as it progressed. McCain used this for poitical gain. He cannot tell anyone what to do, he is not on the committee. He can only suggest.
His imput was not really needed, and neither was Obama's.

Posted by: formerhillary | Sep 26, 2008 11:36:43 AM

now maybe McCain can stop his elementary political antics to keep the focus off governor Falin, and continue...oh WHEN DID HE ANNOUNCE HIS CAMPAIGN WAS OFF IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION?

Posted by: watching | Sep 26, 2008 11:36:43 AM

He is such a jerk.

McCain is the true celebrity candidate. Him and Palin.

Grow-up.

Posted by: joe come on | Sep 26, 2008 11:37:08 AM

John McCain to House Republicans: "My friends, please bail ME out! Please!!!"

Posted by: chris | Sep 26, 2008 11:37:10 AM

sunil:

Excellent. So after McCain's brave jump into the fray, he will convince the Republicans to do exactly what they had agreed to do right before he jumped into the fray and caused a crisis.

What a perfect ass.

Great remark and exactly right...

Posted by: thetruth | Sep 26, 2008 11:38:27 AM

McCain painted himself into a corner when he decided to skip the debate until the deal was done. Now he's there with the dripping paintbrush, yelling "DRY! DRY!" to the floor. It was a rash decision, and he's paying a political price from both sides of the aisle, even as his campaign footsoldiers try to explain this queer stunt away.

Posted by: stanley | Sep 26, 2008 11:39:30 AM

Harry Reid put out days ago we need McCain to get his party to get this thing OK'd.....so McCain gets there and Dems become arguementative and block any progress in this deal...and they are back to square one. Hope the Market doesn't tank Monday morning.

Posted by: Debra (#2) | Sep 26, 2008 11:40:12 AM

I'm not surprised. The dem's hsould delay till sat to review everything. No agreement till this weak end.

If the Rep fall in line, McCain most likley will win the election.


Posted by: john | Sep 26, 2008 11:40:59 AM

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