Harry Reid, Growing a Pair, Calls McCain to tell him his return wouldnt be helpful.

[MadBadger]

GO Harry!

Reid calls McCain

A Democratic source says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just called John McCain, and told him on the phone that it "wouldn't be helpful" for him to return to Washington.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Reid_calls_McCain.html?showall

[nichomachus]

1. You helped break it John -- stay the freak away

[gblady]

2. that is so funny.....

I keep trying to get away from this board... got a thesis to write...
yet the gems just keep on coming today...

[struggle4progress]

3. Reid to McCain: Don't Come Back to Capitol

September 24, 2008 5:14 PM

... McCain had phoned Reid to ask about the prospects of him, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and others to sit down and work together on hammering out a bipartisan proposal.

"Sorry," Reid said to him, a Democrat close to Reid says.

Reid then read McCain the statement he had just put out: "This is a critical time for our country," says the Reid statement. "While I appreciate that both candidates have signaled their willingness to help, Congress and the Administration have a process in place to reach a solution to this unprecedented financial crisis. I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at Senator Obama’s suggestion. But it would not be helpful at this time to have them come back during these negotiations and risk injecting presidential politics into this process or distract important talks about the future of our nation’s economy. If that changes, we will call upon them. We need leadership; not a campaign photo op. If there were ever a time for both candidates to hold a debate before the American people about this serious challenge, it is now.” ...

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/reid-to-mccain.html