GOOD lil' Doggie: Lieberman says Friday debate "not as important as saving America"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in a statement that McCain's move would actually impair negotiations over the bailout by introducing politics into the equation.

"I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at Senator Obama's suggestion," said Reid. "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."

Later, Reid personally delivered his statement to McCain over the phone after the Arizona Republican called the Majority Leader. "Sorry, John, I already issued this statement," Reid told McCain, a Democratic staffer told the Huffington Post.

The staffer added, "John McCain's done enough damage to our economy in Washington. He should stay on the campaign trail."

Sherrod Brown, meanwhile, called McCain's move "a bit of a gimmick," noting that the Arizona Republican had "never weighed in on these economic issues in the past," and asking, rhetorically, why a presidential candidate couldn't multi-task.

"This country is faced with enough crises, both foreign and domestic that they should be able to continue with this debate," Brown told MSNBC.

Appearing at the same time on Fox News, Sen. Joseph Lieberman was sticking to the McCain campaign line - which seems to be that it is one's patriotic duty to stop the campaign and work on the economy.

"A debate on foreign policy Friday night is important but not as important as saving American from an economic crisis," he declared. "I would say it is more important of John McCain and Barack Obama to be here in Washington as part of a solution to this economic crisis."

Democratic aides on Capitol Hill were incensed with McCain's move. One, whose boss works on the Senate Banking Committee, described the move as "cynical politics" at its worst. Another, however, lamented the fact that McCain could very well claim the ethical high-ground. "In general," said an aide. "I'd say we should have thought of it, but we did, then McCain screwed us."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/24/senate-dems-call-mccains_n_129009.html

[Ashy Larry]

1. Why can't McCain do both?

Is he too tired?

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Saving America would be getting rid of these two butt-buddies.

What a pathetic pair.

Two genuine nuts.

[krkaufman]

3. Which means speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative is MORE important than saving America?

Is no one calling McCain on his hypocrisy in regards to going forward with his CGI speech on Thursday, instead of flying back to DC immediately?

[crazy_vanilla]

4. senile idiots for McCain

What the F was he thinking?

[VenusRising]

5. That's really funny coming from that little troll.

He's the one that is working on a bill with Lindsay Graham that declares the "surge is working". There is a 527 pushing the bill and trying to put political pressure on Obama to acknowledge the surge all the while the economy is tanking. All this proves is that he is all about political posturing and has nothing of substance.

Fuck Joe Lieberman!

[ncteechur]

6. Who is Joe Lieberman? Is he someone important?