House Republicans shake heads over McCain's latest grandstand

[Tallison]

From today's Washington Post, "Selfless or Reckless? McCain Gables on Voters' Verdict":

"But privately, three Republican strategists were sharply critical, viewing McCain's decision as a high-risk move that entails uncertain negotiations in Washington at the possible expense of a debate they believe McCain badly needs to get back on the offensive. One strategist called the move "desperate and nuts," and another said in an e-mail, 'I don't get it at all.'

"All spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to criticize McCain publicly."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/24/AR2008092403950.html?nav=hcmodule

[grannie4peace]

1. chickenshits!!!

[jakem]

4. +1

:hi:

[grannie4peace]

5. !

:hi:

[jakem]

7. I have posted the same sentiment elsewhere- it is a word I NEVER use,

but it apt for Walnuts this week.

sad, but they made the bed...

[grannie4peace]

10. i've been using alot of words i thought i'd

given up w/ maturity

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Or, in public, they just have to stay silent when they'd like to say "it's a dumb idea"

Third-ranking House Republican Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida said moments after the McCain announcement that “as of now the Paulson proposal has not gotten the traction to complete this process by the end of the week.”

Putnam said it was important for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and GOP Leader John Boehner to agree on a consensus plan “that can pass and pass quickly to restore confidence in the markets.”
...
Asked if he wanted McCain to be a part in the nitty-gritty negotiation between Congress and the Bush administration, Putnam indicated he didn’t think this was a good idea by remaining silent for 10 seconds.

Asked what specific role McCain could play in revising the Paulson/Frank plan, Putnam answered carefully, “The most productive role Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama could play would be for them to each acknowledge the need for a congressional intervention to avert a financial disaster. By doing so, they would detoxify this process and bless a bipartisan proposal moving forward by taking it out of the presidential politics mix.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26875565/page/2/

[Tallison]

9. And yet another Repub piles on:

Per today's A11 WP article, Representative Mickey Edwards (R-OK) yesterday dismissed McCain's latest stunt "as 'erratic,' grandstanding and even 'somewhere on the stupidity scale between plain silly and numbingly desperate.'"

That they're now distancing themselves from both Bush and McCain, I wonder how many of these Repubs are also up for reelection this November.

With friends like this...:o

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/24/AR2008092403591.html

[Window]

3. The WORLD is shaking it's head at the McCain camp pain.

:dem:

[City Lights]

6. He's McCuckoo for sure.

Bizarre is the only way to describe McCain's actions yesterday. :crazy:

[Jennicut]

8. "Desperate and nuts" pretty much describes McLiar all the time

Really, everyone by now has to realize that this man is off his rocker.