“From the minute John McCain suspended his campaign (DD: he didn't)
"and arrived in Washington to address this crisis, (DD: he never went to the Hill negotiating sessions)
"he was attacked by the Democratic leadership: Senators Obama and Reid, Speaker Pelosi and others. (DD: McCain was practically ignored at the White House summit and afterwards)
"Their partisan attacks were an effort to gain political advantage during a national economic crisis. (DD: Just like McCain has been doing the last week)
"By doing so, they put at risk the homes, livelihoods and savings of millions of American families. (DD: Just like McCain did when he swooped in and almost killed the deal)
"Barack Obama failed to lead, phoned it in, attacked John McCain, and refused to even say if he supported the final bill. (DD: McCain stayed home at his apartment most of the weekend and made a few phone calls)
"Just before the vote, when the outcome was still in doubt, Speaker Pelosi gave a strongly worded partisan speech and poisoned the outcome. (DD: McCain was on the road campaigning and said nothing)
"This bill failed because Barack Obama and the Democrats put politics ahead of country.” (DD: The bill failed because House Republicans failed to honor the negotiated deal and changed their votes)
John McCain, 900 miles away in Des Moines (both literally and figurative), added to the discourse with the following:
"Senator Obama and his allies in Congress infused unnecessary partisanship into the process. Now is not the time to affix the blame. It’s time to fix the problem. "
I'm not sure if it's him or me that doesn't get it, but in his second sentence I think he condemned the very act he committed in the first sentence!
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