More Cluelessness From Team McCrankyOldBastard - Now not going to Capitol Hill today

[jefferson_dem]

McCain now not going to Capitol Hill today
Posted: 03:30 PM ET

From CNN's Chris Welch, CNN's Steve Brusk, CNN's Tasha Diakides

WASHINGTON (CNN) – A top aide to Senator John McCain said the Republican presidential candidate will not go to Capitol Hill Saturday afternoon, as negotiators meet to work out a deal on the financial bailout plan.

Senior adviser Mark Salter just told reporters outside McCain’s campaign headquarters in Arlington, VA that the Senator will instead continue to make calls to members of Congress.

Salter said he will not go because “he can effectively do what he needs to do by phone. "He’s calling members on both sides, talking to people in the administration, helping out as he can.’’ The campaign said it will release a list of people McCain spoke with later Saturday.

Senator Barack Obama, traveling for campaign events in North Carolina and Virginia, spoke Saturday with Congressman Barney Frank, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Senator Harry Reid, his campaign said. The Democratic presidential candidate was briefed on the latest with the negotiations.

McCain returned to Washington early Saturday morning from Memphis following last night’s debate because of the bailout situation. He decided to deliver a Saturday evening speech by satellite to a group in Columbus rather than traveling there in person.

Salter said, “We hope to have a deal in place so we can get back on the trail.”

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/27/mccain-now-not-going-to-capitol-hill-today/

[grannie4peace]

1. he needs a nap!!!!

[democracy1st]

14. hehe tell em grannie

[monmouth]

17. I bet that's exactly what he's doing. Napping all day. Get back to it tomorrow..n/t

[louis-t]

2. Doesn't want to be ignored by his own party.

Again.

[Riddler]

3. He's missed so damn many votes he's probably still trying to remember where his office is

[Inuca]

6. There were votes today, by the way n/t

[ananda]

4. He can tallk on the phone but he still can't multitask and..

.. go on the campaign trail like Obama?

Sheesh.

[Inuca]

5. I guess he did not want to pay

long distance fees :evilgrin:

[sufrommich]

7. Doesn't that kind of dilute the effectiveness

of scolding Obama for not being "on the ground" in Washington? Didn't the republicans just try to accuse Obama of having a "if you need me,call me" attitude? Now McCain's campaign says "he can effectively do what he needs to do by phone". Isn't that exactly what Obama said??? Jesus, dumbest campaign in my lifetime.

[Andy823]

8. I think that his own party

Told him to "stay away"! They know what he did last week was all political, and even though some of them were going to allow him to use this for political gain, the others were upset with him.

The question is will he try and take credit for the bill and will he even show up to vote on it.

[Dollface]

9. It hurts his feelings that they all hide when they see him coming. They treat him just like Bush!

[crazy_vanilla]

10. boy, he is erratic !!!!

[No Elephants]

11. Oh, so NOW he figured out he can talk to his colleagues in Congress by phone. If only he had

figured that out last week, he could have spared us all that drama about missing the debate.

[CitizenLeft]

12. what, is he Obama's parrot now?

"Salter said he will not go because “he can effectively do what he needs to do by phone."

How many times did Barack say that Wed & Thurs? ...after stealing his 5 points for the bailout and trying to take credit for it?

What an incompetent unimaginative snide and shameless dullard he is.

[rvablue]

13. He's too busy looking for a VP replacement!!!!! n/t

[BlueIdaho]

15. Hey he could always just email congressional republicans - oh... never mind...

[gemlake]

16. I wonder if McCain has reversed course again

and doesn't want to be too closely tied to the final bailout agreement. Ridiculous.

[JackBeck]

18. Isn't it amazing what one can accomplish once a campaign is suspended?