Lindsey Graham on Sunday: "Thank God John came back." (updated)

[ProSense]

"Thank God John came back."

What a tool!

WHEN THE GAMBLER ROLLS SNAKE EYES.... Just yesterday, Lindsey Graham told Fox News, "Thank God John came back" to work on the bailout package. Around the same time, McCain's chief campaign strategist was on NBC, bragging that it was John McCain who brought House Republicans to the negotiating table, making a deal likely.

And it was McCain himself, just this morning, who was taking credit for "building a winning bailout coalition -- hours before the vote failed and stocks tanked." McCain assumed victory was at hand, and he was rushing to position himself as the hero who saved the day.

As of this afternoon, John McCain looks pretty foolish.

After bragging today about his role in shaping the economic bailout package, Sen. John McCain made no statement to the press after the defeat of the bill, in part at the hands of House Republicans.

Instead, McCain boarded his Straight Talk Air charter plane, where he sat in front, separated from reporters by a brown curtain, without making a comment on the bill's defeat.

The McCain campaign's senior policy adviser, Doug Holtz-Eakin, issued a statement blaming Democrats and Barack Obama for the Republican failure, but it was so laughably pathetic, no one took it seriously. Holtz-Eakin, demonstrating a degree of hackery that should effectively ruin his reputation forever, insisted, "This bill failed because Barack Obama and the Democrats put politics ahead of country."

Um, Doug? Most Democrats backed the bill that McCain supported, while House Republicans -- you know, the ones McCain brought to the table as part of his triumph -- rejected it, on a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Who put politics ahead of country?

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[Jennicut]

1. Lindsay Graham is a complete and utter jerkoff.

I detest him and his stupid little voice.

[krkaufman]

2. Did he say that TODAY? *After* the bailout bill failed to pass?

Lindsey must be well-rested.

[dgibby]

6. I think he said it yesterday.

Can't wait to see how he tries to spin it today!

[krkaufman]

11. Oh, ok. It was stupid enough to say, yesterday.

But it'd be downright insane to say it after the Republicans spiked the bill today.

[Supersedeas]

3. integrity...credibility...or something less

[AspenRose]

4. Good Lord.

:puke:

[ProSense]

8. Lindsey is

hacktastic!

[Supersedeas]

5. integrity...credibility...or utter stupidity?

[ProSense]

9. The one that means

morons.

[LynnTheDem]

7. LOL!!!

Lindsey, I know he's your friend, but come on. You're not a stupid man.

And we're not stupid, either.

So what's the point of your very stupid remark?

[TheCoxwain]

10. Rudy Guiliani said after 9/11 ... "THANK GOD GEORGE BUSH IS OUR PRESIDENT"

[Overseas]

12. K&R to add to the stack of Republican hypocrisy-- Country Club First ! /n

[ProSense]

13. Yup! n/t

[mitchum]

14. That's just fabulous, Lindsey!

[mokawanis]

15. if Graham's greasy head caught fire

I would not take the time to stop and piss on him. He ain't worth it.

[and-justice-for-all]

16. Repig asshats trying to give credit to someone...

who does not know jack shit about the economy or economics. moron.