Did We Just Have A Bartlett-To-Ritchie Heart-To-Heart Moment On The Senate Floor?

[BlooInBloo]

To refresh anyone's memory who needs it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVhAnAm0E0k
Bartlett to Ritchie: In the future, if you're wondering: "Crime, boy, I don't know" is when I decided to kick your ass.


What happened on the Senate floor:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/221317.php

Let the record reflect that Barack Obama made the approach to John McCain tonight.

As the two shared the Senate floor tonight for the first time since they won their party nominations, Obama stood chatting with Democrats on his side of the aisle, and McCain stood on the Republican side of the aisle.

So Obama crossed over into enemy territory.

He walked over to where McCain was chatting with Republican Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida and Independent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut. And he stretched out his arm and offered his hand to McCain.

McCain shook it, but with a "go away" look that no one could miss. He tried his best not to even look at Obama.

Finally, with a tight smile, McCain managed a greeting: "Good to see you."

Obama got the message. He shook hands with Martinez and Lieberman -- both of whom greeted him more warmly -- and quickly beat a retreat back to the Democratic side.

I'll be curious to see what the fallout from this is, if any.

[firedupdem]

1. McCain has no class at all. He's a cranky old geezer who never

got to his dream job. I'm going to keep working to make sure he doesn't get there this time. He's horrible and mean and dangerous for America. He's unfit to be in the same room with Senator Obama.

[Marsala]

2. No fallout, except another slight push towards a McCain breakdown

Obama is smart. He must know how passive-aggressive that came off to McCain.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

3. McCain realizes Obama has probably beaten him, and he can't stand to look at him.

[AllentownJake]

4. McCain did this to himself on this bill

He should no to count votes before bragging.

[political_Dem]

5. McCain just demonstrated that he can't work with people across the aisle.

That one little gesture said a lot about the "so-called" Maverick. And it spoke more to the fact that he has the inability to deal with anyone different than himself.

Would you trust this man to deal in intricate talks with the leaders of other countries?