Obama crossed to the GOP side of the Senate to shake hands with McCain, and got a "chilly response"

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT: Not-So-Secret Handshake
By Jeff Zeleny and Michael Cooper

WASHINGTON – It was Senator Barack Obama who crossed the aisle.

As the senators gathered to vote on the $700 billion financial rescue package on Wednesday evening, Mr. Obama walked over to the Republican side of the chamber to extend a greeting to Senator John McCain.

He got a chilly response.

While it took Mr. Obama several seconds to make his way over to see his rival, Mr. McCain barely pivoted his body as he took Mr. Obama’s hand for a handshake that lasted just a moment. The eye contact was just as brief.

The moment provided a rare element of drama in an otherwise routine evening of votes. It was a curious sight on Capitol Hill, marking the second time in less than a week that the two presidential candidates crossed paths in Washington over deliberations on the economic relief package intended to stabilize the nation’s financial system.

Mr. Obama, who first arrived on the Senate floor at 5 p.m., presented his argument in favor of the legislation in a 13-minute speech. When Mr. McCain arrived shortly before 8 p.m., he did not join other Republicans in addressing the Senate. Aides to Mr. McCain said he had already addressed the substance of the bill during a speech earlier in the day in Missouri.

As Mr. Obama worked the floor of the Senate, holding a long conversation with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and walking around to greet a host of other colleagues, Mr. McCain largely stayed near his seat. Republican senators wandered by to say hello, before he walked away from the chamber....

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/not-so-secret-handshake/

What's WRONG with McCain??? He won't look at Obama, now he barely gives him a handshake?

[bdamomma]

1. McCain is both rude and arrogant.

and scared!!!!

[Cronus Protagonist]

2. Obama got nads, McCain, NO NADS

What a coward McCain is.

[uponit7771]

15. Right!! Obama is NOT afraid to face McNoNads

[Muttocracy]

3. I wonder if his handlers told him independents didn't like the no-eye-contact

either they didn't tell him, or he really can't bear to look at Obama!

[dbonds]

4. Obama shakes hand and says...

Hi John, glad we voted together on this. Hows that campaign thing going for you?

[peacebird]

5. oh - SNAP!

:rofl:

[paparush]

11. Obama says, John, I'll come visit you here next year.

[neomonkey]

6. Sadly, being a Republican and a miserable ass

need not be synonymous.

John McCain is just a complete classless cretin, regardless of color or stripe.

[liberalpragmatist]

7. He hates him

McCain always DESPISES his political opponents. Granted, nobody really saw it as a character flaw when his opponents were people like George W. Bush and Mitt Romney because everyone hated them.

He sees Obama as a presumptuous upstart who stole his thunder. He's "undeserving" in his opinion. He has nothing but contempt for him.

[demokatgurrl]

9. I really think he does

he resents him. I am kind of enjoying thinking about the inner turmoil McCain must go through every time he sees Obama's smiling face. }(

[ericgtr]

8. This is one of the things I love about Obama - He is truly a diplomat

And the freepers are wondering why the rest of the world is excited about this man? It took balls to walk over there and do what he did, he's just a genuine guy who wants to get things done together. McCain is just a stone cold dick, fuck him. Once Obama wins this thing not just our country, but our world will be such a better place.

K&R
:kick:

[FrenchieCat]

10. Obama is smooth.

Which is what we are in need of.

He plays poker.

McCain plays Diddle Winks.

[DeepModem Mom]

13. I think McCain shoots crap -- er, craps. nt

[phleshdef]

12. I've been trying to locate a video of this all day. Anyone have a link?

[trueblue2007]

14. What's wrong with McCain? He has mental problems!! He is HOSTILE.... 24/7