If A Majority of House GOP Members Don't Vote For Bill, It Proves (Again) McCain Is Useless

[Median Democrat]

The Republicans have been talking up McCain's role in reaching a deal, and have been trying to tamp down stories about how he nearly screwed things up on Thursday. However, the ultimate proof in the pudding will be whether a majority of the House Reppublicans vote in support of the Bill. If not, then this is numerical proof that McCain not only was useless, but that he perhaps made passage of the bailout he advocated more difficult to achieve. My take is that if the House Republicans come out against the bill, that we DUers light up the blogs and message boards, and ask what the heck did McCain bring to the table? They brag about him putting pressure on his own party, but if his party abandons him, then it just proves (again) he does not bring squat to the table.

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1845325,00.html

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But the candidate with the most riding on Monday's vote is McCain, who backed the concerns of conservatives in the House over the initial agreement. "John McCain stood up for House Republicans," said Rep. Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican who was involved in early negotiations. "He stood up to the Administration. John McCain vastly improved this bill."

But if a majority of the House Republicans don't vote for the measure, McCain could lose political face. "If McCain cannot persuade them, it is hard to portray him as a leader," said Clyde Wilcox, a political science professor at Georgetown University.

When asked if McCain would be hurt if the bill did not win a majority, Boehner Sunday night snapped, 'That's irrelevant." Since McCain "suspended" his campaign, the polls have been swinging Obama's way. McCain tied Obama in the Gallup and Rasmussen Daily tracking polls early last week, but Obama has since opened up his widest leads of the race in both surveys, ahead by 8 and 6 percentage points respectively. But even if most House Republicans wind up supporting the bill, the legislation is beginning to feel like the White Elephant every one is looking to give away.

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[leftofcool]

1. No, it proves the Dems are in league with Bush

and will own this bill that is doomed to fail once passed

[qanda]

2. I just hate this!!!! The Democrats are being swindled and they don't even realize it...

This bill is the Democrat's baby and they are going to have to deal with the consequences of it until the end of time.