Looks like we may have a deal:
House and Senate negotiators from both parties said Thursday that they had reached general agreement to move forward with the Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion rescue effort of the nation’s financial system.
Emerging from a nearly three-hour meeting in the Capitol, Republicans and Democrats said they would continue working through the day to complete the
legislative language and would begin final negotiations with the Treasury.
Oh well, maybe the next tantrum/stunt will work out better.
What do you mean, not indispensable? You’ll notice that the agreement wasn’t reached until *after* the tantrum was thrown. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc, and the Congress was cowed into submission by the fearsome McCain.Y’know, John McCain spent over five years in the hands of a government that didn’t have 700 billion for a bail-out. I think we should all show some respect for that.
Last I heard, the deal was a no go – mostly because McCain got together with some GOPers who wanted a different plant and together they scotched whatever deal had been reached.Oh, and the different plan McCain and the GOPers put together? You’ll love this.Their answer to the credit collapse is: less regulation, more tax cuts.We’re way past the theory that McCain’s candidacy is one long performance art piece. Now we have to wonder if the entire GOP is in on the gag.
” said Thursday that they had reached general agreement”Odd what I heard is that no one bothered to discuss anything with the Republican House Leadershipis this like the deal where Harry Reid announced I got some good news in the last hour or so … it appears that Sen. McCain is going to come out for this.” McCain flatly denied that he had endorsed the plan.I think you should discuss a deal at least one time with the other side before you make an announcement you have one
“Last I heard, the deal was a no go”Let’s hope so.”less regulation, more tax cuts.”That would be great, but I’ll believe it when I see it.