BUSTED! Rep. Trent Franks (AZ) Praised McCain's Leadership On Maddow, Then Votes AGAINST Bill!

[Median Democrat]

The MSM is not picking this up, but playing and re-playing the GOP's excuse that Pelosi is to blame for the failure of the bill due to her harsh words against Bush. However, it turns out that many GOP members of Congress are contradicting this assertion. Worse, it appears that some have been caught praising McCain's leadership, but ignoring this very same leadership. Remember on Friday when Arizona Congressman Trent Franks was on the Rachel Maddow show praising John McCain's leadership and giving his home state Senator credit for the anticipated passage of the bill?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-raymond/mccain-acts-like-a-tough_b_129833.html

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Rachel Maddow on The Rachel Maddow Show (what, no sports analogy?) talked to Rep. Trent Franks, who practically attributed the yet to be agreed upon bailout plan to McCain. On his campaign time-out, he flew into Washington like Superman and saved the day when he stopped by to talk to the dissenting House Republicans before making his all important photo op with the prez. Not only was McCain proclaimed debate winner by his campaign hours before the debate started, but he's also been declared our country's savior by House Republicans (go figure), having single-handedly steered us to a great bailout plan, avoiding economic disaster, days before the plan has been written, let alone agreed to. McCain is truly a god.

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WELL, it turns out that notwithstanding the leadership and lobbying efforts that Trent Franks praised, he voted AGAINST the bill on Monday, and stood with other House Republicans who contradicted their leadership's claims that they were voting against the Bill because of Pelosi's comments:

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/blunts-count-was-10-short-2008-09-29.html

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During a closed-door meeting of members on Sunday night, Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) referred to the package crafted by House and Senate leaders as a “crap sandwich” but said it was necessary to vote for it to save the economy from a potentially crippling economic crisis. During his floor speech on Monday, Boehner called the bill “awful” but necessary.

Conference politics also ran amok during the week as members jockeyed for position in anticipation of leadership races for the next Congress.

Leadership officials blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for the failure of the bill, claiming her floor address was filled with partisan barbs and forced some Republicans to vote no.

But other Republicans disagreed strongly with that assertion, which was mocked by Democrats as false and petty.

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said the GOP leadership comments were untrue, asserting that House Republicans voted against the bill because of its contents.

“We’re not babies who suck our thumbs,” Bachmann said at a press conference after the vote.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Texas), the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee who has triggered speculation that he will mount a leadership bid, was one of the first members to publicly reject the revised rescue plan.

Hensarling appeared at the press conference with Bachmann, as well as other Republicans who voted no, including Reps. Scott Garrett (N.J.), Steve King (Iowa), Trent Franks (Ariz.) and Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.).

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[endthewar]

1. I'd bet a million bucks he doesn't go back on Maddow's show

There's no way in hell he can explain this. No politician in history could find a way to spin this.

[Median Democrat]

3. Was Trent Franks Lying About McCain's Leadership Or Did He Change His Mind About The Bill?

I wish someone would interview Trent Franks, and ask him why he publicly praised McCain's leadership, but ultimately voted against the bill that McCain supported. That strikes me as pretty pathetic leadership.

[blondeatlast]

4. Betcha Maddow makes a HUGE deal of this tonight without making a huge deal of it

(she's pretty good about that!).

[msallied]

2. Wow. Just wow.

What a bunch of lying, dirty-dealing scumbags. I wonder how many people hit the poor house today because of the GOP's sick need to play politics on this issue?

[chitty]

5. Trent Franks

Is one of the biggest tools in the toolbox.

I remember Tweety having him on a few months ago and made him look pretty bad.

[Median Democrat]

8. I Wish Someone Would Ask Him About His Comments On Maddow

How did he end up voting against his Senator and party nominee after praising McCain's leadership on Maddow?

[Supersedeas]

6. But Ms Greenspan and McChuckie want to blame the Wall Street tumble on blacks and Obama

[pdxmom]

7. The Repukes are rapidly throwing everyone under the bus. McCain

and Boehner are the most obvious, but Blunt is under there, along with pretty much anyone who voted for the bill. I'm waiting patiently to hear how the Repukes are not united, ad nasuem, as we heard before the convention about the Dems.