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tannybogus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 07:49 AM
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"I didn't know I was going to be the referee for an internal GOP ideological civil war," Frank, D-Ma
Edited on Fri Sep-26-08 07:50 AM by tannybogus
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Rep. Barney Frank said leading Democrats on Capitol Hill were shocked by the level of divisiveness that surfaced at a White House meeting Thursday, not long after key congressional players of both parties declared they'd achieved the broad outlines of an agreement on a bill implementing the administration's proposed $700 billion bailout plan.
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McCain's leadership in the negotiations "is to try to stop us from yelling at each other, announcing deals that don't exist, to actually talk to the House and the Senate and get agreement and then go to the press," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on NBC's "Today" show: "Try to create organization out of chaos.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080926/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown;_
They need Supernanny not McCain.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 07:52 AM
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1. Yes...basically this is the House Republicans vs. the Bush Administration
They need to get their act together.
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 08:46 AM
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2. It doesn't help McCain is trying to make himself look important, but
hasn't a clue about economics, so he's not actually saying anything.
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