Posted on 11/05/2008 9:56:52 PM PST by Michael Eden
The most essential ingredient of a Democrat is hypocrisy. And not just a pinch of hypocrisy; they dump it into the mixture of their mixed-up psyches by the cup-full. Case in point - the following story:
Democrats say McCain can help mediate standoffsIt's unfortunate that the AP story doesn't mention the way Democrats called on John McCain to help mediate the bailout package vote, only to viciously turn on him and demagogue his efforts once he got there. The same Chuck Schumer who said, "There's a need for the old John McCain" not very long ago attacked that same "old John McCain" with the following rant:By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press PHOENIX – Before resting from the grueling presidential race, John McCain began discussing with senior aides what role he will play in the Senate now that he has promised to work with the man who defeated him for president.
Democrats, who padded their majorities in the House and Senate, have a suggestion: McCain can mediate solutions to partisan standoffs on key legislation as he did to help avert a constitutional meltdown over judicial confirmations in 2005.
"There's a need for the old John McCain, a leader who worked in a bipartisan way," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday.
Charles Schumer was among the many Democrats jumping on the hard-core partisan Democratic bandwagon to attack John McCain for trying to help:The Associated Press article portrays Democrats as being bi-partisan and noble in calling for John McCain's help in the upcoming administration. It fails to mention how deceitful, disingenuous, hypocritical, and mean-spirited the little demagogues were the LAST time they called for John McCain's help. Schumer lied when he said they were making "good progress" during the bailout package negotiations prior to McCain's arrival. There was no deal on the table. House Republicans had been shut out of any negotiations. There was only a cheap political ambush waiting for John McCain when he showed up.Schumer also requested that Bush get the House Republicans in line. “We need President Bush to take leadership. We need President Bush, first and foremost, to get the Republican House members to support his plan or modify it in some way to bring them on board,” he said.He added, “When you inject presidential politics into some of the most difficult negotiations under normal circumstances, it is fraught with difficulty. Before McCain made his announcement, we were making great progress. Now after his announcement, we are behind the 8 ball. We have to put things back together again.”
I wrote about the incredibly disengenuous way the Democratic leadership called for John McCain's involvement, and then attacked him for involving himself the moment he suspended his campaign to try to exercise his leadership within the Republican Party for the common good.
The American people want bipartisan cooperation. But Democrats sure don't. And they haven't for years.
Hopefully, John McCain has finally learned his lesson. Unlike Barack Obama - who has basically never reached across the political divide to conservatives the way McCain routinely did with liberals (e.g., Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy), McCain has too often been with Democrats the way Charlie Brown was with Lucy and the football.
The Democratic leadership is watching the stock market sink nearly 500 points on the day after the election, and they know if they say what they really want to do, it will go down like the air pressure of a car tire following a blowout. And now all the economic woes that Democrats like Chuck Schumer earlier delighted in stirring up are on THEIR watch. But they want to compromise with Republicans the way wolves want to compromise with deer fawns.
Hopefully, John McCain will tell Charles Schumer what to go do with himself.
McCain, stupidly, will probably oblige...
McCain can now safely go back to being their little bitch.
They always instinctively seek out and recognize one of their own kind, don't they...?
My favorite word is once again in the article. You might as well stick it on McCains forehead; compromise. At this point in time I like to refer to it as a sellout our conservative principles. He campaigned to the point I was sick, about crossing the aisle, he won’t stop. Continue to clean house - Sorry Mack
LOL! Chutzpah.
“McCain can now safely go back to being their little bitch.”
Give him a week; he will start working on Amnesty again.
All they have to do is show him a little affection and he'll roll. It doesn't seem that he's learned a thing.
Says the shyster who's never taken a single step toward the other side of the aisle in his life. But Schumer doesn't have to worry about McRINO -- he'll be back kissing the Dems' posteriors in no time.
No, dammit, NO.
They want to compromise with Republicans so they can blame them when their ideas screw up the country.
McCain appears to be damaged goods and borderline dysfunctional.
McCain ought to resign his Senate seat. I had hopes for a McCain presidency which I imagined to be something along the lines of a Bush presidency. I didn’t expect Mr Conservative, but at least an American Presidency for the good of our country. But if he is going to be now the Dems tool... RESIGN.
Oh just leave McCain alone. He tried to save all your arses from the damn commie slave masters.
BTW... He got close to half of all of the votes and I suspect you all went and kissed commie butt to keep him out...so STHU.
McCain and Bush will help the Demoncrats destroy any future Republican like Sarah Palin now.
What do you think this staff leaking crap now is all about. They are talking to MSLSD or better called OBAMATV
nice post:)
Horse crap. He's been running for President for years.
If someone would ask me who in the U.S. Senate is most likely to be a truely insurgent Marxist besides Obama and Biden, Chas. Schumer would come to mind.
Oh just leave McCain alone. He tried to save all your arses from the damn commie slave masters.
you mean Palin
All Republicans in Congress would do well to take note of the attitude of the base. We will swoon over any one of them who stands up to the opposition and attempts to make us proud. He won’t have a chance of succeeding but the base needs a hero. Boy do we need a hero!
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