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Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel
To be fair it still isn't a bipartisan consensus, the House GOP Caucus still opposes it, so the Democrats have apparently just started to decide that they'll pass it themselves (seeing as how they had a majority to start with).
The idea is/was that they need to get more members on board so it looks like a bipartisan deal and not a party line vote and is more reassuring to citizens. And according to GOP congressional leaders that won't happen unless they end up with something McCain will support. So from that perspective, having him in the negotiations will help get GOP support and make the bill look better, even if it would have passed to start with.
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Looks better...BUT will it work??
You JUST said...the bill would have passed from the jump...THUS....McCain 'needed' to be there for what again? To make the bill look better??????
RRIIIIiiiiiiiight.
You can put lipstick on a pig...but it doesn't mean it will look better!!
Hell you can put lipstick on a pitbull, it's still going to bite you if you piss it off!
(couldn't resist!! HAH!)
and if it makes you feel more comfy....BOTH just left the White House....turn on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/...rap/index.html
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