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Reid is just doing political posturing as well. It's already been mentioned that Democrats are worried that they're going to vote for the administration's plan only to have McCain (and most of the rest of the Republicans on the hill) vote against it. That's why they're making such a big deal of trying to get McCain to commit to how he will vote.
And on the flip side, doesn't it make sense that if one of those two men is going to have to deal with the consequences of that bill for the next 4 years, they should at least get the shot to do their jobs and come try to shape it right now?
And if you want to see political posturing, watch the Democrats try to blame this on the "failed policies" of the administration instead of themselves for pushing through the "Community Reinvestment Act" which required banks to lend to people who were not good credit risks in the interest of everyone having the right to own a home. It's all those very mortgages which are defaulting, making mortgage backed securities worthless, and wrecking the balance sheets of investment banks. Democrats don't need to be telling anyone not to play politics on this one.
I'm not a big fan of many senators at all, but I can't stand Harry Reid. He talks out of both sides of his mouth more than anyone else in Washington.
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