Kerry, McCain, The Hobbits

[Annie]

Well everyone and his brother think 'the Hobbits' are to blame, though today McCain reversed himself. LOL!

McCain: Tea Party Members Had ‘Mandate’ to Oppose Tax and Spending Hikes - By Katrina Trinko - The Corner - National Review Online

McCain: Tea Party Members Had ‘Mandate’ to Oppose Tax and Spending Hikes
By Katrina Trinko
Posted on August 07, 2011 11:40 AM

Sen. John McCain defended the Tea Party against Sen. John Kerry’s “tea party downgrade” remark on Meet the Press this morning.

“We could have reached an agreement a lot earlier, but the members of the House of Representatives had a mandate last November, and it was jobs and the economy and it was spending. And for them to then agree to tax increases and spending increases was obviously a repudiation of the mandate they felt they had from last November,” McCain said.

He said that much of the “dysfunction” in the current political system could be attributed to “the failure of the president of the United States to lead.”

“The fact is that the President never came forward with a plan,” McCain pointed out. “There was never a specific plan. There was always the so-called ‘leading from behind.’”

McCain defended the S & P downgrade, saying it would be a mistake to “shoot the messenger.” He said he hoped the downgrade would lead to the congressional super committee looking seriously at entitlement reform...

Meet the Press video at site.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

I watched that this morning. Was interesting to see the host repeatedly interrupt McCain but let Kerry endlessly ramble on.