The Right Soapbox for McCain
Colbert King
Washington Post
What is John McCain going to do in Washington this week? The Senate banking committee, led by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), has the lead in fashioning legislation to enable a bailout of the financial industry.
McCain is not a member of that committee.
He serves on the armed services committee, the commerce committee and committee on Indian affairs. Those committees do not have oversight of the financial markets nor responsibility for putting together a rescue package.
Banking committee members -- Republicans and Democrats -- don't need to check with the GOP presidential nominee before they act. Nor should they. After all, McCain has already admitted that he needs to get up to speed on the economy. He'll have plenty of time to express himself once a bill is reported out of committee.
The administration is engaged in discussions with the appropriate legislative leaders of both parties and on both sides of the Capitol. That's where the deliberations belong.
The American people, not his fellow senators, need to hear from John McCain about what thinks about this financial crisis and about our national security. And he should share his views in a face-to-face exchange with his Democratic opponent. The presidential debate scheduled for Friday night in Mississippi gives McCain that opportunity. That's where he belongs.
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Washington Post
What is John McCain going to do in Washington this week? The Senate banking committee, led by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), has the lead in fashioning legislation to enable a bailout of the financial industry.
McCain is not a member of that committee.
He serves on the armed services committee, the commerce committee and committee on Indian affairs. Those committees do not have oversight of the financial markets nor responsibility for putting together a rescue package.
Banking committee members -- Republicans and Democrats -- don't need to check with the GOP presidential nominee before they act. Nor should they. After all, McCain has already admitted that he needs to get up to speed on the economy. He'll have plenty of time to express himself once a bill is reported out of committee.
The administration is engaged in discussions with the appropriate legislative leaders of both parties and on both sides of the Capitol. That's where the deliberations belong.
The American people, not his fellow senators, need to hear from John McCain about what thinks about this financial crisis and about our national security. And he should share his views in a face-to-face exchange with his Democratic opponent. The presidential debate scheduled for Friday night in Mississippi gives McCain that opportunity. That's where he belongs.
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