I was just watching a rebroadcast of Race for the White House with David Gregory and he had McCain spokesperson Nancy Pfotenhauer on, asking her about McCain's suspension of his campaign today.
She outright lied about what Senate Majority Leader Henry Reid said today about John McCain coming to Washington to save us all from financial ruin.
This proves, beyond ANY doubt, that McCain's campaign suspension is nothing more than a political ploy.
Below is what Harry Reid said earlier today from The Huffington Post:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in a statement that McCain's move would actually impair negotiations over the bailout by introducing politics into the equation.
"I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at Senator Obama's suggestion," said Reid. "But it would not be helpful at this time to have them come back during these negotiations and risk injecting presidential politics into this process or distract important talks about the future of our nation's economy. If that changes, we will call upon them. We need leadership; not a campaign photo op."
Later, Reid personally delivered his statement to McCain over the phone after the Arizona Republican called the Majority Leader. "Sorry, John, I already issued this statement," Reid told McCain, a Democratic staffer told the Huffington Post.
The staffer added, "John McCain's done enough damage to our economy in Washington. He should stay on the campaign trail."
Here is a video of Harry Reid expressing his doubts about John McCain's REAL reasons for suspending his campaign (further backing up his earlier statement(:
Now, contrast that with what Ms. Pfotenhauer stated tonight on Race for the White House (I'm sorry but the video is not yet available but I'll post it as soon as it comes up), that "Harry Reid told John McCain that they can't get this bill done without his help." What a total load of crap! Harry Reid said EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE!
Note: I still have yet to find the video of Nancy Pfotenhauer's ludicrous statements on MSNBC's site as of this morning. If anyone can direct me to it, I'd greatly appreciate it.
As I said in the introduction, this PROVES, beyond a doubt, that John McCain is trying desperately to make political points with this crisis.
Country First, John McCain? No, you prove again and again with your lies, smears and innuendo that its John McCain First, Politics Second and Country DEAD LAST!