AZ Republican John Shadegg Contradicts Cantor, Boehner, McCain

By: Lowell
Published On: 9/30/2008 10:55:36 AM

Joe Scarborough: Let's bring in now Republican Arizona Representative John Shaddegg. John, let me begin by asking you, did you vote against this bill because your feelings were hurt by Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, and members of the Democratic caucus?

John Shadegg: No, I didn't, Joe, and I don't know a single Republican who did. It was a stupid speech by her, but it didn't move any votes. On an issue of this importance, nobody...

Joe Scarborough: Well, Boehner said it moved votes, was Boehner wrong?

John Shadegg: Yeah, I think their feelings were hurt, it was embarrassing for leadership on both parties to lose the bill, so they went out and made a stupid claim.

Also, the Washington Post reports that "Just before lunchtime yesterday, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and his lieutenants went through the final vote count and realized they had a problem."  That's right, the Republicans were falling apart BEFORE Nancy Pelosi's speech that upset them so. Boo-hoo-hoo.

Comments



lying liars.... (unionman - 9/30/2008 11:03:18 AM)
More from the pathetic lying liars.


and morning joe and mika (chiefsjen - 9/30/2008 9:02:40 PM)
spent the entire interview with van hollen talking over him about how disgusted they were with nancy pelosi's speech and 'how u just dont do that', etc.... etc

then i laffed in their faces when he said that, cuz Mika couldn't even bring herself to lift her head to the camera.



Newt Gingrich's Role (Flipper - 9/30/2008 11:03:27 AM)
Looks like Newt was mucking in this as well, according to the Huffington Post, to prepare for a White House run in 2012!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...



Anita Hartke (Flipper - 9/30/2008 11:05:10 AM)
And where is Anita Hartke on all of this.  She should be taking a 2 by 4 and slamming Cantor right between the eyes on this!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talk about an opening..........



Really-after years of Roveian tactic-being cal traitors etc (VA Breeze - 9/30/2008 11:11:43 AM)
the GOP is cowed by a little truth-telling


Put a wrench in their AD plan (hereinva - 9/30/2008 3:43:37 PM)
They were against it before they were for it then against it etc. According to Politico
The Republican National Committee's new advertisement critical of the the Wall Street "bailout" was produced and sent to television stations in key states before the package failed, officials at two stations said.

"Wall Street Squanders our money. And Washington is forced to bail them out with -- you guessed it -- our money. Can it get any worse?" asks the ad's narrator, as the words "BAILOUT WITH OUR MONEY" cross the screen. (The answer: Obama's plans would make it worse.)

The ad, however, seems to assume that it can safely attack a successful plan. And the reason may be the timing: Though it started airing this morning, the spot was released to stations yesterday morning, ad executives at stations in Michigan and Pennsylvania said.

Kae Buck of WLNS in Lansing said her station received the at at 7:55 a.m. Monday.  Luanne Russell of Pittsburgh's WTAE said her station received it at 10:49 Monday morning.

The ad taps into deep resentment of the plan, but it comes at a time when the candidate it supports, John McCain, is urging its package, and asking that it not be referred to as a "bailout," but a "rescue."