McCain Aide Claims Credit For Deal, Says "We're Going Into A Debate"

Shortly before 2pm ET, McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said on MSNBC that his boss deserves credit for the bipartisan bailout deal.

Bounds then apparently went way off message, indicating that McCain would attend tomorrow's debate. "We're going into a debate," Bounds said, adding "I think we're going there strong."

Here's a transcript of his conversation with Andrea Mitchell:

Before John McCain suspended his campaign yesterday, the situation that we're looking at today looked very different then. After he showed leadership and called for bipartisanship, for us to partisanship aside and tackle this solution head on, here we are. And we're going into a debate, I think we're going there strong.

Here's video:

This is unlikely to represent an official change in position for the campaign. Earlier in the interview Bounds was more on message, saying that the McCain campaign was "hoping to go into" the debate.

Comments

[Coinyer101]

i do not like him at all.

[liseworks]

That's because he is ......unlikeable.

Weird even.

[KodeBloo]

Why are all the Tuckers cut from the same entitled snarky cloth? Bounds. Carlson. No difference at all.

[soapington]

Why is he called "Tucker Bounds"? NOBODY could possibly be called Tucker Bounds. It's ridiculous.

[roshni]

Dan Quayle's son is called Tucker Quayle.
Maybe all these Tuckers turn out the way they do because their names scar them for life.

[keepemhonest]

Poor Tucker .. he has no clue that his dude, McCain CAUSED a train wreck in DC today.

[LeawoodKansas]

Is it legal for a 13 year to stump for a candidate?

[AllenD]

"Shortly before 2pm ET, McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said on MSNBC that his boss deserves credit for the bipartisan bailout deal."

I got it. McCain goes in and the deal falls apart and his spokesman, Zippy the Pinhead blames Obama.

[DCtrain]

Tucker personifies an arrogant, hypocritcal pencil neck. McCain and his losers are discusting. And Bill Clinton is discusting for supporting McCain.

[cheapshoes]

I don't know if I'm more overwhelmed with bemusement or contempt by this clown. His incompetence is truly amazing. Let's hope they continue to trot him out.

[Passenger57]

Anyone ever seen the lower half of ol' Tucker Bounds? I personally think the rest of his body is a pony from the belt down...and his hair hides those cute little horns...

[grata2ude]

ROFL. oh that's funny.

[nanton29]

I am unable to find competence with any of McCain's staffers starting with his pick for veep. I think it was Mark Twain who said that ' truth is a valuable commodity so let us economize' , judging from the republican spokespeople they are economizing alright. You cannot believe anything that come out of their mouths, unfortunately they are following their leader.

[SayonaraSnot]

I hope they never "disappear" Tucker Bounds, because he's my favorite!

[AllenD]

I thought it would be impossible for someone to make Howard Wolfson and Harold Ickles look rational and sane.

[mstoot]

They could always replace Tucker Bounds with his brother "Outof Bounds."

[liseworks]

Gaggedn Bound.

[Jacob77030]

Tucker "T urd Blossom II" Bounds learned well from Baghdad Bob.

[Vyvjala]

little tuck is a burbling twit..............and fits right in...................

[BlackWidowPilot]

Tucker is like his Dear Leader McSame: a complete waste of carbon.

Leland R. Erickson

Citizen

[JulianJons]

It is quite possible that McCain used the suspension ruse as a diversionary tactic. Obama was preparing for the debate in Florida and he did not do it. He took a plane back to Washington. I am concerned if he was adequately prepared for the debate. This could be one of McCain purposes that was missed. They are masters about this stuff.

[studioh!]

Obama knows how to multi-task; he can fly and study at the same time. Spend much time on planes?
If he's not smoking anymore, he can chew gum at the same time too!

[oscartucker]

Old Tucker spoke too soon. It seems that McCain said nothing of substance to get a bipartisan agreement, and several people are blaming McCain for showing up and politicizing the whole process. Mc had not been to the Senate since April. Did he think he was going to show up today and be treated as a liberator with flowers strewn in his path? That McCain: a legend in his own mind. Tucker needs a big drink!

[JulianJons]

I think some people mentioned he didnt even say anything. He just sat there with his creepy smile.

[grata2ude]

I read that McCain wanted less regulation than was proposed. Now isn't this contrary to what he said. In his speech he said they need regulation but he goes behind closed doors and says just the opposite.

Hey......someone grab Tucker by the scruff of his neck and shove him in a locker somewhere.

[bartonfink]

he's amazing. as pathological. he can look into a camera and say things to millions of people, willfully conflating, and obfuscating(read: lying), and somehow not burst into flames.

he should be on heroes. bad guy. whose superpower is altering reality whenever he's on camera

ha ha. so he's always conniving to get on camera, get it? and say even more absurd things. an endless cycle of sh*t