Confused: McCain Claims "We've Made Progress" On Financial Crisis

On NBC News Thursday night, John McCain claimed that "we've made progress" on negotiating a financial rescue package. McCain suggested that he deserves some of the credit for the "progress" even though a bipartisan deal struck before McCain arrived on Capitol Hill fell apart after he met with House Republicans.

Here's his exact words:

"I think that we've made progress, and I'm confident we will have a deal. How much I had to do with that, I'll let you and others be the judge."

As a reminder, when John McCain landed in Washington, DC, House and Senate leaders from both parties had agreed to a framework for a deal.

Less than two hours after McCain began his meeting with GOP Leader John Boehner, Boehner announced that House Republicans were no longer on board with the deal. Next came the disastrous White House meeting -- which was McCain's idea to begin with.

So we went from having a basic deal in place to having no deal at all.

And McCain calls that progress? He couldn't possibly be more confused.

Here's video:

Comments

[simkmer]

McCain put your Country first, step aside. We need progress, we need SMART Government!
We need Diplomacy. We need Barrack Obama and Joe Biden.

[DiBaskin]

I am truly disgusted with McCain. How dare him use this crisis, something that could effect all Americans negatively if not fixed, for political gain. How dare him pretend to care when it is clear he only cares about winning. He went to Washington for the first time since April. He had the republicans withdraw their support so it could look like he came to save the day. On top of that he lied about suspending his campaign not making the debates until and agreement is reached. How anyone in their right mind can support this man is beyond my comprehension.

[XME]

VERY confused. Williams asked him where the money would come from for the bailout, if it would be printed, etc., and he either didn't understand the question, or didn't know so acted like he didn't understand. Williams should have stayed on it and asked again.

[watchingthings]

I wonder........is he really confused or is he just plain dumb. His decissions till now should have been much better. Sorry there old timer, but I don't think you have it up there in the ol' noggin to be President. Try retirement.....you must be awful tired by now.

[KintePost]

McCain is simply despicable. America deserves so much better ...

[yoli647]

McCain has demensia, you will notice it tonight at the Debate!!

[jaglon]

Typical McCain, even if it had been a complete compromise between the 2 parties I am sure McCain would have muddied it enough so that he could clain credit for bringing everyone together. That is the way he operates, he has claimed credit for things in the past that he was against or had nothing to do with.

McCain has long been for cutting the capital gains tax for fat cats and he saw an opening for it. Now he will claim credit for it. What a manipulator. Does anyone really want a dirty, underhanded dealer for president? Half the voting public in this country is ignorant or stupid and most of that crowd is both.

[Hollis-Greene]

Does McCain watch Fox News to see how well he's doing or something???

The guy did nothing but a photo op... please.

[Suzique]

McCain confused. You don't have to add anything else. Sort of "fill in the blank"

[westportmike]

What do you want to bet that the next "Maverick" thing is this:

He says Palin and he have agreed to let her out of the Veep position so that McCain can bring in a money guru (Bloomberg, etc.) to take her place for the good of the country.....BETCHA

[willowbarcelona]

He can't possibly ease her off the ticket! Palin is his "soul mate!"

[MsYellowDog]

What are you talking about? He has no known soul.

[JB2003]

I don't know, he would have to balace the positive (possible idependent votes) with the negative, lost foaming at the mouth, ideological christians on the far right- only a religious extremist with economic credentials would qualify and evagelicals HATE mormons, meaning Romney is out.

[delfonic]

He never really directly answers a question...just smoothly rambles non-sense and talking points. He's the "lovable Grandpa" version of Palin.

[westportmike]

He always looks like they just woke him up and he's grouchy and wants get back to bed.

[Diogenis]

Lovable? Pitiful!

[INDmind]

Apparently, this article doesn't note the Yahoo News headline

"Obama sees progress toward bailout deal"

[CatoTheCensor]

"I think that we've made progress, and I'm confident we will have a deal. How much I had to do with that, I'll let you and others be the judge."

And if that isn't the laugh line of the decade, I'll eat my hat.

[westportmike]

Come on, people don't really take him seriously? Do they?

I think I've been giving too many people the benefit of the doubt for too long.

[Diogenis]

Many of us have. Enuf! We need to listen to our gut instincts after knowing the facts.

[chf2go]

If only Senator Obama had agreed to the 10 town hall meetings I wanted, then the banking system that I flew into save wouldn't be such a mess!

I like David Letterman's retort that somebody has slipped something into McCain's Metamucil!

[JiminNC]

Yup yup - just like he is responsible for the new GI bill. He couldn't defeat it so he will take credit instead.

[westportmike]

And the "Change" slogan that was my idea too, yup yup