1.0 link 130309 <![CDATA[Matthews Blames Bailout Crash On McCain's Failed Leadership]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/29/matthews-on-mccains-faile_n_130309.html Chris Matthews points to John McCain's failure to provide the leadership that he promised -- and took credit for:

McCain said he was going to lead the Republican charge, he was going to make sure that this was a bipartisan success...he called charge, and the Republican retreated. That's what happened here.

Here's video:

Here's what McCain staff and surrogates were saying before the vote:

"This bill would not have been agreed to had it not been for John...

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