McCain camp says Obama not leading
The McCain campaign said obama has failed to show leadership during the economic crisis. (Getty Images)
(CNN) - John McCain's campaign is seizing on the prepared text of Barack Obama's speech Monday in Denver, saying it shows the Illinois senator has been "out of touch" with the unfolding financial crisis and congress' economic bailout plan. (Read the prepared text [PDF])
In the text distributed by the Obama campaign Tuesday morning, Obama was to say, "And today, Democrats and Republicans in Washington have agreed on an emergency rescue plan."
But moments before Obama was set to take the stage in Denver, the House officially rejected the bailout plan, prompting a delay in the Illinois senator's rally and a change in his comments on the bill:
"I am confident we are going to get there but it's going to be sort of rocky. It's sort of like flying into Denver. You know you're going to land but it's not always fun going over those mountains," he said.
McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds suggested the fact the Obama thought the measure would pass was a sign the Illinois senator was not closely involved in helping coral support for the bailout plan.
"When Barack Obama released remarks today that praised the passage of America's economic rescue plan, just before his allies in Congress voted to kill it, it revealed just how out of touch Barack Obama has been during this crisis," Bounds said, adding Obama has "shown failed leadership we can't afford."
In his own rally Monday morning before the House officially rejected the bailout plan, McCain did not suggest the bill would pass but touted his role pushing members of his party to vote for it.
"I've never been afraid of stepping in to solve problems for the American people, and I'm not going to stop now," he said. "Sen. Obama took a very different approach to the crisis our country faced. At first he didn't want to get involved. Then he was monitoring the situation."
The McCain campaign also suggested Thursday Obama deserved much of the blame for the bill's failure, saying the Democratic presidential nominee "put politics ahead of country."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton called those comments "angry and hyper-partisan."
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How many times have we heard the claim that Obama is 'keeping cool' while in reality he is just clueless as to what to do? Isn't he still a sitting US Senator? If so, why is campaigning more important than solving this problem?
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GET YOUR HEAD OF THE SAND!
It was the Republicans that rejected the bailout plan! McCain is a republican, so therefore, him and his party are responsible. Why did he fly into Washington? He could not presuade those republicans to vote for the bill? He is responsible, end of story!
So lets see......a majority of the Democrats voted "for it" and a majority of the Republicans voted "against it"
So which leader was not "leading" their side to vote "for it"?
So its McCain, suspension and all, who is NOT the leader that can do the leading.
A drowning man holds on to straw,
mccain's camp is imagining what obama would have said
how pathetic!!!
If leading by example is not looking your opponent in the eyes during a debate John, then I'll go with the other guy. Show some respect!
I thought it was McCain's fellow Republicans who widely refused to support the bill though? Wouldn't rallying those votes be more of a job for, I dunno... Republican leadership?!?!
Why isn't anybody getting it? After all the lies we've been told by the Bush administration, we don't believe anything they say anymore. We don't trust our government. How sad. So, if we believe what they say and support a bailout, there's a very real possibility we're being taken for fools. If we don't, there's a real possibility we'll go into another Depression. We've had liars in the White House for so long, we don't trust them anymore. I trust Barack. I really do. And I trust Joe. They aren't perfect, but at least they care about my family more than McCain and Palin do.
blah blah blah. I'm so ready for this election to be over and Obama to take charge as president!
Obama/Biden 08
John McCain proves again that he would rather fail the nation than fail as a Presidential candidate.
I guess he figures if he flails mud long enough, no one will see the truth.
John McCain brought the full force of political fury to this debate last week.
And today America lost.
Go back to Vegas, McCain. We don't need any more of your national gambles.
We are sick of this administration and must punish the GOP in this coming election.
The party is over for the GOP!!!
What a joke!!! The McCain campaign is clueless...this whole fiasco is unbelievable!!! Be a grown up Senator McCain and give the American people some REAL SOLUTIONS!!!!!!!
McCain, you have always lived your life with honor, but your campaign is now becoming dishonorable. This is getting uncomfortable, the amount of distortions/lies you are saying. The ends don't always justify the means.
how can the repub blame the dem for this? this happned on george bush watch these people have destroed our country. and john Mccain was right there.if we elect john Mccain this country is done for
Honestly how can anyone support McCain! I was mad before now I am disgusted AND I AM A REPUBLICAN!!!!!!!!!
McCain yet again pathetically attempts to spin the economic crisis to his benefit. He fails yet again. The burden of leadership was on him to deliver his House Republicans. They all showed their "maverick" side by putting POLITICS FIRST.
John McCain: Not Ready to Lead.
PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!!!
How convenient... McCain is such a sleazy joke!
McCain says he was urging his party pals to vote for the bill but more of them voted against it than did the Dems. If his own party doesn't listen to him, why should we?!!!
I see the Obamabots are out in full force. 😛