From Duane Patterson at Townhall.com:
(HH= Hugh Hewitt RG= Rudy Giuliani)
Rudy Giuliani, a man who knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a good executive, said this on Hugh's show Monday night:
RG: Barack Obama has done what he’s done throughout his entire career, which is vote present, not offer any leadership. We don’t even know what part of the plan he supports or doesn’t support. John McCain delivered sixty Republican votes. When he went to Washington last week, only four Republicans in the House were in favor of this. They ended up with 64. There were enough Republican votes for the Democrats to get this done, but a third of the Democrats abandoned Nancy Pelosi.
I have a feeling that if Barack Obama were at the table rolling up his sleeves, taking the same risk that John McCain took, they could have gotten that other twenty or thirty Democratic votes. It might have helped get a few more Republican votes if they saw that kind of commitment on the Democratic side.
HH: Should Obama be out there right now demanding that this pass on Thursday, Mayor?
RG: Of course. He should be working the phones. That’s what a president…this is what our great presidents do. They work the phones. It just doesn’t all happen because you make a speech and say change. It just doesn’t happen because you have a catch phrase or you happen to be able to have sort of a rock star effect on people. Politicians don’t care about rock star effects on people. They care about are you negotiating with me, what you are going to do for me, how are you going to get it done.
I passed a lot of legislation as Mayor of New York City. It didn’t happen because I’m a rock star. It happened because I could negotiate with people, and I could work with them to get it done. John McCain can do that. Remember, when he went to Washington, with all the Democrats attacking him, he took the Republicans from four to 64. When Barack Obama went to Washington, it looks like the Democrats disappeared.
This was the Dems' bill. Barack (an influential member of the Senate?) should do his part to get fewer Dems to oppose this legislation.
2 comments:
We need to hear a lot more from Rudy. In fact, all of the past Republican Presidential candidates should be out stumping. They would be a daunting force.
Frankly, I'm elated that it didn't pass. Opposition to these ridiculous bailouts is overwhelming in the public and the Rep's have finally come through for us by making our voice heard.
I have paid my taxes, and didn't make stupid financial, mortgage, or debt choices, SO ITS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FUND OTHER PEOPLE'S/CORPORATION'S STUPID DECISIONS!
And by the way, "Don't blame me, I voted for Romney"
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