McCain tries to blame Obama for the obstructionist repugs

Analysis: House vote against bailout wounds McCain

WASHINGTON - The house always wins, gamblers are warned, and the U.S. House made John McCain pay Monday for his politically risky, high-profile involvement in a financial rescue plan that came crashing down, mainly at the hands of his fellow Republicans.

The bill's defeat can hardly be blamed on the GOP presidential nominee, and it's possible that a revised measure might succeed. But by his own actions last week, McCain tied himself far more tightly to the failed bill than did his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama.

McCain argues that action is better than inaction in times of crises. His efforts, however, were aimed squarely at House Republicans, the group mainly responsible for the bill's demise, which triggered a record drop of nearly 800 points in the stock market, the most ever for a single day.

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McCain goes on to blame "Obama and his allies in Congress" for the fact that the repugs voted against the bill.
I guess to some crazed partisian repug somewhere, that makes some kind of sense, but I'll be damned if I can see it...

From Americablog, pointing out McCain's irony:

McCain has another "McCain Moment"

McCain moments ago:

"Senator Obama and his allies in Congress infused unnecessary partisanship into the process. Now is not the time to fix the blame, it's time to fix the problem."

Catch that - it would be inappropriate to start casting blame now, says McCain, in the next sentence after he blames Obama.

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