McCain takes credit for bill before it loses

[Fleshdancer]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/14088.html

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his top aides took credit for building a winning bailout coalition – hours before the vote failed and stocks tanked.

The rush to claim he had engineered a victory now looks like a strategic blunder that will prolong the McCain’s campaign’s difficulty in finding a winning message on the economy.

Shortly before the vote, McCain had bragged about his involvement and mocked Sen. Barack Obama for staying on the sidelines.

“I've never been afraid of stepping in to solve problems for the American people, and I'm not going to stop now,” McCain told a rally in Columbus, Ohio. “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.”
McCain, grinning, flashed a sarcastic thumbs up.

ON EDIT:
He also took credit for winning the debate before it happened. How mavericky. :eyes:

[billybob537]

1. Way togo McOOOPPPS

[Schulzz]

2. “I've never been afraid of stepping in to solve problems for the American people"

Thank you for your help :sarcasm:

[lisa58]

3. That's how you implode your campaign

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Obama doesn't have to do anything. McCain is hanging himself.

[FrenchieCat]

5. McCain to credit for win in debate before he lost debate......

seems like a pattern with him.