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Having listened to the various spins on this while out & about this evening, I'm a little disappointed not to have heard what seemed like the most obvious reality in the whole suspend/don't suspend mini-tempest.
Whether I believe that's his motivation or not, there is at least reason to think that McCain might be of some use in negotiating a compromise. Hell, his willingness to bend when I don't believe he should is one of the things I dislike about him most and he has played that role at times in the past (reportedly, I'm not in the meetings so I can't claim to know first hand with 100% certainty). Obama meanwhile has done little except run for President since reaching the Senate. He'd be as useful in this situation as tits on a boar.
The positions both are taking seem to make a certain amount of sense to me when you consider their relative positions in Congress.
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