McCain’s legislative indolence
Via Atrios, while McCain accuses Obama of “doing nothing” he is un-busy establishing his bona fides for total legislative inertia on finance:
Republican presidential nominee John McCain has not introduced any banking or housing bills in the 110th Congress, while Democratic rival Barack Obama has proposed five.
Both candidates are traveling to Washington on Thursday to meet with President Bush and congressional leaders to build support for a massive rescue plan for the nation’s ailing economy.
Neither Sen. McCain (Ariz.) nor Sen. Obama (Ill.) sits on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, which is taking the lead in the upper chamber of molding the bailout plan.
No wonder Sarah Palin had trouble identifying any pieces of financial regulation proposed by Senator McMaverick. They ain’t there.
