Following are some of his comments today:
Senator McCain had the characteristic guts to come off the campaign trail last week to help put together the parties in Washington ...Earlier today, Obama referred to McCain's immediate response to the economic crisis as "Katrina-like". Lieberman described that comment as "outrageously unfair" and "pure politics" ...
I was with him on the day he came back, and his efforts were very important. There was an ... outline of a possible agreement announced ... but there was never an agreement ... in which the House Republican Caucus had been involved.
I honestly don't think this would have happened in as timely a way if Senator McCain had not come back and been the bridge-builder he has always been ...