Bailout passes in the senate, but not without drama

Omar Minaya and Brian Cashman. So, last night’s bailout vote went over pretty smoothly. The bill was approved, 74 to 25, but there was a still a lingering tension in the air due to the

presence of the presidential candidates. “Dude, this is awkward,” Obama probably said to Hillary Clinton, with whom he had a “long conversation,” according to the _Times_. “I’m going to go

talk to him.” > While it took Mr. Obama several seconds to make his way over to Mr. > McCain, the actual handshake lasted barely a second, as Mr. McCain > responded with a chilly 

look, a turn of his head and a brief return > handshake. Iced! Fully. _Iced._ But wait, there’s more! Because McCain wasn’t just like, “Fuck you and the horse you rode in on” to Obama, he

was also like, “Fuck you and all the other … horses.” > When Mr. McCain arrived shortly before 8 p.m., he did not join other > Republicans in addressing the Senate. Senate aides said 

MR. MCCAIN > DID NOT WANT TO BE PRECEDED OR FOLLOWED BY DEMOCRATIC SENATORS, SO > HE CHOSE NOT TO OFFER REMARKS ON THE BILL. Amazing. Now, look, we’ve been on the playground and we

fully understand that McCain is making a point here that he does not want to play Obama’s _faux_-nice passive-aggressive game. But man. It’s one thing to get your back up during a debate but

_in the Senate chamber_? Where you have shown up to actually _vote for the same bill_? That is next-level. A Second of Drama On The Senate Floor [NYT]