Via ABC News
ABC News has learned that President Bush called Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., this evening and invited him to participate in a meeting about the Wall Street bailout bill tomorrow afternoon in Washington, DC, with other congressional leaders, including Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
Obama accepted the president’s invitation, a source tells ABC News.
MM: Hey, is Jim Johnson coming with him?
Former Fannie Mae chairman Jim Johnson was dumped from Obama’s vice presidential search team, but he’s still playing a behind-the-scenes role on the campaign.
Former Senator Tom Daschle, a top Obama backer, emailed a select list this afternoon that he and Johnson would be leading a briefing intended largely for Clinton’s campaign brain trust next month.
“Jim Johnson and I have scheduled another informal breakfast discussion and update on the campaign early next month,” he wrote to a list including Senator John Kerry, James Carville, and Richard Holbrooke, as well as Clinton’s former top campaign aides, including Howard Wolfson, Geoff Garin, and Harold Ickes.
Johnson’s involvement comes at a moment when political association with the failed mortgage giants is particularly toxic. He was already the subject of a McCain ad attacking Obama.
Good point, Pam…heck he should bring Franklin Raines and Tony Rezko while he’s at it!!!
Why doesn’t Bush invite someone who actually knows something about economics? Has Osama bin Obama ever started a small business? Has he ever run a company? Has he had any executive experience whatsoever? No?
Wait…I forgot about his corrupt Chicago dealings! He knows about that! Also how his wife got a ~$150/yr pay raise (and it didn’t make her proud of America then!) after Obama steered over $1M in an earmark to her employer. Now that’s economics…
And don’t forget the money he took from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.:o
I don’t think he was asked to come, I do believe he was told to get his ass back there and do the job he is being paid to do!