President-elect Obama, McCain vow to work closely

[Americanhero1]

CHICAGO – The bitter general election campaign behind them, President-elect Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain met Monday to discuss ways to work together in the future.

The two former rivals met in Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago. Obama said before the meeting that he and McCain planned "a good conversation about how we can do some work together to fix up the country, and also to offer thanks to Sen. McCain for the outstanding service he's already rendered."

Obama and McCain sat together for a brief picture-taking moment with reporters, along with Rahm Emanuel, Obama's incoming White House chief of staff, and South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, McCain's close friend. Obama and McCain were heard briefly discussing football, and Obama cracked that "the national press is tame compared to the Chicago press."

When asked if he planned to help the Obama administration, McCain replied, "Obviously."

Obama and McCain clashed bitterly during the fall campaign over taxes, the Iraq War, and ways to fix the ailing economy. Things got ugly at times, with McCain running ads comparing Obama to celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton and raising questions about his rival's distant relationship with a 1960s-era radical, William Ayers.

Obama's campaign, meanwhile, labeled the 72-year old McCain "erratic" and ran a campaign ad falsely suggesting that McCain and Rush Limbaugh shared similar anti-immigration views.

McCain delivered a gracious concession speech on Election Night, paying tribute to Obama's historic ascendancy as the nation's first black president. The two agreed that night to meet after the election when McCain called Obama to concede defeat.
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[RanterMaximus]

I can't say it enough and I know so many think this is stupid, but I still say McCain was a fall guy from day one.

[Ben Yehuda]

Yeah, I thought they already were working closely.

[Scriabin]

Of course.

Didn't anybody see the recent South Park?

[Ithaca-37]

"the bitter general election campaign"??

McCadaver did everything but endorse Obama.

37

[Taylor]

Of course.

Didn't anybody see the recent South Park?

Yes I did. Obama will still not be my president.  I think he wants to kill us all.

[Xoce]

I can't say it enough and I know so many think this is stupid, but I still say McCain was a fall guy from day one.

yes.

[Roadwarrior]

He got his two wishes...

1) to lose and thereby not get in the way of history
2) to be a servant of the winner

[Xoce]

Of course.

Didn't anybody see the recent South Park?

That was another funny episode!

[Rubystars]

Of course.

Didn't anybody see the recent South Park?

I thought it was great they were trying to steal the "Hope" diamond.