Are you familiar with the #dontgo movement? This is kinda like the “#dontbother” movement.

McCain had phoned Reid to ask about the prospects of him, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and others to sit down and work together on hammering out a bipartisan proposal.

“Sorry,” Reid said to him, a Democrat close to Reid says.

Reid then read McCain the statement he had just put out: “This is a critical time for our country,” says the Reid statement. “While I appreciate that both candidates have signaled their willingness to help, Congress and the administration have a process in place to reach a solution to this unprecedented financial crisis. I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at Sen. Obama’s suggestion. But it would not be helpful at this time to have them come back during these negotiations and risk injecting presidential politics into this process or distract important talks about the future of our nation’s economy. If that changes, we will call upon them. We need leadership; not a campaign photo op. If there were ever a time for both candidates to hold a debate before the American people about this serious challenge, it is now.”

Senator Harry Reid is telling two sitting senators not to come back to Washington to do their jobs. Not only two sitting senators, but the leaders of the two parties, the two people who should have the most influence over the effort.

And the debate statement is misleading at best. The debate on Friday is about foreign policy, not economics. Reid knows that but is counting on the ignorance of Americans to support his claim.

Why do you think Harry Reid is so adament that McCain and Obama not do their jobs?