After meeting with a team of economic advisers, John McCain summed up his economic policies and took some swings at his opponent.
As with Barack Obama's "closing argument" today in Ohio, there's in McCain's remarks that Americans haven't heard before. Tax cuts to stimulate economic spending, a plan to buy up bad mortgages, stricter Wall Street oversight.
He offered a new twist on the "I'm not George Bush" argument:
This is the fundamental difference between Senator Obama and me. We both
disagree with President Bush on economic policy. The difference is that he thinks taxes have been too low, and I think that spending has been too high.
As he has recently, McCain poked hard at Obama, calling him "the most liberal person to ever run for the Presidency."
Finally, a growing narrative from the McCain campaign - Obama will have plenty of company willing to spend your money:
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid? This is a dangerous threesome. They believe that $1 trillion of rescue financing is not enough and have already proposed another $300 billion spending spree they are calling a stimulus plan.
McCain's remarks will steal some air from Obama's "closing argument" - clips from both speeches will placed back-to-back on the networks this evening. Neither, however, offered much more than policy summary and the requisite swipes at the other guy.
Any minds changed out there? Tell us what you think.
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This shows that Obama's tactic of pairing McCain with Bush is working. McCain is doing everything he can to get that booger off of his fingers, but he can't shake it loose, and the green, slimy threads are getting all over him.
Too little, too late.
please what - Obama wants to create a bigger gov't with more spending, while McCain wants to give us tax breaks, and cut gov't waste. Obama's health plan is a sham, and employers will have to pay $20,000 for each employee, even if they are covered under a spouse/not using it. What will this to small business owners? Obama's "tax cuts" are a joke, and they are actually a $500 hand out to people that DON'T PAY TAXES, which we will pay for. Welfare needs to shrink to include only those who need it, which isn't many.
McCain has the experience we need.
Have you ever seen the graph that shows spending under Dem vs Rep ? Rep always spend more. Reagan did it with a dem congress. Bush did it with a rep congress. Have you ever seen the stock market in dem vs rep? The stock market always does better under Dems. Stop believeing the crap that comes out of rep mouth it is all lies. And by the way what have they done for you on abortion???? Nothing in 8 years. So keep drinkin the faux news crap they are pouring you and vote for the idiots again. This time it is different just you wait and see.
This isn't going to win over the Mr. Bush fans, that's for sure. Ouch! While he was cultivating his so-called "Maverick" image, Mr. McCain seems to have forgotten that the only one we ever really liked was Bret. That's because he was loyal to the family. No matter who got taken! (Did you notice how they conveniently left Bart out of the movie? I did, too.) So, no, this doesn't change my mind. You can keep me right there in the "leaning Obama" column (light blue).
It has been proven for years that "government entitlements" do not work. Obama has no clue about economics which is why he isn't telling you where the money will come from to pay for all the programs he proposes. Obama knows nothing about foreign policy which is why he wants Colin Powell to be part of his cabinet. Obama knows little about the legislative process because he has never succeeded in introducing legislation. Obama has no track record whatsoever - so why would anyone vote for him to be the President of the United States??????
That decrepit old man will try anything. It's really pathetic and embarrassing at this point. He is just reaching and will say anything when he needs to be writing his speech congratulating Barack Obama on his victory!
Hey TomC. Check out what a Harvard Economist has to say about the Stock Market and how it performs under a given president:
"Republicans, Democrats, and Stock Returns
A reader asks me what I think about this graphic from the NY Times, which purports to show that the stock market does better when a Democrat is in the White House.
My interpretation: It is meaningless."
Not a bad read...
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/10/republicans-democrats-and-stock-market.html
But in addition, remember that Clinton's big bubble was bursting BEFORE he left office and George W inherited the mess that started under Clinton's watch. Nixon's mess was inherited from Lyndon Johnson. Like the man says..."meaningless."
Mccain has one week to get his point across to Independents and Undecideds. His campaign has a new strategy twice a week and it's no wonder people are confused as to where he stands. When he is on Fox news he brags about how much like Bush he is. Today he says they "share the same philosophy". Which is it? Sidekick or Maverick? Bring back the Mccain of 2000 and he might have a chance. FYI: N.C. will still be "Pro America" whether we vote Red or Blue!
Obama has no experience legislatively? Obama has introduced or co-sponsored almost 1400 bills in his lifetime as a State and US Senator. Almost 600 of them in the US Senate. They include: with Republican with Chuck Hagel, a provision to secure vulnerable nuclear weapons and nuclear material around the world, protecting them from terrorists -- the Obama/Feingold 2007 Ethics Reform Law, which curbed lobbying abuses, perhaps the most sweeping ethics reform since Watergate -- Obama wrote the legislation for his Homes for Heroes Act and SAVE Act, that increased services for homeless veterans. He went against his own party to sponsor an amendment that required lobbyist disclosures. Get the facts. As a state senator he represented a district with as many people as the State of Alaska, and is now representing Illinois, with 13 million people.
Two words for John mcCain: TOO LATE. You voted with Bush 90% of the time. You support his ridiculous tax policy and his vanity war in Iraq. Your campaign is using the same sleazy Rovian swift-boat tactics as Bush. You selected a hateful, incompetent loser for VP. TOO LATE. I'm putting country first and voting for Obama.
lol @ both disagree. When you vote for 90 percent of Bush's policies, that does't sound like disagreement. On Tax's. The McCain campaign (or soap opera the last few days) keep's saying that the Obama tax plan will raise tax's on middle class and small business's. They watch too much Fox news. Obama's plan doesnt raise tax's on middle class and protects small business. They need to read the plan before they spread bold face lies. When Bush took office, our governemt had a surpus, now we are way in debt. The Republicans place the blame on the dem's. Let me think. Which party had control 6 of 8 years. OBAMA/BIDEN 08
Nobody is perfect, both have their own strength and flaws.
The thing to ponder is, will Obama and McCain follow-through all that they promised during their campaign?
Or are they just all talk and no action?
I guess only time will tell.
It is my sincere hope that the right person will be elected and bring our nation back to its former glory!
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