Read His Lips
John McCain says no new taxes is he's elected president. Ignoring the fact that even as president he would have marginal impact on the economy (assuming he doesn't either end the Iraqi occupation or start a war with Iran), this declaration is as crippling for his campaign as Nancy Pelosi taking impeachment off of the table. He has no idea what's going to happen between now and the next four years; nobody really does. Even for the best economists, it's about gathering data, looking at trends and validating possible scenarios.
Of course McCain also addressed spending, but he's hesistant to point out that this massive spending happened with a Congress he's been apart of and a President who he's only recently tried to emulate. Why weren't there any press conferences to protest? Why does he wait until a reporter asks him before he laments about the irresponsible governement?
This is just more instance of McCain's uber-pandering...his sad mission to get a faction of the Republican Party -a faction that hates him, by the way- to like him, support him and vote for him in the general election.
Of course McCain also addressed spending, but he's hesistant to point out that this massive spending happened with a Congress he's been apart of and a President who he's only recently tried to emulate. Why weren't there any press conferences to protest? Why does he wait until a reporter asks him before he laments about the irresponsible governement?
This is just more instance of McCain's uber-pandering...his sad mission to get a faction of the Republican Party -a faction that hates him, by the way- to like him, support him and vote for him in the general election.
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