McCain Supports Obama’s Tax Plan
October 23rd, 2008
At least he did before he made the decision in 2004 to embrace Bush, literally and poltically, and position himself as the Republican establishment candidate.
If McCain had instead continued on a more independent path, and run as a moderate, unifier, agent of change, the maverick label would still ring true and he would be in a much better place today. I think he was just impressed by the Bush-Rove ability to win and chose that route. It may still pay off but he will have lost the respect of a lot of people in the process.
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are you drinking? What exactly are you trying to say? That McCain was a socialist at some point, but changed for political expediency? Is this Glenn Greenwald? Gimme my cute little fuzzy Zac back.
If you want to make the case that Obama’s a reformed socialist–fine. I could agree that McCain’s a reformed maverick. But you can’t take the country out of the boy. . .
Um, you know McCain ran on a tax cut pledge in 2000, don’t ya? After his loss he spent the next few years in the Senate wilderness gathering bipartisan signatures on landmark legislation while angering his own party to the point many wanted to recall him. Remember the “Recall McCain” Or, better yet, remember the whole “I almost became a Democrat and ran with John Kerry” episode? Were McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform, McCain-Kennedy Patient’s Bill of Rights, McCain-Lieberman Gun Showpalooza, or McCain-Lieberman Climate Change Crap all unfortunate matters of politics too? But it was his 2004 mood swingon TAX CUTS that are important.
The only people disappointed with McCain’s campaign are . . his opponents. The man simply cannot be defined. Yet the retards yell “McSame.” Clever bunch of guys you got there..
You’re admitting that McCain’s “redistribute the wealth” charge against Obama is nothing more than bullshit political theater. McCain opposed Bush’s cuts that favored the wealthy over the middle class on principle but as a matter of politics he had no choice but to change his mind? Not a flattering assessment. So was he a socialist before deciding to support Bush’s tax cuts? The issue of McCain losing respect has little to do with him changing his mind on tax cuts and much to do with the type of campaign that he’s run.
Like he would have won your vote anyway!
McCain’s anti-cut stance before 2004 may have endeared him to other moderates and Democrats, but he needed to change his stance in 2004 to stave off conservative primary challenge. In other words, his constituency wanted him to change his position.
But more importantly, the Congressional anti-cut support he depended on in the House & Senate collapsed for the following reason (from Taxmaster Charlie Rangel):
Why would McCain go against middle-class relief at the expense of his reputation? How many people DO YOU KNOW lost respect in the Democrats that also relented alongside McCain?