yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 8/21/2008
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Here’s some jibberish from John McCain as reported by Martin & Allen:
“I don’t have any need to show that I’m different than President Bush,” McCain said when asked if he’d take any steps after being elected to demonstrate where he’d diverge from his predecessor.
Look, sure, McCain isn’t under any moral obligation to demonstrate difference from President Bush. But if ...
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McCain won’t try to highlight differences with Bush
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... does.
Now, he’s decided to hardly answer the question at all, telling the Politico, “I don’t have any need to show that I’m different than President Bush.”
Actually, in an environment in which voters are desperate for some kind of change in how the government operates, McCain absolutely needs to show how he’s different from Bush. If he’s not going to try, I’m delighted to hear it.
Yglesias provides some helpful context:
[S]ure, McCain isn’t under any moral obligation to ...
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