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McCain and the stimulus
Political Animal —
MCCAIN AND THE STIMULUS.... The lead story on MSNBC's site right now reports, in a rather large, bold font: " McCain: Won't vote for stimulus as it stands ." Sen. John McCain says it will take some big changes before he would vote for the Obama administration's stimulus package. The Arizona Republican, who calls himself a member of the loyal opposition, says he can't vote for the proposal as it is now written. For one, he doesn't think it would do enough to put people back to work. The former GOP president nominee also says he will push to make permanent the Bush tax cuts, ...
Afghanistan and Beyond
Taylor Marsh —
... Meanwhile back at home, Barack Obama has an economic crisis, with meetings with Republicans scheduled in the coming week. John McCain said today that he will not vote for the stimulus as it stands today. Where was this McCain before the election? Lesson learned a bit too late. But all in all, this is some inheritance from Mr. Bush. ...
Shocker: McCain might oppose Obama on stimulus
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... . That makes his sudden opposition to Obama’s stimulus plan rather surprising: President Barack Obama dispatched his top economic adviser and vice president Sunday to relentlessly press their sales pitch for an $825 billion stimulus package to halt the U.S. economic slide, as the plan came under more fire from Republican leaders. Sen. John McCain, Obama’s opponent in the November presidential contest, said he did not believe the stimulus package did enough to create jobs.“There have to be major rewrites if we want to stimulate the economy… . As it stands now I can’t vote for ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... like Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, and David Brooks, as well as a guy a lot of people thought would be an Obama ally, John McCain, I'm reminded of a sentence I read in an ...
Who Cares?
Newshoggers.com —
... Commentary By Ron Beasley
McCain won't vote for stimulus as it stands now.
Sen. John McCain, Obama's opponent in the November presidential contest, said he did not believe the stimulus package did enough to create jobs.
"There have to be major rewrites if we want to stimulate the economy... . As it stands now I can't vote for it," McCain said on Fox television.
Who Cares? John McCain ran on more Republican tax cuts - he lost. He is irrelevant and it's OK to ignore ...
Wonder How Long This Will Last?
Daily Pundit —
At first, I thought, maybe that latest “stimulus” ain’t a done-deal yet, after all:
McCain won’t vote for stimulus as it stands…
But then, this is ol’ Johnny Maverick talking, right?
So…when The Lightbringer comes to The Hill (scheduled for Tuesday, apparently), how long until the “fix” goes in?
Not long, would be my guess…
