Not the Headlines McCain Was Looking For

April 16, 2008

Yesterday in Pittsburgh, John McCain responded to calls that he detail how, if elected president, he would address the economic crises facing our nation. What he offered are policies that would line the pockets of the powerful rather than helping America’s working families. Read for yourself. McCain's Plan for Working Class Offers Plenty for Corporate World (Washington Post, April 16, 2008) Sen. John McCain yesterday offered sweeping rhetoric about the economic plight of working-class Americans, promising immediate assistance even as he spelled out a tax and spending agenda whose benefits are aimed squarely at spurring corporate growth. McCain Reverses Position to Support Bush Tax Cuts, New Plan Includes Billions in Breaks; Setting Up a Clash (Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2008) John McCain famously opposed President Bush's tax cuts a few years ago, saying they would irresponsibly swell the budget deficit. Now the Arizona senator not only supports extending those cuts indefinitely, he is backing more than $200 billion a year in new breaks. Johnny-Come-Lately (New Republic, April 15, 2008) There's no way John McCain will succeed in selling his atrociously conceived, wildly irresponsible tax plan to the American people. So he'll probably change course — again. McCain 'gas-tax holiday' is a campaign retread (MSNBC, April 15, 2008) McCain Offers Populist Message, Corporate Tax Cuts (washingtonpost.com The Trail blog, April 15, 2008) Sen. John McCain today offered sweeping rhetoric about the economic plight of working-class America, even as he spelled out a tax and spending agenda whose benefits are aimed squarely at spurring business and corporate growth.