He Was in Favor of Medicare Cuts…Before He Opposed Them
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009The health care reform debate is underway in the Senate and it’s going to be a long hard slog for those trying to sort fact from fiction, spin from solutions and politics from profits. Consider exhibit #1. Senator John McCain’s amendment to send the health care bill back to the Finance committee to remove $491 [...]
The Social Security Campaign Dodge
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008It’s become an all-too-common occurrence on the campaign trail this season. We’ve seen it in Congressional races nationwide and in the Presidential campaign too…candidates who support Social Security private accounts have tried to redefine privatization in an effort to hide their true intentions for Social Security and its future. The most recent example is in Senator [...]
Trying to Have it Both Ways on Social Security
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Senator John McCain continues to slam Wall Street but at the same time supports sending American retirees’ Social Security to investors. Here’s one of his latest having-it-both-ways-moments on CNN: “We will come back from this crisis, but right now we are the victims of greed, excess and corruption on Wall Street” and “It’s a very tough crisis [...]