Oct 7th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
McCain and Entitlements
Marc Ambinder points to some Sarah Palin remarks in which she says “John McCain and I will protect the entitlement programs that Americans depend on – and above all, Social Security.” But it was just a few days ago that the McCain campaign decided that rather than raise taxes on health care, they wanted to save money by cutting spending on Medicare and Medicaid. In other words, the very entitlements that Palin just promised to protect.
Meanwhile, it’s still the case that McCain has long favored privatizing Social Security — not protecting it.
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October 7th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
The hits just keep on comin’.
Dow off +400 points after Bernanke promised a rate cut. I wonder if McCain’s going to yammer about Social Security tonight. Maybe he’ll tell us that Obama is going to firebomb the Social Security building.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!
October 7th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Man, they’re just flinging shit at the wall and hoping something sticks.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Matt, you’re not old enough to understand that you sometimes have to destroy a village, or a program, or a country, to save it.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Why does John McCain hate my grandparents?
October 7th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
My friends, the liberal gotcha media with its reporting, quoting, and verifying, they are not going to tell you the truth. I am going to save Social Security by putting it on Ebay.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
cut medicare, privatize social security? you betcha! i wonder what that social security check will look like after todays 500 point drop?
October 7th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Um, hello…
All Palin said was that they were going to protect entitlement programs- she didn’t say anything about funding them. Dontchknow entitlement programs are easier to protect when they’re small enough to fit in your pocket.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Palins’ Un-American Activities
Imagine if the Obamas had hooked up with a violently anti-American group in league with the government of IRAN!. By David Talbot
Oct. 7, 2008 | “My government is my worst enemy. I’m going to fight them with any means at hand.” This was former revolutionary terrorist Bill Ayers back in his old Weather Underground days, right? Imagine what Sarah Palin is going to do with this incendiary quote as she tears into Barack Obama this week. ONLY ONE PROBLEM. The quote is from Joe Vogler, the raging anti-American who founded the Alaska Independence Party. Inconveniently for Palin, that’s the very same secessionist party that her husband, Todd, belonged to for seven years and that she sent a shout-out to as Alaska governor earlier this year. (”Keep up the good work,” Palin told AIP members. “And God bless you.”)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html
McCain Camp cannot talk about the economy because their Economics is for the Rich, the well-off and the well connected!
October 7th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Umm, this is wingnutspeak. They are saying, if we don’t cut social security and medicare we are going to have a crisis and the programs will go away. So to protect them we have to cut them.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I’ve got to wonder what percentage of McCain supporters are retired and living solely on Social Security. And who is actually running his campaign.
Yeah, Other Steve, killing the village to save it is right up McCain’s alley.
October 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Ugh…Please sned the Avon Lady back to Alaska. Jesus…I cannot believe my McCain picked this numchuck to be considered a Vice President of these UNited States!!! Is she the best they could find?? I think not. We are screwed. Nice going, McCain.
October 18th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Ugh…Please send the Avon Lady back to Alaska. Jesus…I cannot believe my McCain picked this numchuck to be considered a Vice President of these UNited States!!! Is she the best they could find?? I think not. We are screwed. Nice going, McCain.
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