I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline. -John McCainMcCain Abandons Concerns Over Bush Tax Cuts To Get 2008 Nomination If you need further evidence that John McCain will do anything to get elected president, note his conversion to the right wing orthodoxy on Bush’s tax cuts. McCain opposed the tax cuts previously, but with a need to convince the base that he is one of them, McCain has tossed aside his previous concerns about who benefits from the tax cuts, and is now appearing to endorse making these tax cuts permanent, at a time when the gap between rich and poor is wide, and at a time of incredible deficits.
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/006960.phpThe issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should... -John McCainMcCain Sees a Need for Mortgage AidBut Mr. McCain, a Republican from Arizona, indicated that the government has a role in helping the truly needy, and he likened the current crisis to the savings-and-loan meltdown in the 1980s, which set off an extensive government bailout to soften its effect on the economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/us/politics/19campaign.htmlWe're no longer staring into the abyss of defeat and we can now look ahead to the genuine prospect of success. -John McCainLorry bomb kills children in schoolThe latest massacre of Iraqi children came as 21 Shia market workers were ambushed, bound and shot dead north of the capital. The victims came from the Baghdad market visited the previous day by John McCain, the US presidential candidate, who said that an American security plan in the capital was starting to show signs of progress.
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