McCain Votes For The Kind Of Bill He Says Presidents Should Veto
October 2nd, 2008, 6:56 PM EDT
John McCain expressed outrage over earmarks in the bill he signed Wednesday night, saying “It’s insanity, and it’s obscenity because it’s a waste of taxpayers’ dollars, and it goes on. And until we stop it, until we get, frankly, a president who will say I’m going to veto those bills…”
Just a few days ago McCain said, “It’s completely unacceptable for any kind of earmarks to be included in this bill. It would be outrageous for legislatorsw and lobbyists to pack this rescue plan with taxpayer money for favored companies. This simply cannot happen.”
McCain ~ Moron
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Interesting. I did wonder why the Senate was voting on this before the House. Originally in the constitution, Senators were not voted into office by the public, but appointed by the respective state legislature. The 17th Amendment changed it. Consequently, the founding fathers wanted to make sure that all spending bills and tax bills originated in the House, since those members were directly picked by the public. For the same reason, if a Senator dies, or resigns the Governor can appoint a new one, but if a House member dies or resigns, a special election is needed to fill the seat. This ensures the house members are always directly responsible to their disticts.
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
John McCain stated in the video that he voted for the bill, even though it had ‘obscene’ earmarks because it was critical legislation. He couldn’t do anything about those earmarks even though he is a Senator! How does he expect to do anything about them as President. If I was the reporter, I would have asked McCain if he thought that Bush should veto this legislation. If McCain is President, is he going to veto major spending bills and grind the government to a halt over some earmarks? I would doubt it. Most Presidents don’t. McCain went on and on in the debate about how he knows how to eliminate earmarks. Well, now we know he doesn’t.
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 pm
In day to day bills the pork is bad. this was a desparate emergency relief act where time is of the essence.
of course Alan you leave that part out.
Look at the Bill OReilly thing shouting at Barney Frank, and Frank says its unfair how OReilly misquotes??
The outrage Frank expresses, the ‘injustice’ he is upset with is what the left does to the right every hour of every day on satellite network television.
EVERY NEWS CHANNEL SHOULD BE FOXNEWS
or if not then its a biased single political party 1/2 news channel. Do you only want 1/2 the news?
John McCain has been steady and consistent. McCain does show the strong ability to be President, right now. His life experience makes him a sure bet.
October 3rd, 2008 at 1:22 am
“In day to day bills the pork is bad…”
What you’re really saying is that you don’t believe in our system of government, because, once again, this is how our system is design to operate.
You represent your constituents and I represent mine. You give me the money I want for my district and I’ll give you the money for yours. And if you don’t like my new museum then you ain’t getting your new highway.
McCain’s problem with earmarks is he’s such a maverick (ill-tempered brat) that he can’t get his own earmarks stuffed into bills–so of course he’s “against pork.”
October 3rd, 2008 at 1:34 am
McCain did the right thing. The Senators who wanted earmarks in this bill are the one who should stick their head up their _____! If this was a financial crisis I believe the Senate and the House did the right thing. Exposed thosr idiots that wanted this junk.
October 3rd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
What you’re really saying is that you don’t believe in our system of government, because, once again, this is how our system is design to operate.
If this is true, then show me the specifications. if you say its designed to work or operate this way? then show the blueprints which specify the design?
In the primaries, far right wing kook liar conservatives said McCain was a socialist because he opposed tax cuts, the Bush tax cuts. Liars like Mark Levin and that ilk of lunatic, kind of like a right wing version of Keith Olbermann, blissfully unconcerned with truth or reality.
McCains defense was saying the legislation package was flawed a simple title of “tax cut” was not accurate. it was a package of stuff, one of the things was a tax cut hidden in the details somewhere;
Instead of tell the truth and say the title for that and other legislation was incomplete? they use the phrase tax cut bill to suggest nothing else was included. nothing. it was only a tax cut.
Or even if it was just a tax cut McCain wanted a reduction in spending to make it better, kind of exactly what Ronald Reagan would probably have wanted. but the kooks on the far right lied about McCains vote and intentions, anything to help put Romney in there.
October 3rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Because Obama has NEVER voted on two sides of an issue. Obama has NEVER voted one way and spoke a different.
Please, how ignorant do you think people really are?
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Karma:
You’re so right about that! McCain is crooked and flighty, and I can’t believe people still trust this man to be our President. I would say most McCain supporters are either blind to all of the facts about both canidates because they are close-minded and bigoted, or simply because Obama is a Democrat. Would any one else agree? If McCain gets elected, then Americans deserve what’s coming to them – it isn’t going to be good. The bottom line is Barack Obama is more passionate about leading this country in the right direction than McCain is.
October 4th, 2008 at 3:54 am