John McCain has basically turned into a used car salesman. I mean, he already has the comb-over; all he needs now is a good plaid sports coat to complete the deal. I would suggest this one for Grampy McSame.I've basically given up on the notion that the media will challenge McCain on his statements about issues such as social security, let alone his brazenly deceitful bait & switch on economists' support for his "economic plan" [which I feel compelled to place in quotes].So, Sen. McCain is running around the country touting his "Jobs for America" plan & his promise to balance the budget by 2013 thusly:
And I am convinced that we can do that. Our economic plan has beensupported by 300 economists and five Nobel laureates. Now, they havesupported our economic plan. There are those who don't agree with it ordon't believe it, who don't believe our economy can improve, who don’tbelieve that ingenuity and entrepreneurship of Americans can beunleashed. I do.
First, about the only thing the McCain economic plan will unleash is about $4 TRILLION of new debt to saddle future generations with over that time-frame. Second, there's a problem with those 300 economists and five Nobel laureates that support the plan. They don't! The McCain campaign has engaged in a classic form of bait & switch. The scam goes something like this:The 300 economists were given a 403 word statement of extremely broad economic principles, such as support for free trade, and signed on in support. Their signatures were then attached to the 15 page "Jobs for America" proposal. McCain then goes out on the stump and touts the economists support for his "Jobs for America" plan.So, what's in the 15 page proposal that is not in the 403 word statement? How about the gas-tax holiday? No, that wasn't in there.The promise to balance the budget by the end of his first term [which, by the way, is one of the centerpieces of the 15 page plan]? Nope--that's not in there either. In fact, one of the signatories that McCain cites stated [when actually informed that his signature was being used to tout McCain's entire plan]:
"He's not going to balance the budget," Albrecht said.
One of the 300 economists and five Nobel laureates that support the plan stated:
"I would describe myself as an Obama supporter," he explained. "Maybe I shouldn't have rushed into signing the letter."
Perhaps, although it's a bit difficult when the McCain campaign is so actively engaged in hiding the ball. So, I have no allusions that the media will cover the fact that a jaw-droppingly cynical fraud is being perpetrated on voters. Why would they? It's not as if the national economy is in shambles and this is a presidential candidate's economic plan. I mean--hey . . . we only just suffered through the worst June economically SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Why talk about blatant deceit when you can flog the 'Straight-Talk Express', 'maverick', 'putting the country first' narrative? I mean, Sen. McCain's honor is beyond reproach to his base [the media]. Because if we looked into facts, we might just strip away some of the fantasy narrative and see a disingenuous political opportunist blatantly lying about the most important issue facing the country.But hey, he was a POW so . . . . never mind.
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