It's Veterans Vs. McCain In New AFL-CIO Spot
AFL-CIO's Union Veterans Council released its first ad today, "Not Now," which will begin running tomorrow in Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
"Every vet respects John McCain's war record. It's his record in the Senate that I have a problem with," Vietnam Veteran Jim Wasser says in the spot. "He wants us to keep spending $10 billion dollars a month in Iraq, just like Bush. That's money we could use to build schools and roads and create needed jobs here at home."
Adds Wasser: "He even took sides with Bush against increasing healthcare benefits for veterans. People should let John McCain know his agenda is not what we need, not now."
As CBS News Chief Political Consultant Marc Ambinder points out, the strategy of the AFL-CIO, which has endorsed Barack Obama, appears to be to link veterans' issues with economic anxieties. "We’re running the ad in towns where good jobs have disappeared because of flawed economic policies and failure to invest in jobs – places where the current economic slowdown is particularly acute," a spokesman said.
Watch it:
"Every vet respects John McCain's war record. It's his record in the Senate that I have a problem with," Vietnam Veteran Jim Wasser says in the spot. "He wants us to keep spending $10 billion dollars a month in Iraq, just like Bush. That's money we could use to build schools and roads and create needed jobs here at home."
Adds Wasser: "He even took sides with Bush against increasing healthcare benefits for veterans. People should let John McCain know his agenda is not what we need, not now."
As CBS News Chief Political Consultant Marc Ambinder points out, the strategy of the AFL-CIO, which has endorsed Barack Obama, appears to be to link veterans' issues with economic anxieties. "We’re running the ad in towns where good jobs have disappeared because of flawed economic policies and failure to invest in jobs – places where the current economic slowdown is particularly acute," a spokesman said.
Watch it:
Why doesn''t CBSNews have any stories about McCain''s recent false and conflicting stories about the economies, jobs, balancing the budget, social security, and taxes?
that voted against the GI bill
AGAINST
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lugar (R-IN)
McConnell (R-KY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Voinovich (R-OH)
NOT VOTING
Coburn (R-OK) ?
Kennedy (D-MA) in the hospital
McCain (R-AZ) No Excuse
No candidate for President since Wendell Wilkie in 1940 has had as little relevant experience before running for President as Barack Obama. The Illinois Senator served for 8 years, in a generally undistinguished fashion, in the Illinois legislature. He was best known for voting present more often than any other State Senator. When the Democrats took over the Legislature the last two years he served, Obama worked out a deal with the Democratic leader, Emil Jones, to get his name on some bills so he could buff up his resume before running for the open US Senate seat.
In the US Senate, Obama missed many votes in his first term even before he launched his Presidential bid, as he traveled the country speaking to Democratic Party events (and positioning himself with activists for a future Presidential run). Since the campaign began, he has missed virtually all Senate votes and failed to hold meetings of his own subcommittee. So the Obama record is very thin.
His major campaign themes have been lofty messages of change and hope and bipartisan unity. This is a smart course to take, when you have little to show for your years in public office. McCain needs to focus on Obama''s record of scant legislative accomplishment and inexperience. What has Barack Obama done, as opposed to claiming to have done?
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by chrisl45
July 11, 2008 9:20 AM PDT
- During John McCain''s town hall meeting in Colorado, John McCain talked about these things. He re-iterated who supports him. This was all in response to a vet. He was John''s first question after his introductory comments. He picked him out because of his hat. After John answered the question the vet left the room. John commented on this also. John, basically, was in disagreement with the vet''s interpretation of his congressional record.
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