ChocolateCitySkin Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 McCain Says He Would Balance Budget by 2013 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/07/AR2008070702322.html?hpid=topnews McCain Touts Plan to Create Jobs, Help Workers Republican presidential candidate John McCain is touting his plan to help the U.S. economy. McCain is pledging to cut taxes and encourage free trade. » In his first public event since shuffling his campaign leadership last week, McCain gave a speech in Denver before holding a town-hall meeting that aides said would focus on "Jobs for America." "At its core, the economy isn't the sum of an array of bewildering statistics," he told the crowd. "It's about where Americans work, how they live, how they pay their bills today and save for tomorrow. It's about small businesses opening their doors, hiring employees and growing." At the same time, McCain's campaign released a document detailing his already announced economic proposals: more offshore oil drilling and a gas-tax holiday; aggressive efforts to control government spending; lower taxes for businesses and individuals; new energy research; and tax credits to spur a private health insurance market. His promise to balance the budget within four years brought him full circle. Earlier this year, he had chosen his words carefully on the topic, saying only that he would accomplish the task by the end of eight years, should he be elected and reelected. Yesterday, he pledged that "the near-term path to balance is built on three principles: reasonable economic growth, comprehensive spending controls, and bipartisanship in budget efforts." ad_icon In the economic white paper his campaign released yesterday, he acknowledges that "the only way to keep the budget balanced is successful reform of the large spending pressures in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid." But he did not offer details about how he would achieve those reforms. McCain has said he would control the deficit with economic growth and by reducing wasteful spending in the military and in discretionary programs. Democrats immediately criticized McCain, asserting that his promise is unrealistic, given his stated goals of tax cuts and other government spending. Sen. Barack Obama accused his rival of peddling tired economic policies. "John McCain's policies are essentially a repeat, a regurgitation of what we've been hearing from the Republican Party over the last two decades, maybe three," he said. "It's part of the reason that we're in the situation that we find ourselves in right now." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- damn mccain ya making lots of promises... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 If something has to deal with politics, religion, or race and is over an hour old. Chances are extremely great that it has been posted already. Scratch that....still on the first page http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250836 uh...on the second page also posted by golde http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=250801 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 yeah, didn't see that cuz it was from a different source... oh well this is a longer article for whatever its worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I believe McCain will balance the budget only to benefit the wealthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLockesGhost Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 So, of course, McCain fails to mention how the Iraq war has bled and continues to bleed our economy white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 So, of course, McCain fails to mention how the Iraq war has bled and continues to bleed our economy white. Whys it gotta be white? You racist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 another gimmick by mcbush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 If only he could live to see the day....Too far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLockesGhost Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Whys it gotta be white?You racist! Apologies if you were genuinely offended. (I assume you're kidding, but when can never be too sure these days.)It was just a euphemism used by the Germans to describe the objective of their attack on the French town of Verdun during WWI. And most of the French were white. So that's where it comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Whys it gotta be white?You racist! The Federal budget needs to be back in the black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Apologies if you were genuinely offended. (I assume you're kidding, but when can never be too sure these days.)It was just a euphemism used by the Germans to describe the objective of their attack on the French town of Verdun during WWI. And most of the French were white. So that's where it comes from. Is that true? If so, interesting.Anyway, from http://groups.google.com/group/rrnd/browse_thread/thread/3948cf38b3a0f1b5 from http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Vote2008/story?id=5321298&page=1I don't see anything particularly "bold" about promising to take four years to do what most Americans do once a week or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Apologies if you were genuinely offended. (I assume you're kidding, but when can never be too sure these days.)It was just a euphemism used by the Germans to describe the objective of their attack on the French town of Verdun during WWI. And most of the French were white. So that's where it comes from. Is that true? If so, interesting.Anyway, from http://groups.google.com/group/rrnd/browse_thread/thread/3948cf38b3a0f1b5 using the article from http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Vote2008/story?id=5321298&page=1 I don't see anything particularly "bold" about promising to take four years to do what most Americans do once a week or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Apologies if you were genuinely offended. (I assume you're kidding, but when can never be too sure these days.)It was just a euphemism used by the Germans to describe the objective of their attack on the French town of Verdun during WWI. And most of the French were white. So that's where it comes from. :laugh: Now that is class. No apology needed, I'm half Irish half Italian--all white. Just jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I believe McCain will balance the budget only to benefit the wealthy. As opposed to Obamarama who will tax us all and make us all equally poor. See, ignorant generalizations are fun! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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