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Jim Pence August 22nd, 2008
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Dumb And McDumber
Jim Pence July 23rd, 2008
IndyMac, Sorry Everybody!!!!!
Jim Pence July 12th, 2008
IndyMac goes bust and folks could lose as much as $500 million. Reckon foreclosure Phil will give these folks permission to whine?
Phil Gramm:
"You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession, we have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline."
John McCain described Gramm, one of his top economic advisors this way.
"No one who is more respected on the issue of economics than Phil Gramm," McCain said.
Read more about IndyMac .
Keith Olbermann, Phil Gramm May 27, 2008
Dumb, Dumber, Super America Ice And The Melting North Pole Ice Cap!
Jim Pence June 30th, 2008
Saturday June, 28 2008 Dumb and Dumber held a campaign fund raiser in Louisville, Ky. and we were there with a video camera to capture the protesters and those attending Dumb and Dumber’s fund raising event.
I put up a video of the protest Sunday , but after being inspired by Jake over at Page One and several commenter’s here on Ditch Mitch I decided to put up this short clip.
Supporters of Dumber should be aware that we’ll be protesting at every fund raiser Dumber has and we’ll do our best to have clips of them up on Youtube just like the one below. So I suggest Dumber supporters at these events keep their shirts tucked in and their nails done (Hell they might check and see if their employer is stupid enough to send them to a nail salon with 2 SUV’s and 6 body guards).
We, on the other hand, might find that Super America ice is the answer to Global Warming and the melting North Pole ice cap !!!!
Senator Mitch McConnell And John McCain Hold Fund Raiser In Louisville, Ky. And The Protesters Were There!
Jim Pence June 29th, 2008
Some of Kentucky’s most influential Republicans attended the $1,000 per plate event at the Kentucky International Convention Center. Organizers said the total raised was $2 million.
The $2 million will be divided among the Republican National Committee, John McCain’s campaign fund and the Kentucky Republican Party.
Who would have thought these two with their history would ever get together for a fund raiser, but times are tough for Republicans and it appears they are willing to sacrifice their values for self preservation.
What won’t make the news is the protesters at the event and Elaine Chao, Senator Mitch McConnell ’s wife and The Secretary of Labor getting her nails done, before the event, a few blocks from her house with a entourage of 2 SUV’s and as many as 6 security people. We have a short video clip, shot at a distance, of that incorporated in the video below.
Getting back to the protesters at the event. The protesters set up with the approval of the Kentucky State Police on the North West corner of 3rd and Jefferson Street, but were later ask to move across the street to the South West corner of 3rd and Jefferson, by the Kentucky State Police and then the protesters were asked to move to the corner of 3rd and Market Street by the Louisville Metro Police. It was obvious the secret service didn’t want us to view John McCain And Senator Mitch McConnell pulling into the Kentucky International Convention Center and it seems they didn’t want John McCain and Senator Mitch McConnell to see the protesters and their signs.
One of the protesters had his back pack searched by the Secret Service.
The Kentucky State Police and the Louisville Metro Police seemed to understand what we were doing and were very professional, but it seemed to me they were being jacked around by by the Secret Service, I feel at the request of Senator Mitch McConnell. Take a look at the video and judge for yourself.
Senator Mitch McConnell has a history of avoiding regular folks. I know this because I’ve tried to get video of him in the following places: Buckner, Ky ., Berea, Ky ., Louisville, Ky. at the Olmsted BOO-LA-LA Fete D’Halloween gala and even at his own home but the chickenshit Senator from Kentucky sneaks in and out of these venues avoiding his constituents.
I must say, I didn’t feel very free today!!!!!!!!!!
Click here to view photos of the event.
Mrs. McCain I Love This Country Too! A James Pence Video
Jim Pence June 24th, 2008
(Cross posted at Hillbilly Report)
Video transcript: Mrs. McCain I’m proud of this country to and that’s why I respect and obey the law.
But with all due respect Mrs. McCain when regular folks get caught obtaining drugs illegally, they get prosecuted and go to jail.
But folks like you Mrs. McCain, with your bus load of lawyers and a Senator husband, can get away with anything even if it’s illegal.
You see Mrs. McCain there’s one set of rules for folks like you and a real crummy set of rules for folks like me.
Mrs. McCain your husband didn’t know you were getting drugs illegally and you were addicted to those drugs, so how can your husband, John McCain, even consider being President of the United States of America when he doesn’t even know what’s going on in his own home??
Vote For John McCain and Put A Thief In The White House!!!
Jim Pence June 23rd, 2008
John McCain felt justice was necessary for President Clinton, but he didn’t hold his wife to the same standards, why am I not surprised!!
Following is a statement, by John McCain, from the Senate’s closed deliberations on the articles of impeachment against President Clinton, excerpts of which senators were allowed to publish in the Congressional Record for Friday, February 12, 1999.
Mr. Chief Justice, I intend to vote to convict the President of the United States on both articles of impeachment. To say I do so with regret will sound trite to some, but I mean it sincerely. I deeply regret that this day has come to pass.
I bear no animosity for the President. I take no partisan satisfaction from this matter. I don’t lightly dismiss the public’s clear opposition to conviction. And I am genuinely concerned that the institution of the Presidency not be harmed, either by the President’s conduct, or by Congress’ reaction to his conduct.
Indeed, I take no satisfaction at all from this vote, with one exception–and an important exception it is–that by voting to convict I have been spared reproach by my conscience for shirking my duty.
The Senate faces an awful choice, to be sure. But, to my mind, it is a clear choice. I am persuaded that the President has violated his oath of office by committing perjury and by obstructing justice, and that by so doing he has forfeited his office.
Read more.
Salon News: How Cindy McCain was outed for drug addiction.
Common Dreams Excerpt:
McCain’s Double Standard: Hawk In The Drug War, Yet His Wife Got No Penalty.
Let’s examine Mrs. McCain’s position in these terms. She was the privileged wife of a prominent family and spouse of an important politician, a person who had her own position of prestige and power. Should she not be held at least as accountable for her actions as an uneducated inner-city drug user? After all, she could enter drug treatment at any time she chose, unlike many drug users who find themselves in prison.
Moreover, Mrs. McCain was violating a position of trust by stealing from a charitable organization, using its money and medical expertise to fuel her drug use. Is this not morally more reprehensible than simply purchasing drugs illegally?
Finally, Mrs. McCain was the mother of four children at the time she admits to using drugs–between 1989 and 1992. Her children were born in 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1991. In other words, Cindy McCain was using drugs while raising small children, one of whom she adopted while she was an addict. In most states, family services will remove children from a woman who is known to be an active drug addict, and she would certainly not be allowed to adopt a child while addicted.
John McCain is a hawk in the drug war. He advocates stricter drug laws, penalties and enforcement against drug sellers. He has had nothing to say about redressing our punitive approach toward drug users. Of course, McCain also supports family values. Yet if John and Cindy McCain were not well-off and influential, they might not have a family at all. McCain’s lack of concern for street drug users contrasts sharply with the support and understanding his wife received. It’s the old American double standard. For “straight-shooter” McCain, charity begins at home–and ends there.
Quick Hit: Drilling Is A Fraud!
Terri Whitehouse June 19th, 2008
I guess some people think that if you repeat a lie long enough, it becomes magically true. Click here to learn why the Bush/McCain/McConnell energy “plan” is a great big FAIL!
UPDATE: And Krugman for the TKO:
Mr. McCain has now aligned himself with an administration that, even aside from its blame-the-environmental-movement tendencies, has established an extensive track record as the gang that couldn’t think straight about energy policy.
Remember, they didn’t just insist that the Iraqis would welcome us as liberators; on the eve of the Iraq war, administration officials were also adamant that regime change in Iraq would add millions of barrels a day to the world oil supply, driving oil prices way down. (In fact, Iraq’s oil output took five years just to recover to preinvasion levels.)
So why would Mr. McCain associate himself with these characters? The answer, presumably, is that it’s a cynical political calculation.
How can anyone really delude themselves into trusting Bush/McCain/McConnell/and the ever-desperate Northup on energy policy? All the sugar in the world wouldn’t make that snake oil go down!
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You know, surely Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) wept after hearing Sen. John McCain speak tonight
Matt Gunterman June 3rd, 2008
Man. Wow. I’m just amazed that any adviser let Sen. John McCain (R) on stage to give the speech he gave tonight.
How bad was it? It was so bad that the audience didn’t know whether to boo or applaud during the moments of the speech designed for crowd reaction. The whole thing seethed discomfort.
Isn’t the whole strategy for the GOP to make McCain somehow likable and somehow more desirable than the political incarnation of the Crypt Keeper? What’s with the small audience of rednecks boo’ing throughout his speech? How inspirational and motivational is that? So that’s what the GOP thinks will win them the election: bitter rednecks?
Simply radioactive. If you haven’t seen it, watch it.
John McCain Is A No Show For Veterans. Senators Mitch McConnell And Jim Bunning Cut And Run From The Troops, Stand Up For George W. Bush And Vote Against The 21st Century G.I. Bill!!!
Jim Pence May 22nd, 2008
Senator John McCain was a no show. Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning cut and ran from the troops and voted against the 21st Century G.I. Bill!!! These 3 senators have terrible ratings when it comes to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
According to Time Magazine:
This is not the first time McCain, who has a proud history of opposing what he views as excessive government spending, has found himself at odds with his fellow veterans on legislation. He’s voted for veterans funding bills only 30% of the time, according to a scorecard of roll-call votes put out by the nonpartisan Disabled Americans for America. Under the same system Obama has a 90% rating — though, of course, he has spent a much shorter time in Washington.
“Senator McCain clearly needs to be recognized for his military service and in some respects that will play to his advantage, but when it actually comes to delivering health care and benefits during war, Senator McCain’s going to have some explaining to do,” said Paul Sullivan, director of the nonpartisan Veterans for Common Sense.
Project Vote Smart Ratings Of Senators John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning.
“The mission of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is to ensure the enactment of policies that properly provide for our Troops & Veterans, keep our military strong, and guarantee our national security for the purpose of a stronger America. We uniquely empower Iraq & Afghanistan combat veterans to use their credibility and experiences to speak truth to power, shape public opinion, and place a priority on these issues.”
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Mitch gives $70,000,000 to millionaire horse owners
Joe Sonka May 14th, 2008
(crossposted at B&P)
There is no greater advocate of handing out pork in return for political favors than Senator Mitch McConnell.
And it appears that Mitch McConnell has outdone himself again in political cronyism.
While Mitch McConnell is busy filibustering to stop the expansion of health care for poor families, he has finally found a constituency that is worthy of our tax dollars.
Millionaire thoroughbred owners.
This week, Congress is expected to take up a $300 billion farm bill, which President Bush has vowed to veto. The AP reports that the bill “contains something for everyone” — including the following important project tucked within the massive bill:
A tax break for horse owners was included by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Politico’s Crypt explains:
The measure would essentially allow race horse owners — who pay millions for Triple Crown contenders — to write down their investment over four years. … Senate aides say it will cost between $60 million and $70 million.
Shocking, eh?
Well, if sick kids can’t get the health care they need, at least our millionaires will be able to cover all of their thoroughbreds’ veterinarian bills. After all, we need to have our priorities in order, right Mitch?
Anyway, a review:
Covering sick kids from poor families = socialism
Giving $70 million in tax breaks to millionaires = The American Way
And once more, I can’t wait to see Mitch “Porky” McConnell and John “Pork-Intolerant” McCain on the same stage campaigning this year. I will literally pay money to see that uber-awkwardness.
Republican Kool-Aid. Drink Up Suckers!!!
Jim Pence May 9th, 2008
John McCain’s Continuing Hypocrisy On Healthcare
Cliff Schecter May 1st, 2008
Roger Hickey has a great post at ourfuture.org on the “dangerous fraud” that is John McCain’s healthcare plan. As I point out ad nauseam in The Real McCain, McCain’s positions are not simply fraudulent. The “straight-talker” rarely limits himself to simple dishonesty.
First, read the email The McCain Campaign sent out today on this issue:
My Friends,
Today, there are 47 million uninsured individuals in the U.S., and nearly a quarter of them are children. High costs and limited access are the underlying, fundamental problems in our healthcare system.
As you know, both Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are touting outrageously expensive and unrealistic universal health care plans - a government monopoly over health care.
Unlike my opponents, I do not believe that all of our nation’s problems can be solved by turning control over to our government, with all the tax increases, new mandates and government regulation that come with that idea.
Today, our campaign began running a television ad focused on health care - that you can view by following this link - to ensure all Americans hear the truth about how I plan to tackle the challenges facing our nation’s health care system. To ensure this important ad is aired in as many markets as possible, I’m asking for your immediate financial assistance.
I believe the key to real reform is to restore control over our health care system to the patients themselves. Americans need new choices beyond those offered in employment-based coverage.
That’s why, as president, I will seek to encourage and expand the benefits of Health Savings Accounts, tax-preferred accounts that are used to pay insurance premiums and other health costs. These accounts put the family in charge of what they pay for.
In addition, I will reform the tax code to provide every family the option of receiving a direct, refundable tax deposit - effectively $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 cash for families to offset the cost of insurance.
The reality is that both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama, in their haste to garner support for their so-called “solutions,” are promising more than they can deliver. And, once again, they are simply out-of-touch with the real problems facing our health care system and how to solve them.
Here are the facts: Under the Democrats’ plan, we will have all the problems, and more, of the current health care system - rigid rules, long waits and lack of choices - and we risk degrading the system’s great strengths and advantages, including the innovation and life-saving technology that make American medicine the most advanced in the world.
My friends, this is not my definition of real reform. I hope you will join me in my fight to tackle the real problems facing our nation’s health care system by making a contribution of $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000, or $2,300 to help fund this important ad.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
John McCain
A good rule of thumb: When John McCain says “my friends,” start looking for a bomb shelter. Another good rule of thumb when McCain utters this trite phrase: Dishonesty is about to morph into full scale hypocrisy.
Here is a man who has been on government healthcare his entire life (daddy was an Admiral)–all seven decades–who dares deride it by saying, “Unlike my opponents, I do not believe that all of our nation’s problems can be solved by turning control over to our government… .”
No, only his own healthcare is worthy of that.
In case you missed McCain’s position: Government healthcare is good enough to pay his hospital bills–with your “taxes” to quote him–but it is not good enough for the rest of us–oh and by the way, can you spare $1000 “my friends?” That means a lot coming from a guy who enjoys lounging at 8 different houses on his wife’s inherited dime, and laughably calls other candidates “elitist.”
With straight talk like that, who needs mendacity?
Cliff Schecter is the author of The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don’t Trust Him And Why Independents Shouldn’t. Every time you buy a copy (for only $10!), an angel gets their wings.
Keith Olbermann’s List Of Questions For George Stephanopulos To Ask John McCain This Sunday On His Show “This Week”. Youtube Video.
Jim Pence April 18th, 2008
The Real McCain
Jim Pence April 9th, 2008
Cliff Schecter one of our own has just finished his latest book, “The Real McCain“. How much do we know about John McCain?
Here’s what The Huffington Post had to say:
Appearing on Fox News this past Sunday, Sen. John McCain attempted to turn his infamously combustible temper from an electoral liability into political strength.
“If I lose my capacity for anger, then I shouldn’t be president of the United States,” the Senator explained to host Chris Wallace. “When I see the waste and corruption in Washington, I get angry.”
But how much of McCain’s legendary anger streak does the public actually know? Judging from snippets of Cliff Schecter’s new book “The Real McCain” - an advanced copy of which was obtained by the Huffington Post - the answer may be surprisingly little.
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JOHN MCCAIN MUSIC VIDEO BY ESKIT.
Jim Pence March 28th, 2008
The video below is from Eskit. They also have a Youtube Channell. I have used their music I purchased on iTunes in several of my videos. They are funny, progressive and talented. Enjoy the video.
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HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim Pence March 18th, 2008
The Least Shocking News Ever: Mitch McConnell set to screw John McCain and fiscal responsibility
Joe Sonka March 7th, 2008
(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)
I predicted on Monday that Mitch McConnell was about to screw over John McCain and his party's future by nixing the proposed freeze on earmarks.
Today, The Hill says I'm right.
A Senate Republican task force on earmarks is expected to stop short of temporarily freezing funding for pet projects, breaking with the party’s presidential nominee and House GOP leaders who are trying to make it a wedge issue in the election, according to people involved in the effort.
The five-member task force, convened in January by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), meets Friday to move toward a consensus position. The issue has continued to dog congressional Republicans who are under enormous pressure from their base to rein in earmarking. Final recommendations are due by March 15.
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Making a strong consensus even more daunting, McConnell has asked the group to report out only those recommendations upon which members unanimously agree. But the task force’s members run the gamut from Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.), who sought no earmarks last year, to Sen. Thad Cochran (Miss.), who secured more than $830 million worth of earmarks in 2007, the most in Congress.
The Club for Growth and Wall St. Journal pile on:
Newly minted presidential nominee John McCain stepped into the Rose Garden this week to receive President Bush's blessing. What the cameras didn't catch were pork-addicted congressional Republicans blowing raspberries from their offices.
With all the talk about how Mr. McCain needs to unify his party, lost has been the question of whether some people will let him. Washington Republicans know he's their best shot at retaining the White House. Yet many remain ambivalent about him — not because they question his conservatism, but out of resentment that he may get in the way of their earmarks.
This has resulted in a behind-the-scenes brawl, as spend-happy Republicans resist efforts by wiser heads to fall in behind Mr. McCain's anti-earmark message. At best, the spenders risk an embarrassing pummeling by their own nominee that could hurt them in their own re-election campaigns. At worst, they could undercut one of Mr. McCain's more persuasive messages.
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Driving this is the old philosophy that bacon is necessary to win elections. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is already running re-election ads in Kentucky boasting about the $200 million he secured for universities, as well as a hefty buyout he secured for his state's tobacco farmers.
I'll just reiterate what I said Monday:
So Mitch McConnell has a choice: (1) continue his campaign strategy of bragging about how how pork and government waste he can bring to KY in order to secure support for himself, or (2) go with "conservative" principles and end earmarks for the sake of John McCain and the Republican Party.
But when it comes to Mitch McConnell, one thing should be certain: the only thing he cares about is himself and his own power. McConnell does not have any principle and will do whatever is necessary for himself. So, as the GOP aide said in the story, Mitch indeed will have to "decide if (his) pork is more important than (his) party’s future."
Don't hold your breath folks, I can tell you how this story ends.
Well, I can tell you that it smells like bacon.
And dead, rotting elephants.
A big thank you to Mitch McConnell
Joe Sonka February 23rd, 2008
(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)
Speaking of John McCain's big lobbyist mega-scandal, we have to give credit to someone for helping dig McCain's giant hole that he's fallen into. Yes, he may be a genuinely bad person, down to the black rotting soulless core of his being, but we have to give credit where credit is due.
Let's all thank Mitch McConnell for his lawsuit against John McCain's campaign finance efforts in 2002. Because we've caught McCain in some very non-straight-talk. (from the uber-awesome emptywheel)
Just hours after the Times's story was posted, the McCain campaign issued a point-by-point response that depicted the letters as routine correspondence handled by his staff—and insisted that McCain had never even spoken with anybody from Paxson or Alcalde & Fay about the matter. "No representative of Paxson or Alcalde & Fay personally asked Senator McCain to send a letter to the FCC," the campaign said in a statement e-mailed to reporters.
But that flat claim seems to be contradicted by an impeccable source: McCain himself. [snip]
[Floyd] Abrams [] asked [McCain during a deposition for a Mitch McConnell lawsuit fighting McCain's campaign finance reform]: "Did you speak to the company's lobbyist about these matters?"
McCain: "I don't recall if it was Mr. Paxson or the company's lobbyist or both."
Abrams: "But you did speak to him?"
McCain: "I'm sure I spoke with him, yes."
Rut roh!
At another point Abrams asked McCain if, "looking back on the events with Mr. Paxson, the contributions, the jets, everything you and I have just talked about, do you believe that it would have been justified for a member of the public to say there is at least an appearance of corruption here?"
"Absolutely," McCain replied. "And when I took a thousand dollars or any other hard-money contribution from anybody who does business before the Congress of the United States, then that allegation is justified as well. Because the taint affects all of us." Elsewhere McCain said about his dealings with Paxson, "As I said before, I believe that there could possibly be an appearance of corruption because this system has tainted all of us."
Big ups to Mitchie!!!
John McCain and Mitch McConnell: frenemies forever
Joe Sonka February 8th, 2008
(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)
Yesterday, Mitch McConnell spoke at the uber-right wing CPAC conference, where Ann Coulter regularly refers to people as "ragheads" and "faggots", to the delight and laughter of those in attendance.
McConnell gave John McCain (whom the crowd booed during his speech) a rather tepid endorsement, saying "I’ve had some disagreements with John McCain over the years, but he’s my friend. More importantly for this race, he’s a conservative. And he has my full support."
As we've said before, calling it "some disagreements" is a large understatement. McCain and McConnell have butted heads repeatedly over the years, specifically on campaign finance and pork barrel spending.
McCain comes from the more rational school of thought that big money interests shouldn't be able to buy and sell politicians, and we shouldn't sneak earmarks into legislation that run up our deficit. McConnell, however, believes that corporate interests' ability to bribe politicians and ensure their election is "free speech". A LOT of fat cats have "spoken" to Mitch over the years, of course. Mitch also believes that earmarks and pork barrel spending, which bankrupt our government and burdens the next generation of Americans, is a great way to buy votes and "reward" his campaign contributors.
And as the Romney campaign pointed out not too long ago, the dislike between these two has lead to some, uh, heated exchanges:
Sen. McCain Accused Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Of The "Most Egregious Incident" Of Corruption He Had Seen In The Senate. "It escalated when McCain reiterated the charges Oct. 10 in a cross-examination, calling McConnell's actions the 'most egregious incident' demonstrating the appearance of corruption he has ever seen in his Senate career." (Amy Keller, "Attacks Escalate In Depositions," Roll Call, 10/21/02)
Ouch! There's some straight-talk for you, Mitch!
But their disagreements have an even longer history. Let's go all the way back to the time when Mitch McConnell was an ass-kissing college student, looking to suck up to Senator John Sherman Cooper for a job. John McCain's small government, traditional conservative hero from Arizona, Sen. Barry Goldwater, apparently did not have a fan in young Mitch McConnell.
In a brown-nosing letter to Cooper's Administrative Assistant, Bailey Guard in 1965 (one of many), McConnell trashed the "Goldwater fiasco" and "extreme right-wing groups" on UK's campus like the "UK Young Republican Club", saying that Republicans should try to attract "progressives", who are the "majority of young people".
In all likelihood, McConnell was lying through his teeth just to stroke the ego of the moderate Cooper and get a job. This of course shows us that Mitch McConnell has always been willing to say anything just to gain more power. It's always been about Mitch, not ideology or principles.
So add McConnell throwing the conservative godfather Goldwater under the bus to the list of beefs that McCain has with McConnell.
Mavericks? Methinks Not.
Terri Whitehouse February 6th, 2008
(h/t: Think Progress)
John McCain: Mitch’s nightmare
Joe Sonka January 8th, 2008
(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)
With John McCain surging in the polls, Mitch McConnell has to be sweating bullets. McCain and McConnell have butted heads repeatedly over the years, specifically on campaign finance and pork barrel spending.
McCain comes from the rational school of thought that big money interests shouldn't be able to buy and sell politicians, and we shouldn't sneak earmarks into legislation that run up our deficit. McConnell, however, believes that corporate interests' ability to bribe politicians and ensure their election is "free speech". A LOT of fat cats have "spoken" to Mitch over the years, of course. Mitch also believes that earmarks and pork barrel spending, which bankrupt our government and burdens the next generation of Americans, is a great way to buy votes and "reward" his campaign contributors.
Needless to say, McCain wouldn't be the most enthusiastic partner on the Republican ticket in Kentucky. Especially when running against a fiscally resonsible, ethical, 27-year Marine vet with a distinguished military record.
And look at this quote that the Romney campaign pulled out of the archives lately, in it's Top 10 list of McCain "attacking" fellow Republicans:
6. Sen. McCain Accused Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Of The "Most Egregious Incident" Of Corruption He Had Seen In The Senate. "It escalated when McCain reiterated the charges Oct. 10 in a cross-examination, calling McConnell's actions the 'most egregious incident' demonstrating the appearance of corruption he has ever seen in his Senate career." (Amy Keller, "Attacks Escalate In Depositions," Roll Call, 10/21/02)
I'm not sure how you call that an "attack" when he's simply stating the obvious, but thanks for the quote anyway, Mitt.
