When John McCain came to Brooklyn this week he made it seem like he had a change of heart for homeowners who are facing foreclosure because of the subprime mortgage meltdown occurring in America. Last month he said it wasn't the government's job to do anything for the people who acted irresponsibly (something to do with the campaign perhaps?). Now he's changed his tune thanks to pressure from both sides of the aisle (including popular Florida Governor Crist, who's also a supporter of McBush). Yet reality is a little far off from how the media tries to portray him.
From TPM Cafe:
[I]t's typical Republican bamboozlement. McCain says that perhaps a few hundred thousand homeowners deserve ever so slightly more help than they're already receiving, but that millions of others should lose their homes. And it's worth pointing out that most analysts agree that the number of folks who would be helped by this plan is probably much smaller than Holtz-Eakin estimates. There's really not much difference between his initial position and his bold new plan - they both amount to inaction.
So I'd suggest that right after they note that "John McCain says he'd be happy to see our troops in Iraq for another hundred years," the Democrats would do well to add, "John McCain says that millions of Americans deserve to lose their homes." All it's going to take to beat this guy is telling the public where he stands.
It is all smoke and mirrors when it comes to the supposed straight talker. Maybe he's such a maverick because he can fool so many in the media into playing along for him while spitting on the truth in the process. Therefore it is up to the rest of us to get the facts out while many in the media sit on their asses and eat McCain's BBQ.
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