What? No VP debate thread?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by TheGame

Strangler's post wasn't there when I typed this one. Watch the wholeinterview that he has, but just keep in mind Mccain voted yes for the bill. I think he's admitting he followed his party even though he disagreed with it? Some Mavrick.

I know he voted yes, and he explains (or mis-explains, quite honestly) why he voted yes, but is against pork overall. Watch the whole thing in context, and his views are clear. His stance on this issue is nuanced based on the dire need for this particular bill to pass, but having always been against pork and consistently so. If he were to rail against all the pork on the bill, it would be weeks before anything passed, and the fear is our economy could collapse by then. he has also fought for financial reform for years, going back to 2005-06 when he tried to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but democrats like Barney Frank shot the bill down. Honestly, how the McCain camp hasn't made a national ad about that yet blows my mind.

Also, keep in mind that John McCain has NEVER asked for or benefitted from pork in any bill in almost 30 years, and has called for a line-item veto to ELIMINATE pork for years. If anything states that a politician is honest and has integrity, its refusal to accept pork, because pork is literally a bribing/purchasing of votes.

A single vote in a very unique situation does not negate a lifetime of reform when it comes to cutting fat from legislation.