 There has already been a lot said about the similarities between GOP nominee John McCain and George W. Bush; I've been calling McCain "McBush" for some time now, to some people's chagrin, and I didn't even copy it from anyone. Heck, maybe those who have been using it on TV and in print should pay ME...lol! I posted awhile back about a MoveOn.org ad featuring actor John Cusack entitled "Bet You Can't Tell the Difference", or at least I think that's the title, but it's a "30 second pop quiz" about all the ways in which the two are identical. Obama himself has run an ad calling McCain "McSame" on the economy.
Not to worry - McCain supporter and someone who had been thought to be on his short list for VP Mark Sanford, R.-SC appeared on CNN with Wolf Blitzer to clear up any confusion for those who believed these claims to be true - NOT!!
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/13/governor-mark-sanford-rsc-goes-blank-trying-to-find-differences-between-mccain-and-bushs-economic-policies/
You can play the interview but here's a rough transcript:
Blitzer: Are there any significant economic differences between what the Bush administration has put forward over these many years as opposed to John McCain’s support?
Sanford: Yea, I mean for instance take, you know, ummm, ahhh, take for instance the issue of, ahhhh..(knocks on table) I’m drawing a blank. I hate it when I do that, particularly on TV. Take for instance the contrast between NAFTA. I mean, I think the bigger issue is credibility in where one is coming from. I mean, to that position are they consistent where they come from? John McCain has consistently stood against earmarks throughout his tenure in the US Senate. Regrettably, the President has not been exactly busy with the veto pen.
Blitzer: Let me get back to, you raised the issue of NAFTA. He’s a huge supporter of free trade John McCain.The Bush administration supports free trade. I don’t see a big difference between the two..
Sanford: No, I was going to go to a point, I was going to go to a point which is what you’d want is consistency with regards to that position.
Blitzer: that’s a major difference between Obama and the President, but as far as NAFTA is concerned McCain and Bush are on the same page.
Sanford: They are—for free trade.
Does anyone else here think McCain should tell his surrogates to just keep their mouths SHUT, especially when discussing the economy? I guess the VP short list just got a little shorter!
Annie
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