I think John McCain has been taking a good hard look at America as he’s traveled around. I don’t think it must look as prosperous to him as it did 8 years ago. It doesn’t to me, in my own travels. Like I said, one group of people I worked with as a therapist were the homeless. These people often were “made homeless” because they lost their jobs, and couldn’t find another one.
When you think about this in terms of the infrastructure of the country itself, you realize that everything in the USA hinges upon people actually having jobs here. You see, if a person doesn’t have a job, they aren’t going to be consumers. If there are no consumers, businesses will dry up and go out of business for lack of sales.
In America, part of the American Dream has been “upward mobility” — only? Decisions by crooked CEO’s all over this country have absconded either with people’s life savings, 401k’s, and basically whatever they could. This is WRONG. But nobody has called them on it. I believe John McCain can and will. For one thing, I know he doesn’t like the fat cat salaries those CEO’s make! Here is an article from the New York Sun, and what he had to say!
“…Something is seriously wrong when the American people are left to bear the consequences of reckless corporate conduct while the offenders themselves are packed off with another $40 million or $50 million for the road,” Mr. McCain said in an address here to the National Federation of Independent Business…”
I agree. Everyday when you open up your newspaper, the headlines are all about mass layoffs. This whole country of ours is sliding into a very bad, bad place because of corporate greed! Is it moral, ethical or fair for these fat cats to get away with all that cash and dump the American people as they please? No. John McCain knows that, because he has fantastic values. Ethical values. Moral values. American values.
What he is going to be taking on is the greed and broken infrastructure here on the homefront. That is GREAT! We need that! And he is just the heroic MAVERICK to do it. That is why he says “COUNTRY FIRST” in this ad, just released. Who is going to keep watch over this country of ours? Who except somebody like John McCain?
It isn’t McCain’s fault that millions of jobs in America have been outsourced. Like say, the making of our American Flags. I read a funny piece in the web yesterday about something he was telling a bunch of factory workers who still MAKE some of our flags right here! The thing is, we should be manufacturing our own damn flag, shouldn’t we? And the thing is, just use the AMERICAN FLAG as a metaphor for all the manufacturing that has slipped “elsewhere” (like overseas) of late… and you’ll catch my drift …here is his ad:
When he says “COUNTRY FIRST” I believe him. He means it. He puts others ahead of himself, and he believes in a cause “Greater than Self.” This is HEROIC stance of a TRUE LEADER. Another thing about him? He knows how things like fascism or communism can get started. Fascism tends to happen when a country is in a weak place economically. Why somebody has let our country slide into a place where that might happen? I don’t know. But, John McCain isn’t going to let that happen here. He won’t.
For one thing, he has a fantastic businesswoman to help him in Carly Fiorina. That is her forte! Business!
Here is an article from the Christian Science Monitor on her, you can hear her speak on a little video, and she had this to say about John McCain’s plans for America:
“…Ms. Fiorina, the former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett Packard, replied, “A focus on job creation. The American dream starts with a job. It is all about growing jobs…”
the article continues,
“…McCain began a speech in Denver on Monday noting that, “More than 400,000 people have lost their jobs since December, and the rate of new job creation has fallen sharply.”
Acknowledging that gas and food prices are up dramatically, McCain stressed, “I have a plan to grow this economy, create more and better jobs, and get America moving again…”
How refreshing to hear a candidate like John McCain address this issue! The creation of jobs, and the elimination of people who are “cheating” the American Worker! Who else but he would have that kind of moral stance? NOBODY! That is why he is the best choice for PRESIDENT right now! He has plans, and he isn’t afraid to look into the corruption that presently exists. He is just like Robin Hood, and that makes him a HUGE HERO to me. Besides, I bet he’s thinking of all those veterans who are going to be coming home too. He won’t want to see any men and women who served be homeless afterwards, would he?
This job he wants to take on in Washington is huge! But, with all his experience, he’s the man to do it. America knows that, don’t we?
Now, I read a little something the other day on Kerry, saying McCain was all wrong. Funny, they were both Vietnam Veterans, weren’t they? Hmmm.
The more I reflected on that, I wondered if this had something to do with ETHANOL. Then I wondered if this was one of those PORKY types of deals, my personal MAVERICK Candidate can’t stand! You know, I sense something porky and cornpone going on with this deal, no? Here is the story off the NYT, don’t miss it!
It’s all about the corn, no? The CORN, except, McCain has other ways of getting us fuel that are healthier, like Sugarcane…is this why Iowa was so behind guess who? Hmm….
But, back to McCain and those jobs of his. Let’s go see what he has to say over at his place!
He has a TON of Plans! And, he has thought this out pretty carefully as well. In fact, he already has plans for displaced workers — he is a maverick! An American maverick with cowboy style values! Umm, hmm…
Check this part out! Instant Relief for all the “little people” of the country!
McCain Economic Plan
Immediate Help for American Families
“…Across America, families are facing economic challenges. Gas prices are rising, mortgages are threatened, and thousands have lost their jobs. Now is the time to act and John McCain has outlined several near-term, tangible plans to address some of the challenges confronting Americans today…”
Look at this part!
Helping Americans Confront Higher Living Costs:
John McCain Will Help Americans Hurting From High Gasoline And Food Costs. Americans need relief right now from high gas prices. John McCain will act immediately to reduce the pain of high gas prices.
John McCain Believes We Should Institute A Summer Gas Tax Holiday. Hard-working American families are suffering from higher gasoline prices. John McCain calls on Congress to suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax and 24.4 cent diesel tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
John McCain Will Stop Filling The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) To Reduce Demand. International demand for oil is bolstered by federal purchases for the SPR. There is no reason to fill it when oil is so expensive; the overall SPR is of adequate size, and when it places further upward pressure on prices.
John McCain Will End Policies That Contribute To Higher Transportation And Food Costs. Ethanol subsidies, tariff barriers and sugar quotas drive up food prices and hurt Americans. However, we cannot take the wrong direction and cut off trade for American goods.
Helping Americans With The Housing Crisis:
John McCain Is Proposing A New “HOME Plan” To Provide Robust, Timely And Targeted Help To Those Hurt By The Housing Crisis. Under his HOME Plan, every deserving American family or homeowner will be afforded the opportunity to trade a burdensome mortgage for a manageable loan that reflects their home’s market value.
Eligibility: Holders of a non-conventional mortgage taken after 2005 who live in their home (primary residence only); can prove creditworthiness at the time of the original loan; are either delinquent, in arrears on payments, facing a reset or otherwise demonstrate that they will be unable to continue to meet their mortgage obligations; and can meet the terms of a new 30-year fixed-rate mortgage on the existing home.
How It Works: An individual picks up a form at any Post Office and apply for a HOME loan. The FHA HOME Office certifies that the individual is qualified and contacts the individual’s mortgage servicer. The mortgage servicer writes down and retires the existing loan, which is replaced by an FHA guaranteed HOME loan from a lender…
Bolstering Job Security and Assisting Displaced Workers
Reforming The Unemployment Insurance (UI) System:
John McCain Believes We Should Have A Single, Seamless Approach To Job Transition Assistance. The UI system must be more effective in helping those who have lost a job. John McCain will modernize and transform our current programs by consolidating redundant federal programs, strengthening community colleges and technical training and giving displaced workers more choices to find their way back to productive and prosperous lives.
John McCain Will Reform The UI System So That A Portion Of Each Worker’s Unemployment Insurance Tax Is Deposited Into A Lost Earnings Buffer Account (LEB). If an individual becomes unemployed, the LEB may be used to cover needed expenses, with a backstop of traditional UI if the account is exhausted before 26 weeks. Workers will have an incentive to preserve their LEB by getting back to work quickly, and may be eligible for a re-employment bonus if they get a new job quickly. The LEB will be portable, and upon retirement, the property of the worker.
John McCain Will Reform Training Programs To Provide Quick Assistance To Workers Seeking New Skills. Workers will have access to a flexible training account that permits them to pay for training at a community college and use leftover funds to keep their health insurance.
John McCain Will Provide Special, Targeted Assistance For Older Workers. Because training is often inefficient for older workers, those 55 years of age and older who have built up an LEB will be eligible for a Lost Earnings Supplement. The supplement of up to 50 percent of their earnings loss (up to a maximum of $10,000) for two years will be rewarded for those who find work inside 26 weeks.
You go and click on those headlines and see for yourself! If you click on them you’ll go right over to his place and you can see his whole set of plans. They are very comprehensive. This is a HUGE JOB, trying to put this country back in order. I HAVE TOTAL TRUST IN JOHN McCAIN! It’s because of this kind of leadership!
Here is a sweet little story you can read from The Rocky Mountain News. You know, John McCain, in my opinion is about to put the GOOD into the letters GOP! And you are hearing an ex-Democrat say this! Now that I think about it, maybe GOP could stand for GOOD for OUR PEOPLE! That would be how our hero is thinking, as he travels and sees the whole country…
I absolutely see him as a Humphrey Bogart, in a set of Fedoras, Panama hats and a stylish Trench coat touring this country in a Corvette. He’s just like that, and totally an AMERICAN GOOD GUY!
When he says “COUNTRY FIRST” he means it!
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