Mar 11 2008
McCain’s Economic Policy – Outsource National Defense
John McCain talks tough about lobbyist and their influence, but he is firmly in their pockets. His history with them goes back to the Keating Five scandal. More recently the New York Times intimated he had a romantic involvement with another lobbyist. Now we find out that his campaign staff is made up of many of his old lobby pals. If he is elected you can count on them being on the payroll. And they will undoubtedly forge favorable deals for their former employers. You know, just like the present administration has done with their no bid contracts in Iraq. Hell, John will do them one better, he plans on keeping our young soldiers, sailors and Marines in country for another 100 years.
So what is John McCain’s economic policy for the United States? Why outsource of course. Business friendly, naturally, and meanwhile he will drive the final nail in the coffin of this country’s middle class. He, and some of his lobbyist advisors on the campaign trail, are responsible for Boeing, an American company, losing out on a lucrative defense deal. One that would have supplied jobs for thousands of American workers. Instead he pushed and the deal went to a European country.
Top current advisers to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign last year lobbied for a European plane maker that beat Boeing to a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, taking sides in a bidding fight that McCain has tried to referee for more than five years.
Two of the advisers gave up their lobbying work when they joined McCain’s campaign. A third, former Texas Rep. Tom Loeffler, lobbied for the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. while serving as McCain’s national finance chairman.
EADS is the parent company of Airbus, which teamed up with U.S.-based Northrop Grumman Corp. to win the lucrative aerial refueling contract on February 29. Boeing Co. Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney said in a statement Monday that the Chicago-based aerospace company “found serious flaws in the process that we believe warrant appeal.” (Source: )
Way to go Johnny! Stay tuned, this is going to get interesting. First off, what in hell are we doing outsourcing our national defense to a foreign country for? Then, why are we allowing these lobbyist to determine our futures. If John McCain was serious he’d get rid of all the special interest groups fueling his campaign, he’d be a real maverick, instead of just another corporate stooge. Haven’t we had enough of them yet?
