Progressive Democrat Issue 114: IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY SLAMS JOHN McCAIN
This is from the Iowa Democratic Party:
McCain's Double Talk Express Runs Out of Gas
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Des Moines, IA - Despite going from "maverick" to establishment candidate and from "straight talk" to double talk since first running in 2000, John McCain has dusted off an old campaign gimmick. McCain is hopping aboard the so-called "straight-talk express" in Des Moines today, asking voters to forget his willingness to discard long-held beliefs in the interest of political expediency.
McCain didn't compete in Iowa in 2000 because of his opposition to ethanol, but he is in Iowa today making his second appearance this year. McCain "'knew that being against ethanol subsidies and with his support of campaign finance reform, he was not going to do well in Iowa [in 2000],' said Michael Dennehy, McCain's friend and his former New Hampshire campaign director." By skipping the caucuses in 2000, McCain is "effectively ceding the state to George W. Bush," but in early 2006, Iowa RNC member Steve Roberts was chatted up by McCain aides, after which Roberts confirmed McCain's commitment to Iowa, saying, "I know they're going to play in Iowa. They said they were." [Union Leader, 10/23/03; National Journal, 2/4/06]
“John McCain’s straight talk seems quite crooked,” said Iowa Democratic Party Communications Director, Carrie Giddins. “McCain claims he changed his mind about ethanol after oil prices rose, but the math doesn’t add up. It is a winding path that McCain has taken to curry political favor with the people of Iowa.”
It should surprise no one that there was "some back-and-forth in the McCain campaign" about the bus and that it makes some of McCain's "newer advisers nervous." [The Caucus, nytimes.com, 3/7/07] Since he first ran in 2000, McCain has found himself courting Christian conservatives he once labeled "agents of intolerance," has shifted his position on ethanol for Iowa voters, and has fumbled as he tries to both distance himself from the Iraq war while remaining its biggest advocate. [Quad-City Times, 2/18/07; Des Moines Register, 12/19/99; politico.com, 2/12/07]
McCain Then:
McCain Said Ethanol Did "Nothing to Reduce Fuel Consumption, Increase Energy Independence, Improve Air Quality." In November 2006, while appearing on Meet the Press, Senator McCain was reminded of comments he made regarding ethanol three years earlier. In November 2003, McCain said, "Ethanol is a product that would not exist if Congress didn't create an artificial market for it. No one would be willing to buy it...Ethanol does nothing to reduce fuel consumption, nothing to increase our energy independence, nothing to improve our air quality." [Meet the Press, 11/12/06]
McCain Now:
Three Years Later McCain Said that He Supports Ethanol. In August 2006, during a speech in Iowa, McCain said, "I support ethanol and I think it is a vital, a vital alternative energy source not only because of our dependency on foreign oil but its greenhouse gas reduction effects." [Fortune, 11/13/06]
McCain Then:
McCain Opposed Ethanol Mandates in 2005 Energy Bill When Oil Was $60 Per Barrel. In June 2005, McCain voted against the Energy Bill stating that the ethanol provisions would result in higher gas prices for his constituents. According to Fortune "There's just one problem: in June 2005 when oil was $60 McCain's office put out a press release warning that the ethanol mandates in the 2005 energy bill would result in higher gasoline prices for his constituents." [Fortune, 11/13/06]
McCain Now:
McCain Said that He Changed His Mind After Oil Prices Hit $40 Per Barrel. In according to Fortune, "In Grinnell, McCain said he still opposes subsidies but indicated his attitude softened after oil prices crossed $40 a barrel." [Fortune, 11/13/06]
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McCain's Double Talk Express Runs Out of Gas
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Des Moines, IA - Despite going from "maverick" to establishment candidate and from "straight talk" to double talk since first running in 2000, John McCain has dusted off an old campaign gimmick. McCain is hopping aboard the so-called "straight-talk express" in Des Moines today, asking voters to forget his willingness to discard long-held beliefs in the interest of political expediency.
McCain didn't compete in Iowa in 2000 because of his opposition to ethanol, but he is in Iowa today making his second appearance this year. McCain "'knew that being against ethanol subsidies and with his support of campaign finance reform, he was not going to do well in Iowa [in 2000],' said Michael Dennehy, McCain's friend and his former New Hampshire campaign director." By skipping the caucuses in 2000, McCain is "effectively ceding the state to George W. Bush," but in early 2006, Iowa RNC member Steve Roberts was chatted up by McCain aides, after which Roberts confirmed McCain's commitment to Iowa, saying, "I know they're going to play in Iowa. They said they were." [Union Leader, 10/23/03; National Journal, 2/4/06]
“John McCain’s straight talk seems quite crooked,” said Iowa Democratic Party Communications Director, Carrie Giddins. “McCain claims he changed his mind about ethanol after oil prices rose, but the math doesn’t add up. It is a winding path that McCain has taken to curry political favor with the people of Iowa.”
It should surprise no one that there was "some back-and-forth in the McCain campaign" about the bus and that it makes some of McCain's "newer advisers nervous." [The Caucus, nytimes.com, 3/7/07] Since he first ran in 2000, McCain has found himself courting Christian conservatives he once labeled "agents of intolerance," has shifted his position on ethanol for Iowa voters, and has fumbled as he tries to both distance himself from the Iraq war while remaining its biggest advocate. [Quad-City Times, 2/18/07; Des Moines Register, 12/19/99; politico.com, 2/12/07]
McCain Then:
McCain Said Ethanol Did "Nothing to Reduce Fuel Consumption, Increase Energy Independence, Improve Air Quality." In November 2006, while appearing on Meet the Press, Senator McCain was reminded of comments he made regarding ethanol three years earlier. In November 2003, McCain said, "Ethanol is a product that would not exist if Congress didn't create an artificial market for it. No one would be willing to buy it...Ethanol does nothing to reduce fuel consumption, nothing to increase our energy independence, nothing to improve our air quality." [Meet the Press, 11/12/06]
McCain Now:
Three Years Later McCain Said that He Supports Ethanol. In August 2006, during a speech in Iowa, McCain said, "I support ethanol and I think it is a vital, a vital alternative energy source not only because of our dependency on foreign oil but its greenhouse gas reduction effects." [Fortune, 11/13/06]
McCain Then:
McCain Opposed Ethanol Mandates in 2005 Energy Bill When Oil Was $60 Per Barrel. In June 2005, McCain voted against the Energy Bill stating that the ethanol provisions would result in higher gas prices for his constituents. According to Fortune "There's just one problem: in June 2005 when oil was $60 McCain's office put out a press release warning that the ethanol mandates in the 2005 energy bill would result in higher gasoline prices for his constituents." [Fortune, 11/13/06]
McCain Now:
McCain Said that He Changed His Mind After Oil Prices Hit $40 Per Barrel. In according to Fortune, "In Grinnell, McCain said he still opposes subsidies but indicated his attitude softened after oil prices crossed $40 a barrel." [Fortune, 11/13/06]
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