Politicians; You can't believe a word they say

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With Bailout Vote, McCain Voted for Earmarks when he said he would never, ever sign a bill that had an earmark.....

By Michael D. Shear

Sen. John McCain claims to be an absolutist on earmarks. He repeatedly vows to veto every bill -- every one! -- that comes to his desk with a pork-barrel project attached. Under repeated questioning by this reporter over the past 19 months, McCain has said he would never, ever sign a bill that had an earmark.

"I will veto every bill with earmarks, until the Congress stops sending bills with earmarks," he said in a speech in April.

At the Republican National Convention, he put it this way: 'The first big-spending, pork-barrel earmark bill that comes across my desk, I will veto it. I will make them famous, and you will know their names. You will know their names."

It got huge applause.

But on Wednesday -- in his first vote in months -- McCain voted for earmarks.

In an attempt to woo recalcitrant House Republicans to vote for the $700 billion economic bailout bill, senators loaded it up with earmarks, including $2 million in tax breaks for companies that make wooden arrows for children and millions for U.S. wool producers and auto racetrack owners.

McCain had warned against such a thing happening. In a speech in Michigan before the vote, he said: "It is completely unacceptable for any kind of earmarks to be included in this bill. It would be outrageous for legislators and lobbyists to pack this rescue plan with
taxpayer money for favored companies. This simply cannot happen."

It did. And he voted for it anyway. In my view that spells lier.

[MrLabGuy]

Sad Quick...Though I wish he would have voted against that bill for other reasons this was a unique situation most experts considered a National Emergency. If McCain added Pork to the Bill I'd see your beef but you won't find that to be the case. He voted for this bill because he believed the 700B was necessary to avoid a credit crisis.

McCain has a long history of voting down Pork Barrel spending. For you to pick this one unique instance out as a gotcha is pretty weak.

That said I think the bill was overblown and a Big Government Giveaway and I wish McCain would have stuck to his capitalistic principals and voted no.

[Eric5273]

That's how they get the bill passed. They have to bribe many of the congressional members for their votes, otherwise it would not pass. So they promise this thing to one guy, and this to another, and soon enough they have a majority and can pass the bill. That's what earmarks are. If you are a congressman and the bill is unpopular in your district, but you go back to your district and tell the people that you voted for it because you got them to give the local businesses in your district a large tax break, then maybe it will be ok. Plus, those businesses who got the tax break will contribute to your next campaign. Until we get away from privately funded campaigns, that is the way the system will always work.

[martinbaltes]

most human beings , if not all, are untrustworthy. thats why a dog is a mans best friend.

[AVB-AMG]

Question:
Can any of you name a honest politician?
Does not matter if you like them or not, if they are living or deceased, just if you believe that they have been honest in their political career and life in politics.
Anybody?

AVB-AMG

[Eric5273]

Originally Posted by AVB-AMG

Question:
Can any of you name a honest politician?
Does not natter if you like them or not, if they are living or deceased, just if you believe that they have been honest in their political career and life in politics.
Anybody?

Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders just to name a couple. One liberal and one conservative.