Saturday, February 7, 2009

We Have Seen The Real McCain

Last year, many folks were reluctant to blame John McCain personally for his overwhelmingly negative and cynical presidential campaign, preferring to believe that he was forced to cede control of his campaign strategy over to the GOP and the lobbyists that dominated his staff. But it's clear to me that the despicable John showed his true colors back then and isn't reluctant to continue his hypocritical ways.

Brother John recently appeared on Fox Noise saying that he would not support the stimulus plan, criticizing its wasteful and unnecessary spending on infrastructure. He specifically singled out the effort to expand broadband access in rural communities, conveniently forgetting that he has supported such initiatives in the past.

In 2005, as the lead sponsor of The Community Broadband Act, McCain lauded other countries that provide internet access to their communities saying, “As a country, we cannot afford to cut off any successful strategy if we want to remain internationally competitive.”

Expanding broadband was also the centerpiece of his economic plan during the presidential campaign. McCain emphasized that “government has a role to play” to make sure “every community” has access to high-speed internet — and that it was key to driving innovation.

If it was such a good idea then, why not now? Same old McCain.

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