McCain's VP Pick

[turnpike boy]

Originally Posted by VRM

McCains campaign has ads saying that Obama would raise taxes on working families, including those that make $42K or less, and he approved those messages. McCain himself has also made the same remarks during campaign speeches. It is not true..

Many, many times posted in here and other threads - Obama's intent for the inheritance and capital gains taxes are to greviously escalate them. Do you believe people who make less than $42K don't have families or invest?

Originally Posted by VRM

I never called McCain scum for not accepting Obamas counter-proposal to the town hall meeting. Both campaigns want their candidate to have the best advantage possible when debating the other guy. I expect this, and they usually compromise. Obamas counter offer did include a town hall, along with other types of joint events. So far, McCains campaign has not responded to the counter offer. They seem content to say that Obama does not want to meet them at all, conveniently leaving out the part that Obama did agree to meet them under a different format.

I know you didn't call him scum - my apologies to you if it seemed implied to you, that wasn't the intent. With regard to the town hall meets, the format was simple and - essentially - bereft of advantage to ANYONE; that was the appeal. The Obama camp seeks to build in some advantage - not unexpected, but deviously outside the purpose and scope of the original venues. That doesn't sound like not wanting to meet? - there will be regulated debates where they'll have tons of control over the environment...McCain's challenge has been about showing the world your b*lls and stepping out of the contrived, manipulated big show, an act of courage manifestly rejected by the Obama camp.