Posted on October 27th, 2008 by
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This might just be the perfect companion to John McCain’s “the economy is fundamentally strong” gaffe. Sunday morning on Meet The Press , McCain told Tom Brokaw that he and George W. Bush shared a “common philosophy.”
Do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course.
Now let me just ask you a simple question: at this point in the campaign, is there anything stupider that John McCain could have said about his political philosophy than to admit that he shares it with George W. Bush?
Barack Obama quickly seized on McCain’s gaffe, tearing into him in both Denver and Ft. Collins.
Unfortunately, there has been very little news coverage of McCain’s blunder, nor of Obama’s response . At least as of the writing of this blog entry, what little coverage there was had missed the point , reporting that it was Obama who had tied McCain to Bush when in fact it was McCain who had tied McCain to Bush.
Fortunately, yesterday was Sunday, giving Obama another shot to stick McCain with his words. Either he or Biden could say something about it today, or perhaps the campaign could throw together a television ad to highlight McCain’s admission. It might not even have to come from the campaign: any reporter lucky enough to get to ask McCain a question ought to ask him about it.
Whatever happens, whether or not McCain’s words get the attention they deserve, it underscores once again what we already know: in terms of politics and policy, a McCain presidency would be just like another four years of Bush, except with Sarah Palin in the vice president’s office.
Here’s the transcript of the video:
OBAMA (Denver, CO): Just this morning, Senator McCain said that actually he and President Bush share a “common philosophy.”
McCAIN (Meet The Press): Do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course.
OBAMA ( Ft. Collins , CO ): That’s what he said. A “common philosophy.”
OBAMA ( Denver , CO ): I guess that was John McCain finally giving us a little straight talk, owning up to the fact that he and George Bush actually have a whole lot in common. Well, here’s the thing though. We know what the Bush-McCain philosophy looks like.
OBAMA ( Ft. Collins , CO ): It’s a philosophy that says we should give more and more to folks at the top, to millionaires and billionaires, to the wealthiest among us, and that somehow it’s all going to trickle down on the rest of us.
OBAMA ( Denver , CO ): It’s a philosophy that justifies spending $10 billion a month in Iraq while the Iraqi government sits on a huge surplus and our economy is in crisis.
OBAMA ( Ft. Collins , CO ): For eight years we’ve seen this philosophy at work, and it’s put our economy on the wrong track, and we can’t afford another four years that look like the last eight.
OBAMA ( Denver , CO ): It is time for change in Washington, and that’s why I’m running for President of the United States of America, and that’s why you’re here today.
