McCain flips again: now spreading the wealth is GOOD, see?

All I can say is that anyone who thinks Obama is a socialist doesn't know what real socialism is.

I don't believe that constitutes a "reversal" - as he was instrumental in getting the mortgage lender bailout a few weeks ago. That evidently was what the majority of our legislators wanted as they passed it! As Obama has yet to outline just how he intends to redistribute the wealth - other than the tax issue, which his own tax calculator proves is a bunch of bunk.

IOKIYAR - I LOVE that! The Republicans have their "RINO" which applies to any of their own who have seen the light and endorsed Obama for the good of the country. I heard McCain in two recent speeches say that he's going to make everyone successful and that he's going to make everyone wealthy. Of course, there was nothing remotely resembling an explanation of HOW this will happen. The wealthy business owners with all their money and their average $700,000 tax cut aren't going to create any jobs if there aren't any people in the lower income groups to purchase their products and services. The small businesses we hear so much about like Joe the Plumber if he really was a plumber who really was going to buy his own business won't do so well because people can't afford their services until they have a dire emergency. All of the small, privately owned businesses I see in my area are struggling big time and a tiny tax cut isn't going to do them much good at all. Family owned sub shops and pizzerias are laying off their employees and doing all the little amount of work they have themselves because people can't even afford such "luxuries" as pizza and subs! My grandkids' midget football league for years has sold candles as their major fundraiser, mainly because a friend of someone involved in the league is a distributor; in past years these candles, now going at $17 a piece for the smallest ones, sold like hotcakes but sales have been dwindling little by little the last couple seasons. This season it was dismal, many kids (and their parents) were unable to sell a single candle. Usually people are great about buying things to support the kids' organizations but it's reached the point where choices have to be made and if someone can barely afford their mortgage and gas in their cars one of the first things to go will be fancy scented candles. If by some major fluke at this point McCain/Palin get elected, those of us who aren't in the top income group are going to be headed for some even tougher times with no "HOPE" at all. HOPE is good! Annie

"IOKIYAR" I love it! I'm actually not surprised, I have seen comments that McCain made in the 2000 election cycle about how the more wealthy should pay more taxes. This cycle he is just playing to that Republican base and I personally believe that while he and Palin are playing to the base they are aleinating themselves from Independents.

You hit the nail on the head. When Democrats want to do something it's either something everyone dismisses as "stupid" or "socialist". I am so very sick and tired of hearing that word used in this campaign. Republicans only know two words when they talk about Obama and that is "terrorist" or "socialist". John McCain has been flip flopping for the past few weeks, struggling to gain on Obama. He's a desperate man who will say whatever it takes to please the multitudes. "Obama hangs out with a terrorist...do we want someone like that in the Oval Office." A week later, "Obama is an honest man who I just happen to have issues with. You have nothing to be afraid of if he becomes President." A few days later, he and Palin are back to inciting crowds with words of terrorism and socialist. And now he's agreeing with what Obama has been saying all along. McCain has too many faces and I don't like any of them.

You can make any candidate say what ever you want based on your point of view and taking items out of context. Now to the case in point. The Federal Goverment and Fannie mae and Freddie mac were a comingled corporation. The Goverment already had its hand in the barrel. McCain has said that he needed to help the people keep their homes, that is not new. Secondly, in 2005 McCaine warned the senate of what would happen if Fannie and Freddie did not have proper oversight. He was right, what he said would happen did. Demo's have had majorities in Congress and the Senate and a Democratic President pretending to be a Repblican. Also during the oil companies witch hunt in congress, Rep. Mosley-Baum(D) said that they wanted to socialize(opps) take over the oil companies. Additionally, you had Demo's on committies with oversite of Fannie and Freddie that caused them to begin accepting loans from people that did not meet the criteria and reported them as racist, as minorities making less money could not afford housing. These same Demo's received sweetheart loans from companies dealing with their committies. Also noted that Obama's policies would in effect change the United States into the European/France style of Goverment. Personally, I really don't like either candidate. I am voting the candidate that would do less harm to this country.

i wonder why americans deviates from what will solve their problems but worries over concepts, if socialism is what will solve your economic crisis why not accept it atleats for a short time. i am beginning to hate america, they have failed me with their racist behaviours. i believed in american dreams, even though i am not an american, now i have changed my mind, i believe in nigeria dream. lol

Oh no he is not reversing his argument. He does not see that as spreading the wealth that is just helping his mates out. Spreading the wealth is when a government gives money from the rich to the poor. I call it social justice, many people on this site call it socialism which it is not, that is what McCain is against. He does not want to hurt the rich and help the poor oh not that is evil that is a crime but its ok to take from the poor and give it to business men who have already wasted tons of money through greed.

Your assumption here is so completely off base! This is a bi partisan reaction to a state of emergency, and it is temporary! Obama's plan is very different, and as others have pointed out -- we are completely in the dark as to how he will redistribute the wealth! Also, McCain is NOT trying to give the money to the mortgage companies -- he's trying to help people who -- not through their own fault -- are losing their homes. It's not like he could just declare the mortgages paid and the homeowners free and clear! So the mortgages have to be paid off. It still HELPS the people instead of only helping the banks.