McCain Is Fantastic on Subsidies
One thing I have particularly liked about John McCain for many months now is his tough stance on subsidies. I remember when in the Iowa debate, he spoke out in no uncertain terms about the problems with agricultural subsidies, when the likes of Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney were pandering to Iowans despite the obvious harms of such subsidies. That has always stuck in my mind, because if we rewind to December, we can see how badly each of the candidates needed to perform well in Iowa.
Now, he's back with more. Here is what McCain said in Iowa yesterday, which, as a swing state, is also an important general election state:
Some things never change: Republican John McCain dislikes farm subsidies. "I have to give you a little straight talk about the farm bill that is wending its way through Congress," McCain said Thursday at the Polk County Convention Center.
"I do not support it. I would veto it," he said. "I would do that because I believe that the subsidies are unnecessary."
McCain was in the heart of farm country, a place where subsidies for corn and ethanol fuel are wildly popular.
His long-held position against subsidies has cost him in Iowa, the state that traditionally begins the presidential nominating process and is a potential swing state in the fall. Yet the Arizona senator didn't hesitate to bring up the issue.
That really impresses me. Conservatives might not be happy with McCain on issues across the board, but on the issues where they are in agreement, he's gonna go all the way to make it happen. And if he does succeed in eliminating subsidies, our country and the world will be much, much better off for it.
Paul Ibrahim
in John McCain, Big Government, Elections, Spending, Conservatives
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