A blog written by Manchester College students studying the 2008 presidential campaign.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

McCain becoming Superman

John McCain is running to Washington to save the day! As if McCain is a superhero, he was trying to avoid his kryptonite-the debate-and rush to Washington to make changes to the plan about fixing the $700 billion debt. 

McCain does not believe "the plan on the table will pass as it stands now." He has five main changes he believes will make the plan better:

1. Greater Accountability-McCain believes that the board should be bipartisan and work together to fix the issue and provide oversight.
2. Path for taxpayers to recover the money-McCain thinks that the money should not go into a "black hole of debt."
3. Transparency in review of legislation-McCain believes that the American people should be able to read online and in the headlines to know exactly what is going on. 
4. No Earmarks-McCain says that it is outrageous and unacceptable to favor companies from taxpayer dollars.
5. Wall Street Executives-McCain does not think that school teachers, small business owners, and farmers should pay taxes to make wall street executives have thicker wallets. 

Through these five changes, people can see McCain's challenger communication style. He shows offensive position, calling for a change, ideological center of the party, attacking the opponents record, and optimism for the future. McCain is showing people that he is ready and able to be president. He is telling everyone that he is willing to cross party lines to do what is right for American people. Through this speech, you can see that McCain really believes that he can be the Superman of the United States.

See this video at www.cnnpolitics.com

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