\nThis letter describes Mr. McCain\u2019s frequent
\nself-contradictions, deep similarities to President Bush, and irritability when
\nconfronted with facts.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\nFollow the link below to an article in which McCain states
\nwrongly that the troop surge in Iraq came before the Iraqi \u201cAwakening,\u201d then
\ninsists again and again that he is correct, in the face of much evidence to the
\ncontrary, even his own words.\n<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/07\/22\/mccain-gets-history-of-th_n_114419.html?page=23<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nFollow these links to a video compilation of several McCain \nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ioy90nF2anI&feature=related<\/a> \nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c&feature=related<\/a>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nThe link below is to a video showing two McCain campaign \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nFor a description of other McCain contradictions, read this \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nFollow the link below to an article describing an incident \nhttp:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/fact-checker\/2008\/05\/mccain_the_surge_and_verb_tens.html<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nThis fascinating insistence that his words should be \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nHe does. Below are links to articles in which Mr. McCain \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nMcCain states that Bush was right to veto kids health \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nMcCain and Bush vote to oppose the 2008 expanded GI bill. \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nMcCain is not pro-choice. In this USA TODAY article, he \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nMcCain defends Bush\u2019s plan for Iraq, calling it, \u201cDifficult but \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nAn article in the Huffington Post explaining that in 2008, \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nJohn McCain votes to filibuster the minimum wage hike, which \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nMcCain lobbyist and economic adviser is vice chair of a \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nPresident Bush and McCain share the stage in a joint \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nMcCain reaffirms his support for NAFTA and blasts Hillary \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nThe McCain \nhttp:\/\/www.americanprogressaction.org\/issues\/2008\/pdf\/oil_tax.pdf<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nWhile deploring the federal governments response to Katrina, \n <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nThis article traces comments made by President Bush \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nThis article shows McCain parroting Bush\u2019s comments on the \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \nMcCain\u2019s fundraising sources are the same as Mr. Bush\u2019s. <\/em>Here is the list of 36 bundlers who raised large \n <\/span><\/em>\n<\/p>\n \nThis
\nself-contradictions http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9W_K4RCisxc&feature=related<\/a>
\nand\n<\/p>\n
\nand\n<\/p>\n
\nspeeches side by side. One speech is given to supporters, the other speech is
\ngiven to a conservative group that doubts McCain\u2019s conservative credentials. In
\nthe speech to supporters, McCain ridicules the idea that he is just like Bush.
\nIn the other speech, he affirms that on all matters \u201cof importance to the
\nAmerican people,\u201d he is just like Bush. The speeches play together, line by
\nline. It\u2019s actually a little eerie to watch him make two utterly contradictory
\npoints so emphatically. <\/span>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hnb2IrsU1Cg<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nNew Republic article: http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/politics\/story.html?id=f32048af-6a69-4594-8a9f-e99d213578c1<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nin which John McCain claimed that US troops in Iraq had been reduced to
\npre-surge levels. When told that he was wrong, that troops had been drawn down,
\nbut not to pre-serge levels, McCain argued that he was essentially right, that
\nsaying \u201cdrawn down to pre-surge levels\u201d is the same as saying \u201cdrawn down.\u201d In
\nreality, the statements are different from one another in substance, not merely
\nsemantics. Still, McCain got quite testy with the journalists and angrily stood
\nby his words.\n<\/p>\n
\nregarded as true and accurate even when they are not, has contributed to McCain\u2019s
\nability to maintain positions that are similar, if not identical to President
\nBush\u2019s, while claiming that he does no such thing.\n<\/p>\n
\nechoes the President\u2019s position on most of the issues of our day, sometimes
\nword for word.\n<\/p>\n
\ninsurance expansion. <\/span>http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2007\/POLITICS\/10\/03\/mccain.interview\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nMcCain states that it is just too expensive to send vets to college, and that
\ngiving vets a college education discourages them from remaining in the military. <\/span>http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2007\/POLITICS\/10\/03\/mccain.interview\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nstates, \u201cI do not support Roe vs. Wade. It should be overturned.\u201d http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/washington\/2007-02-19-mccain-roe_x.htm<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nnecessary\u2026\u201d <\/span>http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2007\/01\/12\/ap\/politics\/mainD8MJRGCO0.shtml<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nMcCain voted with Bush 100% of the time.
\n<\/span>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/05\/27\/mccain-voted-with-bush-10_n_103718.html<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nis a wage hike supported by 75% of all Americans: http:\/\/news.aol.com\/elections-blog\/2007\/01\/24\/john-mccain-votes-to-filibuster-minimum-wage-hike\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\ngiant Swiss bank with <\/span>a clear interest
\nin keeping the U.S.
\nmortgage market deregulated. He continues to both advice McCain and work for
\nthe bank. <\/span>http:\/\/news.aol.com\/elections-blog\/2007\/01\/24\/john-mccain-votes-to-filibuster-minimum-wage-hike\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nappearance airing their shared views about Social Security. http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/nationworld\/2002216444_bush23.html<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nand Obama for wanting to renegotiate the treaty. One rationale he uses is that
\nsince the US needs Canada\u2019s help in Afghanistan, we should not make changes in
\nNAFTA that might anger them. <\/span>http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2008\/mar\/01\/nation\/na-mccain1<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nPlan to Cut Oil Company Taxes by Nearly $4 Billion<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\nMcCain himself voted against an independent 9\/11-style commission investigating
\nKatrina. Stating that he had voted for \u201cevery investigation\u201d into the disaster,
\nhe was corrected by a New Orleans
\njournalist who pointed out his \u201cno\u201d votes. McCain then went on to say that he
\nreally couldn\u2019t remember. http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/fact-checker\/2008\/06\/mccain_forgets_his_own_votes.html<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\nregarding the Iraq
\nwar, from 2002 up to the present. Side by side, you can read McCains comments,
\nwhich eerily echo Mr. Bush\u2019s words, line per line: <\/span>http:\/\/mccainsource.com\/security?id=0007<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\neconomy, using the same phrases as the President, \u201cThe Fundamentals are
\nstrong,\u201d \u201cWe are not headed for a recession,\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re only in a rough patch,\u201d
\netc. <\/span>McCain is shown echoing Mr. Bush\u2019s
\nthinking, down to the details. <\/span>http:\/\/mccainsource.com\/economy?id=0004<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\namounts of cash for Bush during his 2000 and 2004 campaigns and are now raising
\nthe same large amounts for McCain. <\/span>http:\/\/mccainsource.com\/corruption?id=0008<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em>\n<\/p>\n
\narticle shows the deep connections between President Bush\u2019s and candidate
\nMcCain\u2019s lobbying teams. Even after firing four lobbyists in late May, Mr.
\nMcCain continues to court them. His current election team includes 22 top aids
\nand fundraisers who also lobby for defense contractors, 13 advisers and
\nfundraiser who also lobby for oil companies, and 37 advisers who also lobby for
\npharmaceutical companies. <\/span>http:\/\/mccainsource.com\/corruption?id=0009<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em>\n<\/p>\n