[big campaign] FW: ** MEMO ** - Senator McCain: The Same Old Bush Policies

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all -- I wanted to share with you a memo we sent to reporters earlier today. Thanks to everyone who helped with this. Jenni <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/-/Picture%201.jpg> TO: Interested Parties FR: Progressive Media USA DT: June 3, 2008 RE: Senator McCain: The Same Old Bush Policies Tonight, Senator McCain travels to Louisiana to give a major address where he will try to paint himself as an agent of change and "a different kind of Republican."[i] <> Yet, McCain is not so different. President George W. Bush used the same tactic in 2000. "The Arizona senator is not the first to try to persuade voters that he is a different kind of Republican. That was an underlying message of Bush's 2000 campaign..." Dan Balz of the Washington Post wrote in April.[ii] <> In August of 2000, Bush traveled to Dillard University in New Orleans as part of an effort "to convince traditionally Democratic minority voters to give the Bush-Cheney ticket a second look."[iii] <> Discussing the visit, Bush spokesman Tucker Eskew said, "George W. Bush is a different kind of Republican."[iv] <> Tonight, McCain will try to portray his decades in Washington and his embrace of Bush's policies as "real change"[v] <> - but instead of being "a different kind of Republican," McCain is just like Bush. <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/-/let%20them%20eat%20cake.jpg> Hours after Katrina had made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, and after the levees had breached....John McCain and President Bush were enjoying birthday cake for McCain's 69th birthday. THE SAME OLD BUSH POLICIES: MCCAIN JUST LIKE BUSH MCCAIN JUST LIKE BUSH ON THE ISSUES: Bush has said McCain "would be the best to carry forth his agenda."[vi] <> McCain has supported Bush 100% of the time this year. According to Congressional Quarterly, McCain supported President Bush a majority of the time--supporting Bush as much as 100 percent in 2008 and 95 percent in 2007.[vii] <> * "Their positions are virtually indistinguishable,'' said Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington research group. `That makes him vulnerable to the charge that, `If you liked President George Bush, you will love President John McCain.''' [Bloomberg <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/iDlTkd/VEsH/> , 4/30/08] * "...the differences between McCainism and Bushism are very narrow" [USA <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/JWkFzw/VEsE/> Today Column, 2/12/08] * "One drawback for McCain: On three major issues -- Iraq, the economy and health care -- he has embraced Bush's unpopular policies." [Bloomberg <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/iDlTkd/VEsF/> , 4/30/08] Foreign Policy * "Meet John 'Dubya' McCain; If you like George Bush's foreign policy, you'll love the GOP's current candidate." [Los <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/vCyAZv/VEsC/> Angeles Times Op-Ed, 4/23/08] * "The Man Who Would Be Bush" [The <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/k9eo89/VEsD/> Nation, 4/16/08] * "If you liked the second Bush term...you will find much to admire in a Commander-in-Chief McCain" [National <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/61L0jJ/VEsA/> Review, 4/5/08] * "...he has been Bush's staunchest supporter on Iraq" [Bloomberg <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/iDlTkd/VEsB/> , 4/30/08] Economy * "George W. McCain" [Boston Globe Editorial <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/Q0e9K1/VEsO/> , 4/15/08] * "Version 2.0 of Bush's 'compassionate conservative' campaign" [Washington <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/yu2HPK/VEsP/> Post, 4/24/08] * "But a major component of his economic plan -- like those of Presidents Bush and Reagan -- centered on tax cuts." [New <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/uyV7VR/VEsHBQ ==/> York Times, 4/16/08] * "John McCain famously opposed President Bush's tax cuts a few years ago, saying they would irresponsibly swell the budget deficit. Now the Arizona senator not only supports extending those cuts indefinitely, he is backing more than $200 billion a year in new breaks." [Wall <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/fRArru/VEsHBA ==/> Street Journal, 4/16/08] * "Sen. John McCain will propose today that affluent seniors pay more for government-provided drug benefits as a way to control health-care spending...The proposal is similar to a controversial one put forth last fall by President Bush..." [Washington <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/eFmdCa/VEsHBw ==/> Post, 4/15/08] Health Care * "McCain: Just like Bush's plan?" [MSNBC <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/qnEKcq/VEsHBg ==/> First Read, 4/30/08] * "McCain's proposal is similar to one that Bush put forth in his 2007 State of the Union address. That plan... flopped in Congress, failing to get even a committee hearing." [Washington <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/jCnoNc/VEsHAQ ==/> Post, 4/30/08] * "His proposal to move away from employer-based coverage was similar to one that President Bush pushed for last year, to little effect." [New <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/kMZSg2/VEsHAA ==/> York Times, 4/30/08] * "His plan, parts of which are similar to a failed effort by President Bush last year, embraces a Republican approach to an issue long dominated by Democrats." [Wall <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/s0Bv6a/VEsHAw ==/> Street Journal, 4/30/08] Judges * McCain "pledged to nominate judges similar to the ones President Bush has placed on the bench. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. 'would serve as the model for my own nominees, if that responsibility falls to me,'" [Washington <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/xxRrmy/VEsHAg ==/> Post, 5/7/08] * "Mr. McCain's speech was a clear embrace of the judicial philosophy of President Bush" [New <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/JTmNHC/VEsHDQ ==/> York Times, 5/7/08] * "John McCain pledged to continue President Bush's drive to push the federal judiciary to the right" [Wall <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/bnA5dZ/VEsHDA ==/> Street Journal, 5/7/08] AMERICANS AGREE: * According to a recent NBC/Wall <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/MED5IJ/VEsEBQ ==/> Street Journal poll, "43 percent of registered voters say they have major concerns that McCain is too closely aligned with the current administration." * SEIU: Bush and McCain Stand United Against Fixing Health Care System Read the release here <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/gNmfFR/VEsEBA ==/> . * NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA: Bush and McCain: B.F.F. Read the blog post here <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/9hsaIh/VEsEBw ==/> . * CAMPAIGN MONEY WATCH: McCain Relies on Nearly Three Dozen Top Bush Fundraisers Read the release here <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/dMEqS6/VEsEBg ==/> . * MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION: As Bush & McCain Appear Together at AZ Fundraiser, New TV Ad & 300 Events Nationwide Say There's No Difference Between the Two Watch the ad here <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/gfff7S/VEsEAQ ==/> . POLLING: Brings the Right Kind of Change * When asked if the phrase "will bring the right kind of change" describes McCain as very well, well, not too well, or not well at all, the results were: 40% total well and 58% total not well. [Democracy Corps/Greenberg Quinlan Rosner <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/P8q6vG/VEsEAA ==/> , 5/20/08] Bush Approval * "Among all Americans, 28% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 69% disapprove." [American Research Group <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/IgnhG7/VEsEAw ==/> , 5/20/08] * "For the week ending May 23, 34% of Americans approved of the way the George W. Bush performed his role as President....Sixty-three percent (63%) now disapprove of the President's Performance." [Rasmussen <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/1PUSsy/VEsEAg ==/> , 5/18/08] Bush Thermometer Score * Bush thermometer: Cool 58, Warm 30 [Democracy Corps/Greenberg Quinlan Rosner <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/P8q6vG/VEsEDQ ==/> , 5/20/08] Bush Handling of the Economy * "When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 23% approve and 71% disapprove." [American Research Group <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/IgnhG7/VEsEDA ==/> , 5/20/08] _____ [i] <> Bloomberg, 5/30/08 <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/Q6mSmN/VEsFBQ ==/> [ii] <> Washington Post, 4/22/08 <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/YNW1n8/VEsFBA ==/> [iii] <> Times-Picayune, 8/24/00 [iv] <> Times-Picayune, 8/24/00 [v] <> Associated Press, 6/3/08 <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/GGC1pW/VEsFBw ==/> [vi] <> Fox News, "Fox and Friends, 2/8/2008 [vii] <> CQ Voting Studies, Accessed, 5/15/08 -30- Paid for by Progressive <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/m/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/V3j0Fk/VEsFBg ==/> Media USA | Not authorized by any candidates or candidate's committee. <http://action.progressivemediausa.org/page/o/5774dd0d9e54dfc4/iJ97bp/open.g if> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. 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