Posted on 02/20/2010 2:46:06 PM PST by rabscuttle385
U.S. Senator John McCain Saturday morning fervently called for a federal balanced budget amendment as he blasted deficit spending and the bank rescue bill he one voted to approve as he fielded nearly three hours of friendly questions from about 500 people crowded into the Payson High School auditorium.
“It’s just outrageous,” said McCain of the 20 percent jump in federal spending that has included a $700-billion bank bailout bill, a $25-billion bailout of the auto industry and a $787 economic stimulus package. “Unless we do something radically different, there’s no way we will ever have a balanced budget.”
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Juan was for the bailout before he was against it.
Gee I hope he was able to make himself heard over that massive crowd.
McCain has just utterd a slogan that should scuttle his campaign. “Something different?” Something different isn’t Maverick McCain.
And just look at all those empty blue seats. I guess all the crowds were at CPAC doing “something different.”
McCain/Kerry F the POWS/MIAS
McCain/Feingold F free speech
McCain/Kennedy F American Sovereignty
McCain/Gang of 14
McCain/Keating 5
McCain/Terrorist Bill of Rights
McCain/Gun Grabber
McCain/Does not like tax cuts
More?
Hope they took notes and straight to fact-check.
McDemocrat, YOU LIE!
How’s that guilt-by-association working out for ya, rabs?
It's entirely possible that all of Payson was in that photo. : )
Payson is pretty awesome, as a remote destination way point.
It's near the Mogollon rim and some pretty awesome spots for hiking like Fossil Springs.
Here's an area nearby:
That being said, the local support in for JD Hayworth. I've been looking forward to a chance to help John McCain to an honorable retirement and in November I'll get my chance.
I see quite a few empty seats.
I wish I could be of more help to JD but here in Michigan we have to face down the union vote. Fortunately my candidate (Tim Walberg) is out front by double digits.
“Mogollon” has an interesting pronunciation. I bet there is not very many people outside the locals that can pronounce it correctly. That being said GO JD Hayworth!
Payson’s population is only 13,000 or so...
Amazing he got that many there...:^)
That’s a regular old metropolis compared to where I live. There are only about 150 people in my little town.
As sson as mcCain wins reelection he’ll be the one pushing for single payer healthcare. This would be his last hurra to screw his base one more time.
McCain has no chance of winning.
So true - me bein a prime example before learning the double-L was the Spanish pronouciation as "Y". I'm still learning to pronounce "Press-scott" as "Press-kit"!
I'm a bi ol' AZ n00b - LOL!
I miss green - lol! We’ve got some now because of the winter rains but it won’t last long. I was in South Florida for 20 years before I moved to the desert. The people out here are mid-West friendly though and that makes it nice change for the family.
I should qualify that statement: on the remote hiking we've done, seeing Payson is confirmation that we survived the trip - "Thank God, we're in Payson..." LOL!
Took me a long time to get it right...:^)
Say it as “Muggy-own”
Payson is a pretty place though, even if you can't pronounce the name of the rim (ridge) that dominates the Northern view.
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