Hillary's looking like sore loser

[Rick op]

I've been defending Hilliary. Obama is trying to buy her supporters by offering to pay off her campaign debts.

[Blame The Republicans]

JOHN McCAIN'S RECORD ON WAGES

Sen. John McCain has a record of opposing policies that support jobs with good wages and benefi ts. He voted to eliminate the minimum wage and to undercut prevailing wage laws. John McCain voted to gut workers’ overtime protections and opposed equal pay protections. McCain’s priorities should help rather than hurt families.

McCAIN OPPOSED RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE

2007: McCain Voted to Abolish the Minimum Wage. McCain joined 28 senators in voting to allow “states the rights and flexibility to determine minimum wage” during the 2007 minimum wage fight. This amendment would have completely repealed the minimum wage laws in at least 45 states. After several other votes that prevented the passage of a “clean” minimum wage bill, he voted to pass the final compromise bill that included tax breaks for businesses.(S.Amdt. 116 to S.Amdt. 100 to H.R. 2, Vote 24, 1/24/07; H.R. 2, Vote 23, 1/24/07; Vote 25, 1/25/07; Vote 37, 1/31/07; Vote 39, 1/31/07; Vote 42, 1/31/07)

2005: McCAIN VOTED AGAINST RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $7.25 AN HOUR.

Instead, He Voted for a Sham Increase That Would Take Away Overtime Protections. In 2005, McCain voted against increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour over two years. Instead, he voted for an amendment that would have increased the minimum wage to $6.25 while also eliminating overtime pay and undermining states’ ability to provide stronger wage protections.(S.Amdt. 44 to S. 256, Vote 26, 3/07/05; S.Amdt. 128 to S. 256, Vote 27, 3/07/05)

McCAIN VOTED AT LEAST FIVE OTHER TIMES AGAINST INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE.

In 1998, 1999 and 2000, McCain voted against increasing the minimum wage. In 1996, he voted to delay a proposed minimum wage increase by six months and reduce the number of workers eligible for it.(S. 2766, Vote 179, 6/21/06; S.Amdt. 3079 to S.Amdt. 2951 to S.C.R. 101, Vote 76, 4/07/00; S.Amdt. 1383 to S. 1429, Vote 239, 7/30/99; S. 96, Vote 94, 4/28/99; S.Amdt. 3540 to S.Amdt. 3559 to S. 1301, Vote 278, 9/22/98; S.Amdt. 4272 to H.R. 3448, Vote 183, 7/06/96)

McCAIN CALLED CONNECTING THE MINIMUM WAGE DEBATE TO SENATE PAY RAISES "A CLEVER PLOY."

When the Senate was debating a minimum wage increase in 2006 and the Senate’s many pay raises over the past decade were brought up, McCain called the comparison “a very clever ploy.” He defended his opposition to the minimum wage increase, saying he had foregone Senate pay raises,“sometimes to the dismay of my family.” However, McCain’s 2005 personal financial disclosure reported that his family held assets worth between $27 million and $42 million, which generated income between $1.8 million and $4.6 million. Clearly, his situation is not comparable to that of working families making the minimum wage.(ABC News, 7/2/06; McCain 2005 Personal Financial Disclosure Statement)

· BUT McCAIN SUPPORTED TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS.. McCain voted for $60 billion in tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, with more than three-quarters of the benefits going to families with $100,000 or more in annual income.(S. 2020, Vote 26, 11/18/05)

[Rick op]

Blame The Republicans wrote:

JOHN McCAIN'S RECORD ON WAGES
Sen. John McCain has a record of opposing policies that support jobs with good wages and benefi ts. He voted to eliminate the minimum wage and to undercut prevailing wage laws. John McCain voted to gut workers’ overtime protections and opposed equal pay protections. McCain’s priorities should help rather than hurt families.

I have worked with a state Division of Employment for 22 years before retirement. And you do not know what you are talking about.
The minimum wage is a farce. The only thing it does is hurt the companies that hire students, part-time workers, and the low-skilled. Everytime in the past that a minimum wage was enacted, many students and housewives needing the extra income were laid off and staffs were cut. I've seen the figures.
Where did you get your info?
In addition, with 12 million illegal immigrants working for half minimum wage, it makes it a mockery. Get your heard out of the 'blame republicans' sand.

[Rick op]

Blame The Republicans wrote:

BUT McCAIN SUPPORTED TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS.. McCain voted for $60 billion in tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, with more than three-quarters of the benefits going to families with $100,000 or more in annual income.(S. 2020, Vote 26, 11/18/05)

Again, where do you get your figures? You have none. Where did you get the phony $60 billion? And show me where the non-existent benefits went to families making $100,000 or more. You have none.

[justeder]

Have you seen this video about media coverage of Hillary?
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx...
(Shameless self promotion – it’s from the organization I work for.) But it’s a great video and you should check it out anyway.