McCain's camp suffers from a paper gap

[Hope And Change]

John McCain reads a sheet of paper in Rochester, Mich.
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McCain's camp suffers from a paper gap

By AVI ZENILMAN | 8/1/08 4:33 AM EST

While campaigns typically snow reporters with white papers and policy minutiae, many of the domestic policy plans of John McCain have been notably short on details.

Analysts caution that both McCain and Barack Obama have produced policy pronouncements that are just as much election documents as workable proposals; after all, that is what presidential candidates do. But when it comes to the metric of paper produced, McCain trails Obama in spelling out the nitty-gritty.

"The Obama people are much more detailed," said Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan advocacy group dedicated to balancing the budget.

Consider McCain campaign senior adviser Taylor Griffin’s description of his candidate's plan for fixing Social Security:

"The history of the Social Security debate has taught that too many specifics, especially during a presidential campaign, has polarized the debate," he said of the program that McCain called "an absolute disgrace (that's) got to be fixed."


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[Alter Ego]

1. Well, whatever happened to "Empty Suit Obama"???????

Guess his campaign really is deep--it just goes to show how far the media will go to cover up the truth.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. Depends on the day of the week.

Monday is "Empty Suit," Tuesday is "Too Black," and Wednesday is "Not Black Enough."

The rest of the week is filled up with "Arrogant."

[sourmilk]

2. How many papers does McDennisMoore need for his strategy?

"He robs from the poor,
And gives to the rich.
Stupid Bitch!
Dum-dum-dum
McDennisMoore!

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. What? Toilet paper? For the crap the his campaign spreads?