McCain Crafts Alternate to Obama Stimulus Package (satire... sort of)

The Powers That Be ^ | 1-31-09 | Doug Powers

[WrightOnTarget]

Arizona Sen. John McCain, the former presidential candidate with a knack for "reaching across the aisle" to generate bipartisan solutions, announced that he has crafted his own stimulus package that vastly improves on the Obama plan.

"President Obama's stimulus package was full of holes," according to a McCain spokesperson. "Senator McCain identified the gaps, errors, omissions and waste in the president's plan and eliminated them. This new plan, drawn up by Senator McCain, will be better for America."

McCain unveiled what he's calling the "McCain/Obama Stimulus Plan" at a press conference earlier today.

After reading the McCain proposal, one stunned Obama staffer remarked, "Every single thing in McCain's stimulus package is the same as in Obama's. The only difference is that the title has McCain's name on it -- and before Barack's!"

According to McCain, small examples of the vast differences in the two packages include the following:

[OneWingedShark]

Oh, ouch...

[Eric Blair 2084]

It’s not very complicated.

Leave the $1.95 that is actual stimulus in the bill and cut out the other $870 billion liberal wish list.

[blackbart.223]

"McCain unveiled what he's calling the "McCain/Obama Stimulus Plan" at a press conference earlier today."

It only gets worse.

[HardStarboard]

I realize this is satire....however, in McCain's satire cannot do justice to his ineffectiveness as a politician.

McCain sent me a letter today. He is going to get a blistering reply. He is a poster child for everything that is wrong with the Republican Party.

And a note to the new RNC Chairman - Michael Steele, if you listening: the more that the RNC encourages McCain and others like him - ie: "the gang of 14" and their ilk - the more I will withdraw my foolishly placed support of last year.