Bash on McCain: CNN 05/13/08

Dana Bash, Wolf Blitzer and Barack Obama on John McCain
"America Votes 2008" 8:58pm
Interview

WOLF BLITZER: [Obama's] making it clear that, in a contest against John McCain, John McCain would represent what but four more years of George Bush. Listen to this.

BARACK OBAMA: His only answer to the problems created by George Bush's policies is: Give them another four years to fail. [...]

[...]

DANA BASH: Well, he's [separating himself from Bush] on the issues where it's abundantly clear that he can [...]. He really jumped at the chance to make it clear not just that he is very different than President Bush now on climate change but, from his perspective, he has been for years and years and the fact that he as commerce committee chairman wanted to make the point to some of the Bush Administration officials who came before him that he thought that they were dead wrong when it comes to this issue that really he hopes will help him, especially in places like the Pacific Northwest [...].

But you know, it's a little bit schizophrenic, Wolf because, at the same time, they understand that there are some issues where it will benefit John McCain—particularly with those conservatives he still is trying to appeal to to say that he's not that different from the president. For example, last week the speech that he gave on judges. He said that he was gonna appoint the same kinds of [justices] that President Bush put on the Supreme Court. [...]

DB2 JM CNN 05-13-08 20.58 (JR#279) TUK
Category: News & Politics

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• McCain
• McDifferent
• McBush
• climate
• change
• global
• warming
• energy

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