Devastating New Ad Hits McCain on Bush Economics

The only thing more damaging to John McCain than Keating Economics is Bush Economics.

That's the idea behind a devastating new attack ad that the DNC launched Sunday. To kick off the last full week before the election, Democrats are stressing McCain's firm support for Bush's economic policies with a web ad featuring a fleet of senior McCain surrogates. Some took to the TV studios to tout McCain's Bush-like approach to taxes and growth, while others are shown, cornered and empty-handed, when asked to name a single economic issue on which McCain disagrees with the President. "McCain's own surrogates have repeatedly said that John McCain would continue President Bush's economic policies," explains the DNC, so the video just brought all the documentary footage together in one spot.

The ad's ending is priceless, as Gov. Mark Sanford flails and fails to offer a single contrast between McCain and Bush on the economy. Briefly and meekly, he floats NAFTA, but then concedes that example is more about "consistency." You almost feel for him, unless you recall that he only looks bad because he is awkwardly, consciously dissembling without a scrap of evidence. Just like his candidate.

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From The Nation.

Comments

[Blk independant]

"Senator Obama Im not President Bush" well not at least at this time in the campaign. Well its hard to run away from video evidence of your supporters. Too many surrogates in both camps if you ask me...not everyone gets the memo on time!

[parise]

this ad is more than priceless.what a great ad the dnc is running like the rnc use to run only they are running with the facts.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

McCain = Bushed.

[medici]

Reaganomics/Dubyanomics purpose is to make the wealthy exponentially wealthier and to keep the middle class and poor in their place.

[booker52]

Great ad, just another reason for video!! Love it when they are all made to eat their own words.

[WADIIAH]

great ad

[CaptainObvious]

Oh, c'mon guys - that's hardly fair... Most of those clips were from the primaries, back when he was trying to show how much he was just like bush. That was like 5 John McCains ago. Get with the program - we're up to at least McCane 7.0 now.

[7sunday7]

McCain 7.0. I like that!

[gretchenart]

is that his IQ too?

[AngryCenter]

Totally right, the electorate should remove all memory of life before the Republican convention and judge McCain only on the last 3 months.

.. actually, that wouldn't work so well for him either...

[harvest9]

I'm surprised Sanford didn't dodge the question and scream "Rezko!" or "Ayers!" like most McCain defenders do when cornered. Usually when they can't answer a question, they just raise their voices and say something totally irrelevant.

[galinha]

Exactly. You have really observed them well. It's striking how Republican surrogates are often clueless and irrelevant. It will always be a problem to defend rubbish.

[WolfLady]

Bada-bing! LOL

~WolfLady~

[robbie44]

They need to put Palin and McCain in one of those credit card commercials............................"Oh johhhhhhn!!!!!!!!!!!!............... I want to build my own credit card.........I'll start by putting a picture of the bridge to nowhere on it!...........".I'll buy Todd a new snowmobile".........(McCain after being thrown under the bus)................"What's in your wallet"?

[robbie44]

"ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST"

[LHoney]

Now they should do one with Palin spouting the same krap as Michele Bachman! That would be priceless!

[Whinger]

Clearly GOPites love skating on extremely thin ice, John McBush four more years of failing the nation!

[Jezreel]

Now if they would only pay to run it on TV where it could gain traction.

[NotMcCain]

Do I have to change my opinon of Blitzer? Good questions there, Mr. Blitzer.

Mark Sanford is gonna hate this!

I, of course, think it's great. Go, DNC! Play it...everywhere!