McCain says Republicans 'lost our way' on spending

[sabra]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20060116-2104-politics-mccain.html

McCain says Republicans 'lost our way' on spending

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Republican Sen. John McCain, back in the state where a bruising primary loss crippled his 2000 White House bid, said Monday his party had "lost our way" on spending and needed to clean up widespread influence-peddling and lobbying abuses.
The Arizona senator, a potential White House candidate again in 2008, praised President Bush for his judicial nominations and for making what McCain said was steady progress in Iraq.

But he said the federal budget had spiraled out of control under Republican leadership. He called for tighter restrictions on earmarking – the congressional practice of inserting local projects in spending bills – and tighter controls on lobbyists in Washington.

"We have lost our way on fiscal responsibility," McCain told the dinner of Spartanburg County Republicans in South Carolina, a state that promises to play a crucial early role in the 2008 White House race. "Republicans have got to clean up our act, make these much needed reforms and get back on track."

[hadrons]

1. I guess this idiot forgot about Reagan's "fiscal responsibility" ...

oh wait, he voted for that too

[Ikonoklast]

2. "Lost our way??!!"

Is he completely insane?

These people aren't lost, they deliberately left the confines of the known universe.....:crazy:

[orwell]

3. Since John Kennedy...

...spending (deficit as % of GDP) has been with one exception (Carter), lowest under Democratic Administrations, no matter who controlled Congress.

It is hard to lose a "way" you've never found in the first place.

[C_U_L8R]

4. That's the understatement of the century

What a bunch of crooks. Send em to jail,

[Straight Shooter]

5. "Lost our way ..."

baaaaa, baaaaa, baaaaa.

Let a Democrat be your shepherd. We know how to take care of the flock.

[asjr]

6. McCain sells crap and tries to make us think it is gold.

[tanyev]

7. Wrong. They didn't "lose their way."

They did exactly what they intended to do. They did the same thing under Reagan. Regardless of what they claim in their stump speeches, they do not want to cut spending. They want to redirect spending on all of those worthless social programs into contracts that will benefit themselves and their wealthy industry friends.

[DainBramaged]

8. The only thing that's trickled down is the money they've stolen

into their bank accounts. Trickle this McLiar.:puke:

[Orsino]

9. "Get back on track"?

Deficit spending to finance tax breaks for the rich ARE the Republican Party.

[Sadie5]

10. They always find money for pet projects

Yet have slashed Social Services to those who really need help. People have massive debt due to the greedy CC industry. Loss of jobs to feed their families. Impeach the whole lot of them!

[woodsprite]

11. Lemme guess. McCain is supposed to be the Repubs "Saviour".

That's scary thinking. He probably has enough liberals that would vote for him that they wouldn't need to do much to the machine tallies.

[superconnected]

12. no republicans lost their way, they were paid millions by corporations

through lobbiests, to vote the deficit in their direction.

Now the repubublicans are playing dumb to get re-elected again to steal more money.

[onehandle]

13. Quiet you lapdog thug. Go give Bush a big smooch. nt

[cliss]

14. Oh, that's cute. Close the barn door....

after the livestock is gone.

McLiar certainly waited until it's all over to proclaim what we've always known here at the DU. They've raided our treasury. The war in Iraq hasn't been paid for with current funds. It's all been borrowed for the future.

I'll always remember John McCain as = the Katrina Birthday Boy.(cutting his cake while people drowned) He makes Marie Antionette look like a saint.

[lumpy]

15. I'm surprized McCain admits the

Repubs are off the track. He is, simply put, incompetant. Taking the role of the 'bad boy' of the Republican party is a tactic that didn't work with Goldwater and it isn't wotking with McCain. Playing political games ends up as being wishy wsshy. I doubt he knows which end is up. Bush should give him another hug and send him to a shrink.

[stepnw1f]

16. Bullshit... It Was an Intentional Theft of We the People

And if I had my way with you, I'd make you pay it back, after locking your ass up!!!

[Rainscents]

17. McCain... STFU!!!

Then why, you keep voting for more tax cuts and more war???