McCain Calls For 'Economic Surge,' Offers No Explanation

The Washington Independent

MARION, Ohio -- Sen. John McCain made a campaign stop in Jackson, Ohio yesterday Merillat Industries, a cabinet manufacturer. There, he adopted the language of the war in Iraq to describe his economic plan, calling for an "economic surge."



As you can see from the quote, McCain offered no new proposals or details to go along with the new language -- it seems to just be a new term. This is a perfect example of the effectiveness of the McCain campaign's restriction of media access. McCain can roll out something new like this, and the traveling press, starved for new information to report -- particularly on a day like today, when most of the traveling press spent the bulk of the day on the bus, away from the candidate -- dutifully report a nice new sound bite.

Ooh, an economic surge. That sounds tough. But because McCain did not take any questions, the press did not have an opportunity to ask him, well, what exactly is an "economic surge," and how does it differ from what you've already proposed? McCain gets his message out into the media, and he doesn't have to worry about facing any real questions. The strategy is working like a charm, and there's no reason to expect a change of course.

in the mode of "The War on Drugs," "The War on Terror," "The War on Poverty" and so on.

"The War on the Aftermath of bush-Style Crony Capitalism," for example.

and the upper class and wealthy sit back and reap the capital gains tax-free dividends ...

He'll send out military teams, some private contractors like Blackwater, too. They'll spend $10 billion a month drilling wells, looking for oil and freedom. In five years, they'll still be looking for both.