McCain: Hitting Obama on NAFTA
Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:10 AM by Domenico Montanaro
MCCAIN: Hitting Obama on NAFTA
In a Detroit Free-Press op-ed -- battleground state of Michigan -- McCain criticizes Obama’s anti-NAFTA rhetoric during the primaries. “At a time when Michigan's auto industry faces serious pressure, $11 billion of vehicles and parts were exported to Canada. The task for the next president will be to build on these ties in order to make North America more secure, more prosperous, and more open to opportunity for all our citizens. The North American Free Trade Agreement has provided our economy with a framework in which we can become more competitive…”
“U.S. Sen. Barack Obama does not understand this. He has called NAFTA ‘devastating’ and ‘a big mistake,’ characterizations that are out of touch with the reality of NAFTA in Michigan. What truly would be devastating is to jeopardize the trade expansion of NAFTA through a misguided, isolationist impulse that would inevitably and understandably alienate a key partner like Canada.”
Now, here's a campaign promise: "McCain vowed … that if he's president, Osama bin Laden will be either killed in combat or executed -- a stern response to Democrat Barack Obama suggesting Wednesday that he would put the terrorist mastermind in the equivalent of the Nazi war crime trials after World War II to avoid making him a martyr," the Boston Globe writes.
Here's another promise… "McCain assured Hispanic leaders he would push through Congress legislation to overhaul federal immigration laws if elected, several people who attended a private meeting with the candidate said Thursday."
The AP’s lead on McCain's Iowa trip yesterday: "An aide to Gov. Chet Culver said Thursday that Republican presidential candidate John McCain ignored the governor's request to cancel a campaign visit amid a massive flood recovery effort in the state. McCain toured flood-damaged sites in Iowa on Thursday, including the town of Columbus Junction in the southeast. Patrick Dillon, Culver's chief of staff, said the governor was concerned that McCain's trip would divert local law enforcement from the flood recovery effort to provide security for McCain."
"McCain reported raising $21 million in May, his biggest monthly haul yet," AP writes. "He spent $11.6 million during a month and reported nearly $1.3 million in debt."
The FEC report: $21.5 million for the month.
Coverage of Cindy McCain’s visit to Vietnam.
