E-Mail from John McCain
The McCain Campaign sent out the following e-mail regarding Sarah Palin:
My Friends,
I am honored to announce that I have chosen Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as my choice for the Republican nominee for Vice President. As a father with three daughters, I can’t express how proud I am to choose the first female Republican Vice-Presidential nominee.
Sarah Palin is a trailblazer and a reformer. As the first female governor of Alaska, she challenged a corrupt system and has been a tireless advocate for reform - passing a landmark bill on ethics reform. She has taken on the old politics in Alaska and reformed the state’s energy industry. She rejects wasteful pork barrel spending. She’s fearless - exactly the type of leader I want at my side and the type of leadership we will bring to Washington.
My friends, together Sarah Palin and I make the strongest presidential ticket and I know that she joins me in asking for your support as we head into our Convention week in Minnesota. We’re shaking things up in this campaign - and Governor Palin and I are ready to bring real reform to Washington.
The polls indicate this will be a tight race as we head into the fall campaign against Senators Obama and Biden. I expect the polls to remain close all the way up to Election Day and that is why any help you can give today will go a long way to make history on November 4th.
You may already know that I have decided to accept federal matching funds for the final months of this campaign- keeping a campaign promise I made. But that means that August 31st marks the last day I can accept your primary contribution. Will you make an immediate donation of whatever you can give- whether it’s $50 or $500 to ensure Governor Palin and I win in November?
You can be assured that as President and Vice President, Governor Palin and I will always put country before all else. We are ready to lead and I ask that you join our campaign today. Your support is deeply appreciated.
Sincerely,
John McCain
P.S. I have chosen Governor Sarah Palin as my running mate and today we held a joint campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio. I hope you’ll visit my website to financially support our ticket as we head into next week’s Republican Convention. Thank you.
As a canadian resident I support John McCain.
Obama says that under Clinton average income increased 8,000$ while under Bush, average income decreased 2,000$. He doesn’t say however that free trade with China was negotiated and agreed upon under Clinton.
What if its not free trade with the Chinese but unfair trade.
What if the Chinese don’t invest in anti-polluting equipment like US companies have to do. What if the Chinese don’t invest in health and safety like US companies are required to do. What if chinese companies don’t invest in technology but rather steal and copy proprietary technology and R&D, don’t respect licenses and engage in illegal production. What if Chinese companies are subsidized through their regional banks and hence don’t have to pay interest and don’t deduct depreciation. What if the advantage of the Chinese is not related to low labour costs but to the effects of the previously mentionned factors.
What if plants in the US were being closed because of the above factors. In a 100 million $ mill, I estimate the cost of anti-pollution equipment, health&safety, technology licenses, interest and depreciation to be between 40 and 50% of the operating costs of such a mill not to speak of the additional initial investment. Is it any wonder US mills are shutting down at the current speed. Who in his right mind would invest huge sums in such a context. The chinese aren’t smarter than the US, they just cheat and deceive. Low labour costs are only an insignificant part of the equation once transport costs are factored in. Somebody should advise Mr. McCain accordingly. I’m all for free-trade but let’s not continue to be so naive.