Delay The World Series? Never.
HERSHEY, PA – After calling Joe Biden the “gift that keeps on giving” last night in Pottsville, John McCain's campaign found another present in something the Dem veep nom said yesterday in an interview with a local Scranton television station.
“Yesterday, right here in Pennsylvania, Senator Biden said tax relief should only go to ‘middle class people -- people making under $150,000 a year,’” McCain said. “You getting an idea of what’s on their mind? Eh? A little sneak peak? It's interesting how their definition of rich has a way of creeping down. At this rate, it won't be long before Senator Obama is right back to his vote that Americans making just 42,000 dollars a year should get a tax increase.”
McCain has pointed out Barack Obama’s shifting tax plan in the past, but the Obama campaign got out ahead of McCain’s comments this morning to say that this is not a change. An Obama campaign spokesman said that his candidate was simply reiterating the structure of their plan.
"As Obama and Biden have always said, under their plan no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase one cent," spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement. "And if your family makes less than $200,000 – as 95 percent of workers and their families do – you’ll get a tax cut. Maybe the McCain campaign keeps lying about Obama’s tax plan because with seven days left in this election, voters are rejecting McCain’s plan to give billions more in tax giveaways to big corporations and the wealthiest Americans – but nothing to more than 100 million middle-class families."
The confusion stems from one element of Obama's plan. For those making between $150K a year and $200K a year, Obama's tax credit is phased out, so only families making less than $150K would get the full benefit of the cuts.
While pushing his status as the underdog in his race against Obama, McCain also took a dig at Obama’s prime time address tomorrow eve, which might delay the start of the Phillies/ Tampa Bay Rays World Series face-off.
“My opponent is out working out the details with Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid on their plans to raise your taxes, increase spending, and concede defeat in Iraq,” McCain said, attempting to link Obama to congressional Democrats. “He's measuring the drapes, and he's planned his first address to the nation before the election. By the way, no one will delay the World Series game with an infomercial when I’m president.”
But Democratic groups were also quick to push back against this accusation, reminding reporters that the NFL moved up the time of its season opener last August so it wouldn’t conflict with McCain’s convention speech.
(NBC/NJ's ADAM AIGNER-TREWORGY)
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