McCain Update: Much Love to Workers

Since when has John McCain sided with American workers?  The guy has consistently voted in the senate to allow American corporations to take their toys and play overseas rather than employ workers in the good ol' U.S. of A.  So with his recent  "clarification" comments, McCain has again revealed how far out of touch he is with the economy, workers, and the problems that average Americans face after the Bush era in the United States.  What's next?  McCain discovers the magical device you hold in your hand which will spray butter on your mashed potatoes?

On Tuesday, he clarified his remarks. The clarification was far more worrisome than his initial comments.

He said that by calling the economy fundamentally sound, what he really meant was that American workers are the best in the world. In the best Karl Rovian fashion, he implied that if you dispute his statement about the economy’s firm foundation, you are, in effect, insulting American workers. “I believe in American workers, and someone who disagrees with that — it’s fine,” he told NBC’s Matt Lauer.

Let’s get a few things straight. First, no one who is currently running for president does not “believe in American workers.”

More to the point, the economy is stressed to the breaking point by fundamental problems — in housing, finance, credit, employment, health care and the federal budget — that have been at best neglected, at worst exacerbated during the Bush years. And as a result, American workers have taken a beating.

In clarifying his comments, Mr. McCain lavished praise on workers, but ignored their problems. That is the real insult.

And since when did the New York Times editorial staff grow a backbone (or a pair) and why has it been missing until now?  Is this the mainstream news sharks smelling blood in the water?  Or is it just Palin's hunting lodge perfume?