Posted by Political Nanny
Barack Obama has decided to reach waaaaaay across the aisle and meet Republicans 98 percent of the way on domestic policy issues. He said this morning he would scale back -- if not fully eliminate -- some of his bigger ticket items. In particular, those geared toward helping out middle class families.
"Look, kids are a pain, they're expensive. I should know -- I have two young daughters," Obama said at a town hall style meeting along Philadelphia's affluent Main Line. "But Michelle and I brought them into this world -- actually, Michelle will tell you SHE brought them into this world -- and it's up to us to take care of them not the American taxpayer."
He called universal pre-K a "Hillary thing" and said that kids whose families can't afford college can learn a trade or work for Starbucks. As for single parents struggling to make ends meet: "Find some grandparents! They're really helpful and they sort of owe you."
John McCain's campaign staff is scrambling to keep the attention of independent voters who thought "the Maverick" would be the man to continue the stranglehold on all but the super-rich in the U.S. Unnamed aides have said they're coming up with a plan to raise taxes on super-poor and Latino voters in an effort to reassure the Republican base that the American Dream is still alive and well and only achievable by the very special few.
