McCain Blames Press For New Image
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 18th, 2010 4:31 am by HL
McCain Blames Press For New Image
Voters Back Tough Steps to Reduce Deficit
Jonathan Weisman, WSJ
RICHMOND, Va.- Frustrated voters, fixing on the $1.5 trillion federal deficit as a symbol of Washington's paralysis, appear increasingly willing to take drastic steps to address the red ink.Leonard Anderson, 56 years old, a Richmond, Va., drug-maker engineer and a Republican, said he would be willing to accept a national sales tax to raise revenues. Kimberly Moore, 46, a Richmond Democrat and bank information-technology analyst, said everyone will have to accept budget cuts. And at 67, Paul DesJardins, a Henrico, Va., Republican, said he would accept higher Medicare co-payments and…
