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McCain's changes his mind....again

fff

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What do you think he's learned in less than a month that would make him change his mind on auto emission standards?


U.S. Sen. John McCain backtracked Friday on a pledge to set national auto emissions standards that would supersede those California and other states want to set.

"I guess at the end of the day, I support the states being able to do that," he said at a town hall meeting at the GM Technical Center.

The statement appears to contradict a statement McCain made to The Detroit News last month, when he said he hoped to set a national standard that would make state standards unnecessary.

McCain, who has been courting Michigan's automakers, was addressing hundreds of General Motors Corp. engineers at the ticket-only event. He toured the GM Design Center Dome in Warren to catch a glimpse of GM's new extended-range electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, which is under development for a 2010 release.

The auto emissions issue is a huge one for car makers, which say allowing states to set their own standards would cost them billions of dollars.

About a dozen states, led by California, have asked federal officials for permission to set standards on carbon emissions to combat climate change. Last year, the federal EPA denied the request, and California has sued to challenge that decision.

Friday morning, people began filling the dome almost two hours before the senator's arrival.

Greg Kakert, 31, who has spent 10 years at GM as a tire and wheels systems engineer, anticipated hearing how the senator would address the corporation's decision to slash health care benefits for retirees.

"I'm hoping he can help correct that," Kakert said. "We've had some people in our department who have had to retire early."

McCain and top GM executives entered the Volt display shortly after 9 a.m. In the room for roughly 10 minutes with McCain was General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner; vice chairman for product development Bob Lutz; vice president for energy and environment Beth Lowery; and Volt program chief Frank Weber.

McCain first saw the concept Volt shown at 2007 Detroit auto show. He briefly sat in the car and checked out the dash and steering wheel.

Rep. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, introduced McCain at the event. Both McCain and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama have included Michigan as part of their platforms to pull the country free of its economic quicksand. Just last week, McCain met with about 250 people at Bayloff Stamped Products, an auto supplier in western Wayne County.

Earlier this week, the automaker announced a freeze on its stock dividend for the first time since 1992 and laid out cuts in salaried jobs, 150,000 units of annual truck production and salaried retiree health care.

To fortify his promises to jumpstart auto sales and restore stability to the industry, McCain has supported a $300 million prize for the development of a fuel-efficient car battery, and a $5,000 tax credit for buyers of plug-in hybrids.

"It'd be nice to have a friend in Washington," said Don Jamison, 49, a bumper systems engineer. "Of course, he's politicking for votes, so he's going to be telling us all kinds of things."

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
AID=/20080718/METRO/807180414

BTW, A+, just in case you're trying to keep McBush and McSame's policies clear in your mind, Bush is also against increasing auto emission standards.
 

fff

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PrairieQueen said:
O.k. So here we have "changing mind is bad" but there is also another thread asking if "changing and adapting" is such a bad thing.

8)

No. I've said and believe that changing your mind when you learn something new is a good thing. Note my question in the post:

What do you think he's learned in less than a month that would make him change his mind on auto emission standards?

What do you think he might have learned that caused him to change his mind? There's been no new science regarding auto emissions. It's like the offshore drilling that he was against and now is for. There's no new science. We still know that oil spills damage the environment. We still know that the oil companies have millions of acres of land leased that they're not drilling on. We still know that most affected states still reject drilling off THEIR shores. So what did McCain learn that caused him to now support offshore drilling? IMO, he didn't learn anything. He's just aligning himself more with George W. Bush's policies.
 

kolanuraven

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Larrry said:
Now listen, you liberal socialists. If you would Change your diaper that would be a good thing.


This is about the 3rd post where you mentioned the " diaper" aspect. :shock: :shock:

You got some issues fer sure or some really freaky habits!!! :shock: :shock:
 

Larrry

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The only freaky habit I have is thinking that the liberal socialists have a chance at learning something other than whine. Oh well I'll bet there is a gov program out there for you all.
 

PrairieQueen

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This whole article seems to contradict itself. After reading it three times I still cannot decide if the auto makers want national or state mandates on emissions and I still cannot decide if McCain does. :p

Either way, increasing these standards and causing increased cost to automakers at a time when they are barely hanging on seems a sure fire way to sink them.
 
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