The Sun Is Still On Fire And Hot Too

And John McCain juuuuuust can't bring himself to vote for the stimulus plan, either because it doesn't have enough tax cuts for the rich.

Sen. John McCain, Obama's opponent in the November presidential contest, said he did not believe the stimulus package did enough to create jobs.

"There have to be major rewrites if we want to stimulate the economy... . As it stands now I can't vote for it," McCain said on Fox television.

He also continued a theme from his campaign, declaring that the former Bush administration tax cuts, that were particularly beneficial to high-earning Americans, should be made permanent. The measure expires next year and Obama has said he will not seek their renewal.

Gee there's a shocker. Look for 40 other Republican Senators to do the exact same thing and blame Obama for giving them something they just can sign in good conscience. That's okay though, because the Village loves their Maverick McMaverick, all is forgiven, and he's fighting for the American people against that nasty, socialist Obama guy.

Granted, Obama just needs to flip a couple. But that's of course if Obama can keep them all on his side, which I doubt. BooMan has a pretty good theory which boils down to "the safer the district is for the Dems, the more they will support Obama." Makes sense to me.

The Senate however is a bit more complex. Many of them on both sides of the aisle will be looking to take the McCain route out...especially the ones up for re-election in 2010.