Hat tip to Matt Singer of Forward Montana for calling my attention to this bit of ridiculousness by John McCain (emphasis mine):
Sen. John McCain is urging his supporters to sign a petition opposing the economic stimulus bill, saying in an e-mail from his "Country First" PAC that the plan "is big on giveaways for the special interests and corporate high rollers, yet short on help for ordinary working Americans."
"I cannot and do not support the package on the table from the Democrats and the Obama Administration," McCain writes. "Our country does not need just another spending bill, particularly not one that will load future generations with the burden of massive debt."
Note to John McCain - you do not speak for the youth of this country. I think the electoral results from the election provide definitive evidence of that:
You had over a year to make your case to America's youth, and they rejected your candidacy, and your ideas for our country, by record margins. Even in your own state of Arizona, young people voted for change and declared President Obama to be the standard bearer of that change. kthxbai.
(It should also be noted that in October of 2008 I made the case that Republicans would use debt and entitlement reform as the basis for their appeal to young voters. Looks like Sen. McCain is drawing from that playbook. Fortunately, this is not a tactic that is likely to hold water with young voters, even if it does gain traction in the media. Young people are more open to talking about reforming entitlements, but when the options are fully explained to them, they are far from natural conservatives on the issue.)