Marc Ambinder points to some Sarah Palin remarks in which she says “John McCain and I will protect the entitlement programs that Americans depend on – and above all, Social Security.” But it was just a few days ago that the McCain campaign decided that rather than raise taxes on health care, they wanted to save money by cutting spending on Medicare and Medicaid. In other words, the very entitlements that Palin just promised to protect.
Meanwhile, it’s still the case that McCain has long favored privatizing Social Security — not protecting it.
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