JOHN MCCAIN 2008 LAUNCHES NEW TELEVISION AD, "OUTRAGEOUS"
ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released a new television ad, entitled "Outrageous," to run statewide in New Hampshire and in the Boston market. The new ad focuses on John McCain's commitment to ending wasteful pork-barrel spending in Washington.
John McCain, named a "Taxpayer Hero" by Citizens Against Government Waste, has led the fight against wasteful spending. Time Magazine said McCain has "spent his entire Senate career exposing wasteful pork-barrel projects" while National Journal called him a "longtime foe of pork-barrel spending."
Long before it was politically popular, John McCain was leading a tough and often lonely fight against pork-barrel spending and government waste. McCain was an original co-sponsor of the Line Item Veto more than a decade ago and routinely votes against irresponsible spending bills. McCain was one of only four senators to vote against the pork-laden Highway Bill that contained the infamous "bridge to nowhere."
As John McCain said in New Hampshire this weekend, "It's pretty clear that Senator Clinton is running for president to continue business as usual. I'm running for president to put the business as usual crowd out of business."
Script for "Outrageous" (:30-TV)
ANNCR: 233 million for a bridge to nowhere.
Outrageous.
3 million to study the DNA of bears in Montana.
Unbelievable.
A million dollars for a Woodstock Museum -- in a bill sponsored by Hillary Clinton.
Predictable.
Who has the guts to stand up to wasteful government spending?
One man.
John McCain.
JOHN MCCAIN: I'll stop wasteful spending by Congress. And restore Americans' trust in their government.
JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.
