He's been in the Senate for how long?
And NOW it's time?
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McCain Vows War on Poverty, Says Nation in Recession
Edwin ChenWed Apr 23, 12:27 PM ET
April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain, saying the nation is in a recession and ``families are hurting,'' retraced Lyndon Johnson's steps in eastern Kentucky and pledged to mount a war on poverty different from that waged by the former Democratic president.
``I have no doubt President Johnson was serious and had the very best of intentions'' in 1964, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said at a town-hall event in Inez today as he continues his week-long courtship of voters in America's economically hard-pressed areas.
``Government has a role to play in helping people who, through no fault of their own, are having a hard time,'' McCain, an Arizona senator, said. He defined that role as offering choices on education, health care and job training, rather than providing handouts.
Government ``can't pay lost wages. It can't dig coal from the earth,'' McCain, 71, said. ``It can't buy you a house or send all your kids to college. It can't do your work for you.''
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