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04/24/2008 Entry:
I'm For It and Against It
Remember how the Republicans attacked Kerry during the last presidential campaign after he said, “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it”? They called him a flip-flopper. Well, John McCain beats him when he in essence says, "I am for it and against it at the same time." What would you call him?
The issue is equal pay for women as well as men. After the Supreme Court ruled that a female employee can not sue for equal pay after 180 days, Democrats decided to change the law. Briefly, this is what happened:
Lilly Ledbetter sued Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Gadsden, Ala., six months before retiring in 1998, after she had found documents showing that she earned as much as 40% less per month than male managers of her same position..... Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to overcome a threatened Republican filibuster... of a bill that would loosen the restrictions on the length of time in which workers could file pay discrimination claims against their employers.
The 56-42 vote was split largely along party lines. John McCain of Arizona, did not vote.
McCain made this statement:
I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed by my friends on the other side of the aisle, opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems. This is government playing a much, much greater role in the business of a private enterprise system.
Yes, I believe in equal pay for women, but not in interference with any company that is not disposed to do it. I'm for it but not for legislation that will accomplish it.
I am for it and I'm against it at the same time.
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