John McCain in an interview with Katie Couric today has stated that he is opposed to the Reinvestment Bill partially due to the fact that it contains multi million dollar smoking cessation funding.
McCain, the erstwhile GOP nominee for president, and now defacto leader of the centrist wing of the GOP, is coming out in opposition to Obama's plan to invest in America to stem the riptide of unemployment and devaluation of property. Apparently one of the main points of opposition to the proposal is the inclusion of smoking cessation programs.
Apparently McCain doesn't think getting people to sign on to giving up tobacco will lead to short and long term improvement of public health and increase in productivity by American workers.
What is wrong with this man?
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