So if he'll ask his cabinet members to work for $1 a year, what kind of people are we talking about?

[Fran Kubelik]

Captains of industry. Big business. People who can afford to work for $1 a year. It'll be their payback for funding to get him elected.

The part that really makes me sick is that he'll come right out and say it, and people will still vote for him.

[grannie4peace]

1. haa haaa hoo haa aaa haaaa...

:shrug: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Cougar]

2. The Three Stooges for a Cabinet

So we'd end up with a cabinet of Cindy McCain, Karl Rove and Todd Palin.

[Fran Kubelik]

8. Todd Palin can't afford to work for $1 a year.

I was thinking more along the lines of Carly Fiorina, various oil executives, even disgraced mortgage giants.

[Vinca]

3. It's definitely not the really smart people working at universities

for small potatoes. The cronies will be lined up 6 deep because they know the books and speeches after their terms are worth millions.

[City Lights]

4. Well, since he said Americans wouldn't pick lettuce for $50 an hour, maybe

he's planning to fill his administration with undocumented workers. ;-)

[Fran Kubelik]

11. Ha - now that's a plan I can get behind.

Now that would be a change.

[Tansy_Gold]

5. Let's see: Angelo Mozilo (CountryWide) for HUD

Gonzales can come back as AG; I hear he's been unable to find other work

Palin with all her foreign policy experience can do double duty as Secy/State.

The son who just left failed Silver State Bank in NV as Treasury Secy.


Ugh. Just Ugh.


Oh yeah, just in case --

:sarcasm:

[Hugin]

9. Looks like Monica Goodling will be Sec. 'o State...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Goodling

Just the kind of Passive/Aggressive personality type McSame chooses for High Office.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Because they'll take money from lobbyists?

And they don't need the money?

[terrya]

7. It's sickening.

I agree with you.

I'm genuinely scared about this election. We can't let these people win.

[Fran Kubelik]

12. I'm working one day a week in the Obama offices here

...and carry voter registration forms around with me these days. We can't let them win.

[NJCher]

10. did a double take when I heard this

I was astonished that he came out and said it, right on television.

I thought, "You effing idiot! That's something a corporate candidate shouldn't say!"

His handlers have to be pulling their hair out.

Just like with bush.



Cher

[Bluerthanblue]

13. does that mean he'd refuse his salary because "he's got enough money"?

funny double standard there-

[Fran Kubelik]

14. I wouldn't bet on it.

Even if he did, it would be such an empty gesture.

[Eric J in MN]

20. Good point. If McCain believes in this and it's not just a stunt...

...why hasn't he been refusing his Senate salary?

[Barack_America]

15. McCain's cabinet: "Will work for Tax Cuts".

McCain is against lobbyists. Oh yeah, totally.

:eyes:

[nc4bo]

16. err....ayup! nt

[Overseas]

17. Great line !! Because it is so true.

Their businesses will get millions in tax cuts for that $1 salary.

[Barack_America]

22. And defense contracts.

Suffice it to say, there will be no sacrifice, only profit.

[Eric J in MN]

18. Because they will be well rewarded for destroying environmental regulations...

...after they return to the private sector.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

19. It's a copy of FDR's "Dollar-a-year men"

[Eric J in MN]

21. Good point.

http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=73
=================
Roosevelt named the National Defense Advisory Commission, with William Knudsen of General Motors as head of production planning. Knudsen exemplified the many industrialists, known as "Dollar a Year Men," serving in Washington as advisers for no pay. But perhaps there was an ulterior motive. Between June and December that year, 20 firms received 60 percent of the $11 billion dollars in defense contracts that were awarded. The Pentagon wanted to pay top dollar to the largest corporations to guarantee speed and reliability.

=================

[Overseas]

23. With very different expectations and results. /nt

[qanda]

24. Did I miss something? Who's going to ask their cabinet members to work for $1 a year?

[DeschutesRiver]

25. Second that - are you guys saying McCain said this outloud??? nt

[Fran Kubelik]

27. He did.

We were flipping around during all the Sunday morning talking head shows...I think it was a McCain ad.

edit: here's a better link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6974480

[DeschutesRiver]

31. Thanks, Fran -

I had found that thread shortly after asking the question, and commented there.

I am on satellite tv for now, and don't get channels like abc, nbc, cbs, I don't see the talking heads anymore.

[Fran Kubelik]

26. McCain

[AZBlue]

28. Rich folk that don't care about us.

[Mimosa]

29. Link, I need a link, please

Please give me a link somebody.

BTW, 'you get what you pay for.'

[Fran Kubelik]

30. here you go

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080907/pl_politico/13216

[Mimosa]

32. Thank you and bless you!!! Fran

I'm a pretty gal and have a big heart. I'm disabled by MS though I'm now in a wheelchair or on government aid. I've been a political junkie all my life. An early supporter of Obama's I'm currently cyber campaigning for him and Biden. If Hillary had won the primaries I'd be fighting for her.