http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNxTApa2sQRu0Xx99P3jt2bEXw7gD90DCENO0McCain tells Iowans he would veto farm bill over subsidies
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some things never change: Republican John McCain dislikes farm subsidies.
"I have to give you a little straight talk about the farm bill that is wending its way through Congress," McCain said Thursday at the Polk County Convention Center.
"I do not support it. I would veto it," he said. "I would do that because I believe that the subsidies are unnecessary."
McCain was in the heart of farm country, a place where subsidies for corn and ethanol fuel are wildly popular.
His long-held position against subsidies has cost him in Iowa, the state that traditionally begins the presidential nominating process and is a potential swing state in the fall. Yet the Arizona senator didn't hesitate to bring up the issue.
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Not pandering here; just on gas tax, I suppose.