Well now, this is at least my third post pointing out that McCain has a rather low opinion of the opposite sex. First, was his opposition to the Leddbetter/equal pay lawsuit. Then came his justification for that opposition (women just need to be educated, to be as good as men in the workplace). Now, two more interesting insights into McSame. First is his 0% rating by women's groups and planned parenthood groups. Now, for those feminists who were pissed and going to vote McCain, you may want to reconsider. He has voted against not just the topic of abortion either, which should give Pro-life people pause...
He has repeatedly voted to deny low-income women access to abortion
care except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother's life
(although McCain is now wavering on trying to put these exceptions into the party platform).
He voted to shut down the Title X family-planning program, which
provides millions of women with health care services ranging from birth
control to breast cancer screenings.
He voted against legislation that established criminal and civil
penalties for those who use threats and violence to keep women from
gaining access to reproductive health clinics.
He voted to uphold the policy that bans overseas health clinics from
receiving aid from America if they use their own funds to provide legal
abortion services or even adopt a pro-choice position.
    The second interesting women's place story from the world of John McCain, the ex-wife is showing up in the press, and the story is less than noble...
London's Daily Mail reported on John McCain's reclusive ex-wife Carol, who's said very little publicly about her ex-husband since she was dumped for beer heiress Cindy Hensley.
After a horrible 1969 car accident that left Carol disfigured and five
inches shorter, McCain returned home and was allegedly "appalled" by
her appearance.
    A couple other stories I found interesting today, first was the news in the Advocate that Obama is on board to support issues for the G/L/T/B community, which is great and a polar opposite from McCain. Second, was a discussion on the differences between Obama and McCain on the issue of taxes. The thing I found interesting, is McSame doesn't seem to be able to understand Obama's positions (or, more likely, he is just lying about him intentionally). Here is their positions...
Obama told CNBC that he would raise taxes on Americans
making $250,000 a year or more and raise the capital gains tax for those in higher income brackets while exempting small
investors. He said the U.S. economy has been "out of balance
for too long."
"The general principle of raising taxes on higher income
Americans, like myself, and providing relief to those who
haven't benefited as much from this new global economy, I
think, is a sound one," Obama said.
    And McSame...
McCain, 71, vowed to maintain Bush's tax cuts, lower
corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 25 percent and allow
companies to expense new equipment and technology in their
first year.
He supported keeping capital gains taxes as they are now,
doubling a tax exemption for children, and phasing out the
Alternative Minimum Tax, which he said would save some 25
million middle-class families up to $2,000 in a year.
    Wow, up to $2000 a year in tax breaks. What is wrong with these morons on the right, its all about the tax breaks (mostly to businesses), like that is really going to help people spend spend spend more of that minimum wage on figuring out where to get health insurance or which horse can better carry them around when gas gets to $10 a gallon under his presidency. But what is McCain saying that Obama is going to do (note how it is not what Obama has stated he is going to do)...
"Under Senator Obama's tax plan, Americans of every
background would see their taxes rise -- seniors, parents,
small business owners and just about everyone who has even a
modest investment in the market," McCain said.
    Seniors too?! Well actually, no. This is what he is proposing for the Seniors out there...

• Reform Corporate Bankruptcy Laws to Protect Workers and Retirees: Current bankruptcy laws protect banks before workers. Obama will
  protect pensions by putting promises to workers higher on the list of
  debts that companies cannot shed; ensuring that the bankruptcy courts
  do not demand more sacrifice from workers than executives; telling
  companies that they cannot issue executive bonuses while cutting worker
  pensions; increasing the amount of unpaid wages and benefits workers
  can claim in court; and limiting the circumstances under which retiree
  benefits can be reduced.


• Require Full Disclosure of Company Pension Investments: Obama will ensure that all employees who have company pensions receive
  detailed annual disclosures about their pension fund's investments.
  This will provide retirees important resources to make their pension
  fund more secure.


• Eliminate Income Taxes for Seniors Making Less Than $50,000: Obama will eliminate all income taxation of seniors making less than
  $50,000 per year. This will provide an immediate tax cut averaging
  $1,400 to 7 million seniors and relieve millions from the burden of
  filing tax returns.


• Create Automatic Workplace Pensions: Obama's retirement security plan will automatically enroll workers in a
  workplace pension plan. Under his plan, employers who do not currently
  offer a retirement plan, will be required to enroll their employees in
  a direct-deposit IRA account that is compatible to existing
  direct-deposit payroll systems. Employees may opt-out if they choose.
  Experts estimate that this program will increase the savings
  participation rate for low and middle-income workers from its current
  15 percent level to around 80 percent.


• Expand Retirement Savings Incentives for Working Families: Obama will ensure savings incentives are fair to all workers by
  creating a generous savings match for low and middle-income Americans.
  His plan will match 50 percent of the first $1,000 of savings for
  families that earn less than $75,000. The savings match will be
  automatically deposited into designated personal accounts. Over 80
  percent of these savings incentives will go to new savers.


• Prevent Age Discrimination: Obama will fight job discrimination for aging employees by
  strengthening the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and empowering
  the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to prevent all forms of
  discrimination.