Amid criticism for his stance against the --http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.00022:-->21st-century GI bill and his attempts at defending that position, --and-->as well as the --never-ending-->continual --VEEP-->veep questions, John McCain had his hands full over the long Memorial Day weekend. Now, McCain --has his eyes on the prize-->is attempting to refocus by setting his sights on two battleground states -- Pennsylvania and Michigan. An ad his campaign originally debuted in Iowa earlier this month will launch tomorrow in --the two battleground-->both states.
In a time of growing public discontent --for-->with the weakening economy, "Accountable" (subscription) attempts to soothe --people's-->economic worries. "The great goal is to get the American economy running at full strength again -- creating the opportunities Americans expect and the jobs Americans need," McCain asserts in the ad.
--The ad continues to contend-->An announcer contends that the presumptive GOP presidential nominee will revive the economy by simplifying taxes, making energy --cleaner and cheaper-->"cleaner, cheaper" and holding CEOs --accountable-->"accountable."
--Whether or not the producers meant to-->Oddly enough, --one of the women -->a woman --McCain is seen shaking hands with-->seen shaking hands with McCain in the video is wearing a Barack Obama shirt. Poor producing? Maybe. A subtle way to show McCain is all for bipartisanship? Perhaps. Regardless, though, it caught the attention of Politico blogger Ben Smith.
--Amid criticisms for his stance against the 21st-century GI bill, his attempts at defending that position and the never-ending VEEP question, McCain had his hands full over the long Memorial Day weekend. "Accountable" makes one thing clear though. His campaign is concentrating on the contentious general election topics McCain and the Democratic nominee will surely differ on the economy and re-focused the attention back to the battleground states that will undoubtedly play a monumental role come November.-->