Obama: McCain The Wrong Choice For Women

Obama had to keep his powder dry against Hillary, knowing he'd have to woo her supporters after the primary was over.

But he has no such reservations with McCain. In fact, I think he relishes going after the old coot:

Sen. Barack Obama hit back at Sen. John McCain's recent attempts to court women voters who flocked to Sen. Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid in droves.

"On almost every single issue that's important to women, he's been on the wrong side," the presumptive Democratic nominee told ABC News in an interview in Flint, Mich. Monday.

"You know, he is in favor of judges who would overturn Roe v. Wade. He has opposed equal pay. He has opposed the CHIP [Children's Health Insurance] program, that would make children insured," Obama said....

"He has opposed efforts to protect women against some of the discrimination that they experience in the workplace," Obama said. "You know, that's not going to be a track record that I think is going to be very appealing to women."

And McCain character isn't too appealing either. Let's be honest: the guy is a misogynist. McCain called his wife a "cunt", said that Chelsea Clinton (a teenager at the time) was "ugly", has fought the inclusion of women in the military, and laughed when one of his supporters called Hillary Clinton a "bitch".



So yeah, along with his terrible anti-women policies, I think McCain will have a tough time winning this demographic. He could score a lot of points by selecting a woman as his VP, but even this wouldn't make up for his terrible record on women's issues.