Wednesday, while campaigning in poverty-ridden towns in Kentucky, John McCain voiced his opposition to a Senate bill that would have made it easier for working women to sue for pay discrimination.

Said he, "I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed by my friends on the other side of the aisle, opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems. This is government playing a much, much greater role in the business of a private enterprise system."

Well, gee. We certainly wouldn’t want government to play a greater role in protecting the American people, would we? After all, government's job is to play a greater role in protecting big business. (Note that in recent weeks McCain has proposed new tax breaks for corporations.)

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