It seems Obama doesn't walk the talk on equal pay for women, whereas McCain puts his money where Obama's mouth is. I guess nominating a female Vice President (Sarah Palin for those that haven't heard) would also up the stats even further. I wonder how Hillary would have done if she had been the Democrat of choice?
I suppose this is the usual case of "lies, lies, and damn statistics" but note it was Obama first flinging the mud he said he wasn't flinging that inspired the Republican fans to offer a counter opinion.
Related Link: Equal Pay
See also: Palin on the equal pay for women story
Hat tip: Sean for some general knowledge which came from here: Are people really that stupid?
When Alaska governor Sarah Palin was named the Republican vice-presidential nominee, Obama told voters in Toledo, Ohio, on August 31 that “she’s opposed — like John McCain is — to equal pay for equal work. That doesn’t make much sense to me.”
Obama’s commitment to federally mandated pay equity stretches from the Rockies to Wall Street and beyond. And yet it seems to have eluded his United States Senate office. Compensation figures for his legislative staff reveal that Obama pays women just 83 cents for every dollar his men make.
Obama’s criticism notwithstanding, McCain’s payment patterns are the stuff of feminist dreams..women in John McCain’s office make $1.04 for every dollar a man makes. In fact, ceteris paribus, a typical female staffer could earn 21 cents more per dollar paid to her male counterpart — while adding $10,726 to her annual income — by leaving Barack Obama’s office and going to work for John McCain.
I suppose this is the usual case of "lies, lies, and damn statistics" but note it was Obama first flinging the mud he said he wasn't flinging that inspired the Republican fans to offer a counter opinion.
Related Link: Equal Pay
See also: Palin on the equal pay for women story
Hat tip: Sean for some general knowledge which came from here: Are people really that stupid?