Some progressives are taking exception to John McCain’s recent support of Airbus in a tanker deal with the U.S. Air Force worth more than $30 billion.  You can see their tongue-in-cheek video here. Some critics have suggested that the loss of such a large contract for Chicago-based Boeing could cost a net 40,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs.

There are critics who consider McCain’s support for Airbus no surprise.  He has consistently opposed “Buy American” provisions in Capitol Hill legislation, calling them “ludicrous,” and sarcastically noting in 2004 that he would “sleep better at night knowing that all of our [Navy’s] carbon plates are manufactured in the U.S.”

Actually, we at ManufactureThis would sleep better at night knowing that.  Wouldn’t you?

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