In the News: McCain targets message to Clinton backers

Fron CNN today Read full article here

Sen. John McCain is working hard to win over supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton who may not be ready to back Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee...

The presumptive GOP nominee spoke off the cuff Wednesday instead of a planned speech on climate change. The town hall-type meeting was in the style of campaigning with which McCain is the most comfortable and an attempt, his advisers admit, to recover from last week's stumbles when he read from a teleprompter...

At an event Tuesday in Washington, McCain said he would "veto every beer" that contained earmarks during a speech on economic issues...


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Today let's remember cuff:

We know the word handcuff. Nobody wants to wear it.
So what is cuff in essence? Cuff is something encircling the wrist (also see cuffless).


off the cuff - without preparation
on the cuff - on credit

for ex.
He is speaking off the cuff
We are doing transactions on the cuff

** McCain should have read as "veto every bill", not "veto every beer" _:)