Bush Legacy Tour

AKRON,OH-Our stop in Akron outside of the Laborers Hall brought out a lot of supporters. We also had the company of another bus. The California Nurses Association (CNA) have a healthcare bus traveling the country to look at the healthcare policies of Senator McCain and Senator Obama.  The bus has each Senator’s healthcare policies on the outside and inside a dozen or so local nurses ready to give out information to the public on healthcare policy.  The nurses gave McCain’s healthcare policy an F, while Obama’s policies received a B+.

They have been traveling the country for the last few week talking to Americans about healthcare and have heard some heartbreaking stories from people who cannot afford quality healthcare. The nurses from CNA came onto the Bush Legacy Bus and  shared stories of their own experiences with the healthcare crisis.

The nurses loved the bus!

Healthcare was not the only issue on people's minds in Akron Saturday morning. Quite a few of the labor union members who came by were gearing up for a six-mile walk the next day to look at the impact of outsourcing on the town. The walk is organized by the AFL-CIO and the plan is to walk through the many abandoned factories in the city. Akron used to be a significant industrial center and was once the Rubber Capital of the World. The outsourcing of jobs has put millions of Ohioans out of work. Akron is no exception.  Sunday morning, dozens of working people will walk the streets of Akron and remember when the factories ran full-steam, before the time when our political leaders, like John McCain gave them tax incentives for shipping our jobs overseas.

YOUNGSTOWN, OH-

Our final stop in the Buckeye state was in Youngstown for the Sounds for Change music festival. The goal of the festival was to promote voting and civic participation. There were a couple stages, numerous speakers, and the Bush Legacy Bus. There was a speaking program with several State Representatives, The Mayor of nearby McDonald and several city officials. The bus was well-received by everyone and we were happy to be part of the event.