Tag: McCain
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John Nichols in The Nation
Sen. Barack Obama, in this ad, reads the situation right. He should set an alternative path to whatever Bush and McCain are proposing. The plan Bush has and what the crowd in Washington want to do is exactly the kind of plans Obama should run away from: Mr. Nichols reads the situation just right. An…
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‘Dog ate my homework’
In my ultimate fantasy, Josh Marshall is the guy I would like to be. Way back when, he was writing and accomplishing things I only dreamed about. His site, TalkingPointsMemo, is a first stop for political junkies like me. Here he is on John McCain’s declaration that he’s taking a timeout on the presidential campaign:…
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Say hi, Vlad
HuffPo Wanda Sykes > SYKES: Well, you know, I watched the convention. you know, watching the Democratic Convention, it felt like America. You know, it looked like America. It was hopeful and it was positive and, you know, everybody holding hands. And then I watched the Republican Convention. It was like watching a meeting in…
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McCain: Timeout!
David Letterman: Something stinks here Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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Sorry, Senator.
No, Sen. McCain, the election will not be suspended just because circumstances do not currently favor your ascension to the presidency. One way or another, Republican misrule must end. John McCain cannot postpone the inevitable. If he has any idea how the nation should navigate these treacherous economic waters, he should propose them. One thing…
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Stone throwers
Should not live in glass houses John McCain was Chuck Keating’s cabana boy How could McCain, a man with his background, try to falsely tie Sen. Barack Obama to former Fannie Mae Chairman Frank Raines? McCain, corrupt and out of his depth, is beginning to show he has no plan, no scruples, and that he…
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Joe Biden @ St. Claire Shores, MI
Biden: The Case for Change Transcript: Eight years ago, a man ran for President who claimed he was different, not a typical Republican. He called himself, you remember, he called himself a reformer. He admitted that his Party, the Republican Party, had been wrong about a number of things in times past. He promised us,…
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Vetting
Has it occurred to anyone that Charlie Gibson spent more time vetting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin than Sen. John McCain ever did? Just asking. Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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John, the tool
McCain Embraces Regulation After Many Years of Opposition By Michael D. Shear, Washington Post Staff Writer, Wednesday, September 17, 2008; A01 A decade ago, Sen. John McCain embraced legislation to broadly deregulate the banking and insurance industries, helping to sweep aside a thicket of rules established over decades in favor of a less restricted financial…
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NYT Editorial: Mr. McCain and the Economy
John McCain spent Monday claiming as he had countless times before — that the economy was fundamentally sound. Had he missed the collapse of Lehman Brothers or the sale of Merrill Lynch, which were announced the day before? Did he not notice the agonies of the American International Group? Was he unaware of the impending…