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McCain: Fire Charlie Black McCain Campaign Dogged by Funding, Lobbying Tiesby Peter Overby / May 19, 2008 Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign, never a smooth or easy operation, is navigating another rough patch. The Arizona Republican with the maverick reputation … Continue reading
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McCain’s Magic Carpet Ride
John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated FantasyBy Arianna Huffington / May 15,2008 John McCain unveiled his new campaign strategy today: invite the American people to take a magic carpet ride with him to the land of Eternal Sunshine. In … Continue reading
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Why McCain wants to be president When his father and grandfather were admirals, they invested heavily in War, Inc. In Congress he promoted measures to protect their legacy, even for 100 years: a Captain Dupont in the House, a Rear … Continue reading
Battle of the Hawks
Hillary and McCain:Race to be “the obliterator”By Robert Scheer / May 6, 2008 In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are … Continue reading
Rev. Hagee : John McCain’s Cross to Bear
John Hagee compares † Roman Church † to Hitler The All-White Elephant in the RoomBy Frank Rich / May 4, 2008 BORED by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John … Continue reading
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McCain’s Health Care Balancing Act
Wealth Transfer From Voters to CorporationsBy R.J. Eskow / May 1, 2008 Health policy proposals can reflect many different ideologies or political philosophies, but John McCain’s plan isn’t so much ideological as utilitarian. There has been a lot of excellent … Continue reading
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Bomb Iran : Is It Time?
Ringo Starr. Bomb Bomb Iran by Summer’s End?By Steve Weissman / April 29, 2008 When Senator John McCain serenaded reporters last April with his “Bomb Bomb Iran,” I had to wonder. Was this a taste of his aging flyboy humor? … Continue reading
The Two Faces of John McCain
McCain Strongly Rejected Long-Term Iraq Presence: “Bring Them All Home”By Sam Stein / April 28, 2008 When it comes to getting U.S. troops out of Iraq, Sen. John McCain was for the idea before he was against it. Three years … Continue reading
John McCain – How Absurd Can It Get?
John McCain’s Serious Foreign PolicyBy Glenn Greenwald / April 26, 2008 John McCain was on a conference call with right-wing bloggers yesterday and boasted: I think that people should understand that I will be Hamas’s worst nightmare. What possible reason … Continue reading
Now you may kiss the brides…
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Here We Go Again
Obama called elitist for telling the truth.By Jane Smiley You know, I just spent seven and a half years disagreeing with the administration that has given us an unprecedented military and economic mess. I saw it coming, it came, and … Continue reading
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McCain Still Hopes for Hillary
McCain: ‘Hillary can still pull it off” —Senator prefers Clinton Contest April 14, 2008 Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has confided to his inner circle that Hillary Clinton may yet be the Democratic nominee, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, a … Continue reading
