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The presidential election was getting ugly. In recent weeks, John McCain depicted Barack Obama as an airheaded celebrity. Obama painted McCain as a forgetful fuddy-duddy. McCain called Obama a hypocritical opportunist. Obama went after McCain for his Read More...
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John McCain’s decision to air an ad tonight during Barack Obama’s speech in which McCain speaks “directly to Obama” is eliciting a combination of indignation, dismissal , accusations of racism , and dismissals of accusations of racism . (He’s also rumored Read More...
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When the Obama campaign attacked John McCain for owning seven houses—or was it eight ? or 12 ?—a McCain spokesman hit back , calling Obama "an arugula-eating, pointy headed professor-type." Such a vicious attack must not go unsanswered. How dare he insult Read More...
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Democrats can’t be pleased with John Edwards’ confession that he had an affair with Rielle Hunter. It tarnishes the Democratic brand just as they’re gearing up for their quadrennial coming-out party, and the only thing more conspicuous than Edwards’ presence Read More...
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Call it the Candidate-Campaign Consistency Quotient: the ability of the candidate to remain in line with the campaign’s message. Judging from the past few weeks, John McCain’s CCCQ is low and trending downward. Last week, the Washington Post noted McCain’s Read More...
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A recent ad produced and aired nationally by John McCain, “ Celeb ,” compares Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. A spokesman for Paris Hilton complained that “Miss Hilton was not asked, nor did she give permission for the use of her likeness Read More...
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Comedians have been fretting about how hard it is to make fun of Barack Obama. Now John McCain is running up against the same problem. In two weeks, the McCain camp has released its “ Obama Love ” video, the now-famous “ Celebrity ” ad, and now a Web Read More...
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John McCain’s tax policy has come under fire in the past, particularly for its dependence on huge revenue windfalls to balance the budget. But now a new study from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center (a joint venture between Brookings and the Urban Institute) Read More...
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This ad , created by Ohio congressional hopeful John Boccieri, dings his opponent for supporting domestic oil drilling. But it could just as easily be an Obama spot. Obama has criticized McCain for suggesting that off-shore drilling would ease oil prices Read More...
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The latest McCain flub to percolate across the blogs is a statement—made to CBS but not aired—that suggests the surge caused the Anbar Awakening. From the transcript : Katie Couric: Senator McCain, Senator Obama says, while the increased number of US Read More...
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The reviews are in : Obama’s trip to Iraq came off without a hitch. John McCain, meanwhile, has managed to attract relentlessly negative coverage . His only break was Drudge touting his rejected New York Times op-ed, which wasn’t exactly flattering either. Read More...
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This one from Bloomberg News : How can you read that and not think he's talking about a domestic terrorist attack? After the whole Charlie Black "big advantage" mess, it's not implausible. Read More...
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I don't think John McCain is a transsexual Nazi pedophile. But I really don't know for sure. That's the line of logic McCain followed when asked whether he thinks Barack Obama is a socialist. "I don't know," McCain responded . He elaborated: “His voting Read More...
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It saddens me to see politicians punished for their honesty. But sometimes, it's deserved. John McCain has confessed he doesn't know as much about economics as he should. He has acknowledged that his divorce was his own fault. But it's his admission that Read More...
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From The Page : Perhaps not the best day on which to run that particular headline. Read More...
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McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm did his candidate no favors Wednesday when he told the Washington Times that the current economic downturn is a "mental recession." "We have sort of become a nation of whiners," Gramm said. "You just hear this constant Read More...
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John McCain’s plan to balance the budget by 2013 may have just taken the prize for Most Ridicule Sustained in a 24-Hour Period. (Before that, McCain's and Clinton’s gas-tax holiday proposals held the title .) The biggest gripe: It’s hard to see how McCain Read More...
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At a town hall meeting today in Denver, Colo., McCain highlighted the American footwear company Crocs—you know, the colorful rubber shoes with holes in them—as an example of how free trade benefits American business. “This former small business now employs Read More...
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Democratic strategist and former Kerry communications director Stephanie Cutter has joined the Obama campaign.* Her responsibilities include heading up a "war room" for Michelle Obama. A campaign’s "war room" typically refers to its rapid response team. Read More...
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I just wanted to provide a little context to my piece about the losing line of argument against John McCain's military service. As a reader points out, Wesley Clark didn't go out of his way to say the line about McCain getting shot down -- Bob Schieffer Read More...
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