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Entries tagged with 'John McCain'Appoint a moderate? Why?Re: "These few Republicans right to back Sotomayor -- But Obama's next pick should be an O'Connor-like swing justice, says William McKenzie," Tuesday Viewpoints. McKenzie rightly acknowledged that the country moved center-left when it elected President Barack Obama. If he... Biden did mean what he saidI was watching the live interview Matt Lauer conducted with Vice President Joe Biden when Biden said he would advise his family to avoid airplanes and subways. Later, I read several different stories from various people in the administration trying... Leno visit wasn't 'Laugh-In'Re: "No Benefit of These Doubts -- 'Tonight Show' is no place for this president," Thursday Editorials. President Barack Obama's appearance on The Tonight Show didn't diminish the integrity of his office any more than Sarah Palin's, John McCain's or... On the presidential transition: Double standard for DemsAs an amateur political observer, even I was surprised at the venom directed towards Sarah Palin and John McCain. Regardless of my feelings about their abilities, I felt they deserved consideration and respect. The rhetoric about the Republican campaign's inept... Five reasons the Sarah Palin pick was a disasterOK, some of you may remember that minutes before she was named as McCain's running mate, I offered five reasons why she was a "laugh-out-loud" pick for VP. Now, I find it interesting that there is a debate among finger-pointing... How did McCain lose it?Maybe it was the perfect storm for John McCain. A Republican incumbent president with abysmally low approval ratings, a running mate who was regarded as a joke, and a financial crisis the likes of which we haven't seen since the... Goldwater, McCain, Chicago '68, Chicago '08Consider these two things: 1. The modern conservative movement began with the crushing defeat of Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential race. The modern conservative movement ends with the crushing defeat of Arizona Sen. John McCain -- who... Palin's latest SNL video: Really NOT funnySarah Palin pre-recorded a message for Saturday Night Live's special Election Eve program last night. It was dry, uncomfortably un-funny, and loaded with dead pauses that apparently were designed to give the audience time to laugh before she continued speaking.... McCain 'wins' Texas newspaper war ...... if anyone's counting. I've been waiting to tally the last big newspaper endorsement, and the El Paso Times finally weighed in over the weekend with a nod for John McCain. It was a notable edit for its relative tardiness... Better campaigning from McCain, Obama (Topic of the Day)Pit bulls, lipstick, Joe the Plumber, guns and religion, $150,000 clothes bills, Muslim terrorists in the White House, socialism and Real Americans. In the past few weeks, these are the topics that have dominated the presidential campaign at a time... How persuasive is McCain's divided-government argument? (Topic of the Day)John McCain is starting to hit hard on the point that if Obama wins, the country will be ruled by a Democratic president with a Democratic House and Senate -- all possibly veto-proof. How effective will that strategy be?... Going Positive: If you can't say anything nice ...I wonder if it can be done. I wonder how many consecutive comments we can have on this blog thread about McCain and Obama without anyone saying anything mean, nasty, bitter, negative, divisive, accusatory, hateful, hurtful, belittling, condescending, cruel, sinister,... To vote or not to vote?Tod and Your Working Boy had a face-off in Points this weekend over whether or not it's morally justified not to vote in this year's election. Tod took the "no, you're obliged to vote" position, and I said "Not for... What McCain oughta do is ...I have to respect the conservative pundits carrying McCain's water all over the cable news channels these days. They actually keep a straight face when they offer McCain "advice" on how he should get dirty, nasty and go negative. They... Obama invokes FDR ....... and the only thing I feel is fear itself. Speaking about the economy in Central Ohio today, Obama (as quoted on his own Website), said this: We remember that some of the most famous words ever spoken by... Finally, McCain demands respect for ObamaJohn McCain for the first time today signaled that it's time for him and Sarah Palin to stop their lynch-mob tactics. He gave a speech today and, in response to a supporter urging him to take the gloves off and... McCain and Palin's lynch-mob tacticsIt's increasingly worrying that John McCain and Sarah Palin are embracing the acceptability of campaign tactics that play to the most racist and intolerant tendencies among their supporters. John McCain knows that Barack Obama has no links whatsoever to terrorism,... McCain '08 = Dole '96If I vote in this presidential race, I'll vote for John McCain, but in my considered opinion, he lost the election last night. Look, anything can happen between now and Election Day, but it became obvious to me at the... McCain's voting record on past warsSince John McCain brought up Somalia and Lebanon as examples of where he has shown good judgment on the use of American troops in foreign conflicts, it's important to see exactly how his judgment paid off. Let's look at Lebanon.... Debate open threadWe're 30 minutes into tonight's presidential debate. How do you think it's going?... |