GOP: “Our Earmarks Are Different”
The hypocrisy level reached new heights this week with the debate over the left-over budget bill from last year. Senator McCain launched an anti-earmark effort, trying to delete over 8500 pet projects that cost...
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John the Maverick
Here’s what I’ve noticed about John McCain in his current iteration: 1) He wants the benefit of being a POW, without the baggage of being called out for using it as a crutch. 2)...
Gaffes, Hypocrisy, and More
The campaign season that would never end is about to hit an orgasm of journalistic self-love (and love of expense accounts) as the reporters make themselves busy amid VP selections and national conventions. But...
McCain Gives Away His Last Trump Card
As reported on CNN yesterday, after denying the Iraqis actually called for withdrawal even though they did, Senator McCain is now conceding that a 16-month timetable for withdrawal is “pretty good”, so long as...
McXerox Picks Wrong Slogan… Again
As Andrew Sullivan (who shares an interest in British politics) noted, McCain has adopted a new slogan: “Don’t Hope for a Better Life, Vote for One” Never mind that it’s kind of long and...
“Straight-Talking” McCain Flip-Flops (Again)
I’ll admit that I donated money to John McCain’s 2000 campaign, but as a registered Democrat could not vote in the closed GOP primary in Florida that year. But I’ll also admit that was...
Transactional vs. Aspirational Politics
Getting back to the competing messages of the 2008 campaign, Hillary and McCain are sounding awful similar these days in their efforts to take down Barack Obama. As the (much) older candidates, both are...
