Category: John McCain
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Thoughts on the debate
A few observations, in no particular order: I think John McCain won, although not a blowout. Obama main foreign policy plan seems to be bombing Pakistan, although he later denied it Apparently Iraq is the only country we shouldn’t be at war with. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia all need military attention. McCain used the more…
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Country First/Campaign First
Whether you think the bailout is the right thing or not, I have to question Barack [redacted] Obama’s decision to not delay the debate. While it is true that the President has to do more than one thing at a time, adressing an issue like this takes more than the time that the debate and…
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Victory at any cost
Many political ads are misleading, and some are downright lies, but few so blatant as this one, which I heard on the way in to work this morning: Jody Montgomery – My name is Jody Montgomery and my daughter Maddy was diagnosed with Type I Juvenile Diabetes at age 3. Six times a day, I…
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So, which is it?
On CNN: Democrats eager to portray John McCain as out of touch with average Americans and as a flip-flopper seized on a report Sunday the Arizona senator and his wife, Cindy, own more than a dozen cars — including several foreign-made automobiles. [clip] “The last thing we need is a presidential candidate who undermines autoworkers,…
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Quote of the Day – I’m Open Edition
Barack Obama, a famous fan of pickup basketball, must recognize his plight: It’s two on one now. John McCain drafted Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the star point guard from the Wasilla Warriors, to double-team Obama. (McCain’s team doesn’t care if no one guards Joe Biden, who seems to spend most of his time yelling to…
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McCain’s speech – First impression
I think McCain gave a solid speech, probably not as dynamic as Sarah Palin’s, not as much the “watercooler talk,” but I think that he played well to his strengths as a reformer and a fiscal Conservative. I don’t think that McCain needed a speech that eclipsed Sarah Palin’s. She needed a speech to introduce…
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The McCain campaign won last week
Looking at cnn.com earlier, first screen has 3 mentions of Sarah Palin, one of Barack Obama. And that one was about an ad he was running about Sarah Palin. Remember, this is 2 days after his speech accepting the nomination of the Democrat party. McCain and Palin have managed to be the most talked about thing…
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Quote of the Day – Qualifications Edition
It is pretty audacious for the Obama campaign to say that Governor Palin is not qualified to be Vice President. She has a record of accomplishment that Senator Obama simply cannot match. Governor Palin has spent her time in office shaking up government in Alaska and actually achieving results — whether it’s taking on corruption,…