Category: John McCain
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The Change Smackdown
In this corner, with the sale of a corporate jet left over from that last governor because taxpayer money could be better spent, pushes to eliminate corruption in both parties, the elimination of the “bridge to nowhere,” a cut in her own salary, and a 60% reduction in city property taxes, Sarah Palin In this…
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McCain/Palin
This is good news. According to Fox News and CNN, Sen John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. Let’s take a look at what she brings: NRA Life memeber Hunts Fishes Fiscal conservative Pro oil exploration Pro life Actually made changes to clean up corruption A lot of the things we want in…
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Classy
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KIvRTg6KQ] This ad ran during the evening of Obama’s acceptance speech. I think it is a vary gentlemanly thing to do.
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Quote of the Day – Who’s Out of Touch Edition
“Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and…
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Negative Advertising
It seems like most of John McCain’s ads focus on how bad Obama is, and not any real reason why we should vote for McCain. I was thinking a week or two ago that McCain better get some stuff out there telling us why we should vote for him, beyond not being Obama, but I…
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He was for it before he was against it
Obama is accusing McCain of pulling his energy policy straight out of “the Chaney playbook,” favoring oil, etc. As MSNBC reports, there is an interesting twist to this story: However, Obama himself voted for a 2005 energy bill backed by Bush that included billions in subsidies for oil and natural gas production, a measure Cheney…
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Gingrich endorses Jindal as VP
Story here. I am a big fan of Bobby Jindal, and think he could help McCain gain some credibility with the Conservative base, along with setting himself up quite well for a presidential run himself.
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The insanity of America’s energy policies
Daniel Henninger as an article at the Wall Street Journal talking about the insanity of the the U.S. energy policies that prevent us from drilling for the billions of barrels of oil in the U.S. and off our shores. At this point in time, is there another country on the face of the earth that…
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Quote of the Day – Who Are You Calling Old Edition
“I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent’s youth and inexperience.” – Ronald Reagan about Walter Mondale, quoted on CNN.com in a story about McCain’s age For what it’s worth, McCain is about 2 years younger than Reagan was when he was elected.
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Quote of the Day – Reading Between the Lines Edition
“I don’t agree with Sen. Obama that they cling to their religion and the Constitution because they are bitter,” McCain said Wednesday in Philadelphia. Some have criticized this as a misquote of what Barack H***** Obama, who originally said “guns”, not “the Constitution,” said. I think it was a deliberate paraphrase that highlighted implication in…