Posts Tagged ‘John McCain’

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Oct19

An Interesting Find In The Marketplace Of Ideas

by Duane on October 19th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Economy, Follow the money, Politics

A reader some time ago aptly described the blogosphere as a “marketplace of ideas”. In other words, it is a place where one can “shop” at a number of outlets to get the information they want to help frame their worldview. For some, this site may be like your Super Walmart/Target where a bulk of [...]

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Aug21

How Politics Works (8/21/09)

by Duane on August 21st, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Posted In: Follow the money, Politics

FOLLOW THE MONEY!!
The Profit$ of War
A. Defense Fills Democratic Coffers
B. In February of this year, President Obama ordered 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. In May, he would not rule out the possibility to send more. The same anti-war crowd that helped put Obama in office is naturally pissed.
C. John McCain (ranking member of the Senate [...]

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Jun03

Another promise about to be broken

by Duane on June 3rd, 2009 at 2:11 am
Posted In: Economy, Headlines, Politics

‘Memba that promise about health care?
Not taxing health care?
Obama said to be open to taxing health benefits
After meeting with president, key senator says option is ‘on the table’ (msnbc)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is leaving the door open to taxing health care benefits, something he campaigned hard against while running for president.
Senate Finance Committee [...]

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Mar16

Quick! Talk about something else (again)

by Duane on March 16th, 2009 at 1:37 am
Posted In: Economy, Headlines, Politics

I think the amusement I’m finding in all of this is watching how the Obama fan base (who were passing out Obama talking points on things like the economy, education, taxes, welfare, etc. like ice water in hell) are suddenly finding themselves avoiding the same issues by talking about other things. If they do come [...]

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Feb17

Wasn’t this dood using the fear of “socialism” as his bully pulpit last year?

by Duane on February 17th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Posted In: Economy, Politics

Bank nationalisation gains ground with Republicans
By Edward Luce and Krishna Guha
ft.com
Nationalisation, long regarded in Washington as a folly of Europeans, is gaining rapid ground among US opinion-formers. Stranger still, many of those talking about federal ownership of banks are Republicans.
Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator for South Carolina, said that many of his colleagues, including John [...]

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Feb05

The 4-Year “Opposite Day”

by Duane on February 5th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Posted In: Economy, Politics

July 2, 2008

McCain Dogged by Economy Comment
abcnews.com
Sen. John McCain’s comment from last year that he doesn’t understand economics “as well as he should” has dogged him all the way to South America today during a foreign trip meant to burnish his standing as a presidential candidate ready to be a world leader.
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The original remark that [...]

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