john mccain: The Way Out - revisited - 09/29/08 06:24 AM
The weekend results from the collective wisdom of Congress has been published and is available for review in its entirety at www.financialservices.house.gov (106 pages, by the way - but six page summary is also published there). As expected, the Congress has been able to take Secretary Paulson's three piece manifesto and expand it until it sounds like legislation (and no one can read or understand it). The bill now includes insurance of assets but still includes direct purchase - which I oppose.
They speak of a Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). But I am sorry, I still only see a Corporate … (5 comments)
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john mccain: Quo Vadis - Where are we (Republicans) going now - 09/05/08 05:30 AM
The Republican National Convention is now part of history. Tomorrow we begin the 60 day sprint to the November 4 election. History has been made by both parties with the nomination by the primary system of Senator Obama - arguably the most inexperienced candidate in modern history - and the nomination by candidate selection of Governor Palin - also a newcomer to the national scene.
Charles Krauthammer in his opinion piece, Incumbents for Change?, feels that the selection of Governor Palin fatally undermines the best line of attack against Obama - that is his relative youth and inexperience. I have expressed … (9 comments)
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john mccain: Great Political Theater - 09/03/08 11:55 PM
I have watched with interest the festivities at the RNC. There seems to be a change in the air compared with previous McCain campaign events since the introduction of Governor Palin as John McCain's running mate.
BEFORE AFTER
I liked her speech too !
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john mccain: Keep the Adults in Charge - Please - 08/12/08 11:13 AM
Recent events in the former Soviet state of Georgia offer a chilling reminder why Senator Obama's 143 active days as a US Senator may not be sufficient to promote him to Commander in Chief.
I listened with interest as the Obama machine morphed its position until he started to sound like Senator McCain. Then I heard Senator Obama called the President of Georgia ! Say What ? He is not the President of the United States yet - his opinion is of interest since he is a applicant for the job - but calling the President of Georgia is out of … (11 comments)
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john mccain: We have a real Choice - 08/09/08 07:55 AM
This Presidential election offers clear choices for the American public. It should not be a contest of personalities because the two candidates present dramatically different sets of beliefs, plans and proposals that will reach every corner of economic, judicial, domestic and foreign policy. So there is adequate basis to make the decision of who should lead the United States as President on substantive policy issues of importance to all of us.
Today, Jack Kemp weighs in in an article appearing in Townhall.com to discuss the important differences between John McCain and Barack Obama on issues of economic policies.
It is certainly … (16 comments)
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john mccain: Both Candidates are missing the Point - 06/10/08 09:25 AM
< sigh > Some days it just doesn't help to get up and read the news. We are now focusing on two candidates for President who will officially become the nominees of their party at the end of the summer and will campaign for the oval office in the fall.
Today it appears that neither candidate gets it. Newt Gingrich gets it (no surprise there) with his Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less initiative.
Senator Obama continues to call for windfall profits taxes against oil companies - now there is an incentive to explore for more energy - while the Democrats push … (6 comments)
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john mccain: This is My Candidate ? - 05/21/08 12:35 AM
For several years global warming has been the crisis du jour for the environmnentalists, liberal law makers and the media. We have endured academy awards and Nobel Peace Prizes for AlGore and endless hype from the press.
For whatever reason, the Republicans have recently started to preach the party line (the Democrat party line) – now at the very moment growing groups of top scientists have declared global warming to be a hoax.
The administration has sold out oil drilling in ANWR in favor of polar bears at the very time that we look for riots at the gas pumps over high … (5 comments)
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john mccain: The Right is not buying In - 04/29/08 12:35 PM
I have written on a number of occasions now about the odd couple - Senator John McCain and the Republican Party. Through the sometimes incredible process of Presidential Preference Primaries, Senator McCain has emerged as the solid choice of who ? He is the selected candidate for the Republicans - but I am having trouble finding anybody who voted for the man.
I wrote previously < here > about the three big areas where I am in agreement with Senator McCain - federal (and Supreme Court) judges, taxes and spending (reducing both) and the war and security issues. I would like … (10 comments)
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john mccain: Follow the Money - 04/21/08 02:35 PM
Regardless of the results of the Pennsylvania primary tomorrow, the Clinton campaign is simply out of gas. Current figures from Fox news show Senator Obama with $41 million on hand with negligible debt while Mrs Clinton has $9 million on hand with $10 million in outstanding debts.
Mrs Clinton will stay in the race but is fighting a very difficult battle with no funding and an insurmountable deficit in earned delegates.
I have been very critical of the management of the Clinton campaign in the past with comments about poor strategy and poor overall planning coming from the fact that Hillary … (23 comments)
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john mccain: More on the Bumpy Ride - 03/09/08 11:22 PM
There continues to be no clear outcome in the Democrat run for the roses. The remaining primaries are not helpful in clearing the mists because of the same proportional representation rules that got us here. Neither candidate will gain substantially over the other because they will nearly split the votes in those states as they have coming up to this point. It is interesting that the two Democrat challengers would evenly split the support of the voters when the policy positions of the candidates are nearly identical.
It is also interesting to note that both candidates have received more primary … (1 comments)
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john mccain: The Search for Vice begins - 03/06/08 12:19 AM
Florida Governor Charlie Crist attached himself to Senator McCain’s star before the Florida primary in January. Crist’s last minute strong endorsement for Senator McCain may have changed the outcome of the Florida vote and created the momentum that carried Senator McCain through Super Tuesday and to the nomination of the Republican Party which he has clinched this week. And all the Governor wants, is has been said, is the number 2 spot on the ticket.
Well Senator McCain is on his way to his appointment with destiny – and the question of who he may pick for his running mate … (8 comments)
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john mccain: What is at stake for Conservatives - 03/03/08 06:41 AM
Those who read my articles in these pages will recognize my usual format in which I select an opinion piece from another author to feature and introduce the article with what I hope is a critical view of the piece either in support of the author or in opposition. This gives me the opportunity to highlight an author that my readers may not have time to search out on their own and to point out what I consider to be the author's strengths or shortcomings from my particular point of view.
I have had some difficulty in identifying articles that reinforce … (10 comments)
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john mccain: Quo Vadis ? Conservatives - 02/09/08 06:51 AM
When I wrote on January 19, 2008, that the CPAC meeting in Washington was the event to watch, I did not realize the total significance that would come out of the meeting. My emphasis was on the future of the conservative cause and the need for immediate political action to fight to restore the Republican Congressional majorities and to elect Republicans to state and local posts to assist in the rebuilding that may be necessary after the 2008 elections.
As it turns out, Super Tuesday returns were not conclusive and CPAC became the site of high political drama. Mitt Romney came … (17 comments)
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john mccain: Another Twist in the Road - 02/02/08 09:13 PM
We may have an interesting legal discussion coming up concerning the definition of a natural born citizen of the United States as opposed to a naturalized citizen of the United States.
Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution reads, in part, as follows:
“No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years … (12 comments)
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