Tag Archives: John McCain

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: Closeted Redistributionists

Posted on September 20, 2012 at 7:04 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column has several instances of “dick quotes”… Four years ago yesterday, John McCain and Sarah Palin were 1.9 percentage points behind then-Senator Barack Obama in the RCP poll-of-polls. Today, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are 2.8 percentage points … Continue reading →

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'Ballsy' McCain Helps Filibuster Insourcing Tax Break

Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:03 am by Bob Cesca

This happened yesterday while everyone was applauding John McCain’s maverick-ish Bachmann speech. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the No.1 item on the president’s congressional ‘to-do-list,’ refusing to allow a vote on a bill that would give tax breaks for companies … Continue reading →

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McCain's Anti-Bachmann Speech Doesn't Absolve Him

Posted on July 19, 2012 at 8:24 am by Bob Cesca

This was a good speech in opposition to Michele Bachmann’s wild conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton aide, Huma Abedin. But it’s always important to remind anyone who might suddenly go ooey-gooey for McCain when he makes gestures like this. First, … Continue reading →

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The Better Candidate?

Posted on July 17, 2012 at 4:45 pm by JM Ashby

“Oh come on, because we thought that Sarah Palin was the better candidate. Why did we not take [Tim] Pawlenty, why did we not take any of the other 10 other people. Why didn’t I? Because we had a better … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Your Imagination

Posted on July 2, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

If you feel as though John McCain is consulted far too often by our very serious liberal media, it’s not just your imagination. Here are the numbers to prove it. According to a study by the University of Minnesota’s Smart … Continue reading →

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Here Comes The Money

Posted on June 16, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

In addition to the $10 million Sheldon Adelson already gave to Mitt Romney’s Restore Our Future PAC and the $100 million he says he will contribute to it, he’s also doling out another $35 million to Karl Rove and Eric … Continue reading →

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John McCain’s Latest Nothingburger

Posted on June 6, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Senator John McCain is engaging in a little bit of political grandstanding and posturing today by adding an amendment to the farm bill demanding a report from Leon Panetta on the potential harms that await the Pentagon should congress fail … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Morning

Posted on April 29, 2012 at 11:30 am by Bob Cesca

“Shame on Barack Obama for diminishing the memory of September 11th and the killing of Osama bin Laden by turning it into a cheap political attack ad. This is the same President who once criticized Hillary Clinton for invoking bin … Continue reading →

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Game Changer or Whatever It's Called

Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:14 am by Bob Cesca

The HBO movie based on Mark Halperin’s unsourced, index-free book about the 2008 election has a new trailer. I’ll probably watch it, but I probably won’t like it for several reasons. 1) It’s based on a Mark Halperin book. 2) … Continue reading →

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A Brief and Harrowing Reminder for You

Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:59 pm by Bob Cesca

If things had gone horribly awry four years ago, John McCain, age 75, would be running for re-election right now. And if he opted to not run for a second term, Vice President Sarah Palin would be running in his … Continue reading →

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