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McCain’s town hall idea is worthwhile risk for Obama

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has suggested that he and Democratic opponent Barack Obama appear together in a series of town hall meetings. No network moderators, no canned questions from hand-selected audiences, just two candidates interacting directly with the audience. That’s probably an idealized image of the situation, since there would have to be some … Continue reading McCain’s town hall idea is worthwhile risk for Obama

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Two more primaries slip by today; wake me when it’s over

North Carolina and Indiana are having their presidential primaries today. Can you sense my excitement? yawwwn … You may have been astute enough to notice I’ve gone somewhat apolitcal recently. Frankly, I’ve grown colossally tired of this campaign. I’m just waiting for it to be over. Or it least move on to the conventions and … Continue reading Two more primaries slip by today; wake me when it’s over

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McCain gaffe, Lieberman correction are cause for concern

By now everyone knows that in Jordan yesterday, Sen. John McCain said Iran (predominately Shiite) was training Al Qaida (mostly Sunni) operatives to go into Iraq to fight. In fact, the Sunni and Shia are fighting each other in Iraq, and Iran is reportedly training Shiite extremists, not Al Qaida. However, not until Joe Lieberman … Continue reading McCain gaffe, Lieberman correction are cause for concern

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John McCain shackled by Bush endorsement

Then today came the inevitable, unavoidable endorsement from President George Bush, and the thud could be heard across the country. McCain, popular because of his maverick stances and strong individualism, has now been inextricably shackled to the Bush administration and its policies. It’s a real shame, too. A lot of Republicans don’t like McCain because … Continue reading John McCain shackled by Bush endorsement