John McCain

Newsweek: McCain and Obama — together again?

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Barack Obama and John McCain couldn't agree more on Afghanistan. Except when they don't. John McCain - Barack Obama - United States - Politics - Presidential

A Different McCain

Political Wire (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) "still strikes his signature pose as war hero and scourge of special interests, but in other ways McCain is cutting a very different profile than he did before he ran for president in 2008, the Los Angeles Times reports. "Gone is the maverick bridge-builder who bucked his party on high-voltage issues such as immigration, climate change and campaign finance reform....

Petraeus admits he didn’t vote for McCain

Raw Story (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Gen. David Petraeus may be registered as a Republican but he didn't vote for John McCain for president in 2008. When Petraeus became a two-star general in 2002 he stopped voting. "When I was promoted to major general, it seemed like a quiet thing at the time, but it's perhaps taken on bigger ramifications," Petraeus [...]

Wall Street Journal Distorts McCain’s Remarks on Palin

PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Via Conservatives4Palin comes this article at the Wall Street Journal (of all places), about Arizona Senator (and the GOP’s presidential nominee last year) John McCain ’s appearance on MSNBC ’s “Meet the Press” earlier today. The article is yet another prime example of how the media purposefully distort comments made by conservatives, to manufacture controversies meant...

McCain: The Rationale for War is to Break the Enemy's Will

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | yesterday

DOWNLOADS: (16) PLAYS: (38) Mr. Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran who never found a war he didn't like John McCain thinks we should not be talking about a timeline to withdraw from Afghanistan. McCain also apparently thinks that the eight years we've already spent in Afghanistan hasn't been long enough to "break the enemy's will" so we can "win". I would like for Sen. McCain to explain how...

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McCain: Palin Irrelevant But People Continue to Attack Her

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | yesterday

DOWNLOADS: (76) PLAYS: (348) Looks like David Gregory is bound and determined to have John McCain beat Bob Dole's record for Meet the Press appearances before the year is over. During his appearance this week, despite his kind words for Sarah Palin, it sounds like he just threw her under the bus with this remark. McCain: I'm entertained every time I see people attack her and attack her and attack...

Petraeus admits he didn't vote for McCain

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | yesterday

DOWNLOADS: (16) PLAYS: (51) Gen. David Petraeus may be registered as a Republican but he didn't vote for John McCain for president in 2008. When Petraeus became a two-star general in 2002 he stopped voting . "When I was promoted to major general, it seemed like a quiet thing at the time, but it's perhaps taken on bigger ramifications," Petraeus told Fox News' Chris Wallace Sunday. But the...

Quickie: McCain Rants About "Change" edition

The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | yesterday

By GottaLaff Today's Quickie: I'm watching the Senate health care debate on CSPAN2. I see John McCain waving his arms around, raising his voice as he vociferously mocks Obama's promise of change and bipartisanship in his State of the Union message. McCain is literally bellowing, "Here we are, ready to sit down and talk!" I believe he meant, ready to sit down and "block". And that,...

McCain on Palin: ‘She’s irrelevant’

Raw Story (Free subscription) | yesterday

Story continues below... Sen. John McCain is amused by critics who think Sarah Palin is irrelevant but continue to attack her anyway. "I think Sarah Palin has earned herself a very big place in the political scene. I'm proud of her. I am entertained every time I see these people attack her and attack her and [...]

McCain troubled by Afghan pullout target date

Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama's announcement that U.S. troops will begin to leave Afghanistan in July 2011 sends the wrong message to the Taliban and has confused countries in the region.

McCain troubled by Afghan pullout target date

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama's announcement that U.S. troops will begin to leave Afghanistan in July 2011 sends the wrong message to the Taliban and has confused countries in the region.

VIDEOS: McCain Loses Temper On Senate Floor, Reprimands Baucus

The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009

By GottaLaff Poor J Sid. He's so easily provoked and has anger issues . Let's watch together as he gets a little peeved during the Senate health care debate : Visibly peeved at Sen. Max Baucus, both about time regulations and health care wheeling and dealing, McCain’s voice goes a bit shaky as he steps out from behind his podium. “He is violating the rules of the Senate!,” McCain...

Crist and McCain 'smoking' different stuff?

The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

Sen. John McCain said this morning on Imus that he'd have to be "smoking something pretty strong" to vote for the $787 billion Obama stimulus package earlier this year. "Hell no," he barked when asked if he voted for the...

Robocall War! Lefty Group Targets Seniors With Robocall Countering McCain

The Plum Line (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

Call it robo-rapid-response. The labor-backed Americans United for Change is pumping half a million robocalls into the homes of seniors in four states, rebutting an earlier robocall launched by Senator John McCain telling seniors that the health care bill would cut their Medicare benefits. McCain’s robocall, which was sponsored by the NRSC and targeted seniors [...]

Thanks, John McCain

Balloon Juice (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

Sarah Palin, birther: Speaking to the conservative talker Rusty Humphries today, Sarah Palin left the door open to speculation about President Obama’s birth certificate. “Would you make the birth certificate an issue if you ran'” she was asked (around 9 minutes into the video above). “I think the public rightfully is still making it an issue. I don’t [...]