Sort by Think Progress (Free subscription) - 07/08/2008 - YouTube
On CSPAN's Washington Journal this morning, said that the fact that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) didn't tout his promise to balance the budget in his first...
Sort by Think Progress (Free subscription) - 07/08/2008
Yesterday, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign released an economic plan promising that McCain will “balance the budget by the end of his first term.” But in a speech in Denver yesterday, McCain refused to mention his strict promise, instead just saying that he will “get government’s fiscal house in order.” On CSPAN’s Washington Journal [...]
Sort by Kicking Ass (Free subscription) - 07/09/2008
Yesterday I wrote about how the McCain campaign quickly retreated from his vow to balance the budget in his first term, which may have been the fastest recorded flip-flop in presidential campaign history. On C-Span, Mike Allen (of the Politico) made an interesting observation -- that McCain made this pledge on paper, but wouldn't do it on camera during his speech in order to "get it both ways." He...
