Tag: John McCain

What Would Have Happened if John McCain Won the Election?

Filed in National by on February 22, 2012 6 Comments

If John McCain had won, and he had sticked to current Republican austerity dogma and done nothing to rescue or stimulate the economy in early 2009, what would have happened? We don’t have to guess. Because the conservative governments of Germany, France, the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe have provided us with our parallel universe.

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Christine O’Donnell Smites Her Enemies, Part 2

Filed in National by on July 29, 2011 2 Comments

Once again it’s Christine O’Donnell versus the Establishment. This time it’s John McCain who has earned her wrath.

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Is The Bar This Low?

Filed in National by on January 17, 2011 13 Comments

John McCain wrote an op-ed where he praised Obama’s speech and called Obama patriotic. Apparently, this is news.

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McCainology: From Hero to Zero

Filed in National by on December 20, 2010 10 Comments
McCainology: From Hero to Zero

Watch how John McCain goes from the American hero of the Hanoi Hilton to a Rip Torn caricature who stands in his bath robe on his front lawn waving a shotgun at passerbys as he rants incoherently.

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Fear is the Mindkiller — The Complete Failure of John McCain

Filed in National by on December 6, 2010 3 Comments

This video is a compendium from Think Progress of John McCain’s performance last week during one of the hearings on ending DADT.

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He Was For It Before He Was Against It

Filed in National by on March 27, 2010 10 Comments

As you might have read, President Obama has finally pushed through some recess appointments. Republicans are “upset”. John McCain said he was “very disappointed” and: Once again the administration showed that it had little respect for the time honored constitutional roles and procedures of Congress Let’s take the Hot Tub Time Machine back to 2005 […]

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How Will We Tell The Difference?

Filed in National by on March 22, 2010 86 Comments

Republicans are grumpy: GOP senators emerged Monday to caution that the health debate had taken a toll on the institution, warning of little work between parties the rest of this year. “There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year,” McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate. “They have […]

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The Ghost Whisperer

Filed in National by on March 6, 2010 7 Comments

DADT repeal has been a hot topic this year, and surprisingly uncontroversial. The repeal is supported by more than 70% of Americans. John McCain has become one of the leaders in Congress against DADT-repeal. At one point during the hearing, McCain showed a letter which he claimed had been retired military officers against the repeal. […]

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Maverick

Filed in National by on February 24, 2010 4 Comments

John McCain is facing a competitive Republican primary for his U.S. Senate seat. He’s facing wingnut former Rep. J.D. Hayworth and even wingnuttier Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Some of McCain’s previous votes are getting him in trouble so he’s trying to Castle. His latest move is to pretend he didn’t really vote for bank bailouts. McCain […]

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Two-Faced John McCain

Filed in National by on February 3, 2010 19 Comments
Two-Faced John McCain

McCain’s duplicity is so obvious that even the mainstream media noticed the disconnect and left McCain’s spokeswoman scrambling for an explanation.

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Will Sarah Get Scozzafava’d?

Filed in National by on January 27, 2010 1 Comment

Former presidential candidate John McCain is facing a tough primary this year against uber-wingnut former Congressman J.D. Hayworth. The polls show McCain leading by more than 20% but he is vulnerable. Last week he announced that Sarah Palin would campaign for him in Arizona (oh how the might have fallen). Some Palin fans are not […]

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Flip Floppin’ McCain

Filed in National by on December 1, 2009 3 Comments

I’m not even sure of the best word to describe this story. Is McCain just lying and hoping nobody can remember his health care plan from last year? Is he just become senile? Is he just a douchenozzle? Is McCain bitter, a hypocrite, a liar, a hypocritical liar? John McCain, yesterday, while introducing an amendment […]

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McCain Vulnerable For Senate Re-election

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 3 Comments

Just over one year ago, John McCain was the Republican nominee for president. Today he is vulnerable in his home state’s senate primary: Rasmussen Reports finds Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clinging to a two-point lead over a possible challenger, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.). Chris Simcox, the leader of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project who’s […]

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