Hold Fast

Jake Tapper of ABC reports on McCain’s race problem: McCain as a young congressman in 1983 voted against a federal holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Most Republicans in the House voted for the holiday (89 voted for the holiday, 77 opposed), though all three Arizona House Republicans were opposed. Reps. Dick Cheney, R-Wyoming, [...]

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I think Joe Lieberman has been spending way too much time with John McCain. Well, I think that – let me say generally that Sen. Obama doesn’t come to this debate with a lot of credibility… If we did what Sen. Obama wanted us to do last year, Al-Qaeda in Iran would be in control [...]

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Booman asks: If you didn’t know John McCain from Adam, wouldn’t you think he was about the worst candidate you’ve ever seen? I mean, is anything he does not a disaster? No, because I’ve seen Rudy Giuliani run for President. And apparently McCain can barbecue some tasty ribs, which would fall into the “not a [...]

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Jane Hamsher points to a Boston Globe article that looks at how perceived campaign finance guru John McCain  is  engaging in illegal campaigning that gives lie to his reputation. Unfortunately the Globe article, by Susan Milligan, fails to fully grasp how clearly in the wrong McCain is. Jane rightly points to this line: During the [...]

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John McCain‘s new campaign slogan: John McCain: The American president Americans have been waiting for. Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither [...]

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Look, I know there’s a lot of angst now that the press doesn’t ever connect what John McCain says with their representations of what he believes or wants to do as President. But just wait, it’s only a matter of months before we learn from the press that no one wants to see the war [...]

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I’ve added my name as a signatory to a complaint being submitted to the Federal Elections Commission by a number of Democratic activists, lead by Jane Hamsher and the folks at FireDogLake. Watch Jane Hamsher file the FEC complaint: You can add your name as a signatory to the complaint and read its full text [...]

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Shorter John McCain: Oh, they have the internet on computers now? You know you’re out of touch when Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Mike Huckabee all come across as more in touch with the 21st century than you do. I also don’t know how someone who does not use computers at all can be considered [...]

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Bill Maher does a great take down of John McCain in the closing sectino of “New Rules.” There are some good jokes in there, but Maher is deadly serious when it comes to the current failing of the American press and public to recognize that John McCain is dangerously wrong about how to handle the [...]

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