John McCain

McCain says American Citizens Can Be Sent to Guantanamo »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 29, 2011

The National Defense Authorization Act would empower the President to detain U.S. citizens indefinitely, anywhere in the world.read more

Why McCain Lost »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 5, 2008

John McCain lost because of things that were out of his control—and in his control.read more

McCain Doesn’t Know How to Stimulate the Economy »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 30, 2008

Economists may not call this a recession until January, but we all know it when we see it, and we’re seeing it now.read more

McCain, Palin Play with Dangerous Fire

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McCain's Economic Quackery

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Ruth Conniff's Debate Blow-by-Blow. »

Ruth Conniff, October 15, 2008

Obama - McCain Live Debate Coverage

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Being an Arab is no slur »

By Moustafa Bayoumi, October 13, 2008

McCain had an opportunity to wash the smears away. But instead he added another layer.read more

Being an Arab is no slur »

By Moustafa Bayoumi, October 13, 2008

McCain had an opportunity to wash the smears away. But instead he added another layer.read more

McCain Going Ugly

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McCain to Take the Low Road »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 6, 2008

John McCain has got nothing left in his tank except toxic fumes.

But he’s going to be spewing those out in these last four weeks.

Already, his campaign has indicated, through surrogates and friendly mouthpieces in the media, that he’s going negative.

Sarah Palin didn’t waste any time this weekend, saying Obama had been palling around with terrorists. And, after some encouragement from William Kristol, she suggested that the McCain campaign should make an issue out of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.read more

Grampa and Barbie on the Economy »

By Ruth Conniff, September 18, 2008

The economy is in a meltdown, and John McCain can't figure it out.read more

McCain May Still Win

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McCain Now Claims to be Reformer of Wall Street »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 15, 2008

On the surface, he sounds like Eliot Spitzer, pre-call girl. But what does McCain mean by “reform”?read more

Same Old, Same Old from McCain

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