Keating Five

Friday Talking Points [43] -- And The Gold Medal For Snarkiness Goes To...

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.15.2008 | Home


Chris Weigant

I don't usually comment on sports, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I'm no professional sports guy, nor do I play one on the web. But I h...

National Media Finally Examining McCain's Son Role In Failing Bank

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.15.2008 | Home


Mark Nickolas

Silver State, yesterday, further revised its dismal second quarter results, during which time Andrew McCain served on the board and on its audit committee, to include another $10 million in losses.

FDIC Poised To Seize Failing Bank Where McCain's Son Served As Director and Audit Committee Member?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home


Mark Nickolas

A quick update on the still unreported saga of Silver State Bancorp, the failing bank where John McCain's (R) son Andrew served as a director and memb...

Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home


Chris Weigant

I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...

Still No Answer Why McCain's Son Quit Board Of Failing Bank

Mark Nickolas | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home


Mark Nickolas

Six days after Andrew McCain suddenly resigned as a member of the board of directors and audit committee of Silver State Bancorp, there's still a great deal of mystery about his departure, as no one is talking.

20 Years Later: Another McCain At Center Of A Bank Collapse and Government Take-Over?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 07.28.2008 | Home


Mark Nickolas

Almost exactly 20 years ago -- in the middle of the saving and loan crisis -- federal regulators seized Lincoln Savings and Loan Association of Irvine...

The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution'

Robert Scheer | Posted 07.16.2008 | Home


Robert Scheer

Indifference to economics does not explain the prominence of Phil Gramm in the McCain campaign during the U.S. financial crisis. Indifference to the folks losing their homes is a more plausible explanation.

Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2008 | Home


Chris Weigant

McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.

John McCain: The Devil You Don't Know

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home


Paul Jenkins

McCain's political positions are what remain utterly confusing -- it's hard to think of another veteran politician whose political philosophy is as murky as his.

Change

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home


Joseph A. Palermo

Whoever inside the Obama campaign came up with the idea of bringing his most important rally to the very spot where the Republicans will hold their canned convention this September deserves a promotion. Now that's the Audacity of Hope!

John McCain's (W)right Problem

Ferentz LaFargue | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home


Ferentz LaFargue

Now that Wright has come back, McCain has to dread the prospect of religion, the one area he is most vulnerable, becoming a major issue in a campaign with Obama.

The Mortgage Mess and the Economic Meltdown: What McCain (and the rest of us) Should Learn from the Keating Scandal

Peter Dreier | Posted 03.25.2008 | Home


Peter Dreier

If McCain were alone in participating in this culture of corruption, we wouldn't be in the economic mess we're now in. Unfortunately, McCain's behavior was typical.

What Experience Should Tell Us

Alec Baldwin | Posted 03.08.2008 | Home


Alec Baldwin

The question for two candidates running for President is, "What have you learned?"

John McCain's Mixed Record on Campaign Finance

Jonathan Neil Schneider | Posted 02.25.2008 | Home


Jonathan Neil Schneider

Given Senator Obama's enormous success in raising campaign contributions it seems obvious that Senator McCain's only real concern is not being able to raise as much money as Senator Obama.

Sex Doesn't Matter, Conflict of Interest Matters

Helaine Olen | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home


Helaine Olen

McCain and Iseman's intimacy was not the point of the expose, even though common sense says the rumored romance is what will give the scandal traction with the American public.


 

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