Mccain Economics

McCain's Head Games on Taxes

Ari Melber | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Phil Gramm was not "off message." McCain's economic platform rests on the premise that the nation's economic challenges are minor and primarily psychological.

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McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Mark Weisbrot

McCain's gaffe on Social Security indicates that he is not any better informed on major domestic policy issues than he is on foreign policy.

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Nico Pitney and Sam Stein

McCain's List Of 300 Economists Filled With Skeptics

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Three times in the past two days, Sen. John McCain has proclaimed that 300 economists have enthusiastically endorsed his "Jobs for America" economic p...

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Jason Linkins

New York Times On McCain Economics: No You Can't

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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John McCain and his shadow army of "Nobel laureate economists" may be of the belief that the GOP nominee's economic plans - which the nominee himself ...

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McCain Denies Saying He Doesn't Know Much About Economics

Think Progress | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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This week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is traveling through Colombia, making a push for a free-trade agreement. In an interview with ABC this morning from...

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Why McCain's "Drill Here, Drill Now" Proposal Fails the Supply/Demand Reality Check

David Fiderer | Posted 06.26.2008 | Business

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David Fiderer

McCain's rhetoric on global oil, and the mainstream media narrative, seems stuck in the mid-1980s, when the U.S. produced as much oil as Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia combined.

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McCain's EBay Model For Jobs Finds Few Buyers Among Economists

Bloomberg | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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John McCain's model for ginning up the economy isn't Keynesian or Milton Friedmanite. It's EBay Inc. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee ...

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7 Days: Is The Election Over, Economically Speaking? w/ Bernstein, Huffington, Reagan & Green

Mark Green | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics

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Mark Green

Forget the relative skills, races, proposals and funds. Does an awful economy doom the nominee of the party in power, short of a calamity for the challenger? Probably yes.

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Sam Stein

Axelrod Exclusive: Obama Strategist Rips McCain, Defends Himself Against Lobbying Charges

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's chief strategist leveled the campaign's harshest counterattack yet over John McCain's recent rhetoric on national security issues, and ...

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Seth Colter Walls

Latest McCain Economic Proposal Seen As Incoherent

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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In 2007, Sen. John McCain blamed out-of-control GOP spending for the Democrats' takeover of the House of Representatives. "We came to power in 1994 to...

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John McCain Supports Private Accounts For Social Security

Think Progress | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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On Bill Bennett's radio show yesterday, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina -- who is currently a leading economic adviser to Sen. John McCain (R...

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McCainomics: A Double Dose of the Same Poison

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

McCain's proposed tax cuts would increase our national debt to lavish billions on oil and pharmaceutical companies already enjoying record profits.

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McCain calls for summer-long suspension of gas tax

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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PITTSBURGH — Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday called for a summer-long suspension of the federal gasoline tax and several tax cuts as the ...

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Want a Taste of the McCain Presidency? You've Already Had One

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

McCain may not have a clue about what's going on in Iraq, but he's certainly seen those right track/wrong track polling numbers. That's why he's suddenly running as fast as he can from the Bush presidency.

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Jason Linkins

McCain On Housing Crisis: "I Don't Know How To Pursue That"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics

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Presidential hopeful John McCain made an appearance on this morning's Good Morning America, and it was about as rigorous a challenge to McCain as you ...

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Who Gets Us Out of the Mess?

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

The folks who helped dig the hole we are in aren't likely to be the best in getting us out of it.

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McCain Backtracks From "No New Taxes" Pledge

Think Progress | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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Two weeks ago, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took the "Read My Lips" plunge, proclaiming that as president he would not raise taxes for any reason. "No new ...

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McCain and Romney Are Left Unscathed In Florida Debate

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 01.25.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

And just as in every other debate over the past few weeks -- as well as on the campaign trail -- the Republican field chose to play nice and stay away from attacking each other.

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