Mccain Military Service

Seven Years Later, a Service Mandate

Jon Host | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


Jon Host

I remain suspect of what McCain means when he speaks of "service." Every time he mentions it, his first reference is to the military.

Military Tries To Avoid Being Used As McCain Political Prop

LA Times | Julian E. Barnes | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- Like it or not, the military finds itself in a highly visible, and often uncomfortable, role in a campaign season that features a decora...

Clark's and Biden's Statements? Not Much Difference. Why No Fuss Now?

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Tom D'Antoni

It's time to stop kissing McCain's red white and blue butt on the subject of serving in the military. General Clark, there are many of us who applauded your statement. I'm sorry you won't be at the convention.

Jason Linkins

New York Times Revises McCain's Military Record With Correction

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


The New York Times carried a correction today for an August 9 story that essentially revises a key component of John McCain's military career -- that ...

Uncle Bubba for President

Emily Pease | Posted 08.12.2008 | Home


Emily Pease

Well, I've been thinking about it, and I've decided that if being a POW qualifies one to be President, then I wish my Uncle Bubba was still alive, because he definitely would've qualified.

Sam Stein

Webb Restates VP Rejection, But Offers Obama Defense On Bittergate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


With Reporting By Bolu Adeyeye At an event to promote his book on Tuesday evening, Sen. Jim Webb restated his decision to remove his name from Barack...

Old Vs. Change: Voters' Images Of McCain And Obama

AP | ALAN FRAM and TREVOR TOMPSON | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Now more than ever, it's the old guy against the agent of change. Ask people to blurt out their first words about the two presiden...

Reading The Pictures: McCain's War Cred Goes Belly Up

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.10.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-02-mccainhanoi.jpgUntil Sunday, this well-known October 1967 image of McCain being pulled from a lake near Hanoi was used to convey heroism and elicit admiration and empathy.

Sam Stein

For McCain A Candidate's Military Pedigree Hasn't Always Mattered

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


For the third straight day, Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has raised a ruckus over comments suggesting that his military service may not, i...

Webb: McCain Should "Calm Down" on Military Service

Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


On MSNBC's "Countdown" to talk about his G.I. Bill, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) got into the debate over Wesley Clark's comment on John McCain's military s...