Ad Wars: McCain Quotes Biden; Obama Quotes Reagan
"Hi, I'm John McCain and I approve this message. But, before we begin, I have to admit...I can't believe my opponent's running mate said this. Makin...
"Hi, I'm John McCain and I approve this message. But, before we begin, I have to admit...I can't believe my opponent's running mate said this. Makin...
Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home
John McCain decries middle class tax cuts as "socialism" because they "spread the wealth around." What are tax cuts for corporate America and the wealthy then? There indeed has been an increase in "socialism" in the U.S. but a smokescreen of conservative ideological rhetoric has hidden it for decades.
Jennifer Bernard | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home
The taxes on Joe-the-Plumber's $250,000 bought me my first-grade textbooks when my family was on food stamps. I do not feel guilty that Joe may have had to drink less-expensive champagne that year so that I could have a sandwich for dinner.
Chris Kelly | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics
I think John McCain is planning our terror. I think John McCain is going to pitch the Flat Tax. Dangerous? Erratic? Crazy? You mean, as opposed to Vice President Miss Wasilla?
Jane Devin | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home
John McCain's official website would make it seem as if corporate taxes are somehow crippling American business. But two-thirds of the corporations doing business in the U.S. paid no taxes from 1998-2005, while collectively reporting $2.5 trillion dollars in sales.
David Paul | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics
$265,000 per family. Enough to put four kids through the average public university, but instead just a burden on America's future.
Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home
If women aren't looked after in this election, in this economic environment, the losses will be substantial and lasting.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
In another sign of how John McCain is trying to turn the political world on its head (in which he is a populist and the Democrats have been setting th...
Bloomberg | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the country can't afford $3.3 trillion of tax cuts proposed by Republican presidential nominee Joh...
Time | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man--which means he'...
Harold Pollack | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
This election is not about the mojo of party activists. It's not about the egos of Obamas, Clintons, and their various retinues. It's about people who need real help, and are wondering how Democrats would provide it.
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics
We've spent the last 8 years not making tough choices that need to be made. Now we have two presidential hopefuls who would continue that trend.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
The McCain camp put out another installment in its anti-Obama "Celeb" ad series today. This time they're hammering Obama on taxes. The spot starts wit...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics
Surrogacy on behalf of a presidential candidate can, on occasion, force a politician to deride his own past positions. Such was the case Sunday mornin...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
America's foremost anti-tax crusader is coming to John McCain's defense, after a high-ranking adviser to the Senator suggested that he would - if the ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
At the end of an article on John McCain's flimsy economic know-how, Bloomberg includes an interesting admission from adviser Carly FIorina: "In an ...
Washington Post | Dan Balz | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
John McCain has been around Washington long enough to remember the days when Republicans constantly clashed among themselves over fiscal policy. Were ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
John McCain appeared on today's CNN American Morning, ostensibly to talk economic policy with John Roberts. Over the course of the discussion, howeve...
Jared Bernstein | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
If McCain and his staff persist in twisting the truth on Obama's tax plan, there can be no decent debate. It's an abrogation of anything resembling straight talk.
The Huffington Post | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics
** UPDATE BELOW ** Newsweek is set to publish a highly embarrassing report on Sen. John McCain, revealing that the McCains have failed to pay taxes o...
Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics
A detailed analysis of the candidates' tax plans confirms one of Barack Obama's top arguments against John McCain: the Arizona senator's proposals wou...
AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Cindy McCain, who two weeks ago said she would never make her tax returns public, revealed Friday that she had a total income of mo...
The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics
UPDATE: Howard Dean has released the following statement: "What is John McCain trying to hide? Throughout this campaign, he has acted like his own ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
In February, McCain pledged that his administration would offer no new taxes against the American people. And yet since then, he has pledged large am...
AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain is making promises that would cost billions of taxpayer dollars, yet he is vague about how he would pay for ...
Michael Hughes | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home