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Obama Better be Ruthless

Diane Francis | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Tax Cuts, McCain Warmonger, South Carolina Primary, Republican Thugs, Attack Ads, Health Care, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Diane Francis

When dealing with such a totally ruthless opponent, kicking and biting and scratching and whatever else is necessary must be deployed.

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Bush's Tax Cuts Pay For Cindy's Outfit

Ari Rabin-Havt | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Tax Cuts, Laura Bush, Republican Convention, Cindy McCain, Politics News
Ari Rabin-Havt

According to Vanity Fair, the outfit Cindy McCain wore Tuesday night cost a whooping $313,100. The McCains have received $313,413 thanks to George Bush's tax cut.

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Wealthy Kennedy's Democratic Philosophy Starkly Contrasts with Ferragamo-Loafered McCain's Republican Dollar-Worship

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Reagan, John McCain, Wall Street, Middle Class, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Tax Cuts, Cindy Lou Hensley, Democratic Party, American Dream, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

McCain's absentminded elitist air would be one thing, but the real distinction is his philosophy. He believes the rich, like him, should stay rich -- too bad for the middle class, which is supporting that wealth.

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Too Much Spin

Janet Ritz | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Democrat, The Environmentalist, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Negative Campaigning, Environment, Republican, Tax Cuts, Spin, Media, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, 2008 Election, John McCain, Politics News
Janet Ritz

I was in a doctor's waiting room recently, listening to pundits on a big-screen TV, when a middle-aged man turned to me and stated: "Too much spin." ...

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Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...

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The Great Corporate Tax Heist

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Mccain, Conservatives, Corporate Taxes, Taxes, Corporate Tax Cuts, Mccain Corporate Taxes, Gao, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

Remember the old Steve Martin routine on how to make a million dollars and not pay taxes: "First, make a million dollars... Second, don't pay taxes." Turns out Martin's joke is standard operating procedure for corporations in the US.

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McCain Small Business Plan Ignores Major Small Business Issues

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500, Small Business, Fortuen 1000, Economy, Sba, Asbl, Evergy, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Small Business Administration, Big Oil, Oil, Tax Cuts, Contracting, Procurement, American Small Business League, John McCain, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

On Monday, Senator John McCain's (R - AZ) presidential campaign issued a press release entitled, "John McCain's Plan To Help Small Business." The pla...

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This Isn't Infighting, This is Therapy

Chip Hanlon | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Gop, Economy, 2008 Presidential Race, Tax Cuts, Infighting, Robert Novak, Republicans, Politics News
Chip Hanlon

You may be expecting the finest in GOP entertainment as we righties tear each other apart ahead of November's presumed debacle. But in fact, it's the first step in our return to the majority.

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McCain's Record ... of Flip-Flops

Ira Forman | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Ira Forman

The gall of McCain's 'straight talk' is breathtaking and the flip-flops here ought to finally put the myth of McCain's maverick moderate image to rest.

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John McCain's New Populism?

Diane Francis | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business

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Diane Francis

McCain can "pledge" to reform Wall Street business practices all he wants, but he hasn't walked the walk in the Senate in past years, nor has his party ever done so.

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Cutting Through The Fog

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Trickle Down Economics, John McCain, Tax Policy, Tax Policy Center, Tax Cuts, The Economy, John McCain Tax Cuts, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

The election debate is already off the rails, and misinformation is swirling like balloons at the convention. McCain says he's the big tax cutter and Obama's going to raise your taxes through the roof. That's not just a little bit wrong -- it's a lot wrong.

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McCain's Tax-Cut Economics: Utterly Unaffordable

Demos | Posted 06.12.2008 | Home

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Demos

Supply-side economics or, more to the point, economic policy centered on tax cuts simply does not work. Without question, McCain's plan will pile $2 trillion to $5.7 trillion onto the federal debt.

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The Politics of Bad Ideas: The Curse of Reaganism

Bryan D. Jones and Walter Williams | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Economy, Ronald Reagan, Opec, George W. Bush, Tax Cuts, Republican Propaganda, Reaganism, Republicans, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Bryan D. Jones and Walter Williams

America must come to realize that Reaganism is the philosophical underpinning of our woes. They are due to George W. Bush's mismanagement, but more fundamentally, by our slavish worship of flawed political philosophy.

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Video: Tax Protest Puts "Me" Over "We"

The Uptake | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

Ronald Reagan's tax policy has been a disaster. The middle class earns less and pays more taxes for less service. The wealthy earn more and pay less. There is no trickle down.

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Senate Blocks Moratorium on Earmarks

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Even with the backing of all three presidential candidates, Senate old-timers in both parties decisively killed a proposed one-year...

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Obama On McCain Tax Flip Flop: I "Guess That's How" You Got Your "Ticket Punched" To Be Nominee

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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CHICAGO — Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that Sen. John McCain reversed his position on President Bush's deep tax cuts in order to w...

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Is Hillary Good For Business?

BusinessWeek | Moira Herbst | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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In the final Democratic debate of the primaries on Feb. 26, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) trumpeted the populist theme of her campaign: "The wealth...

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Is John McCain Good For Business?

BusinessWeek | Eamon Javers | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Mitt Romney, John McCain Business, John McCain, MItt Romeny Business, Corporate Lobbyists, Tax Cuts, Business News

How will corporate America react if John McCain lands the Republican nomination? For business, Senator McCain (R-Ariz.) is a candidate of contradictio...

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GOP Rep. Proud Her Constituents Are "Working Two Jobs' And 'Longer Hours'

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Recession Fears, Economic Slowdown, Recession Watch, Economic Recession, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

Topping Congress's agenda as it returns this week is a plan to "jump-start the economy and try to shorten the slowdown that many economists say has al...

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