Thursday, July 3, 2008
Evening Open Thread
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Michael Link at 6:18 PM | Comments (111)
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More Jobs Lost
As Think Progress points out, this is the sixth straight month of job losses. The latest monthly jobs report, released this morning, shows payrolls falling another 62,000. And where is John McCain?
He's in Mexico promoting NAFTA.
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Michael Link at 12:23 PM | Comments (8)
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A Flaw In The Plan
McCain’s health care proposals could result in a dramatic increase in taxes for many Americans:
Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., health-care plan would replace the existing tax exclusion for employer-sponsored coverage with a refundable tax credit for all Americans. The tax change is intended to create a more equitable system that provides everyone -- including those who do not receive their health coverage from their employer -- with the same tax advantage. And since it is refundable, it would provide a cash benefit to those who earn too little to pay federal income taxes.But if the cost of health care continues to outpace inflation in the economy at large, McCain's health credit would morph into a tax hike for those who currently receive a tax exclusion for employer-sponsored coverage, according to a study released Wednesday by the liberal Center for American Progress.
Posted by Mike Gehrke at 10:41 AM | Comments (0)
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Morning Open Thread
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Michael Link at 9:37 AM | Comments (67)
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Evening Open Thread
- The DLCC has a new website and blog. Check it out.
- TPM Muckraker: "House oversight committee Chairman Henry Waxman says the Bush Administration knew about the September 2007 deal that Texas-based Hunt Oil struck with Kurdish officials in Iraq."
- The "shake-up" even bigger than originally reported?
- Bring 'em on... five years later.
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Michael Link at 6:00 PM | Comments (132)
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DNC Releases Web Video: "Straight Talk on the Economy?"
Earlier today on Good Morning America, John McCain denied ever saying he did not know economics. To refresh memory of the McCain campaign, we released a new web video highlighting a number of occasions where John McCain openly admitted he doesn't know what he is talking about when it comes to the economy.
Isn't the internet great? One would think the McCain campaign would be aware that these video clips are readily available on the internet.
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Matt Ortega
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Shakeup in McCain Camp?
Many of you will remember the petition we circulated in May telling John McCain to fire lobbyists Rick Davis and Charlie Black. He still hasn't done that. However, it's being reported by the Politico that Rick Davis will no longer be running the day-to-day operation of the campaign:
Steve Schmidt is taking over the day-to-day operation of John McCain’s campaign, according to multiple campaign sources. [...] Schmidt, a bald and barrel-chested operative known for his aggressive brand of political combat, responded by exhorting campaign aides with a speech that one staffer likened to a locker room pep talk out of the football movie "Rudy." [...] One source familiar with the inner workings of McCain's campaign said that the move came after a sluggish ramp-up to the general and number of unforced errors had left the candidate, senior staff and elected officials unhappy with the state of the campaign.
Could be. Or it could be that he was feeling the heat, knowing that the American people didn't like that his campaign is being run at the highest levels by lobbyists. That still happens to be the case, however. The article also quotes Charlie Black (another top McCain lobbyist/aide): "Rick still has authority over all things. Steve works for Rick."
Read more about Rick Davis here. And here.
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Michael Link at 1:51 PM | Comments (2)
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3rd Straight Record
People are reminded that we've had a failed policy for the last 7 years -- and therefore need a change -- every single time they head to the pump. For the third day in a row, we've seen record gas prices:
The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose five-tenths of a cent overnight to $4.092, the daily survey showed Wednesday. That tops the previous day's record of $4.087 a gallon.Gas prices are now about 3% higher than last month and 38.5% higher than year-ago levels.
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Michael Link at 12:04 PM | Comments (0)
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John McCain: For Partisan Attacks on Foreign Soil Before He Was Against It
John McCain pledged not to engage in partisan attacks during his visit to Colombia yesterday.
While Sen. McCain slammed his Democratic rival repeatedly as a flip-flopper on trade policy aboard his flight from Indiana to Colombia, upon landing in Cartagena for the start of his 3-day Latin American swing McCain stayed true to his pledge to leave all politics at home — or at least on the plane.“The only discussion I had concerning the presidential campaign was that I believe that that any partisanship ends at the waters’ edge. I do not speak about the presidential campaign,” McCain said [...]
However, three weeks ago, John McCain lobbed a partisan attack -- in Canada.
In a cross-border political attack, John McCain said Friday that Barack Obama's opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement is "nothing more than retreating behind protectionist walls."
John McCain -- he was for partisan attacks on foreign soil before he was against it.
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Matt Ortega
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McCain Claims Never Said He Doesn't Understand Economics
But reality begs to differ.
The quotes, via Think Progress:
- “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should,” McCain said. “I’ve got Greenspan’s book.” [December 2007]- Seeking to explain his shift on economic issues, McCain claimed: “I didn’t pay nearly the attention to those issues in the past. I was probably a ’supply-sider’ based on the fact that I really didn’t jump into the issue.” [January 2000]
He's been denying the existence of these repeated quotes for a while now. Remember this reply from the GOP debate? But obviously, he knows he said it repeatedly; even if he had forgotten, he's had the quotes read to him.
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Michael Link at 9:54 AM | Comments (3)
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Morning Open Thread
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Michael Link at 9:33 AM | Comments (53)
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Evening Open Thread
- Here's a great, fun find by the Minnesota Independent. You'll not only want to check out their article about the Obama support in... Obama, Japan. But also, as they note, there's more at this photo album.
- Abramoff to cooperate "with a criminal probe in Guam."
- Heh.
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Michael Link at 5:23 PM | Comments (57)
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"The applause was polite, and that was about it."
Apparently John McCain was met with lots of opposition when he visited Ohio. You mean they don't like that he not only says jobs won't come back, but also opposed training for new ones?
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Michael Link at 5:03 PM | Comments (0)
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Senator Obama Continues to Show Strength with Hispanics
Senator Barack Obama continues to show strong support from the Hispanic community across the country, according to the latest polls.
The latest numbers from Florida show Senator Obama holding a two-point lead over McCain, and maintaining a fourteen point lead in Florida's Hispanic community, 51 percent to 37 percent. [PDF with the cross-tabs available here.] Public Policy Polling found an eleven-point lead for Senator Obama with Hispanics in Virginia roughly two weeks ago. [PDF]
Nationally, Senator Obama holds significant leads in several polls in recent weeks. Gallup showed the presumptive Democratic nominee with a commanding lead on John McCain, 62 percent to 29 percent. In mid-June, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found Senator Obama leading 62 percent to 28 percent. Last week, the Latino Decisions Poll found Hispanics backing Senator Obama over John McCain by 37 points, 60 percent to 23 percent.
Hispanics voters want change this November and know they won't get it from the candidate who walks in lockstep with George W. Bush.
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Matt Ortega
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McCain Fundraising Pitch Includes Photo with Bush
Thanks for giving me a reason to post this photo of you and Mr. 23%. Appreciate it.
Best,
Matt Ortega
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Matt Ortega
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