Brown v. Board of Education
Today, we celebrate the glorious Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and reaffirm our commitment to the betterment of our schools and the advancement of equality for all.Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 | Comments (0)
Ohioans Respond to John McCain on the Economy
John McCain said in April that "a lot of our [economic] problems are, as you know, psychological." Ohioans, who are among the worst hit by Bush/McCain style economic policies, disagree. John McCain: he's no economist, nor a psychologist, either....Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008 | Comments (2)
MUST READ: McCain Pushed Earmark for Campaign Contributor
Despite John McCain's self-professed opposition to earmarks and his claim to have never done anything to help his favorite lobbyists and campaign contributors, the USA Today reveals that McCain did in fact push for what watchdog groups called an "earmark" after a major donor lobbied him for it.Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008
Dean: California Court Decision a Step Forward for Equality
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on the California Supreme Court decision to overturn the state's anti-marriage ban.Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008
DNC FACT CHECK: McCain's 2013 is America's Nightmare
John McCain's crystal ball must be cloudy. In a speech and new ad today, McCain outlined a list of promises he intends to keep by 2013 if elected. The problem? On all the challenges he outlines, John McCain has either ignored the problem altogether, has no plan, has promised prescriptions that will only make matters worse, or has demonstrated rank hypocrisy.Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Dean: John McCain Should Denounce Bush's Remarks
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today responded to President Bush's outrageous comments about Democrats.Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Dean: McCain Speech Highlights Hypocritical, Flawed Agenda
During his remarks in Ohio this morning, Senator John McCain outlined a fictional account of what he expects the American people to believe he will do as president. In reality, on each of the issues he addresses, Senator McCain has either failed to outline any plans or has actually promised outdated ideas that would make the problem worse.Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Transparency
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain would be a transparent leader and a break from President Bush.Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008
John McCain and the Windfall Profits Tax
John McCain doesn't hate the windfall profits tax as much as the RNC does.Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | Comments (1)
Pressure Mounts on McCain to Release Tax Returns
The McCain campaign's decision to withhold Cindy McCain's tax returns is drawing criticism from across the political spectrum. This morning, editorials in both the Washington Post and Washington Times echoed calls for the McCain campaign to release Cindy McCain's tax returns. This follows a column in yesterday's New York Observer that blasts McCain for his hypocrisy on disclosure, noting that Mrs. McCain's corporate jet "has been flying him and his entourage of lobbyists around the country at bargain rates."Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
MUST READ: More Lobbyist Problems for McCain Campaign
Days after two senior McCain campaign aides resigned after news reports revealed that their lobbying group had worked on behalf of the repressive regime in Myanmar, a new report reveals more lobbyist problems for John McCain's campaign.Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and A Balanced Budget
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain has a plan to balance the budget.Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
McCain's Lobbyists Are Putin Him in A Bind
McCain right-hand man/lobbyist ties to Putin-backed political party raises some eyebrows:Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | Comments (2)
Mississippi Gets the Change They Deserve
Last night -- in a special election -- Democrats picked up another House seat in yet another distract that has been reliably Republican for over a decade.Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | Comments (3)
Will John McCain Ever Denounce John Hagee's Views?
Reverend John Hagee today apologized for his offensive comments about Catholics. Despite spending a year courting Hagee's endorsement and refusing to distance himself from the controversial pastor, John McCain reportedly played no role in the apology.Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and His Environmental Record
Today's Myth: John McCain has a strong environmental record.Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
82 Percent Say U.S. on "Wrong Track"
In the latest ABC News/Washington Post opinion poll, 82 percent of Americans say the country is on the wrong track as President Bush hit an all-time low in the poll. The poll findings are bad news for the McCain campaign, which is running on a simple platform of four more years of failed Bush policies.Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008 | Comments (7)
McCain's Lobbyist Staff
This weekend, we learned that one of McCain's campaign managers (he has several) had ties to a firm had represented the Burmese military Junta. As a result of the media scrutiny, he was forced to resign.Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008 | Comments (1)
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and the Environment
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain is a friend of the environment.Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008
Wind Power
If you don't like John McCain's environmental position, just wait five minutes... it will change:Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008 | Comments (0)
Dean: Land Deals for Donors Show McCain's Real Priorities, Blatant Hypocrisy
On the same day John McCain gave a speech aimed at repositioning himself as a "moderate" for the general election by claiming to be a "conservationist," the Washington Post highlights Senator McCain's true priorities.Posted on Friday, May 09, 2008
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Spending
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain will spend tax-payer dollars wisely.Posted on Friday, May 09, 2008
Let's Make A Deal!
'You Scratch My Back I'll Scratch Yours' McCain pushed key land deal for fundraiser:Posted on Friday, May 09, 2008 | Comments (4)
John McCain's East River Tour
John McCain is taking a ferry ride down the East River from New York City to Highland, New Jersey. Sounds like a great photo op, no? Turns out, McCain's tour will pass a series of landmarks he opposed funding for or even voted voted against.Continue reading "John McCain's East River Tour"
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 | Comments (4)
DNC Calls on McCain Campaign to Release Cindy McCain's Tax Returns
On the Today Show this morning, Cindy McCain defended the McCain campaign's decision to withhold her tax returns, saying they would never make her tax returns public--not even if she becomes First Lady.Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008
"Surprising" Jobless Decline
From CNBCPosted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 | Comments (4)
Arizona Republic: McCain Not a Maverick
The Arizona Republic declared that in tight votes, John McCain is "not a 'maverick.'" An examination of the presumptive GOP nominee's voting record in the Senate since 1999 found that "when it matters most, he seldom bucks the party." John McCain: The Bush president Bush Republicans have been waiting for.Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 | Comments (1)
Life Support
The health care system would be put on "life support" under McCain, according to a piece over at the Hill:Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 | Comments (2)
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Jobs
Today's McCain Myth: As president John McCain would work for job security in America.Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Michigan Fundraiser Highlights McCain's Radical Friends
What the invitation to a John McCain fundraiser does not say, however, is that Rakolta and Liggett were two of the key backers of an organization that helped finance an ad that compared Democrats to Adolf Hitler in the 2006 election. Rakolta and his wife contributed $10,000 to a group called Voice the Vote, which used the money to buy a newspaper ad that compared Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and a procession of Democratic presidents to Hitler.Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008
