John McCain
August 28, 2009
- Civility in public discussion these days is as rare as a bald-headed Kennedy -- the last of that mane now lionized by Ted's passing. But damn if John McCain didn't have a bunch of citizens at his Arizona health care reform town hall meeting yesterday behaving like the Mormon Tabernacle choir: polite, orderly and in key. No Barney Frank verbal bitch-slapping or Arlen Specter constituency spittle ...
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August 3, 2009
- I want to start out that I am not one for conspiracy theories. Do I think it's possible that, at times, there is more to a situation than appears on the surface? Sure. But often, I like to refer to Occam's Razor which, simply put, says: “Of several acceptable explanations for a phenomenon, the simplest is preferable, provided that it takes all circumstances into account.”So, what does that ...
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April 23, 2009
- The senator from Arizona, and 2008 presidential candidate, appeared on the morning talk shows today to denounce President Obama's plans to go ahead and investigate those who attempted to legitimize torture. In a two minute segment, on CBS News, Mr. McCain spoke of any possible proceedings against either the lawyers, or principals, involved in "Torture-gate," and he used the word ...
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March 22, 2009
- In the wake of the recent economic crisis in this country, each presidential hopeful has tried to convince voters that he will be the stronger leader, the more apt handler of a problem that nobody, not even a group of gurus on Wall Street, has an answer to. As a result, the American people are seeing excessive amounts of political rhetoric from both candidates. Not that your typical campaign ...
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March 22, 2009
- I admittedly was surprised when I heard John McCain's choice for his running mate at first. Sarah Palin? Who? I honestly had no clue who she was, and I kept expecting the CNN online story to change the name to Lieberman, Romney, or hell, even Pawlenty. But alas, the story did not change. Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and former mayor of Wasila...no Wasilla, was McCain's choice. I reserved ...
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March 22, 2009
- The race is officially on. Today is Tuesday, November 4, 2008, a historic day in America and around the world. The inevitability of the first non-white, male president or vice president optimistically awaits or ominously looms (depending on your perspective). By the end of the day (or at least hopefully by the end of the month) we will know who the next president elect is. However, we must not ...
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December 11, 2008
- Of all the things that have changed about America good and bad, one thing certainly hasn't: if there's money to be made on something, we will figure out a way to make it. It's all about seizing the opportunity when you get your fifteen minutes of fame. And lo and behold, one opportunistic man from Ohio has gone forth and seized it, riding his superstardom to a publishing contract. I refer, of ...
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November 6, 2008
November 6, 2008
- California’s Shame Tarnishes a Stunning American Renewal Nothing much could spoil the moment. When Barack Obama was announced President-Elect at approximately 8.00pm Pacific Standard Time, the hardest of hearts had to have shed a tear at the sheer enormity of the moment. Ever since I left South Africa to become an American, more than twenty one years ago, I have found America’s hypocrisy ...
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November 4, 2008
- A lot of Democrats are finally breathing again. After seeing a lead in the polls leading up to the 2000 and 2004 elections wither into defeat, progressive voters have been uneasy about a repeat of history. The so-called Bradley effect, predicting a change of heart by whites in the privacy of the voting booth added greatly to the Democratic anxiety. Well, we can finally exhale. John McCain has ...
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