In a strange, and almost elementary school-styled op-ed for the Washington Times, Jon Voight seems to be exposing himself as an easily manipulated doofus and political neophyte. That he has an Academy Award in his closet seems to be the...
Well, since Bush's economy is tanking even further (more banks were taken over by the Feds this week and there's the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailouts), and since McCain is NOW saying a 16-month timeframe for withdrawal from Iraq doesn't sound...
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi wonders if McCain can swallow his pride and EVER suck up to the evangelicals who dictate what the Republicans do (and don't do)? That most of these same waterheads have been duped for years now into...
John McCain is closing the gap in some battleground states and pulling ahead in one. Quinnipiac has the latest: Colorado McCain (R) 46% (+2) Obama (D) 44% (-5) Michigan Obama (D) 46% (-2) McCain (R) 42% (+0) Minnesota Obama (D)...
John McCain has a new ad blaming Barack Obama for rising gas prices. yes, he's blaming Barack. [PRES] McCain: Pump Nevermind the fact that in another time, McCain opposed drilling in ANWR and offshore and that reversing that decision (also...
Senator Barack Obama is departing for Iraq, Afghanistan, and points in Europe. After meeting with General Petraeus and doing some fact-finding in the Middle East and while in Europe Obama will enjoy a media spotlight that many Republicans say proves...
ThinkProgress gives ten reasons why the economic pain many Americans are feeling is NOT in their heads, as John McCain's economic advisor Phil Gramm says: HOUSING FORECLOSURES INCREASING: As a result of the subprime lending crisis, "housing foreclosures nationwide were...
Just as there are no perfect people in the world, there are no perfect politicians. Barack Obama just lodged his first major disappointment by voting for the FISA legislation that includes immunity for telecoms who clearly broke the law in...
Earlier today we looked at a new McCain ad and gave it a split decision, leaning toward a fail. Now, we'll look aty Obama's new ad, which also gets mixed marks. barack Obama - New Energy Right from the start...
I gotta admit: McCain's got balls. The Arizona Senator took time today to bash his own body of government by deriding Congress for taking a Fourth of July recess before passing a housing bill: McCAIN: 80-some percent of the American...
The new John McCain ad is beautifully shot and edited, but I really have to wonder about the wisdom of the message. John McCain TV Ad: Love Starting off with a bit of hippy-baiting (seriously, how else do you explain...
In another example of how brilliantly the Obama campaign can bump their competition's news, the Democratic presumptive nominee blew John McCain's economic policy speech today (actually a rehash of previous statements, but played up as a major announcement) by scheduling...
Vying for douchebag of the week, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) claims to be "proud" to support the very veterans benefits package he voted against. Just as President Bush and John McCain tried to spin away from their hugely unpopular opposition...
In s dizzying display of circular logic and conflicting messages, John McCain has vowed to "balance" the budget within his first term as President. How, you might ask? Well, by reducing wasteful spending and—get this—savings from our victories in Afghanistan...
