Tag Archives: Sen. John McCain

“Mitt Romney versus the many”

Posted on June 21st, 2011

By ALEXANDER BURNS The fight for the Republican presidential nomination may not be a heavyweight slugfest after all. A primary campaign that was expected to pit an eggshell frontrunner, Mitt Romney, against one or more powerful, well established opponents has suddenly been flipped. The former Massachusetts governor has built up a solid early lead and [...]

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A Conservative Woman’s Problem with Palin

Posted on June 18th, 2011

  By: Lisa Fritsch Sarah Palin, the woman who put enough sizzle in McCain’s 2008 presidential bid to make Republicans think they were finally cooking, now finds herself a few matches short of stoking her own political fire. Palin has managed to maintain the conservative and national spotlight for three years since that failed White [...]

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John McCain’s new role: GOP agitator

Posted on December 19th, 2010

By MANU RAJU POLITICO Sen. John McCain is getting under the skin of Democrats these days — and he seems to be relishing it. After Democrats scrapped a massive $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill Thursday, McCain gloated about its defeat — and Democrats fumed. When he took a whack at efforts to bring up a [...]

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‘I Thought I Smelt a Rat’, or, ‘Winning Primaries, Losing Elections The Tea Party Way’.

Posted on December 4th, 2010

How was it possible that Sen. Harry Reid, a man behind in the polls, a public enemy outside of Nevada get re-elected to the US. Senate? I instantly sniffed a rat in the making, I took the conclusion it was voter fraud that pushed Dirty Harry over the line. I had no evidence, and if [...]

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Interest in 2010 Mid-term Elections has 2012 Hopefuls Waiting in Their Starting Blocks

Posted on September 15th, 2010

Some very interesting notes from “Mike Allen’s Playbook” over at POLITICO.  Fascinating to see how the enormous interest in the 2010 mid-terms has affected the timing of the 2012 hopefuls. On another note, it was very gratifying to see that the Tea Party candidates did well last night.  The Pubbies have to realize that if [...]

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What McCain’s Tactics Teach

Posted on September 8th, 2010

HUMAN EVENTS by Patrick J. Buchanan John McCain is headed back to the U.S. Senate, perhaps a changed and chastened man, and perhaps not. But the manner in which he secured his Senate seat for another six years is instructive, and not only for moderate Republicans facing off against conservatives and tea party candidates, but [...]

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Boxer’s “Stimulus”: Nothing But An Empty Lot

Posted on August 7th, 2010

Carly Fiorina Issues Statement in Response to Coburn McCain Report on Stimulus Waste SACRAMENTO, CA – U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina today made the following statement in response to the recently released Coburn McCain report outlining 100 “stimulus” projects that have been a deplorable use of taxpayer money and, in many cases, not only failed [...]

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Mitt Romney’s Inner Circle

Posted on July 21st, 2010

THE WASHINGTON POST THE FIX  Political News and Analysis By Chris Cillizza Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has never really stopped running for president since that February day in 2008 when he ended his challenge to Sen. John McCain  (Ariz.). While Romney took an extended hiatus to write his book — “No Apology: The Case [...]

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Where are the promised border troops?

Posted on June 21st, 2010

By:  E.J. Montini So where are the troops? Last month, President Barack Obama promised to deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border. Sen. John McCain said that 1,200 was “not good enough” and got the Senate Armed Services Committee to approve 6,000 troops. At least that is what we are being told, again [...]

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McCain and Romney Campaign Together

Posted on June 5th, 2010

By: Jonathan J. Cooper (MESA, Ariz.) — Once bitter rivals for the presidency, Mitt Romney and John McCain campaigned together as friends on Friday, one gearing up for a likely presidential bid and the other fighting to hold onto his seat in the U.S. Senate. The two Republicans fielded questions from a largely supportive audience [...]

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