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How McCain's Tax Plan Would Benefit the Richnew
In his hour-long acceptance speech last Thursday, John McCain mentioned Iraq only twice, Russia three times and taxes eight times. But did McCain speak the truth about his tax plan?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
McCain's Lies About Hurricane Katrinanew
It's not appropriate to tell lies about helping Katrina victims -- especially if you're running for president. Two weeks ago, in his discussion with Rick Warren at the Saddleback Church, the Republican presidential nominee told a whopper.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-29-2008 |
Commentary
Foresight and Judgment Aren't John McCain's Strengthsnew
If the past is prologue, McCain's comments about the most important foreign policy decision of the Bush administration -- the Iraq invasion -- reveals how the Republican presidential nominee would respond to crises. Looking back at these statements, one thing's for sure -- McCain can't be accused of being psychic, well informed or diplomatic.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-22-2008 |
Commentary
John McCain's Birth Control Dodge Continuesnew
"I don't usually duck an issue, but I'll try to get back to you," McCain told a reporter in early July. The uncomfortable moments documented on video show the presumptive Republican nominee squirming and stammering when he was asked why he voted against a 2003 bill that would require private insurance companies to cover prescription birth control, just as they cover Viagra.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-15-2008 |
Commentary
Wisconsin's Latinos Could Decide the Electionnew
State figures show that only 35 percent of about 100,000 eligible Latino voters in Wisconsin are registered to vote, and just 33 percent actually vote on Election Day. Voces de la Frontera is working to turn that around.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-08-2008 |
Politics
McCain's Oil Drilling Hoaxnew
Oil industry execs drive his campaign pledge.
Shepherd Express |
Joe Conason |
08-08-2008 |
Commentary
Young Tech-Savvy Voters Apparently Aren't Welcome at John McCain's Websitenew
Instead of reaching out to younger voters with an interesting mix of social networking, online campaign fundraising or, at the very least, a dynamic site that draws visitors more than once, the McCain campaign has opted for a clunky, incomplete, decidedly 20th-century online presence that does nothing to draw in new or undecided voters.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-01-2008 |
Commentary
Think You Know John McCain?new
Last week, only one senator failed to vote on a bill that would prevent pay cuts for doctors who take care of 44 million Medicare patients—older Americans, those with disabilities and military families.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
07-18-2008 |
Commentary
Responding to Energy Crisis, John McCain Goes Nuclearnew
McCain has announced a number of controversial ways to solve this nation's energy crisis. Along with suggesting offshore drilling and supporting big tax write-offs for big oil, McCain has also called for building up to 100 additional nuclear facilities within the United States.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-27-2008 |
Politics
Obama's Grassroots Ground Gamenew
Barack Obama's path to the White House is being created out of his experience as a community organizer in Chicago, a nontraditional route to power that harnesses the grassroots, empowers individuals to find their strengths and builds communities around attainable goals.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-27-2008 |
Politics
Kucinich Introduces 35 Articles of Impeachment Against Bushnew
The House voted to send the articles to the House Judiciary Committee, headed by Rep. John Conyers, who has said that while the administration has committed impeachable offenses and felonies, he does not believe that Democrats should pursue impeachment proceedings.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-20-2008 |
Politics
Congressman Paul Ryan's 'Roadmap for America' Is a Dead Endnew
Unlike many in Congress, Ryan at least is putting the energy into laying out a plan. But fresh thinking it is not. Unfortunately, Ryan's road map is the same old far-right-wing agenda that has been promoted by conservative think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and Club for Growth.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis |
06-13-2008 |
Politics
McCain Gaffes on Iraq at Local Eventnew
At an event in Greendale, Wisconsin, McCain made factual errors about the Iraq War.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-06-2008 |
Politics
The McCain Campaign's Ties to Burma's Military Regimenew
McCain personally selected Doug Goodyear to organize this summer's Republican convention. But Goodyear resigned last week, after Newsweek reported that the consultant's company helped create a positive image of Burma's military junta in the U.S. Goodyear's associate Doug Davenport, also resigned from McCain's campaign after news of the DCI-Myanmar-McCain connection surfaced.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-23-2008 |
Politics
McCain Promises to Appoint Ultraconservative Supreme Court Justicesnew
"Elections have consequences," McCain said last week. "One of the consequences is the president of the United States gets to name his or her nominees to the bench." That statement sent a shiver down the spines of many voters, not only because Bush has tipped the U.S. Supreme Court decidedly to the right, but because Justice John Paul Stevens just turned 88 years old.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Politics
