John McCain

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Innocence, Bravado Are a Dangerous Mix

McCain's Alaskan choice invokes myth of 'the innocent American'

(Newser) - John McCain's choice of running mate invokes the one of our country's oldest and most seductive myths, the virtue of American innocence, Anthony Robinson writes in the Seattle P-I. Innocent of Old World wiles, Americans are thought to have "a combination of virtue, tenacity and practical knowledge that will...

Pundits Rate Near-Tie Debate
 Pundits Rate Near-Tie Debate 
OPINION
Sep 27, 2008 11:02 AM CDT

Pundits Rate Near-Tie Debate

Obama likely comes out ahead by not losing

(Newser) - One consensus is emerging about last night’s debate: It was close. Here’s how the pundits are calling the squeaker:
  • “Barack Obama was running for prime minister” last night, while McCain was running for president, writes David Ignatius in the Washington Post. But neither was compelling, and neither
...

Polls: Obama Wins Debate Pundits: No Game Changers

McCain on offensive, but both candidates held ground

(Newser) - Pundits saw a close debate last night, with both candidates holding their own, but early polling pointed to a win for Barack Obama. John McCain, often on the offensive, seemed to have the edge, but “there were no real game changers,” Greg Sargent writes on Talking Points Memo....

Wall St., Wars, Iran Spark Prez Debate

(Newser) - Barack Obama kicked off the first presidential debate by blaming the Wall Street crisis on a  "failed" Republican policy of deregulation, the Washington Post reports. John McCain put blame on corporate greed and vowed to punish guilty executives. "Excess is rewarded," he said at the debate in...

Diss Letterman at Your Peril
 Diss Letterman at Your Peril 
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 5:20 PM CDT

Diss Letterman at Your Peril

Late-night hosts can shape opinion for networks and their viewers

(Newser) - John McCain is playing with fire if he thinks he can stand up David Letterman and get away with it. "The middle-of-the-road personalities who've dominated network television since its inception do retain one singular power," Gawker Media head honcho Nick Denton, writing for his flagship blog, warns the...

House Republicans Return to Bailout Negotiations

Key concessions, and a desire to approve legislation, put talks back on track

(Newser) - After a dramatic exit yesterday, House Republicans returned to talks today on the Wall Street bailout plan, the Washington Post reports. The White House expressed confidence and hoped aloud for a resolution by Monday. Yesterday’s White House meeting, with both candidates, was seen as a misstep. “The insertion...

Fear of Lefty Obama Gets Bill Behind Mac

Centrist ex-prez has common ground with Republican, and his win sets up Hillary in '12

(Newser) - If Bill Clinton seems to be sabotaging Barack Obama's campaign, it may not only be for Hillary's presumed 2012 run, but because he prefers John McCain, Roger Simon writes in Pajamas Media. Since "showing up" Obama with his convention speech, Clinton has been "lavishing praise" on McCain and...

A Debate Drinking Game
 A Debate Drinking Game 
GLOSSIES
Sep 26, 2008 4:14 PM CDT

A Debate Drinking Game

Radar helps you spice up a presidential Friday night

(Newser) - With tonight's presidential debate a go, and happily coinciding with TGIF festivities, Neel Shah rolls out Radar’s debate drinking game. Some highlights:
  • Take a sip when: John McCain calls himself a maverick; Barack Obama rolls his eyes as McCain calls himself a maverick; McCain calls viewers his friends; Obama
...

Newt 'Having a Ball' Bashing Bailout
 Newt 'Having a Ball' 
 Bashing Bailout 
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 3:21 PM CDT

Newt 'Having a Ball' Bashing Bailout

History repeats itself for Gingrich

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich is back, and once again, he’s giving grief to a president named Bush. Gingrich rose to prominence, you’ll recall, by raking the elder Bush over the coals over an oil tax proposal. Now, after a few years in the wilderness, he’s loudly calling for a...

Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot
 Ways Palin Can Sound 
 Less Like a Robot 
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 2:57 PM CDT

Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot

Practice, know the details and don't repeat yourself, media pros advise VP candidate

(Newser) - Now that we've seen Sarah Palin interviewed on TV three times, it's clear she could use a little media coaching, Christopher Beam writes for Slate. To figure out how Palin can break out of her "constant low hum of mediocrity," Beam gets tips from media pros. Some highlights:...

Goldman Sachs Is DC's Top Sugar Daddy
Goldman Sachs
Is DC's Top
Sugar Daddy
ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2008 2:20 PM CDT

Goldman Sachs Is DC's Top Sugar Daddy

$43M since '89 on lobbying, donations greases bailout wheels

(Newser) - Goldman Sachs has given Washington plenty of reasons to help it out—43 million reasons, to be precise. Goldman bankers have been the nation’s biggest campaign contributors this year, and have poured more than $43 million into lobbying and campaign war chests since 1989, ABC News reports. “They...

Time for Hopefuls to Wax Philosophical

We still don't know how the candidates think: Noonan

(Newser) - Barack Obama is rising in the polls, but he still seems “exotic”; John McCain is playing the maverick but his maneuvering on the bailout may have been “too cute.” In a week with “all categories upside-down and out the window,” it’s time for both...

McCain Will Attend Debate, Cites Progress on Bailout

(Newser) - The debate is on. With lawmakers vowing to stay on the Hill as long as it takes to get a bailout deal, John McCain’s campaign said today that he would attend tonight’s debate with Barack Obama, the New York Times reports. McCain is “optimistic that there has...

McCain Far Better Than His Idea-Free Campaign: Brooks

Campaign doesn't live up to his record in the senate

(Newser) - It’s a shame the kind of campaign John McCain is running, writes longtime admirer David Brooks in the New York Times. No, not because of dishonest ads (Obama has them, too) or a shift in politics, but because it “has no central argument." McCain has a wonderful...

The GOP Plan: Less Regulation, Private Funding

Bush, Paulson, Dems reject conservative counterproposal

(Newser) - When John Boehner scuppered the nearly-sealed bailout deal at yesterday's meeting, the House minority leader proposed an alternative plan: a bank-financed insurance system that would rescue individual mortgages. Under the GOP proposal, the government would not buy up the toxic mortgage-backed securities at the heart of the crisis but instead...

'Ugly Date' Letterman Skewers McCain Again

Stood-up Late Night host proving to be a formidable foe

(Newser) - The David Letterman-John McCain feud continued last night on the Late Show as the host kept hammering the candidate for standing him up, reports the Los Angeles Times. Letterman, whose guests included Paris Hilton—"McCain's first choice as running mate"—said he felt like an "ugly date"...

McCain Stymied by GOP Bailout Revolt
 McCain Stymied 
 by GOP Bailout Revolt 
ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2008 2:32 AM CDT

McCain Stymied by GOP Bailout Revolt

Deal failure will hurt, while conservatives are bound to criticize 'success'

(Newser) - John McCain made a splash with his dramatic entry into the bailout talks, but he now seems to be floundering, the New York Times writes. The candidate was largely silent during the summit meeting with the president in which the deal was scuttled by Republicans—"more observer than leader,...

First Debate Stuck in Limbo
First Debate
Stuck in Limbo
Sep 26, 2008 2:01 AM CDT

First Debate Stuck in Limbo

'Showdown' could switch to town hall meet if only Obama turns up today

(Newser) - What if they held a presidential debate and only one candidate came? The scenario is looking like a real possibility as the federal bailout deal stalls, the Wall Street Journal reports. John McCain has said he will fly to Mississippi for the debate only if an agreement is reached in...

Bailout Deal Fades After Tense White House Meeting

(Newser) - The bailout deal that seemed within reach this afternoon appears to have veered off course. Today's White House meeting turned unexpectedly contentious and broke up without any sign of agreement, the Washington Post reports. One participant, Sen. Chris Dodd, blamed John McCain and Republicans for floating a new plan out...

Candidates Meet With Bush
 Candidates Meet With Bush 
updated
Sep 25, 2008 4:05 PM CDT

Candidates Meet With Bush

Details emerge on how money would be doled out

(Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama met with President Bush and congressional leaders in Washington this afternoon to discuss the evolving bailout plan, the AP reports. With the candidates' help, “my hope is that we can reach an agreement very shortly,” Bush said. Key lawmakers said they had reached...

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