Evening Open Thread- July 15, 2008 Chat away...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/evening_open_th_107.php McCain versus McCain on the DREAM Act- July 14, 2008 John McCain spoke at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference this afternoon in San Diego. In the Q&A session following his prepared remarks, a young woman from the group One Dream 2009, asked John McCain, if he were president, to support the DREAM Act next year. McCain answered he would. But that is not what John McCain told right-wing bloggers on an October 25, 2007 conference call. McCain emphasized that he has "said it a thousand times" that he "got the message" on...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/john_mccain_fli.php SHOCK! Czechoslovakia Energy Supplies Reduced to ZERO!- July 14, 2008 Maybe because it doesn't exist anymore. TPM Election Central has the story: At his press avail today, John McCain referenced current relations between Russia and, um, a non-existent country. From a transcript... "I was concerned about a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several days. One was reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia. Apparently that is in reaction to the Czech's agreement with us concerning missile defense, and again some of the Russian now...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/shock_czechoslo.php More Fuzzy Math from McCain Campaign- July 14, 2008 RNC Victory Fund chair Carly Fiorina appeared on Meet the Press yesterday and said that John McCain would fully fund No Child Left Behind -- something he has consistently voted against since 2003. Fiorina on Meet the Press: I absolutely agree that one size does not fit all in the subject of education, and that is why John McCain supports choice and competition, giving parents the choice as to how to best educate their children. He believes that No Child Left Behind was an imperfect piece of...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/more_fuzzy_math.php Florida Voter Registrations Show Huge Swing to Democrats- July 14, 2008 Earlier this year, Florida Democrats surpassed Republicans in the number of registered Hispanics. In the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, state Democrats continue to increase their numbers by leaps and bounds: The numbers are ominous for Republicans: Through May, Democratic voter registration in Broward County was up 6.7 percent. Republican registrations grew just 3 percent while independents rose 2.8 percent. Democrats have posted even greater gains statewide, up 106,508 voters from January...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/florida_voter_r.php A Privatization By Any Other Name- July 14, 2008 The LA Times writes today about how John McCain plans to carry out the privatization policies that Bush attempted at the beginning of his second term -- and how Democrats and others plan to make sure voters know about it, despite his attempts to hide what he really thinks. It's more than just his private accounts, since all that does is divert where money is currently going (away from retirees, creating a gap in funding the current system). As a result, the other part of his plan is to...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/a_privatization.php McCain Budget Proposal "Not Credible"- July 14, 2008 The Washington Post ripped the McCain budget proposal in an editorial this morning: SEN. JOHN McCain says that President McCain would balance the federal budget by 2013. The plan is not credible. That pretty much sums it up, but if you want to see, in actual numbers, how fuzzy the McCain campaign math is, read the whole thing.http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/mission_impossi.php Barack Obama: My Plan for Iraq- July 14, 2008 Senator Barack Obama outlined his plan to end the war in Iraq in the pages of the New York Times: In this campaign, there are honest differences over Iraq, and we should discuss them with the thoroughness they deserve. Unlike Senator McCain, I would make it absolutely clear that we seek no presence in Iraq similar to our permanent bases in South Korea, and would redeploy our troops out of Iraq and focus on the broader security challenges that we face. But for far too long, those responsible...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/barack_obama_my.php DNC Web Video: McCain and Gramm: It's All In Your Head- July 14, 2008 John McCain, who doesn't know what he is talking about when it comes to the economy, often pivoted to his "dear friend" and "respected economist," Phil Gramm. He even claimed there was "no one more respected on the issue of economics," and many called Gramm the "econ brain" for McCain. Gramm told the Washington Times an interview published last week that the economy has "never been more dominant" and said we have become a "nation of whiners" constantly "whining and complaining." The McCain...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/dnc_web_video_m.php Morning, Ah, Er, Um, I Mean, Open Thread- July 14, 2008 Here's a topic for your discussion this Monday morning: Even Governor Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina) agrees that John McCain is a third Bush term on the economy. From CNN Late Edition with host, Wolf Blitzer on Sunday: BLITZER: Are there any significant economic differences between what the Bush administration has put forward over these many years as opposed to now what John McCain supports SANFORD: Um, yeah. For instance, take, you know, take, for instance, the issue of -- I'm drawing a...http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/07/morning_open_th_76.php |