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Presumptive Nominee Mac

"I will be my party's nominee." -John McCain

So John McCain is now the "presumptive nominee" of the Republican party for president. And now the skeletons are coming our of the closet. Did he or didn't he have an affair? What about that loan? Then there's his temper. And his age.

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June 2008
- Offshore Drilling Issue May Backfire on McCain
  
  Politico | Jun 18, 08 3:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is making a risky bet with his call to end a ban on offshore drilling, Charles Mahtesian and David Mark write in Politico. Polls show a clear majority of Americans are in favor of lifting the ban—but the candidate risks tapping a geyser of resentment in California and Florida, states strongly opposed to drilling that would be among the most affected by a change in policy. More »
- With GOP Adrift, McCain Does Left-Right Shimmy
  
  Washington Post | Jun 17, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain seems to be doing a sidestep between left and right while Barack Obama waltzes toward the center, Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post . On issues like energy policy, the GOP candidate lurches between riling the right and enraging greenies. Apparently feeling nostalgic, Milbank writes, "McCain's route has had more turns than a Macarena." More »
- How Fair Is the 'Third Term' Jab?
  
  New York Times | Jun 17, 08 9:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With President Bush posting record disapproval ratings, Democrats have gleefully dubbed a John McCain presidency a "third Bush term." The claim is at least partially justified, reports the New York Times in an analysis of the "McBush" charge—McCain agrees with Bush on taxation, health care, the war, abortion, and judicial appointments. But they diverge on questions of the environment, diplomacy, and nuclear proliferation—which the McCain campaign is playing up. More »
- Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties
  
  New York Times | Jun 16, 08 9:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush’s tax cuts have become the governmental equivalent of a corporate poison pill, Paul Krugman observes in the New York Times , aimed at hamstringing new stewardship. Both prospective replacements have tax plans very much haunted by the Bush cuts, with one-time critic John McCain promising not only to make them permanent, but add more—and without a plan to replace revenue. More »
- McCain's War Views Echo '74 Thesis
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 08 9:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - “A man’s ability to perform credibly as a prisoner of war” is founded on “a strong belief in his nation’s foreign policy,” John McCain wrote in a 1974 essay that shows the seeds of the candidate's views on public support for war. The New York Times takes a look at the essay, which was written during his time at the National War College—a time McCain says was key in the development of his views on Iraq, . More »
- Bolting Clinton Fans? It's a GOP Myth
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's aggressive courtship of Hillary Clinton's female supporters shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. "The fictional scenario of mobs of crazed women defecting to Mr. McCain" rather than Barack Obama fits right in with the "new bogus narrative" that ignores a plethora of statistics, which Rich runs down. More »
- GOP Lawmakers Holding Out on McCain
  
  The Hill | Jun 12, 08 2:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At least 14 GOP lawmakers are refusing to publicly support John McCain’s White House bid, and more than a dozen more are keeping mum about whether they back the senator, the Hill reports. A few say they are supporting their party’s candidate without going so far as endorsing him. Many refused to say why they were holding out, though some offered as reasons differences on Iraq and energy policy. More »
- McCain: Bringing Troops Home 'Not Too Important'
  
  Talking Points Memo | Jun 11, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain said this morning on the "Today" show not only that can’t he provide an estimated date for US troops’ homecoming from Iraq, but that it’s “not too important. What’s important is the casualties.” The statement provoked an instantaneous response from Harry Reid, who called the comment “a crystal clear indicator that he just doesn’t get the grave national-security consequences of staying the course”—citing Afghanistan and the search for bin Laden. More »
- New Attack Vid: 'Hotties Only Hook Up With Dems'
  
  Huffington Post | Jun 10, 08 1:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Republicans can't get no satisfaction—at least according to several anti-McCain videos set to air on YouTube by pro-Dem marketing group Truth Through Action. The premier video features a steamy bedroom romp that turns suddenly icy when a hot bar date discovers an autographed McCain photo in a nightstand. As if. More »
- Quietly, McCain Makes Overtures to Evangelicals
  
  New York Times | Jun 9, 08 7:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain faces a challenge uncommon among GOP presidential candidates: rallying evangelical Christians to vote for him. As the New York Times reports, the McCain campaign is holding meetings with evangelical leaders and blasting them with emails, but many are still taking a wait-and-see approach. And McCain's lack of rapport with religious conservatives was exacerbated by his recent rejection of endorsements of the Rev. John Hagee and the Rev. Rod Parsley. More »
- Pundits Blast McCain's 'Pathetic' Speech
  
  Huffington Post | Jun 4, 08 12:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - McCain’s pre-buttal to Obama’s clinching speech last night didn’t go down well on either side of the press corps aisle. A sampling of the negative reactions, via Huffington Post: Obamacan Andrew Sullivan laughs off Mac’s joust at Dem divisions, and says his “opening gambit in the general election was…underwhelming.” Lefty blogger Atrios can’t believe the bright green background which made McCain “look like the cottage cheese in a lime jello salad,” calling the aesthetics “dreadful.” More »
May 2008
- Admit It, Mac, You Misspoke
  
  Washington Post | May 30, 08 7:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has been dabbling in truthiness this week, Michael Dobbs blogs in the Washington Post . McCain said US troops were “drawn down to pre-surge levels" in Iraq, and cities like Mosul were "quiet"—but in fact, troop levels remain higher than before the surge, and Mosul's quiet is often broken by car bombs and other fatal strikes. More »
- It's Every Man for Himself in the Senate GOP
  
  Politico | May 27, 08 12:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Skittish Senate Republicans are ignoring attempts at leadership from George Bush and John McCain and forging their own paths with an eye toward reelection. Twenty-five GOP senators defied would-be party leaders and crossed the aisle to vote for Jim Webb's new GI Bill, the Politico reports. "The Senate has already basically decided to disregard Bush,” says a GOP aide. More »
- GOP in Shock Over McCain's Campaign
  
  New York Times | May 25, 08 6:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - GOP leaders fear that John McCain's campaign has hit the skids, the New York Times reports. A flurry of staff resignations, a hobbled national crew, and doubts about McCain's ability to capitalize on Democrats' troubles all add to the mix. Not to mention that McCain's drive is nowhere near the efficiency of President Bush's 2004 re-election bid. More »