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October 2008
- New Video Hit: 'Where Are You, Joe?'
  
  MSNBC | Oct 31, 08 11:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The image of John McCain looking for a nowhere-to-be-found Joe the Plumber has surfaced on YouTube and is being forwarded by gleeful Democrats, notes MSNBC's First Read blog. “Joe’s with us here," McCain said at an Ohio rally yesterday. "Joe, where are you?," he asked, looking around. "Where is Joe? Joe, I thought you were here today." More »
- Enough about the Deficit: It's Time to Spend
  
  New York Times | Oct 17, 08 10:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Volatile markets rule the headlines, but the imperiled nonfinancial economy is more worrisome, Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times . The way to get that rolling again, contrary to what John McCain said in Wednesday’s presidential debate, is to ignore the deficit and increase government spending. As retail sales plunge alongside industrial production, “all signs point to an economic slump that will be nasty, brutish—and long.” More »
- Economic Crisis Turned McCain Into a Bystander
  
  Washington Post | Oct 15, 08 10:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain isn’t losing because he’s running an incompetent campaign, Michael Gerson writes in the Washington Post . Rather, his campaign only looks incompetent because the economy doomed him to lose. When a campaign is sinking, pundits weigh in with their pet suggestions, while insisting that “the candidate must be himself.” But it doesn’t matter who the candidate is: This campaign ended when the market tanked. More »
- Worried Florida Seniors Waver on McCain
  
  Washington Post | Oct 15, 08 8:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida's seniors aren’t looking like such a sure thing for John McCain, the Washington Post reports, casting a big shadow for the GOP over the Sunshine State. Blocks of retirees once solidly behind the GOP are now wavering, fraught with worry about disappearing pensions and climbing health care prices. “Who isn't afraid of getting a 'Dear John' letter from GM saying your pension is in danger?” asks one senior. More »
- McCain: Protect All Savings
  
  Associated Press | Oct 14, 08 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Republican John McCain says he would order the Treasury Department to guarantee 100% of all savings for the next 6 months as president. That provision is part of a $52.5 billion plan the presidential candidate laid out to address the nation's deepening financial crisis. "The moment requires that government act," McCain told a suburban Philadelphia audience. "And as president I intend to act, quickly and decisively." More »
- Mac's Messy Message Worries GOP
  
  New York Times | Oct 12, 08 11:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Republican leaders are beginning to worry that John McCain will lose the election unless he can be more consistent about both the financial crisis and Barack Obama, reports the New York Times . Strategists are also voicing renewed concerns about Sarah Palin, after the Alaska Legislature released a report last week concluding that she abused her power while governor of the state. More »
- McCain Is a Cub in Bear Market
  
  Washington Post | Oct 9, 08 8:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With Barack Obama making a strong showing in so many red states, wild proposals are all that’s left for John McCain to try, writes George Will in the Washington Post , because this election seems over. McCain's proposal to pad the bailout with several hundred billion more for a mortgage-buying plan may garner disapproval, but “it may be politically prudent for McCain to throw caution, and billions, to the wind.” More »
- Obama Gets Tough in Sharp New Ads
  
  Politico | Oct 5, 08 8:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is getting his political jujitsu on, reports Politico, launching a preemptive strike against John McCain’s upcoming attack ads with an aggressive message of his own: McCain is erratic and out of touch. The McCain camp plans to run ads next week tying Obama to a convicted money launderer and a political radical, and Obama’s team is spinning the attack as a dodge on the financial crisis. More »
- Analysis: With bailout, McCain reaches dead end - Yahoo! News
  
  news.yahoo.com | Oct 1, 08
  
  Republican John McCain has maneuvered himself into a political dead end and has five weeks to find his way out.
- GOP In Disarray, Won’t Follow McCain | Election 2008 | AlterNet
  
  AlterNet | Oct 1, 08
  
  No matter what you want to say about the bailout, the Democratic leadership managed to actually lead. The Republicans agreed to a bill and then couldn't deliver the votes they promised. Now every Republican congressman you've never heard of is engaging in triumphalism before the cameras, claiming success in bringing the bill down.
- Feisty McCain duels with Des Moines Register
  
  Politico | Oct 1, 08
  
  An emphatic, combative and at times surly John McCain today tangled with the Des Moines Register editorial board over his running mate, the nature of his campaign and whether he can appreciate the health care needs of Americans.
September 2008
- John McCain: Economic Disaster | Election 2008 | AlterNet
  
  AlterNet | Sep 30, 08
  
  John McCain does not have the ability to fix this economic crisis. After declaring the fundamentals of the economy strong, he created a political circus in Washington last week by mucking up bailout negotiations; a deplorable stunt, considering he and his political cronies helped cause the current meltdown. It was McCain and his economic adviser Phil Gramm who pushed for the deregulation that helped lead to the banking crisis, and it was McCain's crony Rick Davis who had deep lobbyist ties to Freddie Mac. Don't let others be fooled by McCain's economic grandstanding because the reality is his...
- McCain's 'Suspension' Just a Cover
  
  New York Times | Sep 28, 08 10:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s “suspension” of his campaign was nothing more than a political ruse to bolster flagging poll numbers, writes Frank Rich in the New York Times . McCain didn’t acknowledge the financial turmoil until polls showed Barack Obama opening a wide lead. With damaging stories circulating in the press, McCain had to make a grand gesture —so he went to Washington, damaging a consensus for political gain. More »