Submit a Story!

Dodd and Daschle: McCain 'buckled' to extreme right

 

Published 8/31/2008 by kkeckcnn at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senator Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle became the latest prominent Democrats to slam John McCain's choice of a vice presidential running mate, both saying that the Arizona senator "buckled" to the extreme right. Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Sunday, Dodd called the selection of Alaska Governor Sarah [...] (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Cindy McCain: Palin knows foreign policy because ‘Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia.’
thinkprogress.org 8/31/2008 — Today on ABC’s This Week, Cindy McCain tried to rebut the criticism that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) has no national experience by taking a talking point from Fox’s Steve Doocy . McCain pointed to the fact that Palin’s state is near ...
Palin touts stance on 'Bridge to Nowhere,' doesn't note flip-flop: Gov. Sarah Palin
adn.com 8/31/2008 — When John McCain introduced Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, her reputation as a tough-minded budget-cutter was front and center. "I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere," Palin told the cheering McCain crowd, ...
16 Years Of Hillary Hate Doesn't Simply Vanish
eschatonblog.com 8/31/2008 — duh Updated WASHINGTON, Pa. – It was a repeat of a line that attracted a great deal of attention in her announcement speech, but when Gov. Sarah Palin praised the “determination and grace” of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at a McCain campaign ...
Politics
bloomberg.com 8/31/2008 — McCain Defends Sarah Palin as Some Alaskans Question His Choice By Tony Hopfinger and Ken Fireman Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain defended Sarah Palin , his vice presidential choice, as a ``soul mate'' who will take on corruption in ...
Bartiromo Talks with Sarah Palin
businessweek.com 8/31/2008 — Alaska's governor and John McCain's Vice-Presidential running mate spoke with Maria Bartiromo this week about energy, Hillary Clinton, and more by Maria Bartiromo On Monday, I was in Alaska for an hour-long CNBC special on the oil business and had an ...
AstonishingThread On Sarah Palain — The Blog Formerly Known As Dean's World
WaPo: Sarah Palin was no panic pick — Hyscience
Graham: McCain Picked Palin To Help "Tell A Story" — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Palin vs. Obama — California Conservative
I’m An EXPERT In Foreign Policy, Mexico And Latin America — The Moderate Voice
Cindy McCain Defends Palin’s Credentials — FOXNews.com 8/31/2008
Cindy McCain said Sunday that Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin understands what’s at stake in national security issues in part because she is governor of Alaska, located some 300 miles from Russia. The wife of soon-to-be GOP ...
McCain Surrogates Tout Palin As More Experienced Than Obama — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 8/31/2008
Laura Meckler reports from Minnesota on the presidential race. The McCain campaign appears to have settled on a unified response to charges that running mate Sarah Palin has virtually no foreign policy experience, very little experience on ...
McCain: Changes Will be Made to GOP Convention Program — FOXNews.com 8/31/2008
John McCain said Sunday dramatic changes will be made to the the Republican National Convention in response to Hurricane Gustav, which churns towards the Gulf Coast with potentially deadly force. McCain was in Mississippi with his wife, Cindy, and ...
McCain defends Palin's experience level — CNN Political Ticker 8/31/2008
(CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on Sunday defended the experience level and judgment of his recently-chosen running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The 44-year-old Palin is a first-term governor, and her previous ...
Palin Urges Gulf Coast’s Residents to Evacuate — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 8/31/2008
Elizabeth Holmes reports from O’Fallon, Mo. on the presidential race. Presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tackled her first campaign trail challenge Sunday by responding to Hurricane Gustav and urging Gulf Coast ...