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A very good jeer
So the Obama campaign is going all out on the issue of McCain's multiple houses. Isn't that kind of stupid? Yes, it is - and it was also necessary. Two key points. First, Republicans always - always - campaign by portraying the Democratic candidate as an out-of-touch elitist, while their guy is a man of the people. [...]
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FMB - Friday McBush Bashing
Discourse.net — ... Edition… The Fabulous Life of John McCain: Eye on Miami, The unknown houses of John McCain, by gimleteye, asks “Someone has the keys to John McCain’s houses. They must have keys. Who has them? Do you know where the keys to your houses are?” Even Mr. Substance, aka Paul Krugman, approves of piling on the ‘Houses’ gaffe: see A Very Good Jeer Kos, Ahhh, this might be why the GOP is freaking out ...

Why The Houses Matter, Take 2
Obsidian Wings — ... is the transcendent issue of our time, but not a serious international crisis or an especially great challenge to U.S. security and world stability. Now of course there’s no way to make sense of that, because it’s not supposed to make any kind of sense. McCain just thinks that overreacting is the right reaction to everything. It’s a hysteria-based foreign policy." However, we don't live in my ideal world. In the world we actually live in, as Paul Krugman says: "Republicans always — always — campaign by portraying the Democratic ...

Houses
Political Animal — ... of our time. And Islamism is the transcendent issue of our time, but not a serious international crisis or an especially great challenge to U.S. security and world stability. Now of course there's no way to make sense of that, because it's not supposed to make any kind of sense. McCain just thinks that overreacting is the right reaction to everything. It's a hysteria-based foreign policy." However, we don't live in my ideal world. In the world we actually live in, as Paul Krugman says : "Republicans always -- always -- campaign by portraying the Democratic candidate as an ...

Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... . * Krugman : "So the Obama campaign is going all out on the issue of McCain's multiple houses. Isn't that kind of stupid? Yes, it is -- and it was also necessary." * McCain probably didn't expect ...

Opinion Journalism
TalkLeft — ... about it. Indeed, I COUNTED ON IT when I supported him for the nomination. To play the victim now with the Media and Ron Fournier's OPINION piece proves once and for all, the Left blogs have become that which they purport to hate - mindless cheerleaders. Of course Fournier's behavior is reprehensible. But so is Keith Olbermann's and the entirety of NBC News. But no one demands Olbermann resign. It is silly to ask it of Ron Fournier now. But that is all we are now - hypocrites. Like, Paul Krugman, I see, understand and even applaud, the fact that Barack Obama played the silly ...

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