latimes.com - 8/21/2008
—
His noncommittal responses and the release of the GOP convention schedule fail to allay their concerns. Many of those speaking -- and the VP pick may well be among them -- favor abortion rights.
>
Unofficial Republican presidential nominee John McCain insisted Wednesday that he had not yet picked a running mate, even as he was confronted here by conservative voters worried that he would select someone who ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
The Early Word: Obama's V.P. Want Ad
The Caucus —
... The Los Angeles Times notes that conservatives want Mr. McCain to pick a running mate who opposes abortion rights . Convention Updates There are lots of pieces today about the upcoming Democratic and Republican conventions. The Wall Street Journal captures the ...
Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online —
Thursday, August 21, 2008 [image] Around the Web: 2008 [Katherine Connell] The latest on the candidates . . . McCain Conservatives Urge a Running Mate Who Opposes Abortion Los Angeles TImes [image] ...
Related Content
Obama tours GOP-leaning South
usatoday.com 8/21/2008 — As Democrats await the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's choice of a running mate, Obama tried to keep the focus on his Republican rival as he campaigned through the rural South. Obama sampled locally grown peaches and vinegar-soaked ...
GOP Makes Plans for Democrats' Convention
online.wsj.com 8/21/2008 — Two dozen staff members of the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee will head west as part of an elaborate plan aimed at distracting attention from the Democratic Party's convention.
McCain Doesn't Remember How Many Houses He Owns
huffingtonpost.com 8/21/2008 — John McCain said in an interview with Politico on Wednesday "that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own."
"I think -- I'll have my staff get to you," McCain said. "It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you."
...
Political Radar: McCain Still Wants GOP's Abortion Platform Changed
blogs.abcnews.com 8/21/2008 — Yes, we republicans do think that Roe Vs. Wade is something to talk about during election time. Just as the US has made, then changed, other laws, it, too, can be overturned again. Since when is the protection of life a "return to the dark ages?" I ...
Veepstakes: A man courted and detested —
First Read 8/21/2008
The Boston Globe sums up the enigma of Joe Lieberman. "Lieberman, the Connecticut independent, sits in a position of extraordinary power in the presidential campaign, simultaneously courted and detested by members of both political parties." ...
Battleground: Great (Lakes) expectations —
First Read 8/21/2008
The AP curtain-raises what it dubs the "Great Lakes" region. "The GOP presidential candidate is mounting strong challenges to Democratic rival Barack Obama in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and eyeing Minnesota -- four states that have thwarted ...
GOP highlights Obama-Rezko land deal —
CNN Political Ticker 8/21/2008
Sen. Obama purchased land from Chicago businessman Tony Rezko in order to enlarge the yard next to this house.
(CNN) – It appears both presumptive presidential nominees have vulnerablilities when it comes to their homes.
Democrats and Sen. Barack ...
Houses Add Up to a Snag for McCain —
Wash Post Elections 8/22/2008
Sen. John McCain's inability to recall the number of homes he owns during an interview yesterday jeopardized his campaign's carefully constructed strategy to frame Democratic rival Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and inspired a round of ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
