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politico.com - 9/23/2008
McCain and the platform
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Not that anyone pays attention to party platforms, least of all McCain, but a reader spots this rather unambiguous section of the platform just passed by the GOP: We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the ...

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Hit & Run:  The Republican Party Platform, September 2, 2008-September 22, 2008

AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  John McCain and his GOP are unequivocal: They strongly oppose regulation

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The Republican Party Platform, September 2, 2008-September 22, 2008
Hit & Run — The Politico's Ben Smith has a great catch from the Republican Party platform of... let me check the year... yes, of 2008. We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the marketplace and causes the free market to take longer to correct itself. Laugh so you don't cry. I've been talking to Republican congressfolk this week and there's absolutely no chance of the entire conference opposing the bailout. Rep. John Campbell (profiled here) told me that he'll support a ...

John McCain and his GOP are unequivocal: They strongly oppose regulation
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — The Republicans put it in McCain's platform, via Ben Smith:Not that anyone pays attention to party platforms, least of all McCain, but a reader spots this rather unambiguous section of the ...

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