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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 10/22/2008
McCain's tax evolution
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From NBC's Carrie Dann and Mark Murray The metaphor of Joe the Plumber, an aspiring entrepreneur wary of an Obama tax hike that could punish his success, has rapidly become a plunger-wielding symbol of the crusade against “Socialism.”  Obama’s perhaps-inartfully-stated response to Joe last week that his policies would help to “spread the wealth around” crystallized GOP efforts to paint the Democrat's progressive tax system -- which would cut taxes for those ...
Overview: Growing Doubts About McCain's Judgment, Age and Campaign Conduct
people-press.org - 10/21/2008
Overview: Growing Doubts About McCain's Judgment, Age and Campaign Conduct
— people-press.org — Barack Obama s lead over John McCain has steadily increased since mid-September, when the race was essentially... even. Shortly after the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, Obama moved to a 49% to 42% lead; that margin inched up to 50% to 40% in a ... (more) Overview: Growing Doubts About McCain's Judgment, Age ...

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blogs.tnr.com - 10/22/2008
How Obama Could Still Lose
— blogs.tnr.com — At our  election discussion last week at the Sixth and I Synagogue, Frank asked if anyone thought Obama... could lose barring some catastrophic external event. I happen to think Obama's chances of winning are upward of 80 ... (more) How Obama Could Still Lose

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reason.com - 10/22/2008
If by "Hero" You Mean Traitor
— reason.com — As some of you may be aware, I've been writing about John McCain rather critically for some... time now. As a result I've grown to expect each new piece to draw one or two e-mails along the lines of " Don't you know he's a HERO, you TRAITOROUS ... (more) If by "Hero" You Mean Traitor

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Politics Daily:  McCain the 'Socialist'

News:  McCain Previously Wanted More Taxes on Wealthy

Political Animal:  We're all socialists now

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McCain the 'Socialist'
Politics Daily — ... McCain and his surrogates have been throwing around the word "socialism," which, as described by Joe the Plumber, is when you make someone pay higher taxes if they make more money. People like me call that "fair." David Knowles and Chris Matthews have tried, patiently, to explain what socialism really means, and how it differs from a progressive tax, to no avail. So, working with McCain/Plumber's definition of socialism, what are we to conclude about this? Answering questions during a Hardball College Tour show in October 2000, McCain ...

McCain Previously Wanted More Taxes on Wealthy
News — ... of progressive tax system that he's now attacking the Democratic candidate for supporting. In the video, first posted on Daily Kos, McCain is shown on cable news shows in 2000 and 2001 talking about his opposition to President Bush's income tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. The campaign also pointed out that McCain said in 2000 that he thought wealthier Americans could pay more taxes. “We feel, obviously, that wealthy people can afford more," the Republican said on MSNBC at the time. See the Daily Kos video below:

We're all socialists now
Political Animal — ... last night, noting, "Favoring higher tax rates for the wealthy than for the less fortunate isn't socialism, and if it is, then the U.S. has been a socialist country for nearly a century, under both Democrats and Republicans." But the amusing part of all of this is the hypocrisy. McCain now seems to believe Obama's tax policies were crafted by Karl Marx, but it was just a couple of personas ago when McCain thought Obama's approach was the right one . It's well documented that McCain's full-throated support of cuts for those in the top tax brackets represents something of a ...

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