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McCain slams Obama 'lack of leadership' on finance, Iraq
Republican White House hopeful John McCain Sunday accused his Democratic foe Barack Obama of showing a "lack of leadership" and foresight on the US financial meltdown and the Iraq war. The Arizona senator equated Obama's response to the financial turbulence rocking American and global markets ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Republicans Should Vote Against the Bailout | The Next Right Republican incumbents in close races have the easiest vote of their lives coming up this week: No on the Bush-Pelosi Wall Street bailout. God Himself couldn't have given rank-and-file Republicans a better opportunity to create political space between themselves and the ...

How Despicable Is McCain?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — This despicable: "Whether it's a reversal in war, or an economic emergency, [Obama] reacts as a politician and not as a leader, seeking an advantage for himself instead of a solution for his country," McCain said. Projection, anyone? But note again McCain's willingness to accuse his opponent of a knowing desire to hurt his own country for personal political gain. The demonization of his opponents is a McCain trade-mark, but he has taken it to new lows in the past month and a half. ...

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