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McCain still sees success in ’surge’
Following on the heels of Barack Obama’s speech in DC on national security, John McCain appeared in Albuquerque to make a very different case . “Over the last year, Senator Obama and I were part of a great debate about the war in Iraq. Both of us agreed the Bush administration had pursued a failed strategy there and that we had to change course. Where Senator Obama and I ...
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Friday McBush Bashing (Netroots Edition)
Discourse.net — I think McCain’s ‘tell’ — the sign he is prevaricating — is when he blinks a lot. Just watch any video on YouTube and judge for yourself. (Hmm. Turns out I’m not the only one to notice this. See, for example, Matthew Yglesias.) This hypothesis should be easy to test: Kos, there are just so many falsehoods to pick from. OK, onwards with this weeks ridiculously long list of quality McCain bashing: Carpetbagger, McCain, his personal life, and statements ‘that conflict with the public record’ Think Progress, After Voting ...

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