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The 'Socialist' Scare
WOODBRIDGE -- John McCain should not have to be here, not on a crisp October Saturday scarcely two weeks before the election. Prince William County is the electoral Maginot line between the Washington suburbs and what a McCain spokeswoman has just unhelpfully described as "real Virginia." George ...
 	Barack Obama, Socialist?
Barack Obama, Socialist?
powerlineblog.com — Arise and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time. ~ Winston Churchill Proclaim Liberty... throughout All the land unto All the Inhabitants Thereof. ~ Inscription on the Liberty Bell Proud Supporters of Israel (more) Barack Obama, Socialist?
Is Barack Obama really a socialist?
csmonitor.com — Not exactly, but his 'socialist-lite' policies should still be cause for concern.... (more) Is Barack Obama really a socialist?
Obama, The Friendly Socialist?
marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Republican and conservative readers tend to send me one of four types of e-mails these days. ... (more) Obama, The Friendly Socialist?
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Huh?
The Corner on National Review Online — ... Wednesday, October 22, 2008 [image] Huh? [Ramesh Ponnuru] Ruth Marcus writes, "McCain's angry denunciation of socialist wealth-spreading ignores the fact that the country has always had a progressive tax code." ...

Washington Post Columnist: America Has Always Redistributed Wealth
Say Anything — ... Ruth Marcus at the Washington Post says that McCain’s criticisms of Obama on wealth redistribution are just scare mongering because America has always had a “progressive tax code” that redistributes wealth. ...

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