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John McCain’s Dick Move
The Talent Show — I don’t know if the John McCain we’ve been seeing lately is the real McCain or “Candidate McCain“, but either way, John McCain is turning out to be a real jerk. For the candidate whose earlier promise to run a “respectful campaign” has already become a running joke, John McCain has spent the last few weeks being inexcusably disrespectful towards his opponent. There was a time when candidates wouldn’t run negative ads during the Olympics out of respect for the Olympic spirit of unity. John McCain eschewed that trend and spent $5 million in ad time during the games to bash Obama. ...

Greg Saunders: John McCain's Dick Move
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — I don't know if the John McCain we've been seeing lately is the real McCain or "Candidate McCain," but either way, John McCain is turning out to be a real jerk. For the candidate whose earlier promise to run a "respectful campaign" has already become a running joke, John McCain has spent the last few weeks being inexcusably disrespectful towards his opponent. There was a time when candidates wouldn't run negative ads during the Olympics out of respect for the Olympic spirit of unity. John McCain eschewed that trend and spent $5 million in ad time during the games to bash Obama. There was a time when candidates would ...

Comparing Candidate Sarah Palin and Governor Sarah Palin
The Washington Note — At the Democratic National Convention, I was on the floor at the Pepsi Center when Massachusetts Senator John Kerry was giving his speech. Senator Kerry had spoken for me for a New America Foundation event earlier in the day, and I wanted to return the favor by being there in the crowd with thousands of others. Many folks were listening -- and many folks were just mixing, milling, talking, not aware that their former Democratic presidential candidate was up making the case for Barack Obama at the podium. And then the crowd's collective ears perked because the Brahminesque Kerry hit an amazing ...