Entries from May 2008

May 29, 2008

The Maverick voted with Bush 100% of the time in ‘08

according to a CQ Presidential Support analysis, john mccain voted the same as bush 100% of the time in ‘08, and 95% of the time as bush in ‘07.
some change can do you good, mccain.
here’s a chart, and a discussion of the study here:

Presidential Support

Year
Support
Oppose

2008 (through May 15, 2008 )
100%
0%

2007
95%
5%

2006
89%
11%

2005
77%
23%

2004
92%
8%

2003
91%
9%

2002
90%
10%

2001
91%
9%

May 13, 2008

Hagee’s Apology

john hagee has finally apologized for calling the catholic church the great satan.
no word yet if he will change his mind on these other statements:
“all Muslims have a mandate to kill Christians and Jews.” [NPR Fresh Air, 9/18/06]
or his plans to have a “slave sale” (yes, seriously):
Hagee, pastor of the 16,000-member Cornerstone Church, last week [...]

May 7, 2008

The Case for Withdrawal: Part Two

a continuation of this post.
3) we can’t fund this war

at a cost of $350 mil per day, the iraq war is draining the american economy. bush hasn’t hiked taxes to pay for this war, instead, he’s cut budgets for education and research, and has borrowed heavily from foreign banks in china and the ME.
with this [...]

May 7, 2008

Will John McCain ever repudiate Hagee?

several months ago, john mccain was endorsed by reverend john hagee, a charming man who believes in an apocalyptic showdown between the west and the east, with jesus christ himself intervening and protecting the west:
“Russia is going to get in that position and they are literally, with all that massive military force, going to attack [...]

May 7, 2008

McCain’s G8 Confusion

mccain shows his ignorance on international affairs once again, by declaring that he wants russia kicked out of the G8:
We should start by ensuring that the G-8, the group of eight highly industrialized states, becomes again a club of leading market democracies: it should include Brazil and India but exclude Russia. Rather than tolerate Russia’s [...]