Blogs For McCain

John McCain today delivered this statement following the President’s veto of the Iraq spending bill:

“Today, with his veto, President Bush sent a clear message to our enemies - America will not surrender to al Qaeda in Iraq. My Congressional colleagues should set aside partisan politics and give General Petraeus and our men and women in battle the resources they need to win.”

Senator McCain has been steadfast in his support for the new strategy in Iraq. If you haven’t already done so, please sign the “Surrender is Not an Option” petition and encourage your friends and family to do so as well. We cannot surrender this fight against evil.

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I was catching up on today’s Hotline when I stumbled across this quote from South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford:
When we asked him about John McCain’s trip to SC this weekend, Sanford seemed confused: “To be honest, I didn’t know he was here.”
What’s going on here? I had assumed that Sanford was solidly in McCain’s [...]

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This is going to go over really well with the GOP primary voters:
Republican John McCain says he intends to appoint a Democrat to a high-profile Cabinet post if he’s elected president.
“There are very highly qualified Democrats on a number of issues,” McCain said. “The more efforts you can make towards bipartisanship, I think in Washington [...]

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Hat Tip and some what crossposted from Elect Romney Blog
Mayor Giliani:
Rudy Giuliani didn’t score many points with social conservatives last week when he issued this impassioned endorsement of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a federal ban on “partial-birth” abortion: “I agree with it.” He certainly didn’t win over Richard Land, who has said he [...]

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I sat in on Sen. McCain’s blogger conference call this afternoon hosted by Ankle Bitings Pundit’s Patrick Hynes.
Sen. McCain was in Iowa this afternoon on a multi-stop announcement tour that has traversed South Carolina & Iowa, and will conclude with a visit to Nevada before he finally ventures home to Arizona tomorrow.
Here are the highlights:
Sen. [...]

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Ryan Sager is less than thrilled. That makes two of us.

In a shocking departure from his previously stated position on civil unions, Mayor Giuliani came out to The New York Sun yesterday evening in opposition to the civil union law just passed by the New Hampshire state Senate.
“Mayor Giuliani believes marriage is between one [...]

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McCain Assails Wasteful Spending Forbes, NY - 19 minutes ago Presidential hopeful John McCain on Monday stressed the need to fight wasteful government spending and held fellow Republicans accountable for Washington …

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McCain criticizes wasteful spending in Memphis speech International Herald Tribune, France - 20 minutes ago MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Presidential hopeful John McCain on Monday stressed the need to fight wasteful government spending and held fellow Republicans …

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McCain Makes Promises If Elected ToTheCenter.com, NY - 27 minutes ago Republican and hopeful for the 2008 presidential elections, John McCain, is now promising that if he is elected, he will veto bills that contain “so-called …

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WHDH-TV

Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain Criticizes Wasteful … All Headline News - 1 hour ago Washington, DC (AHN) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said in a speech at the University of Memphis in Tennessee Monday that fellow … Sen. John McCain: 'I'll Veto Every Single Pork Barrel Bill' NewsMax.com John McCain to Call for Less Spending Wyoming News McCain Assails Wasteful Spending ABC News all 93 news articles

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Hagel Mocks McCain’s Trip To Iraq: ‘We Did No Shopping While We … Think Progress, DC - 2 hours ago CNN’s John Roberts summed up Hagel’s dig at McCain: “I didn’t go to the Shorja market with 100 soldiers around me and helicopters overhead and snipers on …

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Turkish Press

McCain's Woes Yahoo! News - 3 hours ago The Nation — Poor John McCain (news, bio, voting record). His presidential campaign is floundering in both political and policy terms. … McCain's War Chest New York Sun Reinventing John McCain U.S. News & World Report Evangelicals dissatisfied with Republican '08 options World Peace Herald Peninsula On-line - LifeNews.com all 421 news articles

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TheDay

David Brooks: McCain is sad, but he keeps fighting Post-Bulletin, MN - 4 hours ago In August 2003, John McCain returned from a trip to Iraq and began a campaign to increase the number of troops fighting the insurgency. In the fall of 2005, … McCain Sticks To His Guns And Stands By His Convictions TheDay all 2 news articles

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Get Underground

MCCAIN SEES ‘NO PLAN B’ FOR IRAQ Free Market News Network, FL - 4 hours ago Senator John McCain said that the buildup of American forces in Iraq represented the only viable option to avoid failure in Iraq and that he had yet to … If Elected … McCain Sees ‘No Plan B’ for Iraq War New York Times The Honest Republican? Get Underground A Profile in Courage, Principle Human Events Houston Chronicle - New York Times all 21 news articles

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Myself, Gary Matthew Miller, and syndicated columnist Barry Casselman all made the long trek to Des Moines yesterday for the Iowa GOP’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner. Every GOP hopeful was in attendance save for the undeclareds (Newt & FDT), the waylaid (Duncan Hunter had mechanical problems with his flight), and Ron Paul.
The “Big Three” [...]

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        Great report from David Yepsen, the dean of Iowa political reporters, in today’s editions of the Des Moines Register, on yesterday’s annual Iowa Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner. Evidently back-of-the-pack Republican presidential candidates such as Senator Sam Brownback, Governor Jim Gilmore, Governor Mike Huckabee, Congressman Tom Tancredo, and Governor Tommy Thompson really went after 2008 [...]

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National Ledger

John McCain Digs a Deeper Hole National Ledger, AZ - Apr 15, 2007 John McCain is an indomitable patriot who will forever be remembered for his stoic endurance of captivity and torture as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. …

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The debate here on Race 4 2008 on LJ’s,  Rudy Flips on the Confederate Flag? Blog between yours truly, Republius (for whom I have the greatest respect), econ grad and others, prompts this post by Mike Gamecock DeVine.Some misguided, ignorant, uninformed, and worse, i.e. politically correct free speech squelching white guilt laden liberal opinions about the [...]

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Reaction to McCain’s speech at VMI on Wednesday is still pouring in. A day after the speech, more than 200 veterans around the country endorsed McCain’s candidacy and his campaign unveiled veteran supporters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
In responding to the speech, the Washington Times called it a “Churchillian Address” and George Will [...]

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The other day I noted that Rudy came out in support for Alabama flying the Confederate flag above its Capitol building based of a federalist viewpoint:
“One of the great beauties of the kind of government we have, which is a national/federal government, is that we can make — on a broad range of issues — [...]

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Writing in today’s Opinion Journal, Noonan notes several of the same observations that have been made on R4′08 over the past week about John McCain and Rudy Giuliani:
On Wednesday John McCain distinguished himself with a closely argued and eloquent address in which he spoke seriously and at length of his position on Iraq. He said [...]

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From the Michigan Conservative Dossier:
McCain Wins Ottawa County Straw Poll
Shows Strong Support in West Michigan
Holland, MI – Today, the Ottawa County Republican Party held their annual Lincoln Day Dinner celebration at the Tulip City Airport. Senator John McCain was the event’s guest of honor and featured speaker.
A 2008 Presidential Straw poll was held at the [...]

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The National Review weighs in:
In response to his critics, the senator gave a speech on the war yesterday at the Virginia Military Institute that was truly magnificent. He correctly noted that the war is part of a broader “struggle between violent extremists and the forces of modernity and moderation.” He stated—inarguably, in our view—that “America [...]

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After raising a surprisingly low $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2007, the Senator John McCain presidential campaign is being forced to streamline some of its operations according to a report by Marc Ambinder in The Hotline.

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It’s not up on YouTube yet, but you can watch the highlights and read the full text of the speech. It’s a very impressive speech and it has won McCain more praise from conservatives than at any other time in recent memory.

McCain’s Finest Hour Wall Street Journal
Swimming Upstream New York Sun
McCain Unbound Powerline
Good Job Senator [...]

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FoxReno.com

McCain stakes bid on success in Iraq MSNBC - 51 minutes ago John McCain (R-Ariz.) will launch a high-profile effort next week to convince Americans that the Iraq war is winnable, embracing the unpopular conflict with … John McCain Presidential Candidacy Falling Like Iraq Bayou Buzz McCain Seeks to Regain Wall Street Journal Romney, McCain tied in New Hampshire World Peace Herald SunJournal.com (subscription) all 137 news articles

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Reuters

Will Pitt: The American Tragedy of John McCain Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 1 hour ago John McCain took a walk through a Baghdad market on April Fool's Day, and may well have burned his presidential campaign down to the ground in the process. … Message From Iraq: Me, the Light Brigade and John McCain Berkeley Daily Planet McCain Says He Erred on Iraq Security New York Times McCain Admits Baghdad’s Daily Reality New York Times Capitol Hill Blue - Boston Globe all 39 news articles

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Economist

2008 Race Rankings: The Money Is In National Journal, DC - 9 hours ago John McCain's hoping for a reset. Mitt Romney has a second chance. The lesser-knowns — Mike Huckabee and Duncan Hunter, to name two — underwhelmed. … 4/5: At Least He Bought Them Drinks First National Journal Romney’s extreme makeover can’t hide his many blemishes Dallas Voice Oh-eight (R) MSNBC Yahoo! News - Economist all 9 news articles

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Spotlight: McCain In Trenched National Journal, DC - 10 hours ago Like bottling fruit flies, "resetting" John McCain's camp is not an apt description of how McCain will spend his April. His advisers say he won't make the …

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Wired News

MORE LIES and DECEPTION from both PETRAEUS and McCAIN Middle East Report, DC - 12 hours ago Let's start with Senator John McCain's recent visit to Baghdad. Commanding General David Petraeus personally escorted Senator McCain to a Baghdad market for … Petraeus: McCain’s market trip ‘helped the Iraqi economy.’ Think Progress Petraeus Gets McCain's Back Wired News all 5 news articles

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