Word: mccains
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Called John McCain a phony conservative during the 2008 Presidential campaign and promoted "Operation Chaos," in which Republicans would register as Democrats and vote for Hillary Clinton the primaries to prolong the Clinton-Obama infighting among liberals. (Read TIME's 2008 Q&A with Limbaugh about his feelings on John McCain...
...McCain-Palin ticket carried the porn vote in the November elections. Brings a new level of meaning to "Drill, baby, drill...
...would be treated as income for the workers who receive them. Health-care experts say this would have the effect of encouraging more people to buy their insurance individually, rather than getting it where they work. This approach has been criticized by many Democrats - including Obama, when John McCain embraced a version of it during the election campaign - who contend that relying on the individual market would put health-care consumers at a disadvantage to big insurance companies...
...McCain, Sen. John • resentment of that perks of the presidency will never be enjoyed by is not well-hidden...
...Like the lobbying that helps produce them, earmarks were often demonized in the 2008 presidential campaign. In the wake of several high-profile corruption cases over the past few years, from GOP superlobbyist Jack Abramoff to Representative Duke Cunningham, both Obama and Republican nominee John McCain tried to outdo each other with their pledges to rid Washington of the notorious pet projects that legislators slip into spending bills. Obama, who authored 2007 legislation to overhaul congressional ethics rules governing lobbying and earmarks, runs a real credibility risk when he makes exceptions to his own rules. He was already heavily criticized...