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...Proposed by a handful of retired generals, pushed internally by officials in the National Security Council, and advocated in public by Sen. John McCain, the "surge" has become the hot tactical idea of the season. The debate over a surge is now under way - both about how big to make it and about whether to do it at all. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said over the weekend that he was not convinced a surge in troops would work, while Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said his party would support a limited, short-term jump in troop levels...
...comes responsibility to govern. Lyndon Johnson knew that. In 1954, the deaths of a number of Senators suddenly gave the Democrats more votes than the Republicans, but LBJ didn't make a play to become Majority Leader. He knew that whoever got the job would have to deal with Sen. Joseph McCarthy. And consider what it would mean if the Republicans were to regain control of Senate committees. As chairman of the Armed Services Committee, for instance, John McCain would not simply be able to call for more troops in Iraq - a position that could conceivably help...
...Thursday, Nov. 16, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) created his presidential exploratory committee and began what will likely be his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. During speeches that day to the Federalist Society and GOPAC, McCain hypothesized that the Republican Party lost the midterm elections because it had “abandoned its principles.” But as McCain explores his presidential bid, Republicans need to be wary of this rhetoric from the senator known for his bipartisanship. The Republican Party may have abandoned its principles, but John McCain is a symptom of this disease...
...Mirage of the Maverick” stated that HR 810 would provide funding for adult stem cell research but not embryonic stem cell research, and that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) voted for the resolution. In fact, HR 810 sought to increase embryonic stem cell research by providing stricter ethical standards for such research. McCain voted for the resolution in order “to ensure that this research does not expand into ethically objectionable ground in balancing the promise on the foreseeable horizon of stem cell research with the protection of human life,” according...
...Democrats are trying to distance themselves from the report, Republicans are taking an even more careful wait-and-see attitude. Save for Sen. John McCain - who sharply criticized the report because it didn't endorse his call for more U.S. troops in Iraq - most Hill Republicans issued bland statements praising the report, then ducked for cover. Texas G.O.P. Sen. John Cornyn said he hoped the report would enable Republicans and Democrats to "set any partisan rancor aside and reach a bipartisan solution to this critical issue." "The feeling on our side is that report seems pretty reasonable," a senior House...