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Wealth Already Redistributed
By David Knowles - Politics DailyJudging from the clamor found at many a right-leaning website, the biggest remaining gripe that hard-core Republicans have with Barack Obama is what they see as his plan to "redistribute the wealth." Such a move, as his critics see it, smacks of socialism, and socialism is, by definition, a bad thing. Lost in the "Obama is a Socialist!" argument, however, is the basic fact that over the Bush and Clinton years, America has already witnessed a very marked redistribution of the wealth in the other direction. In fact, as BusinessWeek reported back in '04, the income gap between rich and poor is ...
Joe the Plumber Gives McCain a Chance
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyWith one full week of campaigning left in the presidential election, Sen. John McCain remains in striking distance of Sen. Barack Obama. Depending on which poll one looks at, the race is either a double-digit lead for Obama, or a virtual dead heat. Despite Obama's legions of adoring fans and huge money advantage over McCain, the Arizona Republican has a real chance to surprise the national press on Election Day.Three factors have combined to bolster McCain's campaign in the last two weeks. McCain's strong performance at the last presidential debate, in which he was able to keep Sen. Obama on ...
'Barack Obama Is a Socialist!'
By David Knowles - Politics DailyEarlier in this year's campaign, back when it seemed certain that Hillary Clinton would become the Democratic nominee, I wrote a post titled, "Hillary Clinton is a Socialist!" That article looked at what was then the biggest insult the GOP was leveling at the New York senator. To many of Clinton's detractors, her proposal for universal health care smacked of a Stalinist plot, and provided all the ideological rationale required to oppose her. Well, of late, Barack Obama has taken over Clinton's dubious title. Now, he's the one accused of being the socialist. You hear it from Sarah Palin and the ...
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