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The Worst Clichés of Politics From 'Tax-and-Spend' to 'Maverick'
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyAccording to my rough calculations, our political tongue -- the language of campaigns, elections and, yes, governing -- is sustained by an army of maybe 10,000 professional babblers. They are the Quoted (White House officials, members of Congress and big-time candidates), the Quote Creators (speechwriters and press-release purveyors) and the Quote Users (reporters, columnists and TV correspondents). And taken as a group -- with some notable exceptions -- they display all the originality of second-graders telling knock-knock jokes. Think I am exaggerating? Just remember all the times ...
Nick Clegg -- Next British PM? -- Infuses U.K. Election With Personality
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyA funny thing happened on the way to the 2010 general elections in the United Kingdom: Personality began to matter. And the reason can be summed up in two words -- Nick Clegg -- leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats Party. Never heard of Nick Clegg? You're in good company. Neither had half of Great Britain before last week. That's when Clegg electrified a heretofore moribund campaign season with his dazzling performance in the first-ever televised debates between the three candidates for prime minister. Overnight, Clegg went from the guy that the other parties walked out on when he spoke ...
Obama and His Base: Who's The Maverick Now?
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyThroughout the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican nominee John McCain called himself a political maverick with "the record and the scars" to prove it, in contrast to a rival he portrayed as a spineless party man who never challenged Democratic leaders or interest groups. At this point, as President Obama launches a new era of offshore oil and gas drilling, the two men have largely reversed roles. McCain, facing competition from the right in the Arizona GOP Senate primary, has abandoned his past as a champion of comprehensive immigration reform and climate change legislation. He has turned ...
Sarah Palin Aide Flames Fightin' Jake Tapper
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyA few days ago, I reported that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's home state was #1 in per capita earmark dollars in the recently passed omnibus bill. I used the same source that Jake Tapper used in his post on the subject, which has drawn fire from Palin's director of communications, Bill McAllister: "I am disturbed by this item," wrote Bill McAllister, director of communications for Gov. Palin, referencing a blog entry from last night in which we referred to an article in the liberal magazine Mother Jones noting that Palin -- after what seemed like a campaign against earmark abuse -- was back at ...
McCain-Palin Ticket Makes History!
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFor all you history buffs, Washington Monthly has uncovered an interesting election year factoid: The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.McCain, of course, was admonished by Senate Ethics Committee "for exercising 'poor judgment' for intervening" with federal regulators on behalf of Charles Keating, as part of the infamous Keating Five scandal.And now McCain's running mate has also been found to have violated state ethics laws and abused the powers of her office, as part of the ...
McCain's 'Maverick' Position on Choice
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBrave New Films has released a short film that really goes to the heart of the problem with John McCain: People don't actually know his positions on a lot of issues. If they did, it might not make a difference, but then again, it might. I'm a firm believer that people deserve to know what they're getting.In this case, the issue is abortion rights, and according to the film, 73% of women in battleground states don't know his true position. I have witnessed this phenomenon personally. I've written about this over and over again. John McCain is anti-choice. Period. In fact, he is the first GOP ...
The Gambler
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAs this presidential campaign has progressed, we've witnessed a transformation of sorts. The Republican candidate for president, John McCain, has, through a series of bold, and supposedly "game-changing" decisions, attempted to improve his flagging campaign fortunes. But in the process of these calculated, and highly criticized gambits, McCain has managed to morph from "Maverick" into "Gambler." While these two titles have some things in common--both impart a sense of individualism and unpredictability--the emphasis on risk in the latter word is by no means a welcome development for McCain. ...
McCain: From Maverick to Monotony
By Ken Layne - Politics DailyHere's a political confession, if you like such dirty things: Eight years ago, during the Republican primary race, I donated money to a political candidate. It was and still is the only time I've ever given my hard-won dollars to a campaign. My thirty bucks went to John McCain, through his innovative "web site" that took donations through, I think, "PayPal."Heading home to Washington from an assignment in Belize, I got stuck in the Chetumal airport for most of a day. In that weird era before you could get online anywhere, I was stuck with a bunch of day-old newspapers. The Miami Herald had a ...
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