8/19 Important McCain Polls, Links and News

Daily Polls
Rasmussen McCain 45% Obama 47%
Gallup McCain 43% Obama 46%

Daily Link
See four Florida veterans talk about their experiences as POWs and John McCain.
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/mccain/

Must Reads:
McCain To Visit Gulf Oil Rig As Fay's Winds Keep To East
By Richard Rainey
New Orleans Times Picayune
August 18, 2008

Bad weather haunts John McCain.

In July, thunderstorms kept the Republican presidential nominee from visiting an oil rig off the Louisiana coast. As he arrived at Louis Armstrong International Airport on Monday for a second try, Tropical Storm Fay churned in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, threatening to force a cancellation again.

To read more, click here: New Orleans Times Picayune: McCain To Visit Gulf Oil Rig As Fay's Winds Keep To East

In V.F.W. Speech, McCain Attacks Obama On War
By Elisabeth Bumiller and John M. Broder
New York Times
August 19, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — Senator John McCain began a hard-hitting political attack on Senator Barack Obama's national security credentials on Monday and stepped up his rhetoric against the Russian presence in Georgia in remarks intended to showcase his ability to be commander in chief.

To read more, click here: The New York Times: In V.F.W. Speech, McCain Attacks Obama On War

McCain Supports More Funding For NASA
By John Kelley and Patrick Peterson
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Florida Today

Republican presidential candidate John McCain took his latest shot Monday in a suddenly vigorous battle for the space exploration vote.

McCain visited Brevard Community College, sitting down for an hour with government, business and space industry leaders to talk about the implications of the looming 2010 retirement of NASA's space shuttles and the five-years-or-longer gap before the United States starts launching people on a replacement space fleet.

To read more, click here: Florida Today: McCain Supports More Funding For NASA

Battle Of Pennsylvania
By Seth Gitell
New York Sun
August 19, 2008

PITTSBURGH — Barack Obama is failing to capture an important swing state, Pennsylvania, despite its residents feeling increasingly uneasy about the economy.

To read more, click here: New York Sun: Battle Of Pennsylvania

GOP Starting To Believe McCain Has Chance
By Steve Huntley
Chicago Sun Times
August 19, 2008

You can sense a change in Republican spirits. It's certainly not confidence, but something more than hope is welling up in Republican hearts. A quickening GOP pulse signals Republicans believe John McCain at last has a fighting chance of winning the presidency in the fall.

To read more, click here:
Chicago Sun-Times: GOP Starting To Believe McCain Has Chance

McCain Clarity Could Beat Obama Nuance
Editorial
Dallas Morning News
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Why isn't Barack Obama doing better against John McCain in the opinion polls? For a big part of the answer, look no further than Saturday night's forum at Saddleback Church.

To read more, click here: Dallas Morning News: McCain Clarity Could Beat Obama Nuance

GOP To Run 'War Room' During DNC
By Myung Oak Kim
Rocky Mountain News
August 19, 2008

Republicans are determined not to be left out during the DNC.

Just a few blocks from the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, the main site for the Democratic National Convention, national GOP and McCain campaign strategists will occupy a "war room" to get their message out.

To read more, click here: Rocky Mountain News: GOP To Run 'War Room' During DNC

Obama's Tax Plan Is Really A Welfare Plan
By Peter Ferrara
Wall Street Journal
August 19, 2008; Page A17

Barack Obama's tax plan is the opposite of supply-side economics. He proposes to raise marginal rates for just about every federal tax. He also proposes a raft of tax credits that taxpayers can receive if they engage in various government-specified activities.

To read more, click here: The Wall Street Journal: Obama's Tax Plan Is Really A Welfare Plan

Barack Obama, Abortion Extremist: His Reasonable-Sounding Rhetoric On Abortion Is At Odds With His Record
By Rich Lowry
National Review
August 19, 2008

Barack Obama had a mini Bob Dole moment after the Saddleback presidential forum the other night. Asked on the Christian Broadcasting Network about a controversy over his opposition to legislation in Illinois protecting infants born alive after surviving abortions, an irked Obama replied, "I hate to say that people are lying, but here's a situation where folks are lying."

To read more, click here: National Review: Barack Obama, Abortion Extremist

Obama Risking Pro-Life Backlash
Jon Ward
Washington Times
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Barack Obama's pursuit of evangelical voters has pushed the abortion issue to the fore of the campaign debate and risks mobilizing pro-life voters - who so far have been apathetic about Republican John McCain - to oppose the Democrat.

To read more, click here: The Washington Times: Obama Risking Pro-Life Backlash

Bayh's Running-Mate Chances May Be Hurt By Wife's Board Seats
By Timothy J. Burger
Bloomberg
August 19, 2008

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, on a short list of Democrat Barack Obama's possible running mates, may face questions about potential conflicts of interest from his wife's work on seven corporate boards that paid her more than $837,000 last year.

To read more, click here: Bloomberg: Bayh's Running-Mate Chances May Be Hurt By Wife's Board Seats