Barack Obama's Housing Problem
Today, Senator Barack Obama launched a desperate line of attack against John McCain. He did not attack John McCain for his positions on the issues, nor did he attack McCain for some ethical transgression. Instead, Senator Obama and his campaign attacked John McCain for having too many houses. Many would say that Barack Obama represents the height of elitism. In 2007, he made 4 million dollars, but more disturbingly he has said that rural Americans "are bitter and cling to their guns and religion."Next time Senator Barack Obama decides to attack John MccCain about houses, perhaps he should remember that he received a sweetheart deal on his home from convicted felon Tony Rezko.To learn more about the Obama-Rezko connection, watch this video: The Obama-Rezko Connection
More on the Obama-Rezko Connection
Tony Rezko was one of Senator Barack Obama's Biggest Fundraisers. He has raised more than $ 250,000 for Obama's campaigns.
While Barack Obama was a law student at Harvard University, Rezko offered him a job. According to the Washington Post, the two men have stayed in touch ever since.
Senator Obama paid $ 300,000 less than the asking price for his Mansion, while Tony Rezko's wife paid full price for a vacant lot next door on the exact same day.
New Florida Poll
According to Rasmussen, a national polling firm, John McCain is leading Barack Obama by a 48 % to 46 % margin in Florida. The poll, released on Tuesday, shows serious underlying problems for Senator Obama. While John McCain is viewed favorably by 61 % of Florida voters, Barack Obama is only rated favorably by 49 % of voters. Senator Obama's standing in Florida is also hurt by the fact that nearly half of all voters (48 %) view him unfavorably.To read more about the Rasmussen poll, click here: FL Poll: McCain 48 percent, Obama 46 percent
In Case You Didn't Know
Barack Obama has called for a tax on coal and natural gas-- the two largest sources of electricity in our country. In the Ilinois State Senate, Barack Obama voted to increase taxes on natural gas purchases. Today, with energy prices at historic highs, Senator Obama's track record is completely out of touch with most Americans on this issue.
John McCain has never proposed or voted for higher energy taxes. In fact, McCain has advocated for a temporary moratorium on the federal gas tax and has a comprehensive plan to lower energy prices.Must ClicksCheck out this new video: The One's Road to Denver
A Message Tonight from an Old Friend: Senator Joe Lieberman
Must ReadsMcCain Erases Obama's Edge With Swing Voters
By David R. Sands
Washington Times
August 21, 2008
Sen. John McCain is having a very good summer, as a trio of new polls show the Republican presidential candidate pulling even with or slightly ahead of rival Sen. Barack Obama and erasing what had been the Democrat's clear edge on appealing to swing voters and dealing with the economy.To read more, click here: McCain Erases Obama's Edge With Swing Voters
Republicans Plan To Grab Some Denver Limelight
By Elizabeth Holmes
Wall Street Journal
August 21, 2008; Page A4
John McCain and the Republican Party have their own plans for next week in Denver, including a parade of high-profile surrogates, a Web site touting new attack videos, and a tagline for the Democrats' convention: A Mile High and an Inch Deep.To read more, click here: Republicans Plan To Grab Some Denver Limelight
We Can't Tax Our Way Out Of The Entitlement Crisis
By R. Glenn Hubbard
Wall Street Journal
August 21, 2008; Page A13
Given the hearty support Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama received in Europe last month, he must have noticed the surprise and skepticism among some Germans when he asked that Europeans contribute more for defense. Many Europeans argue they cannot afford such an additional expenditure.To read more, click here: We Can't Tax Our Way Out Of The Entitlement Crisis
Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Don't Miss 'The One II"
Due to the overwhelming popularity of the original web video, "The One" is back as Barack Obama prepares to head to Denver for the Democratic National Convention next week. As the biggest celebrity in the world, Barack Obama has millions of fans, and we hope that millions will check out our latest fun video.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Obama Distorts at VFW
A guest blog by McCain 2008 National Veterans’ Director Lang Sias...
The warm reception Senator McCain received from the VFW demonstrates that veterans appreciate his long record on national security issues and his deep commitment to our nation's veterans.
I know other veterans share my disappointment that Barack Obama used the VFW’s National Convention as a forum for misrepresenting John McCain’s proposals to expand veterans’ benefits.
Senator Obama alleged that John McCain "wants to ration care so the VA only serves combat injuries, while everyone else gets an insurance card…privatization is just not the answer.” This is false.
John McCain made clear both in his speech to the VFW yesterday and to the Disabled American Veterans last week, that his Veterans’ Health Care Access Card would be an expansion of benefits. It would provide eligible veterans who do not currently have timely access to VA facilities the option of using high-quality health-care providers nearer to their homes. It would not force anyone to go to a non-VA facility. Nor would it ration health care based on whether injuries were combat/non-combat related. And it certainly would not privatize the VA.
Barack Obama also mischaracterized Senator McCain’s position on the “GI Bill For the 21st Century,” claiming that McCain opposed the bill because it was “too generous.” In fact, John McCain opposed the initial version of the bill because it failed to address the number one education request of career service members and their families--the freedom to transfer their benefits to a spouse or a child. It also did nothing to retain the young officers and enlisted leaders who form the backbone of our all-volunteer force. Once the bill was improved, Senator McCain was proud to support it.
John McCain could have done the politically expedient thing and just signed on to what he knew was flawed legislation. But instead he put country first and sought a better bill. As a result of his leadership, we now have legislation that better serves our military, better serves military families, and better serves the interests of our country.
The warm reception Senator McCain received from the VFW demonstrates that veterans appreciate his long record on national security issues and his deep commitment to our nation's veterans.
I know other veterans share my disappointment that Barack Obama used the VFW’s National Convention as a forum for misrepresenting John McCain’s proposals to expand veterans’ benefits.
Senator Obama alleged that John McCain "wants to ration care so the VA only serves combat injuries, while everyone else gets an insurance card…privatization is just not the answer.” This is false.
John McCain made clear both in his speech to the VFW yesterday and to the Disabled American Veterans last week, that his Veterans’ Health Care Access Card would be an expansion of benefits. It would provide eligible veterans who do not currently have timely access to VA facilities the option of using high-quality health-care providers nearer to their homes. It would not force anyone to go to a non-VA facility. Nor would it ration health care based on whether injuries were combat/non-combat related. And it certainly would not privatize the VA.
Barack Obama also mischaracterized Senator McCain’s position on the “GI Bill For the 21st Century,” claiming that McCain opposed the bill because it was “too generous.” In fact, John McCain opposed the initial version of the bill because it failed to address the number one education request of career service members and their families--the freedom to transfer their benefits to a spouse or a child. It also did nothing to retain the young officers and enlisted leaders who form the backbone of our all-volunteer force. Once the bill was improved, Senator McCain was proud to support it.
John McCain could have done the politically expedient thing and just signed on to what he knew was flawed legislation. But instead he put country first and sought a better bill. As a result of his leadership, we now have legislation that better serves our military, better serves military families, and better serves the interests of our country.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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
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
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