There are lots of legitimate questions that Democrats could raise to challenge John McCain about which candidate is more committed to helping impoverished Americans. Should tax relief be weighted more to the wealthy or the poor? How much should the federal government be involved in funding health care? Should there be increased spending in social [...]
I have a new story up on TIME.com about the policies behind McCain’s tour of “forgotten America.” Also, as the Washington Post points out today, it is interesting to note how McCain is now selling tax cuts mostly for high-income Americans (and corporations) as the solution to the economic problems of low-income Americans. Just a [...]
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a story about John McCain’s position on the CIA’s ongoing interrogation program. I explained the complex sequence of events that led McCain, a vocal opponent of President Bush’s interrogation program, to side with the president on a recent vote that would have required the CIA to limit its interrogation [...]
In an interview with Mark Leibovich of the New York Times, Congressman Jim Clyburn–the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, and one of the most influential politicians in South Carolina–blasts Bill Clinton, calling the former President’s conduct during that state’s primary “bizarre”: In an interview with The New York Times late Thursday, Mr. Clyburn said Mr. Clinton’s [...]
