There are some items up on News Unfiltered that may interest the community.
John McCain dilutes his rare reputation, according to DNC:
A Baltimore Sun article out yesterday details the uphill climb John McCain faces heading towards the White House. Having tossed aside his "maverick" persona and "cheapened his own brand," Senator McCain has "embraced President Bush and attempted to become, like Bush, the choice of the Republican establishment." But this could pose a problem for Senator McCain, who is now "running as the nominee of the incumbent party in the White House, with the U.S. economy in distress, Bush's job rating in the toilet and the sourest public mood in at least 20 years." Looking towards a general election where Americans are looking for change, not a third Bush term, Senator McCain's prospects for victory in November look dim.
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McCain's record contradicts his promises to improve job security:
John McCain claims that a part of his economic plan for America is "bolstering job security," but his record tells a different story. When Senator McCain has had the chance, instead of fighting to keep America's jobs here at home he helped steer a tanker contract to a European company for which his campaign advisors then lobbied, shipping tens of thousands of American jobs overseas. This follows McCain's pattern of mocking and subverting "Buy America" rules in the Senate. [johnmccain.com, accessed 6/15/08]
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