https://www.dailykos.com/user/oldandcranky/rss/index.xml News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:59:46 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:59:46 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/14/599095/-McCain-Was-For-Embryonic-Stem-Cell-Research-While-He-Was-Against-It <p>Politicians sometimes take a stand for a policy. Sometimes they take a stand against a policy. Sometimes they are for a policy before they change their mind and are against it.</p> <p>With embryonic stem cell research, McCain has found a new path - he's for it <em><strong>at the very same time</strong></em> he is against it. That is, if you can believe his latest ads (and it's not that easy to believe McCain campaign ads).</p> rss@dailykos.com (oldandcranky) 2008 Abortion Ads Election embryo Lies mcCain Presidency Rescue Research Stem Cell StemCell _599095 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:22:11 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/11/595585/-Why-Was-Palin-Making-Commitments-To-Saakashvili <p>An interesting nugget from her ABC interview is that she's been on the phone with Saakashvili, and that she committed her full support.</p> <p>Saakashvili, whose country employs McCain foreign policy advisors as lobbyists.</p> <p>Why, at the very outset of a much needed educational process, was she on the phone, <strong>MAKING PERSONAL COMMITMENTS</strong>, with this foreign power? Because she has had a chance to form her own opinion? Because it's right for the country for her to get morally locked into a position now? Or because it fit someone's neocon agenda to tie her down now?</p> rss@dailykos.com (oldandcranky) 2008 ABC CharlesGibson Election electiondiary ForeignPolicy Georgia John McCain JohnMcCain Presidency saakashvili Sarah Palin SarahPalin _595585 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:44:48 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/8/591827/-Palin-s-Extremism-Means-McCain-Is-No-Longer-Safe-Moderate-Choice <p>Up until Palin's selection I was on the fence in this election. I don't like extremism. I fear that Obama, a liberal, teamed up with large Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress could lead to more liberal policies than I really want. I think that low capital gains taxes, especially on small businesses, is a good thing; that we might collect more corporation tax if we lower the nominal tax rate and reduce loopholes; that government solutions too often lead to impersonal and inefficient bureaucracies.</p> <p>In that regard, I could see a conservative Republican in the White House (and McCain is mostly conservative, although he has his moderate moments) disciplined by a Democratic congress could be a workable solution. McCain's extremist tendencies would be checked by Congress, and he would, unlike Bush, probably compromise.</p> <p>The Palin selection blew that theory out of the water.</p> rss@dailykos.com (oldandcranky) 2008 mcCain Obama Palin _591827 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:39:54 +0000