Campaign 2008: Adultery Becomes Ho-Hum

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 Truthdig is pleased to welcome Bill Boyarsky, one of the top political journalists in America, to the site. Bill will be adding his insights, honed over decades of reporting about presidential elections for the L.A. Times, to our political coverage in upcoming months. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain vs. Hagel

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2007 Sen John McCain, R-Ariz, and Sen Chuck Hagel, R-Neb, took turns trash-talking each other's Iraq proposals on Sunday's "This Week" Hagel threw McCain's words back at him, calling his benchmark plan for Iraq "disingenuous," while McCain said that, other than his own, "they're all bad options". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2007 This week our selection of Truthdig-flavored videos contains a hysterical satire of Bush's State of the Union speech and two revealing then-and-now comparisons: one of John McCain's hypocrisies and one of Bush's rhetorical parallels between Iraq and Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Real McCain.com

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2007 Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed" "Iraq for Sale") produced this video (and accompanying website) to expose the blatant contradictions John McCain has made on issues like Iraq, gay marriage and the Confederate flag. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Showdown: Hagel vs. McCain

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2007 John McCain may be a little miffed that the president is sending only 21,500 additional troops to Iraq, but he still supports a surge -- even, aparently, if it's unlikely to succeed. Chuck Hagel, on the other hand, thinks sending any troops into a civil war is a mistake, particularly if the prime minister of Iraq doesn't even want them around. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colin Powell Deflates McCain’s Iraq Strategy

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2006 Colin Powell, who's been on something of a credibility campaign since that vaudevillian performance at the United Nations, took John McCain's "troop surge" Iraq strategy to task on Sunday: "Let's be clear about something else that gets a little confusing There are really no additional troops". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton and Giuliani Lead the Pack in Poll

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2006 A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Hillary Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani in the lead for their parties' nominations. John McCain, who has lost considerable support among independent voters -- possibly due to his plan to send more troops to Iraq -- polled closely behind Giuliani. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain Hates Blogs

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2006 Sen. John McCain has launched an assault against the independent blogosphere by introducing legislation that would, among other things, make bloggers responsible for comments and copyrighted material posted on their sites, with fines of up to $300,000. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish: McCain Loses His Head

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Matthews Show Takes Lopsided Look at Candidates

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2006 As part of a series on assumed presidential candidates, "The Chris Matthews Show" followed a bout of McCain worship by treating Hillary Clinton like the girl who showed up at the prom wearing a burlap sack, criticizing everything from her public speaking style to the supposed unwillingness of the American people to tolerate Bill loafing around the White House. Watch it Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Susan Estrich: Taking Temperatures

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2006 A new poll measures Americans' attitudes toward potential presidential candidates in terms of warmth, with Rudolph Giuliani and Barack Obama leading the pack. This could be an interesting election after all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain’s Iraq Strategy

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