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John Mccain
benghazi
Nov. 22, 2012
Susan Rice Defends Her Remarks on Benghazi
John McCain’s going to be so mad!
By
Margaret Hartmann
international affairs
Nov. 20, 2012
Frank Rich on
Maddow
: John McCain’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Foreign Policy
“Bomb, bomb, bomb, fill in the blank.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
crotchety senators
Nov. 18, 2012
John McCain Wants a Public Apology from Susan Rice
He also wants President Obama to stop getting mad at him.
By
Caroline Bankoff
crotchety senators
Nov. 15, 2012
John McCain Was Especially Crotchety Today
He snapped at a CNN reporter.
By
Dan Amira
Nov. 14, 2012
President Obama Got Angry Today
“If Senator McCain and Senator Graham want to go after somebody, they should go after me.”
By
Dan Amira
crotchety senators
Oct. 26, 2012
Juxtaposition of the Day: John McCain’s Increasing Crotchetiness Edition
How he responded to Colin Powell’s endorsements of Obama in 2008 and 2012.
By
Dan Amira
Sept. 12, 2012
President Obama Dusts Off Temperament Attack for Mitt Romney
Romney, like McCain, has a “shoot first, aim later” approach to things.
By
Dan Amira
the great switcheroo
Aug. 16, 2012
John McCain, Sarah Palin Both Right About the ‘Great Switcheroo’
An Obama-Clinton ticket would win, but there’s no upside for Clinton.
By
Dan Amira
mistakes
Aug. 7, 2012
Cheney Meant to Criticize McCain, Not Palin
It’s really all the same thing.
By
Caroline Bankoff
history repeating itself
July 19, 2012
GOP Blasts Bachmann’s ‘McCarthyistic Witch Hunt’
She’s finally found the limit to what Republicans will tolerate.
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awesome
July 18, 2012
John McCain Wants Michele Bachmann and Her Islamophobia Off His Lawn
Bachmann has accused Huma Abedin of being a spy for the Muslim Brotherhood.
By
Dan Amira
July 18, 2012
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Mitt Can’t Wait Out His Tax Storm
Even his own party wants to see what Romney made and paid.
By
Frank Rich
stuck in the mittle
July 18, 2012
McCain ‘Personally Vouches’ for Romney’s Returns
But he still doesn’t think Romney should release them.
By
Margaret Hartmann
veepstakes
June 26, 2012
McCain Reveals Romney’s VP Pick to Some Interns
Shocker: It’s a boring white guy.
By
Margaret Hartmann
fun-raising
June 15, 2012
John McCain Helpfully Accuses Romney Campaign of Benefiting From Chinese Money
Bad surrogate! Bad!
By
Dan Amira
national security leaks
June 10, 2012
McCain Says Obama Ultimately ‘Responsible’ for National Security Leaks
“The president may not have done it himself, but the president is certainly responsible as the commander in chief.”
By
Andre Tartar
politics
June 7, 2012
McCain, White House Battle Over Security Leaks
He says they broke the law for political expediency.
By
Noreen Malone
memorial day
May 28, 2012
Here Is John McCain Calling a Heckler a Jerk
During a Memorial Day speech.
By
Caroline Bankoff
the third terminator
Apr. 24, 2012
How Much Would a Bloomberg Endorsement Even Help Romney?
We’d say a
moderate
amount, if you know what we mean.
By
Dan Amira
half-imaginary conversations
Apr. 4, 2012
John McCain Finds the Idea of Sarah Palin for Vice-President Laughable
This time around, anyway.
By
Noreen Malone
international intrigue
Mar. 5, 2012
Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Syria
John McCain wants air strikes on Syria.
By
Dan Amira
game change
Mar. 1, 2012
John McCain Prejudges
Game Change
He’s not going to watch it because it’s unfair, he’s decided.
By
Dan Amira
john mccain
Mar. 1, 2012
John McCain on
Leno
:
Citizens United
Is the Supreme Court’s Worst Decision
McCain also had some unkind words for Rick Santorum.
By
Brett Smiley
and
Caroline Shin
oh congress!
Feb. 8, 2012
Congress Somehow Manages to Become Even More Unpopular
Just get it over with, John McCain.
By
Dan Amira
john mccain
Jan. 13, 2012
John McCain Breaks Down the GOP Field With David Letterman
McCain offered a mild defense for the candidates’ gaffes.
By
Brett Smiley
and
Caroline Shin
fake campaign ads
Jan. 7, 2012
Our Ad Suggestion for Obama
The president could play up John McCain’s accidental endorsement in 2012.
By
Azriel James Relph
mavericks
Jan. 6, 2012
John McCain Briefly Endorses President Obama
“With the leadership and the backing of the American people, President Obama will turn this country around.”
By
Dan Amira
the hunt for red november
Jan. 4, 2012
‘Nobody Cares’
Jon Huntsman reacting to John McCain’s endorsement of Mitt Romney.
By
Dan Amira
senate fight!
Nov. 30, 2011
Chuck Schumer Plays the 9/11 Card
Hard
In Argument With John McCain
He was only trying to defend the good name of Long Island.
By
Dan Amira
all the president’s moves
Nov. 17, 2011
Watch Sixteen Politicians and Dignitaries Get Their Groove On
Who’s got the moves?
By
Sarah Frank
mavericks
Oct. 26, 2011
Time for John McCain to Retire … This Joke
Paid staffers and blood relatives.
By
Dan Amira
the oracle of omaha
Oct. 18, 2011
Warren Buffett’s Kids’ Cartoon Is Coming to TV
Apparently it’s seen some success as an online-only endeavor.
By
Joe Coscarelli
mavericks
Oct. 13, 2011
John McCain Estimates That Regulations Kill ‘Billions and Billions of Jobs’
That seems off.
By
Dan Amira
mavericks
Sept. 16, 2011
As Bad As Things Are, Americans Still Glad They Didn’t Pick John McCain
That’s gotta sting a bit.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Sept. 14, 2011
The GOP Could Guarantee Obama’s Defeat Just by Fiddling With the Electoral College [Updated]
This is very bad news for President Obama.
By
Dan Amira
libya zero hour
Aug. 26, 2011
John McCain Worked to Arm Qaddafi in 2009
Now he’s talking tougher in the opposite way.
By
Joe Coscarelli
rachel maddow
Aug. 24, 2011
Maddow: ‘We Have a Creepy Level of Comfort With Dictators’
As she reminded Letterman, things with Qaddafi used to be a lot more cozy.
By
Caroline Bankoff
important ceilings
July 28, 2011
Sharron Angle Defends Tea Party’s Similarities to Hobbits
“As in the fable, it is the hobbits who are the heroes and save the land.”
early and awkward
July 15, 2011
A Recent History of Politicians Mispronouncing Words
From ‘corpsman’ to ‘nuclear’ and a bunch of other stuff too.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 14, 2011
John McCain Would
Neeeever
Play Politics With the Debt Ceiling
Even though he has.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
June 21, 2011
John McCain Answers Strange Question With Obvious Answer
He’s not running for president in 2012.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
June 20, 2011
John McCain Blames Illegal Immigrants for Arizona Wildfires
“They have set fires to keep warm.”
By
Mike Vilensky
spreading santorum
May 17, 2011
Rick Santorum: John McCain ‘Doesn’t Understand How Enhanced Interrogation Works’
You’d have to be TORTURED to understand it really, see?
By
Chris Rovzar
osama bin killed
May 12, 2011
John McCain: Stop Your Lying, Bush–Torture Apologists
Oh, snap, maverick.
By
Chris Rovzar
revolt like an egyptian
Apr. 22, 2011
McCain Lands in Libya, Calls Rebels ‘My Heroes’
Leading hawk gets hawkier.
By
Nitasha Tiku
early and often
Apr. 6, 2011
John McCain to GOP Candidates: Be Honest About Your Past Positions
Heh.
By
Chris Rovzar
revolt like an egyptian
Mar. 8, 2011
Kerry Speaks Up on Libya While Fighting Continues in the East
Rebels maintained control of the port city of Ras Lanuf.
By
Julie Gerstein
mavericks
Mar. 7, 2011
John McCain Surprisingly Not an Expert on Technology
He didn’t know iPads and iPhones are made in China.
By
Dan Amira
revolt like an egyptian
Mar. 7, 2011
The U.S. Position on Libya: No-Fly Zones Versus Asking the Saudis to Supply Weapons (Again)
This all feels uncomfortably familiar.
By
Nitasha Tiku
party like it’s 1999
Mar. 4, 2011
Why Mark Zuckerberg Might Not Be Happy That Investors Think Facebook Is Worth $65 Billion
Stupid, no good secondary markets.
By
Nitasha Tiku
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