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  • A cap and trade refresher [McCain flip-flop] [still believes in cap and trade]

    07/14/2009 3:00:20 PM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 15 replies · 952+ views
    MSNBC - First Read ^ | 2009-07-14 | Domenico Montanaro
    Here’s a quick quiz: Who said the following? "A cap-and-trade policy will send a signal that will be heard and welcomed all across the American economy, and the highest rewards will go to those who make the smartest, safest, most responsible choices." President Obama? Henry Waxman? Nancy Pelosi? Actually, that was candidate John McCain, way back in May of 2008. Which is all the more interesting given former running mate Sarah Palin’s anti-cap-and-trade op-ed in today’s Washington Post. In her opinion piece, Palin berated Obama for creating a job-kiling “cap-and-tax dead end,” despite having run on a ticket that mostly...
  • McCain shows off his new ride outside U.S. Capitol [Grahamnesty gets to ride shotgun]

    06/16/2009 3:22:32 PM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 19 replies · 944+ views
    WASHINGTON (CNN) – Sen. John McCain officially got the keys to his 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid on Tuesday, and promptly took it for a spin around the Russell Senate office building in Washington — but not before accidentially tripping the car alarm. Before jumping in, McCain was overheard remarking that his new ride features a voice-activated navigation system and Sirius satellite radio. Riding shotgun was McCain's buddy Lindsey Graham, who joked as he got into the passenger seat: "I hope I live to tell about this."