americanprogressaction.org Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) consistently fearmongers that “Democrats…want to raise your taxes…I want to lower your taxes” and threatens that under Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) tax plan, “Americans of every background would see their taxes rise.” Not only is McCain’s claim that Obama will raise every American’s taxes false, but in reality, it is [...]
Archive for June 30th, 2008
30 Jun
Cheney’s Fingerprints
By Dan Froomkin Special to washingtonpost.com Monday, June 30, 2008; 12:43 PM Seymour Hersh’s latest New Yorker article describes an expansion of covert operations inside Iran and provides more evidence of Vice President Cheney’s zeal to address the Iranian nuclear threat — possibly by force — before he and President Bush leave office. Hersh writes: [...]
30 Jun
Compassionate Conservatism 2.0
By Dan Eggen Monday, June 30, 2008; Page A09 “Compassionate conservatism” is back. President Bush focused attention on that signature phrase last week at a national conference for federal faith-based programs — among his first, and still most controversial, policy initiatives. As he noted in his speech on Thursday, Bush began talking as long ago [...]
