ProudProgressive

My reaction to the vice-presidential debate last night: Incessantly claiming that you’re a maverick does not make you a maverick. As my high school English teachers would say, “Show us, don’t tell us.” And Sarah Palin did little to show us any evidence last night that the Republican ticket would be anything more than Bush’s […]

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How many times have you heard that John McCain is a “maverick” or a “straight-talker?” I’ve become increasingly annoyed by the mainstream media’s insistence on repeating fawning tropes about presidential candidate John McCain that just aren’t true. Or at least aren’t any more true about him than any other politician. So without further ado, here […]

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