Topic: John McCain

So I probably make John McCain look like an economic savant.So, it's been hard for me to grasp why the economy suddenly just went straight into the toilet and appeared to do so just almost out of the blue last fall. I ...
AJA BROOKS, OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM VOLUNTEER FOR THE BLACK RIBBON OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST MEDIA BIAS AND GA LOBBYIST FOR "LIFE AND LIBERTY"WHAT IS "THE SYNTHESIS"? Allow me to answer you, Juan Williams, since you have gone so far as to become Obama's ...

Republicans detail wasteful U.S. stimulus spending

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An election-year war of words over the effectiveness of President Barack Obama's $862 billion economic stimulus law ratcheted up on Tuesday as Republicans detailed spending projects they said were wasteful and failed to achieve the main goal of job ...
Vote to aid troubled banks roils GOP primaries, claims one senator, more lawmakers could fallOne Republican senator lost his job because he voted for the 2008 bank bailout. Two other GOP lawmakers may be next.Former President George W. Bush's lifeline to financial ...

Sen Dodd: restoring Glass-Steagall "difficult"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Thursday it would be " pretty difficult" to reinstate 1930s-era Glass-Steagall limits on banking as proposed in two bills in Congress.His remarks suggested an uphill climb ahead for legislation, filed ...
McCain backs bills that would split up big banks as Senate looks at consumer agency compromiseTwo senators, one from each party, called Wednesday for breaking up large financial firms that perform both commercial and investment banking, adding a wrinkle to already difficult ...

SIZING UP THE CANDIDATES ON MAJOR MONEY ISSUES

The author compares economic plans of the 2008 U.S. Presidential candidates, highlighting which would be beneficial to American investors. She argues that high-net-worth investors would expect big tax cuts under Republican Senator John McCain and small tax increase under Democratic Senator Barack ...
After three hours of floor debate, the Senate passes the $700 bailout bill. Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, says he will buys $3 billion of preferred stock from General Electric, an investment with favorable terms including a 10% dividend. The purchase ...

Deficit Spending Is Fueling the Recovery

Talking Points for KQED Forum Morning Appearance, September 4, 2009, 9 AM PDT, 88.5FM, San Francisco. the Republican-leaning economists who make a living by selling their analyses of the economy to manufacturing firms that need information about demand and to financial firms ...
McCain: Raising taxes not needed to reduce ballooning deficit; gov't can cut spending insteadSen. John McCain is refusing to consider raising taxes to reduce the ballooning deficit.McCain was asked on ABC's "This Week" whether he would make a similar pledge as Treasury ...