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Posts Tagged ‘economic policy’

McCain Economic ‘Surge’ Would Add Thousands Of Troops To Aid War On Economy

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Failure is not an optionA leaked McCain campaign memo outlines the Republican candidate’s bold plan for the American economy. It goes something like this: WAR WAR WAR WAR TAXCUTS WAR. Applying some valuable lessons from our adventure in Iraq, the McCain economic “surge” will ferret out the last weakened remnants of the American economy and wage a bitter street-by-street countereconomic strategy until, in the end, we will be able to hand over stewardship of a penniless nation to our grateful children and grandchildren. MORE »


Obama Opens Transcendant National Conversation On The Economy

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

He is wearing his serious face for this serious occasionBarack Obama addressed a packed crowd at Cooper Union today in order to address head on a very difficult subject for most Americans: the economy. It’s a sore point, a source of lingering bitterness, resentment, and misunderstanding for many; and St. Barack of Obama has taken it upon himself to clear the air once and for all by addressing the American people as adults. MORE »