Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Opinion

Blog Buzz: John McCain's Housing Crisis and Veepstakes Continue, Barack Obama's Old Law Article Revealed

It gets worse for McCain and his housing crisis, and veep speculation goes overboard

Posted August 22, 2008

Our daily look at stories and topics that are lighting up the Internets:

McCain's House Estimate: 8 and Counting

John McCain's "housing crisis" continues as liberal and pro-Obama bloggers skewer the candidate for his wealth and real estate that, according to one blogger, clearly show "McCain is divorced from the struggles of the American middle class." TPM has the official list of McCain's houses (an estimated 8-to-11 of them) and the real estate listing for McCain's Phoenix mansion. He's also getting flak for an ad (intended as a response to the housing issue) that Fox News declined to run, and for his overuse of the POW card. Fortunately, Robin Leach is still behind him. Over at The Fix, Chris Cizzilla tells us why this matters.

Veep Speculation Gets Silly

As the conventions approach, bloggers are sinking to new lows of veep speculation, including debating the merits of a Friday announcement over Saturday and Tim Kaine's body language. One blogger reports that a Democratic official says Hillary Clinton was never vetted, but at The New Republic Nate Silver thinks Clinton and Joe Biden are strongest contenders. TPM thinks Kathleen Sebelius and Tim Kaine might be out of the running because they're scheduled to appear on Sunday talk shows to discuss Obama's choice. One conservative blogger ponders Clinton and Caroline Kennedy, while Marc Ambinder wonders if the candidates will choose someone they really trust.

Not-So-Earth-shattering Obama Law Article Unearthed

After a period of criticism of Barack Obama's views and voting record on abortion, Politico has unearthed an unsigned case comment that Obama wrote during his time at the Harvard Law Review, in which he supports an Illinois Supreme Court ruling that the unborn cannot sue their mothers for negligence. A conservative blogger thinks that the finding contradicts his previous "above my pay grade" comment, while other bloggers wonder why the campaign tried to suppress the article in the first place.

—Gretchen Hannes

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Reader Comments

why

why did mccain state that he will make sure that the well-meaning , deserving people will keep their homes . doesnt everyone deserve to be in a home or at least a shelter even if they can pay or not . they all deserve to be alive in a safe place not on the street .

The "McCain Housing Crisis"

Lets grow up people. Why do we keep picking on John McCain for having 7 houses? They aren't his. They are Cindy's. He doesn't even know what all she owns. Shes loaded. What is he supposed to do, force her to sell her houses to win an election? Thats something Obama would do, not McCain. Grow up. courtesy of thejohnmccainblog.com

the election

I would estimate that 80-85% of those who will actually vote in November have already made up their minds. I, campaign ads notwithstanding, will not consider voting for Sen. Obama.

So, are the millions the candidates will spend on campaign advertisements between now and the election worth the votes of the 15-20% who have not made up their minds?

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