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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx</link><description>From NBC's Mark Murray and Lauren AppelbaumOn ABC this morning, Robin Roberts remarked to McCain: "You have admitted that you are not exactly the expert when it comes to the economy and many have said that... "&amp;nbsp;McCain interjected, "I have not. I</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179941</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:49:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179941</guid><dc:creator>Chad, Salt Lake City Utah</dc:creator><description>What a load lol.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179946</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179946</guid><dc:creator>donna</dc:creator><description>McCain interjected, &amp;quot;I have not. I have not. Actually, I have not. I said that I am stronger on national security issues because of all the time I spent in the military and others. I am very strong on the economy. I understand it. I have a lot more experience than my opponent.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*************************************************&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Diane, Illinois,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See girlfriend? I told you he would eventually flip his thinning wig. Isn't this just so sad?</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179947</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179947</guid><dc:creator>EJ</dc:creator><description>ERRRRRR... Do you hear that... thats the sound of the Straight Talk Express coming off the tracks... what a complete joke...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If he knows so much about the economy... then he should know that in order for the government to pay for things, including the MASSIVE WAR BILL... then people have to pay taxes... but... apparently he does not... considering he nor his wife pay for taxes on their 7th house in CA... </description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179948</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179948</guid><dc:creator>The Truth</dc:creator><description>The President has nothing to do with the economy.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179949</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179949</guid><dc:creator>Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA</dc:creator><description>McCain doesn't seem to know shi'ite about Iraq, and if that's something he knows better than the economy...</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179951</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179951</guid><dc:creator>Terry, Disabled Vet, Des Moines, IA</dc:creator><description>McCain= the same as the current dunce in chief-----You can't question his military record but boy did the repuke party question several vet's records during the last general election--Senator's Max Cleland, John Kerry, &amp;nbsp;you can't have it both ways.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179955</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:53:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179955</guid><dc:creator>Banko</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt;Cochran recounts McCain dustup with the Sandinistas&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.sunherald.com/newsupdates/story/660742.html"&gt;http://www.sunherald.com/newsupdates/story/660742.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://videos.sunherald.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1971740"&gt;http://videos.sunherald.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1971740&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain: A Question of Temperament&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/19/AR2008041902224.html"&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/19/AR2008041902224.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Famed McCain temper is tamed&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/27/famed_mccain_temper_is_tamed/"&gt;http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/27/famed_mccain_temper_is_tamed/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The real McCain&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/22/johnmccain.uselections2008?commentpage=1"&gt;http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/22/johnmccain.uselections2008?commentpage=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain's Temper Tantrums&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,558633,00.html"&gt;http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,558633,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179956</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:53:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179956</guid><dc:creator>New Wave</dc:creator><description>While AP, WashPost, NYTimes et al are running frivilous stories about $300 savings on a mortgage, more people are turning to HuffingtonPost for REAL news.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We did not hear anything in the MSM about McCain's tax default in CA.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179958</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:53:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179958</guid><dc:creator>Pat Huntington NY</dc:creator><description>McGeritol probably forgot he said what he said...his mind is going. &amp;nbsp;Quick, how much is a gallon of milk these days McOutOfTouch?</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179961</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:54:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179961</guid><dc:creator>Struggling to Get By</dc:creator><description>Its the Economy Stupid!</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179962</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:54:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179962</guid><dc:creator>the Pajama Pundit</dc:creator><description>Obviously, McCain is unable to smell what he is shoveling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://thepajamapundit.com/"&gt;http://thepajamapundit.com/&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179965</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:54:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179965</guid><dc:creator>Ira, Freehold, NJ</dc:creator><description>Probably just forgot what he said like the 30 or so other things he claims not to have said or done.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He does realize that there is an internet and quotes, videos and history can be retrieved in an instant.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh, I forgot, he said he wasn't computer literate.. and a day or so ago, his campaign says he is. &amp;nbsp;The man has one hell of a learning curve.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179968</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179968</guid><dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator><description>Oh the Obamabots on this site are going to go crazy over this story. &amp;nbsp;We all know McCain's strength isn't the economy. &amp;nbsp;I'd still vote for him any day of the week against a liberal who wants to turn America into a socialist state. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179973</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179973</guid><dc:creator>Clara Kansas City, MO</dc:creator><description>How does this genius rank 894 out of 898 in his class at the Naval academy?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Quite frankly, I don't think he's 'smart' on anything. &amp;nbsp;When you are unprincipled, you tend to blow the way the wind blows. &amp;nbsp;I don't know him; but what I know, I don't particularly care for.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Continue to manufacture your outrage, it will be one more thing you can outsource to Columbia as &amp;quot;free trade&amp;quot; you pompous twit.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people are born lucky. &amp;nbsp;Some people work hard for achievement. &amp;nbsp;I don't see where McCain has worked hard at anything. &amp;nbsp;Why work when you can ditch your faithful wife (who still speaks fondly of you) for an heiress? &amp;nbsp;I don't want to sound like the contra-Bobbie from Eau Claire here; but he is a low-life snake in my book.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179974</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179974</guid><dc:creator>C_Sexton, Colorado Springs, CO</dc:creator><description>Something about his multitude of incoherent and inconsistent explanations on his understanding of the economy inspires even less confidence than if he had just stuck with his original remarks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have a MA in Economics, and this is not a simple topic that you can just bone up on by reading Alan Greenspan's book.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I still find it difficult to believe that this was the best candidate that the Repubs had this year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama 08</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179981</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:58:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179981</guid><dc:creator>Judy Bortell Ovilla TX</dc:creator><description>I am so sick and tired of the &amp;quot;press&amp;quot; giving McCain a &amp;quot;pass&amp;quot;. Obama and his wife have been crucified by the press; but good &amp;quot;ole boy&amp;quot;, John can &amp;quot;flip flop&amp;quot; all he wants and its okay. By the way, why don't we hear about Cindy's drug thefts? I bet if it were Michelle, it would be all over the news.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179982</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:58:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179982</guid><dc:creator>juan, ft lauderdale,fl</dc:creator><description>McCain who are you really trying to bamboozle and/or pander to? The supply-side voodoo economics of the 80's and/or the ignorant masses who believe The Gop garbage about cutting their taxes and that the Democrats are tax and spend liberals.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179984</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:58:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179984</guid><dc:creator>donna</dc:creator><description>Senator Obama,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You are our champion. Just stay the course,and keep taking the high road. Keep driving home your positions on the issues. The GOP is self destructing. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;G-D willing, you will be the next President of the United States. Amen.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179985</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:59:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179985</guid><dc:creator>MSierra, SF</dc:creator><description>If he's THAT GOOD on the economy....&lt;br&gt;...... ask him about the effects of his gax-tax 'holiday' ....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What, EXACTLY would THAT accomplish, John ?&lt;br&gt;Would it prevent us from re-building our dangerous roads and bridges ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How much will off shore drilling lower gas prices, John ? $.20/gallon ? &amp;nbsp;$.30/gallon ? $.40/gallon ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How will YOU LOWER GAS PRICES, John ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How do you feel about property taxes, John ?&lt;br&gt;Should people pay their property taxes ?&lt;br&gt;Are politicians exempt from paying property taxes ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John McCain, More of the Same&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you liked George Bush ......&lt;br&gt;..... You'll LOVE John McCain !!</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179986</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:59:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179986</guid><dc:creator>Anne/Ohio</dc:creator><description>Does this guy even know his own name?</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179987</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:59:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179987</guid><dc:creator>McFredo</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says, like dumb! I'm smart and I want respect!&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179988</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:59:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179988</guid><dc:creator>Scott H</dc:creator><description>Does he forget or does he think we're not paying attention? or does he hope that most of us don't care that he answers questions this way? Sheesh</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179993</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:00:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179993</guid><dc:creator>Ira, Freehold, NJ</dc:creator><description>It seems that when the only thing McCain wants to talk about is war and more war you have to do two things.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;First, manufacture stories related to Gen Clarke's remarks so he can stay in the news cycle.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Second, deny you have said things, make a stink about how your remarks are being distorted, and go on to the next topic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The man is a phony and hipocrite but a masterful politician. &amp;nbsp;The press is buting into it, aren't they?</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179994</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179994</guid><dc:creator>Ron Indiana</dc:creator><description>McOld knows NOTHING about the economy. &amp;nbsp;That's why he dragged grim Phil Gramm around in the primaries to field economic questions. &amp;nbsp;If, during the Presidential debates an ecomony question is asked that requires even elementary knowledge. McOld will fall on his face. &amp;nbsp;Also, if he is tutored everyday thill the debates, he still will not be able to answer economy type questions. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Also, acompliment to Andrea Mitchell who hosted &amp;quot;Hardball&amp;quot; last night. &amp;nbsp;She did a better job than Chris. &amp;nbsp;Why? &amp;nbsp;She gave her guests time to answer the questions. That is something Chris must learn if he plans to grow and advance as a media journalist. </description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179995</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179995</guid><dc:creator>Doug, Renton, WA</dc:creator><description>McCain has obviously taken some lessons from the Karl Rove school of politics: 1) the truth is what you say it is 2) deny forcefully enough and the media will back down. &amp;nbsp;You have studied well Mr. McCain.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179997</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179997</guid><dc:creator>Brendan D, Niles, IL</dc:creator><description>This is why you don't define the specific basis of your campaign until several months before the election. McCain was running on foreign credentials; Obama was running on change. Change, and what it is, is a lot more malleable than sticking to a specific area like foreign policy and having that be your reason for running.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incidentally, it looks to me like the Wes Clark &amp;quot;flap&amp;quot; was only a flap initially; it has still raised the very important question about whether or not John McCain has the ideas, temperament, and judgment to be president. And it's an argument he's not losing (yet), but he doesn't appear to be winning.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1179999</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1179999</guid><dc:creator>Scott, West Hartford, CT</dc:creator><description>Greenspan's book? Not sure how that would help. In this economic climate, which Greenspan's indifference helped promote, it's like saying, &amp;quot;I've got Custer's battle plans.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180000</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180000</guid><dc:creator>PAMama4Obama</dc:creator><description>He needs to keep getting targeted questions on this--and there's nothing underhanded about doing so. He is undone by his own words (and actions). The Repubs and the McCain camp would much rather boo-hoo about supposed &amp;quot;attacks&amp;quot; on them than confront real issues. It's the old duck &amp;amp; roll diversionary tactics that have become standard M.O. for Republicans. The thing is, it's not going to work this time!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PS: It's times like this when I truly, truly miss Tim Russert!</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180001</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180001</guid><dc:creator>goodwin, arizona</dc:creator><description>I find it astounding that the media is finally reporting some of the crooked talk coming from the straight talk express.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180002</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180002</guid><dc:creator>BudInTexas</dc:creator><description>What I don't know (which is most everything), my toadies Lieberman and Lindsay - (I call them Double L - heh heh)can tell me.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I was a prisoner of war, therefore I should not have to know anything, and if Obama accuses me of knowing nothing, I will sick my &amp;quot;Swiftboating&amp;quot; buddies on him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Remember, he may be a M........, and is not very P........, and is (you know)- exotic. (Boy, I am really clever for an oldtimer)</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180004</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:02:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180004</guid><dc:creator>John Hummel, Tampa, FL</dc:creator><description>You know, I don't mind a candidate who admits &amp;quot;I'm weak on X issue.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;Nobody expects even the President to be an expert on everything.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After all, that's what you have advisers for. &amp;nbsp;What we elect a President to do is have the wisdom to know - even in general enough terms - what the right and wrong thing are. &amp;nbsp;Lowering taxes during a war? &amp;nbsp;Bad. &amp;nbsp;Raising taxes on essential needs? &amp;nbsp;Bad. &amp;nbsp;Spending money infrastructure? &amp;nbsp;Good!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So with this good general knowledge, a President can work with experts in the field, know when they are being lied to and when they're being told the right things. &amp;nbsp;They can look at history, and even if we don't expect them to memorize the last P/E rations of the top 5 companies, they have to at least know what is important to spend money on or not.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So I don't mind that McCain says &amp;quot;I'm not an expert on economics.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;I don't expect Obama to claim to be an expert on military tactics.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I do get annoyed when someone tries to claim to be everything, or denies that they ever said they were weak on something. &amp;nbsp;McCain's blunder here is the &amp;quot;Oh, I didn't say I was bad at that&amp;quot;, when he did. &amp;nbsp;We all admit it - and it would be OK if he just cowboyed up to that and said &amp;quot;But I have advisers A, B, and C that *do* know a lot, and here's why you can trust them - and why I do.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, having Black and Graham as economic policy advisers, especially after Graham's financial screw ups have now lead to the energy and housing credit crisis doesn't inspire confidence. &amp;nbsp;But neither does McCain claiming he's not an expert, then claiming he never said he wasn't, either.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180008</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:02:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180008</guid><dc:creator>Andrea, New York City</dc:creator><description>Does he know? OR doesn't he know. These misstatements are really beginning to scare me. Having had a father who suffered from dementia— I am beginning to see a pattern here. Is it possible that the flip-flopping is only slipping and faulty memory? Remember Reagan!—We found that out later. McCain really bears watching!</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180010</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:02:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180010</guid><dc:creator>dqool1, Illinois</dc:creator><description>UNBELEIVABLE! People are actually committed to voting for this guy? I refuse to think that are country is so racist that they will knowingly look past the obvious shortcomings of an incompetent candidate for POTUS and villify a new and much more polished candidate. This is the 21st century......right? </description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180013</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:04:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180013</guid><dc:creator>Pete - Albany, NY</dc:creator><description>Somebody should warn Robin Roberts. &amp;nbsp;If she keeps asking questions like that Uncle Fluffy will get mad at her and he might call her the c-word too just like he did his wife!</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180018</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:06:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180018</guid><dc:creator>Pacheck, Huntington Beach, Ca.</dc:creator><description>McCain is McCain's worst enemy. His past statements contradict what he is now saying to a point where it's not the lie itself, it is the fact he actually tries to present outrage. Who knows, perhaps he really feels he never said his knowledge of economics is limited. Remember, the man was tortured for five years and he cracked like a glass celling.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180019</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:06:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180019</guid><dc:creator>Steve A Jonesboro IN</dc:creator><description>Another installment of the &amp;quot;doubletalk express&amp;quot;! So he has Greenspans book...has he read it or understood any of it? All of that &amp;quot;experience&amp;quot;, what does he have to show for it? Mccain is a fraud and hypocrite.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180021</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:06:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180021</guid><dc:creator>CitizenJ</dc:creator><description>Is it possible that he really doesn't remember he says these things?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Or is he just a liar?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Either way, it's not good.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180023</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:06:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180023</guid><dc:creator>ID, GA</dc:creator><description>John McCain is a NUT and anyone who believes anything he says is a NUTTY NUT. &amp;nbsp;The only thing John McCain is good at is being POW. Bad son, bad student, bad pilot, bad father, bad husband, and bad politician.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180028</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:08:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180028</guid><dc:creator>out of touch or just out of it</dc:creator><description>Clouds! Clouds! &amp;nbsp;There's no such thing! &amp;nbsp;I'm ready on day one. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180036</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:10:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180036</guid><dc:creator>ID, GA</dc:creator><description>Can you say alzheimer's .......Old may yell at clouds.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180038</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:10:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180038</guid><dc:creator>C_Sexton, Colorado Springs, CO</dc:creator><description>McFredo:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Absolutely classic post.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180039</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:10:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180039</guid><dc:creator>Ira, Freehold, NJ</dc:creator><description>McCain making statements on the economy is like Bush talking about the economy. Do you remember during a televised Presidential newsconference, a reporter commented that gas was aprroaching $4 a gallon. &amp;nbsp;The President remarked, he wasn't aware of that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Countdown last evening, Keith played a McCain ad where gas was $2.55 a gallon. When asked by a reporter when the last time he pumped his own was, he said that didn't matter and he did NOT know the price of a gallon of gas.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is this administrations lack of knowledge and expertise that has put us in this position. &amp;nbsp;Do we need to continue with this kind of incompetence.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180041</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:11:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180041</guid><dc:creator>Auntie Fascist</dc:creator><description>Ed? &amp;nbsp;Would that be MR. Ed, the famous talking horse? &amp;nbsp;Nah, couldn't be. &amp;nbsp;No horse sense!</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180051</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180051</guid><dc:creator>C.K. Steele Fort Lauderdale, FL</dc:creator><description>Liar liar pants on fire! &amp;nbsp;Let's see. &amp;nbsp;We have a self-admitted dullard on the economy, computer illiterate, nothing but gimmicks when it comes to energy solutions, tax cheating, known terrorist associate, poor family man running for the Presidency as the GOP candidate. &amp;nbsp;The corporate media will continue to prop this sorry excuse of a candidate up to ensure their own selfish interests. &amp;nbsp;It is laughable how McCain keeps referring to Reagan as some kind of economic guru. &amp;nbsp;Deficits were horrible under Ronnie and the numbers don't dispute that fact. &amp;nbsp;Trickle-down economics (aka &amp;quot;Voodoo&amp;quot; economics) were a joke then and are still a joke now. &amp;nbsp;I know that conservatives get all fuzzy and misty-eyed when they hear Ronnie mentioned but there is a ton of selective amnesia. &amp;nbsp;Another point of irony is how Mac has to leapfrog the current failure of a president and his daddy to get to any Republican that people can somewhat agree with. &amp;nbsp;People forget that Bubba was the only one that had a surplus. &amp;nbsp;The so-called &amp;quot;fiscally-conservative&amp;quot; Republicans ran up record deficits. &amp;nbsp;What is he going to do at the convention? Play old clips of Reagan giving his &amp;quot;Morning in America&amp;quot; speech. &amp;nbsp;What a sad state of affairs for the GOP</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180052</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180052</guid><dc:creator>GP Chicago</dc:creator><description>Oh the Obamabots on this site are going to go crazy over this story. &amp;nbsp;We all know McCain's strength isn't the economy. &amp;nbsp;I'd still vote for him any day of the week against a liberal who wants to turn America into a socialist state. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;Ed (Sent Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:55 AM)&lt;br&gt;-----------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;I'm afraid to tell you this Ed, but we've been a socialist state by definition for the last 30-50 years...and it ain't going away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I'll tell you what, a &amp;quot;true&amp;quot; capitalist society would give tax breaks to no one...that's residents or corporations...so before you fluff up with this notion that we are a grand free economy. &amp;nbsp;Guess again.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180054</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180054</guid><dc:creator>Dottie, Swarthmore, PA</dc:creator><description>Does anyone see a pattern here? Whenever Senator McCain is confronted with a quote of his, he becomes defensive and says that he never said what he said. Later he will try to spin what he said to suit his position. If he should become President and approves airstrikes against an enemy, he will say he never approved such a strike. He is the scariest man on the planet.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180055</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:16:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180055</guid><dc:creator>Mike, Chicago</dc:creator><description>That is why Russert was a great interviewer, he would have the exact quote so they couldn't weasel out of the question by changing the subject that the quote was wrong. </description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180056</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:16:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180056</guid><dc:creator>Bitter but no worries, I have my gun and religion</dc:creator><description> I don't see where McCain has worked hard at anything. &amp;nbsp;Why work when you can ditch your faithful wife (who still speaks fondly of you) &lt;br&gt;--------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;Clara in KC, since his former wife speaks fondly of him, shouldn't that give you a cue? &amp;nbsp;If she's okay, why are you so bitter? &amp;nbsp; And do you REALLY think he hasn't worked hard at anything? &amp;nbsp;Do you think service to your country isn't working? &amp;nbsp;You just slammed a lot of people in uniform. &amp;nbsp;Do you think serving in the Senate isn't working? &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Or is it only working if you're a 'community organizer' ? &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180060</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:17:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180060</guid><dc:creator>Terry, Great Plains</dc:creator><description>Gem Clark can make an unartful comment as a surrogate and the press goes for phrasing and not the content. That content being that military service alone does not qualify you for the Presidency.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain can clearly state his ignorance on the economy &amp;nbsp;until now and then he claims he never made the statements. &amp;nbsp;How is the press going to handle this &amp;quot;unartful&amp;quot; statement. &amp;nbsp;My guess is its just John McCain let's give him a pass. &amp;nbsp; </description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180061</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:18:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180061</guid><dc:creator>BL, Cincinnati OH</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;I was there at the Reagan revolution. I was there when we enacted the first -- or just after we enacted the first tax cuts and the restraints on spending.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Really? &amp;nbsp;Restraints on spending?? &amp;nbsp;Reagan TRIPLED the national debt. &amp;nbsp;TRIPLED. &amp;nbsp;The only tax cuts he put in were for the super rich.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bush... doubled the national debt. &amp;nbsp;More tax cuts for the super rich.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain... &amp;nbsp;Hi, I'm the new boss, same as the old bosses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain's plans will balloon our national debt even higher. &amp;nbsp;By the end of his 4 years China and the Middle East will own most of our country.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But of course that doesn't stop the idiots that whine about &amp;quot;tax and spend liberals&amp;quot;, even tho they won't see those tax breaks under McCain. &amp;nbsp;Their probably the same idiots that run up tens of thousands on credit cards... spend spend spend but never pay.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180062</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:18:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180062</guid><dc:creator>Dave, Tn</dc:creator><description>With Olberman's German ancestry he should really lay off using the LiberalSpeak word for Jew. &amp;quot;neo-con&amp;quot; Someone might start thinking about GE being a military contractor, the richest man in the world loaning his company name to this station, and the fact that the Nazis were Socialist and create some sort of conspiracy theory. It's also funny that anyone at this station would question the price of gas in an ad when they always use some Liberal crap hole district (higher taxes) to show the rest of the country how high gas prices are.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180064</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:18:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180064</guid><dc:creator>MSierra, SF</dc:creator><description>The Truth : '...The President has nothing to do with the economy...'&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;right !&lt;br&gt;The President just lies about WMDs and fakes intelligence to get us into illegat wars&lt;br&gt;The President just authorizes torture and violations of the Geneva Convention&lt;br&gt;The President just politicizes the Dept of Justice by appointing unqualified cronies who hire and indict on the basis of politics&lt;br&gt;And tghe President just suspends heabeus corpus and other civil liberties&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Is THAT why you're SUPPORTING McCain ???&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John McCain, Ednless War</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180069</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180069</guid><dc:creator>Amy B Portland, ME</dc:creator><description>McCain is offering himself up as another corporate puppet, much like Bush was: their philosophy is, let the market sort everything out, even if the &amp;quot;market&amp;quot; is willing to fry the planet in pursuit of profit. Drown the government in a bathtub, even if that means communities also drown. Its the Darwinian philosophy of economics endorsed by people who are against teaching Darwinian science in middle schools. </description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180070</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180070</guid><dc:creator>Patricia Gordon, Brookline, MA</dc:creator><description>McCain's campaign is not unlike Giuliani's: &amp;nbsp;rather than a sentence consisting of a noun, a verb &amp;amp; 9/11, McCain's sentences contain a noun, a verb and POW hero. &amp;nbsp;(What was he doing in his plane? &amp;nbsp;Dropping napalm?)</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180071</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180071</guid><dc:creator>coninPA</dc:creator><description>yeah...the late Tim Russert...no one will ever replace him as a political journalist.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I get so frustrated now when I watch political shows, that let campaign talking heads go on and on...and on and on...&lt;br&gt;and no one holds their feet to the fire! &amp;nbsp;Just blathering their talking points...talking over one another...slamming each side with insults. &amp;nbsp;Can ANYONE ask a question...and then POINT OUT they didn't answer the question. &amp;nbsp;And when they are slamming each other with middle school like insults...could SOMEONE asks them to stop it...and ANSWER THE QUESTION. &amp;nbsp;It's like watching two idiots argue...ummm...who's the winner...I can't tell...and they was no intelligent information in any of it! &lt;br&gt;Tim Russert...he was a man of truth. &amp;nbsp;Not a political pundit talking head...with his own political agenda.&lt;br&gt;Their was no one who had the honesty and insight this man had. &amp;nbsp;It never got personal with Tim, he went after issues, lies, flip flopping. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Tim didn't talk to about gossip, he didn't fall into campaign conference calls about subjective &amp;quot;words&amp;quot;. He asked tough questions...and he gave them a chance to answer it. &amp;nbsp;If it wasn't answered enough for him, and he knew US, he followed up!! &lt;br&gt;He spoke and WE listened...like the intelligent citizens we are. &amp;nbsp;Tim Russert didn't DUMB DOWN! &amp;nbsp;He knew we were intelligent enough, he explained politics like no other! And he knew we cared enough about REAL ISSUES, and in depth political conversations, that we would GET IT, even when it was complicated!! &lt;br&gt;Sunday isn't the same in this house anymore! &amp;nbsp;Without Tim...our brains will be turned into a political pun-ditty mush! &lt;br&gt;Can some one please step it up...and Go get 'em!! PLEASE???&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain did say he knew nothing about the economy...I saw it on MEET THE PRESS with TIM RUSSERT!!&lt;br&gt;Enough said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180072</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180072</guid><dc:creator>Rick, NC</dc:creator><description>After the war mccain has nothing in the gas tank for America...much like the bushies in general</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180073</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:20:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180073</guid><dc:creator>tina, ar</dc:creator><description>McCain &amp;quot;I never said nothing!&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;Isn't that what he always does. &amp;nbsp;Now he's complaining about absolutly everything. &amp;nbsp;I don't like Cindy, but can you imagine having to live with this man? &amp;nbsp;Cindy, hey you trollip, can you find my glasses? &amp;nbsp;He has got the personality of the old man next door yelling at the kids to be quiet! &amp;nbsp;I hate the old fart.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180075</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:20:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180075</guid><dc:creator>TLA </dc:creator><description>EJ &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cindy has paid off their tax bill.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180076</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:20:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180076</guid><dc:creator>The - Democrat Soldier </dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt;See - John McCain is self destructing. &amp;nbsp;ALL he has to do is talk. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He can't keep track of all his lies; and now he can't even get his lies straight.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Great - this will be a cake walk for Barack Obama.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The GOP and their support are becoming less and less each day because of John McCain and his non-sense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The conservatives will only have name calling left ...as you can tell already. &amp;nbsp;That's the only talking point they have.....Just ask &amp;quot;The Truth&amp;quot; he can't even give a positive response to John McCain bull here on the blog...but he can call names.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Laughable&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180079</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:21:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180079</guid><dc:creator>Republicans for Obama</dc:creator><description>When you compare the two candidates in terms of &amp;quot;soundness of mind&amp;quot;....well, there is simply no comparison. All Obama has to do is lay in the weeds and let McCain beat himself.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180083</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:22:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180083</guid><dc:creator>Not fooled by angry outbursts, Houston, TX</dc:creator><description>Good Lord McCain have you ever heard of VIDEO - they have a recorded image of you making the statement on economics. &amp;nbsp;You're just blatantly embarrassing yourself now.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180084</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:23:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180084</guid><dc:creator>Debbie,Ewing,NJ</dc:creator><description>He means he doesn't care much about the economy since he has his wife who is rich from the beer market. &amp;nbsp;And we all know no matter what happens to the economy people will still buy beer.</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180091</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:24:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180091</guid><dc:creator>Teresa, Defiance OH</dc:creator><description>You can look at that brand new shiny jet and see how much he knows about the economy.&lt;br&gt;What must people think about that when they have to decide between gas and feeding their families?????&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What a pud !!!!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Flip flopper extraordinaire.....</description></item><item><title>McCain's statements on the economy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1179920.aspx#1180092</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:24:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1180092</guid><dc:creator>Dottie Swarthmore, PA</dc:creator><description>To Ron Indiana&lt;br&gt;I agree with you about Hardball last night, it was a pleasure to actually hear what the guests had to say without Chris interrupting all the time. MSNBC should consider Andrea for the permanent host of Hardball, she is very good.</description></item></channel></rss>