Comments on: McCain facing tax vs. energy (non)dilemma http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/21/mccain-facing-tax-vs-energy-nondilemma/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:17:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mark http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/21/mccain-facing-tax-vs-energy-nondilemma/#comment-19427 Mark Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:05:59 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/21/mccain-facing-tax-vs-energy-nondilemma/#comment-19427 "Like his Democratic counterpart, Barack Obama , McCain has missed most Senate votes this year while campaigning for president..." Not correct: see Daniel de Groots OpenLeft article http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7979 "But he [McCain] also has said repeatedly that he opposes increasing taxes on oil companies." On the other hand he said: "I will oppose any tax breaks or good deals for the gas and oil industry also." --John McCain at a town hall meeting in Rindge, NH, 11/18/07 http://mccainsource.com/corruption?id=0014 Just flip-flops. “Like his Democratic counterpart, Barack Obama , McCain has missed most Senate votes this year while campaigning for president…” Not correct: see Daniel de Groots OpenLeft article
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7979
“But he [McCain] also has said repeatedly that he opposes increasing taxes on oil companies.”
On the other hand he said:
“I will oppose any tax breaks or good deals for the gas and oil industry also.”
–John McCain at a town hall meeting in Rindge, NH, 11/18/07
http://mccainsource.com/corruption?id=0014
Just flip-flops.

]]> By: paulm http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/21/mccain-facing-tax-vs-energy-nondilemma/#comment-19420 paulm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:09:07 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/21/mccain-facing-tax-vs-energy-nondilemma/#comment-19420 Software spots the spin in political speeches <i>...He found that, in general, Barack Obama's speeches contain the most "spin," while John McCain's speeches showed the least spin -- but also showed signs of someone with CLINICAL DEPRESSION. Here's the spin chart.</i> http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926746.200?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Software%20spots%20the%20spin%20in%20political%20speeches Software spots the spin in political speeches

…He found that, in general, Barack Obama’s speeches contain the most “spin,” while John McCain’s speeches showed the least spin — but also showed signs of someone with CLINICAL DEPRESSION. Here’s the spin chart.

http://technology.newscientist.com/ article/ mg19926746.200?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Software%20spots%20the%20spin%20in%20political%20speeches

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