Recent Streetsblog USA posts about John McCain

McCain Impressed by US Trains, So Long as They Don’t Stay in US

By Brad Aaron | Aug 13, 2008 | 14 Comments

Our friend Sean Roche sent us a link to this brain-bending video of John McCain stumping in Pennsylvania. Just before the 1:00 mark, after McCain gives an ambiguous plug for electric cars, he unloads this doozy: "I was with Governor [Tom] Ridge yesterday, and we visited a General Electric plant in Erie that makes — […]

Cartoon Tuesday: In Which We Blog About the Other Paris

By Brad Aaron | Aug 12, 2008 | 5 Comments

Click through for this cartoon by Gary Varvel of The Indianapolis Star, referencing the now infamous tussle between John McCain and Paris Hilton. (And click here if you have no idea what we’re talking about.) While the ‘toon itself bears a ring of truth, the bigger irony may be that the presidential candidate who’s now […]

Energy Policy Straight Talk From Elizabeth Kolbert

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 6, 2008 | 7 Comments

Back in his Straight Talkin’ days Senator John McCain acknowledged that offshore drilling wasn’t a viable solution for America’s energy troubles. In 2003, he broke with the Bush Administration and co-introduced legislation to reduce carbon emissions, by, in effect, imposing a price on them. McCain had a reputation for being a politician who told the […]

McCain: Drilling Is the Cure for What Ails U.S.

By Ben Fried | Jul 22, 2008 | 3 Comments

The Gas Tax Holiday may have petered out, but John McCain still has a lot of petroleum-based populism left in the tank. His latest campaign ad, "Pump," primes the audience with a little wishful thinking. "Gas prices — $4, $5, no end in sight," a voice intones, "because some in Washington are still saying no […]

Q Poll Finds Americans Opposed to Gas Tax “Holiday”

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2008 | 2 Comments

For what it’s worth, a Quinnipiac poll released today again shows that Americans aren’t buying into the Clinton-McCain gas tax "holiday" gimmick. By a 49 – 41 percent margin, American voters say eliminating the federal gas tax for the summer is a bad idea… Republicans split 45 – 46 percent on the gas tax ‘holiday,’ […]

Mixed Messages From Critic of NY Gas Tax Holiday

By Ben Fried | May 8, 2008 | 8 Comments

Following the lead of John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the State Senate voted yesterday to suspend New York’s gas tax for the summer. The move was largely symbolic, as the governor and Assembly speaker have both indicated they won’t support the bill. Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat from Manhattan, immediately issued a statement condemning the […]

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