AFP: Unpopular Bush is tonic, toxic for McCain

Agence France-Presse | May. 22, 2008 (News Report)

Last week, McCain found out just how hard it can be as long as Bush has the president's traditional "bully pulpit" -- his ability to shape and dominate public discourse through the White House megaphone.

On Monday, the senator broke sharply with Bush on climate change and vowed, "I will not permit eight long years to pass without serious action on serious challenges" -- a clear rebuke to the president.

On Thursday, he also for the first ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Cathleen Bemis - Jun 2, 2008 - 11:13 PM PDT
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 by Deborah Plummer - Jun. 8, 2008

I had just read about the AFP and it's struggle to remain as free and independent from France's government as possible. Since our media has failed us miserably, I'm always looking for a "clean" a media as possible, AFP is one. This article provided some context to McCain's sticky situation with Bush - the need to be needed but not too much; like Bush said, "Look, if my showing up and endorsing him helps him, or if I'm against him and it helps him -- either way, I want him to win." ... More »

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 by Cathleen Bemis - Jun. 2, 2008
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 by Paul Young - Jun. 3, 2008

Kinda old news and a little biased against Bush and McCain but interesting nonetheless

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