John McCain/Articles & Commentary

The following are articles & commentary related to the main article on Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona).

• Also see John McCain: U.S. presidential election, 2008

• McCain News Articles (2001-Current), NewsMax.com.
• Ted Sampley, "John McCain: The Manchurian Candidate," U.S. Veteran Dispatch, December 1992.
• Jake Tapper, "How tough is John McCain? The GOP contender stands up to Milosevic, but will he defy the NRA?" Salon, May 14, 1999.
• Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair, eds., "'Cream Them!' The Horrors of Senator John McCain," CounterPunch, May 15, 1999.
• McCain News Articles (2000), The Washington Post Archive.
• Justin Raimondo, "Mad About McCain: A Love Story," Antiwar.com, January 21, 2000.
• "The Real McCain?" Reason Online, February 2, 2000.
• "McCain Nets a Big Bundle Online. His Web site hauled in over $2 million in a week, breaking records and revolutionizing political fund-raising," BusinessWeek, February 11, 2000. re Campaign Solutions
• Jake Tapper, "Bush bobs, McCain weaves. The two favorites fillabluster as Keyes steals the show," Salon, February 16, 2000.
• Frank Pellegrini, Time Person of the Week: John McCain, Time, March 30, 2001: "For shepherding campaign finance reform through the valley of the shadow of the Senate and cracking Washington's cherished status quo."
• Joshua Greene, "The Big Switch. Why Democrats should draft John McCain in 2004--and why he should let them," Washington Monthly, May 2002.
• John Diamond and Bill Nichols, "McCain: Don't delay Iraq hearings," USA Today, June 10, 2003.
• "McCain defends Kerry on defense. Arizona senator says GOP rhetoric 'not helpful'," Associated Press (MSNBC), March 18, 2004.
• John Samples, "The Diva Senator from Arizona. Insert knife in back of GOPer...," The Nation, March 26, 2004.
• Bill McKibben, "Meet Captain Climate. John McCain says he'll battle global warming as fiercely as he fought money in politics. But will his fellow Republicans join the crusade?" On Earth, Spring 2004.
• Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Prisoner Abuse Scandal Puts McCain in Spotlight Once Again," New York Times, May 10, 2004.
• "Hastert questions McCain's GOP credentials. Senator responds with statement on 'fiscal responsibility'," CNN, May 20, 2004.
• GOP Hypocrite of the Week: John McCain, BuzzFlash, July 10, 2004.
• "McCain: Same-sex marriage ban is un-Republican," CNN, July 14, 2004.
• Ramesh Ponnuru, "The Return of John McCain. Gearing up for 2008," National Review Online, August 31, 2004.
• David Corn, "McCain: The October Surprise?" The Nation, September 21, 2004.
• "McCain raps Bush on global warming," Associated Press (USA Today), November 17, 2004. re global warming
• Marc Morano, "John McCain's 'Global Warming' Hearings Blasted by Climatologist," The Nation (CNS News), November 19, 2004.
• "McCain Has 'No Confidence' in Rumsfeld," Associated Press (ABC News), December 13, 2004.
• Doug Ireland, "John McCain, Hypocrite," Common Dreams, March 9, 2005.
• Jacob Sullum, "How John McCain Reformed. The Arizona senator hasn't changed since his Keating days," Reason Online, March 11, 2005.
• Editorial: "Shame on John McCain," St. Petersburg Times, March 25, 2005.
• Charles Hurt, "McCain irks Republicans over anti-filibuster option," Washington Times, April 16, 2005.
• "John McCain - a history of sellouts," The Cassandra Page, May 24, 2005.
• Douglas Jehl and Carl Hulse, "McCain Urging Accord on Bolton and Secret Documents," New York Times, May 28, 2005.
• "McCain disputes Cheney on Iraq. Senator calls on White House to stop predicting successes," CNN, June 20, 2005.
• Nathan Newman, "The John McCain Scam," TPM Cafe, November 23, 2005.
• Gary Boatwright, "The Real McCain," MyDD, November 24, 2005.
• Geoff Earle, "Speaker, McCain duke it out," The Hill, November 25, 2005.
• McCain interview with Tavis Smiley, PBS, January 6, 2006.
• Wayne Madsen, "Why Is McCain So Supportive Of Bush & Cheney?" Prison Planet, January 17, 2006.
• Jake Tapper, "Gearing Up for '08? McCain Befriends Old Enemies," ABC News, April 23, 2006.
• "McCain 'befriends old enemies'," The Carpetbagger Report, April 24, 2006.
• George Will, "McCain's Constitution," Townhall.com, May 11, 2006.
• "Anti-war students protest McCain stance," UPI, May 17, 2006.
• "McCain's DoubleTalk Express Rolls Into Dallas," The Democratic Party, May 17, 2006.
• Jason Zengerle, "McCain's Wyly Ways," The Plank/The New Republic, May 18, 2006.
• Josh Benson, "Where Everybody Knows His Name," The Politicker / New York Observer, May 18, 2006.
• Beth Fouhy, "McCain faces protests at New School graduation," Associated Press (Staten Island Advance (NY)), May 18, 2006.
• Josh Benson, "Sure, He Likes McCain Now...," The Politicker / New York Observer, May 18, 2006. re John Sweeney
• Mary Snow, "McCain heckled at commencement speech. Some at New School booed, turned backs on Arizona senator," CNN, May 20, 2006.
• Jordan Lite, "New School grads raze McCain's talk," New York Daily News, May 20, 2006.
• Beth Fouhy, "McCain Speech Gets Unfriendly Reception," Associated Press (Washington Post), May 20, 2006.
• Chris Cillizza, "McCain Returns Donations Made to PAC," Washington Post, May 25, 2006.
• Jonathan Allen, "Striking a Balance on Earmarks," The Hill, June 15, 2006.
• Steve Benen, "High Infidelity. What if three admitted adulterers run for president and no one cares?" Washington Monthly, July/August 2006.
• Alan K. Ota, "Few Republicans Back Specter Bid to Curb Bush’s Use of Signing Statements," CQ, July 25, 2006.
• Josh Gerstein "Campaign Finance Effort Resumes, Without McCain," New York Sun, July 28, 2006.
• Yoda "John McCain - Just Another Pol," Room Eight, August 15, 2006.
• Faiz Shakir, "McCain Calls For Escalation In Iraq, Suggests Putting More Troops On The Ground," Think Progress, August 20, 2006.
• "McCain Falsely Claims Most American Oppose Timetable For Iraq Withdrawal," Think Progress, August 20, 2006.
• Atrios, "Incoherent," Eschaton Blogspot, August 20, 2006.
• John M. Broder, "McCain Mines Elite of G.O.P. for 2008 Team," New York Times, August 21, 2006: "Many McCain advisers and money people say it is easy to make the switch from Mr. Bush to Mr. McCain because they have always admired Mr. McCain, or because Mr. McCain and Mr. Bush agree on the things that really matter." Subscription may be required.
• Shira Toeplitz and Marc Ambinder, "Exclusive: McCain's Web Team. And Nicco Mele," The Hotline Blog/National Journal, August 23, 2006.
• Jennifer Talhelm, "McCain Stresses Support for Iraq Mission," Associated Press, August 25, 2006.
• Rick Klein, "Possible pact on terror legislation arises," Boston Globe, September 20, 2006.
• R. Jeffrey Smith and Charles Babington, "White House, Senators Near Pact on Interrogation Rules," Washington Post, September 22, 2006.
• "Colbert Shames McCain," truthdig, September 26, 2006.
• Amanda Terkel, "VIDEO: McCain Blames Clinton For North Korean Nuke Test," Think Progress, October 10, 2006.
• Rick Klein, "McCain hawkish, and lonely, on Iraq. Few GOP hopefuls support strategy," Boston Globe, October 24, 2006.
• John Aravosis, "John McCain appears in anti-gay ads to promote gay-bashing legislation," AMERICAblog, November 3, 2006.
• Nico Pitney, "McCain Claims Iraq Will Be Won Or Lost In 'Next Several Months,' Admits Previous Prediction Was Wrong," Think Progress, November 12, 2006.
• Judd Legum, "McCain Hires Key Falwell Staffer For Presidential Campaign," Think Progress, November 18, 2006.
• Judd Legum, "McCain Flip-Flops, Supports Immediate Reversal of Roe vs. Wade," Think Progress, November 19, 2006.
• Matt Welch, "Do we need another T.R.? If John McCain gets his way, you'll have your faith in the country restored ... or else!" Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2006.
• Greg Sargent, "McCain Hires Strategist Behind Harold Ford "Bimbo" Ad As Campaign Manager," Election Central/TPM Cafe, December 7, 2006.
• John Dunbar, "Lugar: Bush, Congress Should Discuss War," Associated Press (ABC News), December 31, 2006: "Former North Carolina senator John Edwards, described the troop-increase idea as the 'McCain doctrine' - after a chief advocate, Sen. John McCain - and said he believes the Arizona Republican is 'dead wrong.'" re stay the course
• Todd S. Purdum, "Prisoner of Conscience," Vanity Fair, February 2007.
• Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, "The War Within Sen. McCain. Vocal Supporter of Bush Is Increasingly Critical, Isolated," Washington Post, January 13, 2007.
• Bob Unruh, "Dobson says 'no way' to McCain candidacy. Christian leader declares he couldn't support senator 'under any circumstances'," WorldNetDaily, January 13, 2007.
• Chris Cillizza, "MoveOn.org Targets McCain in Iowa and New Hampshire," The Fix Blog/Washington Post, January 18, 2007. re McCain doctrine and MoveOn.org
• Brett Arends, "McCain no longer rocks in Granite State," Boston Herald, January 18, 2007.
• Arianna Huffington, "Davos Notes: John McCain Bites My Head Off," The Huffington Post, January 27, 2007.
• Anne Flaherty, "Casey: Only Half of Troop Boost Needed," Associated Press (ABC News), February 1, 2007: McCain "criticized Casey for what he called misjudgments about the prospects for progress toward stabilizing Iraq during his tenure. McCain said he has 'strong reservations' about Casey's nomination to become Army chief of staff and said that 'things have gotten markedly and progressively worse' during his watch." re Gen. George W. Casey
• Kate Phillips, "War at Home: McCain’s Resolution," The Caucus / Washington Post, February 5, 2007. See McCain's resolution.
• Robert Novak, "Born Again Supply-Sider?" Washington Post, February 5, 2007.
• Roxana Tiron, "Three GOP sens. vote against confirmation," The Hill, February 7, 2007.
• "US presidential hopeful McCain warns Europeans on Afghanistan," Agence France Press (France24.com), February 11, 2007. re The Other War: Afghanistan
• John Amato, "Oliver North questions McCain and Lieberman’s honesty over troop escalation," Crooks and Liars, February 11, 2007.
• "Sen. John McCain Fears 'Tet Offensive' in Iraq," Associated Press (NewsMax), February 12, 2007.
• "McCain Offers Harsh Criticism for Rumsfeld" Associated Press (New York Times), February 20, 2007.
• Mark Thompson, "Blair and McCain: A Double Blow to Bush," TIME Magazine/CNN, February 21, 2007. also re Tony Blair
• Greg Sargent, "McCain Announces He's Running on Letterman," Election Central, March 1, 2007.
• Joe Sudbay, "US facing 'Strategic Peril' in Iraq says General McCaffrey" and "McCain insists Baghdad is safe. From Baghdad, CNN's Michael Ware is not sure what part of Neverland McCain is talking about," AMERICAblog, March 28, 2007. re Michael Ware
• John Aravosis, "Demand that John McCain name that 'safe' neighborhood in Baghdad" and "DNC rips McCain over his claim that there are numerous 'safe neighborhoods' in Baghdad. McCain repeated false claims to NBC, ABC, CNN & talk radio," AMERICAblog, March 28, 2007.
• Bob Cusack, "Democrats say McCain nearly abandoned GOP", The Hill, March 29, 2007.
• "McCain Strolls Through Baghdad Market, Accompanied By 100 Soldiers, 3 Blackhawks, 2 Apache Gunships" Think Progress, April 1, 2007.
• John Broder "McCain Says He Erred on Iraq Security" New York Times, April 10, 2007.
• "McCain Expected to Promote his Iraq War Policy and the Ongoing Occupation of Iraq in Michigan Campaign Stops," Mediamouse.org, April 12, 2007.
• "Annotate This: John McCain at VM," Foreign Policy in Focus, April 19, 2007.
• Joe Sudbay, "McCain: Can't a guy just have some fun lying about Iraq?" AMERICAblog, April 9, 2007.
• Nico Pitney, "McCain Drops F-Bomb On Senator When Confronted With Recent Absences," Think Progress, May 18, 2007.
• Nico Pitney, "McCain Declares Americans Will Support U.S. Troops In Iraq For 50 Years," Think Progress, June 4, 2007.
• Jordan Grossman, "After Four Years of Certainty, McCain ‘Not Positive We Can Win’ In Iraq," Think Progress, August 8, 2007.
• Matt Kelley, "Telecom lobbyists tied to McCain: No favors for special interests, campaign says," USA Today, March 24, 2008.
• "A look at GOP senator's telecom ties," USA Today, March 24, 2008.
• Matt Kelley, "McCain pushed tax ban backed by telecoms: Campaign: His anti-tax record is consistent," USA Today, March 24, 2008.
• Amie Parnes, "Melissa Shuffield: Press secretary goes extra mile for McCain," Politico.com, undated.
• Lisa Mascaro and Michael Mishak, "McCain: Maybe we don’t need Yucca," Las Vegas Sun blog (Nevada), May 27, 2008.
• Robert O'Harrow Jr., "McCain Campaign Calls; A Nonprofit Steps In," Washington Post, May 31, 2008.
• Murray Waas, "McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam in Lobbying Effort," Huffington Post, Oct. 14, 2008
• Murray Waas, "Official Who Lobbied for Saddam Donated Heavily to GOP Committees," Huffington Post, Oct. 31, 2008.
• Steve Tetreault and Keith Rogers, "McCain modifies view on Yucca project," Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 31, 2009.