Tag Archives: John McCain

Movies Watched in 2018 Finished

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Thomas Mets

This is a conclusion of notes on films I saw this year, following Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. Part 5. and Part 6. I’m keeping track of some features of the films. and set myself a few sub-challenges with each entry. Since … Continue reading →

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The Best Candidate Since Ike

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Thomas Mets

An year ago, I made the argument on another forum that John McCain was the best General Election candidate either political party has had for President since General Dwight Eisenhower, so with his passing, it seems to be a good … Continue reading →

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August 3 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Thomas Mets

According to the Freakonomics guys, fathers of daughters are more likely to get divorced. MORETTI: There are three main channels. First of all, women who have daughters are more likely to have never been married than women who have boys. Second, … Continue reading →

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August 1 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Larry Sabato suggests that if John McCain were President, the congress would be very different. Again, let’s just imagine what would’ve happened if we hold all else equal in 2008, except that McCain wins instead of Obama. Not only do … Continue reading →

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David Foster Wallace on Negative Campaigns

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Thomas Mets

I just read McCain’s Promise, a piece David Foster Wallace wrote for Rolling Stone in 2000 that turned out to be way too long for the magazine. He spends a three page paragraph noting the different opinions on negative campaigns. The … Continue reading →

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A True Conservative Would Not Have Beat Obama

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Thomas Mets

At CPAC, Rick Perry suggested that the presidential elections can’t be used to gauge whether the public disagreed with conservative values, since the last two losing Republican nominees were not conservatives. Bloomberg media reported that Santorum and Gingrich came pretty close … Continue reading →

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Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio’s Future

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Thomas Mets

In a New Republic piece about a possible 2016 presidential primary between Jeb Bush and his one-time protege Marco Rubio, Marin Cogan suggests that another Bush presidency would hurt Marco’s chances of ascending to the office. Bush has much to … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Obama-Romney debates

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Thomas Mets

In a cover story for The Atlantic, James Fallows looked forward to the Romney-Obama debates. He noted the President’s disadvantages. As a campaigner and orator, Mitt Romney is no Ronald Reagan. But the great danger for Obama is a set of … Continue reading →

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Why does the Republican party like older candidates?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Ricochet’s John Domenech made an offhand prediction about the future of the Republican party. Oblivious to all this, today McCain still wanders Capitol Hill wondering why people don’t want his advice. McCain is likely the last 70+ candidate to run for … Continue reading →

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The Palin Pick

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Dick Cheney got a lot of attention for saying that it was mistake for McCain to pick Sarah Palin as his running mate four years ago. Cheney’s primary argument was that Palin, as the second year Governor of a small … Continue reading →

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