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...wearing morass of self-aggrandizing anecdotes, utopian musings, and kitschy catchphrases, none used more liberally than “hot, flat, and crowded,” which appears in Friedman’s sermon so many times that it could give John McCain’s “maverick?? a run for its money in the race of overuse. And, while the world may actually be as hot, flat, and crowded as the Minnesota State Fair, Friedman’s readership should be forewarned that his latest book is not hot (in the Paris Hilton sense...
Conservatives don’t just feel underappreciated; they worry the maverick??s unrequited love has pushed him leftward. In March, McCain was hands-off the housing market, asserting, “[I]t is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.” Two weeks later, he was hands-on, insisting, “We will combine the power of government and the private sector to find immediate solutions for deserving American homeowners...
...that the Republican candidates are any better. John McCain is a maverick??no thanks. Rudy Giuliani is a cheating divorcee—not much of a family man, but what would you expect from an Italian? And Mitt Romney is a Mormon—enough said...
...editors: Not only does today’s Crimson op-ed “The Mirage of the Maverick?? (Dec. 11) mischaracterize the record of Senator John McCain, but the facts supplied to substantiate these misleading assertions are flat out wrong. The op-ed falsely states that Senator McCain voted against funding embryonic stem cell research. However, HR 810, the bill McCain voted for, funds embryonic stem cell research; the author misidentifies this bill as an adult stem cell bill. In fact, it was S2754 that funds adult stem cell research, and Senator McCain voted for this bill...
...Mirage of the Maverick?? stated that HR 810 would provide funding for adult stem cell research but not embryonic stem cell research, and that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) voted for the resolution. In fact, HR 810 sought to increase embryonic stem cell research by providing stricter ethical standards for such research. McCain voted for the resolution in order “to ensure that this research does not expand into ethically objectionable ground in balancing the promise on the foreseeable horizon of stem cell research with the protection of human life,” according...