The Myth of a Maverick

"My book is an attempt to sketch out--it is an ideological portrait. It is an attempt to figure out, what does this guy believe about the nature of government? How did he come about those beliefs? How will that look like in the presidency, in the white house?" Full Story »

Posted by Bruce Sims
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Foreign Policy, Presidential Election 2008, John McCain
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Posted by: Posted by Bruce Sims - Feb 4, 2008 - 9:53 PM PST
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Chris Finnie
3.5
by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

I really hate reading these radio transcripts. They're long and I find the format tedious. But this one had a lot of interesting information in it that I hadn't remembered about McCain.

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Dwight Rousu
5.0
by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

A most interesting and informative de-mythologizing of the wizard of Az.

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Bruce Sims
4.7
by Bruce Sims - Oct. 1, 2008

The interview of the author of a book that provides other than campaign or media information is excellent journalism as it provides the public a very good insight into the leading Republican candidate for the next Presidential election.

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