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John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue." Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2008 in a statement by Sen. Claire McCaskill in a TV ad. : Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget." Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: House Republicans "weren't part of the negotiations" on the Wall Street bailout plan. John McCain stated on September 22, 2008 in Reading, Pa.: "Last week Senator Obama's running mate said, get this, 'Raising taxes is patriotic.' " Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2008 in a TV ad: McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education." John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in a speech in Tampa: "Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress." John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2008 in a statement by Sen. Claire McCaskill in a TV ad. : Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: House Republicans "weren't part of the negotiations" on the Wall Street bailout plan.
John McCain stated on September 22, 2008 in Reading, Pa.: "Last week Senator Obama's running mate said, get this, 'Raising taxes is patriotic.' "
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2008 in a TV ad: McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education."
John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in a speech in Tampa: "Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."
John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
Prime-time promises By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 30, 2008 No maverick cred for Obama By Shawn Zeller • October 8, 2008 McCain's pork project By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008 A lesson in cherry-picking By Shawn Zeller • April 28, 2008 McCain's POW record attacked, again By Shawn Zeller • January 18, 2008 Romney haunted by liberal past By Shawn Zeller • December 11, 2007 The intel numbers game By Shawn Zeller • November 19, 2007
