Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Economics of 2008: A Choice of Middle Classes | HughHewitt.com | 10.27.08

When it comes to visions of the middle class, the 2008 presidential campaign is not between Barack Obama and John McCain so much as between Andy Stern and Joe the Plumber. What does that means for our country and its future? Andy Stern is head of the Service Employees International Union.  By Senator Obama’s standard […]
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John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe the Plumber | HughHewitt.com | 10.20.08

From the aftermath of former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to George Stephanopoulos’ repeated dismissals of Newt Gingrich on ABC’s “This Week”, yesterday the Sunday talk shows all but declared the election over.  Can John McCain still win even so?  Yes.  Joe the Plumber is part […]
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Obama’s Cluelessness in Our Time of Surprises | HughHewitt.com | 10.13.08

With the MSM turning a blind eye to his every policy gaffe, Barack Obama has made more than his share of commitments that – if he acts on them – could shatter a fragile economy and undermine US security. From raising taxes on entrepreneurs (in an economy in which entrepreneurship is among the few remaining […]
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Everything Old is New Again | HughHewitt.com | 10.01.08

This is the week the new-style campaign turns old. Early Monday morning the Obama campaign released a TV spot slamming John McCain for his involvement in the Keating Five scandal.  The attack itself is a scandal.  McCain was totally exonerated by the special counsel appointed for the case. But that hasn’t stopped Obama, who, of […]
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