JackieCalmes

Oh, So That's Why He Did It

Reporter Jackie Calmes "scrambles" to portray John McCain as desperate on economic issues.

The GOP Just Can't Win

For years the Times has chided the Republican Party for being too close to Wall Street. But after the GOP's initial resistance to the Wall Street bailout, reporter Jackie Calmes fears the party's ...

GOP Blamed for Failed Bailout Vote, Even Though 40% of Dems Opposed

Reporter Jackie Calmes: "...the House Republicans made the difference. Their mutiny captured just how much the Republican Party has changed from its 19th-century roots as the party of business and ...

Did McCain Call for Tougher Regulation of Fannie and Freddie? Yes, But...

Grudging acknowledgement that John McCain called for more regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: "Senator John McCain is correct: He warned two years ago that Congress should rein in Fannie Mae ...

"Free Market Fealty" from GOP? We Wish

Plus: Headline writers try to sizzle Bush and free markets, but the stories themselves hold their liberal fire.

When Is "Ideology" Not Ideology? When It's Liberal Ideology

New Times reporter Jackie Calmes: "Yet Mr. McCain has at times in the presidential campaign exhibited a less ideological streak. As he did on Monday, he from time to time speaks in populist tones ...

McCain's Protection of Bristol Palin's Privacy Calls Leadership Into Question

On a podcast, reporters Jackie Calmes and Sheryl Stolberg attack Palin and McCain's judgment and say the pregnancy story is fair game because the campaign has "made a big issue of [Palin's] ...
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