WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN AT THE MICHIGAN DEBATE
"The big story here I really think is John McCain. He's the comeback kid." -- Steve Moore, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Member And Founder Of The Club For Growth
"The Big Story Here I Really Think Is John McCain. He's The Comeback Kid."
The Wall Street Journal's Steve Moore: "The Big Story Here I Really Think Is John McCain. He's The Comeback Kid." "The big story here I really think is John McCain. He's the comeback kid. I think he's back in this race. We all wrote him off six weeks ago, we all thought he had suffered the knockout punch. I think he actually did look presidential." (CNBC's "Kudlow & Company," 10/9/07)
Moore: "I Thought [McCain] Was Reaganesque Tonight." (CNBC's "Kudlow & Company," 10/9/07)
CNBC's Larry Kudlow: "Mr. McCain Had A Pretty Good Evening ... He Seems To Be On The Rise." "Mr. McCain had a pretty good evening, did he not? ... And he's kind of on the upslope now. It's an interesting story, from down in the depths, Death Valley days a couple of months ago -- he seems to be on the rise." (CNBC's "Kudlow & Company," 10/9/07)
The Wall Street Journal's John Harwood: "[McCain] Stood Up For Ronald Reagan Economics. He Talked About Cutting Taxes And Being Tough On Spending ..." "I thought John McCain was fairly crisp. He stood up for free trade. He stood up for Ronald Reagan economics. He talked about cutting taxes and being tough on spending, and the imperative also of trying to help the middle class by getting health care costs down. All those thematic were very good for John McCain ..." (CNBC's "Kudlow & Company," 10/9/07)
Watch Moore, Kudlow And Harwood Discuss John McCain's Debate Performance On CNBC
The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder: "McCain Gets The First Applause Of The Night For A Comprehensive Answer On The Condition Of The Economy. And Then The Second, For Saying That Congress Should Vote Up Or Down On A 'Fairer, Simple Tax Code.'" (The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder Blog, "McCain Gets Cheers," marcambinder.theatlantic.com, 10/9/07)
"Go With The Straight Talk!" As John McCain "Goes To Town On Excessive Spending And Pork-Barreling In Congress"
Townhall's Matt Lewis: "Go With The Straight Talk!" "He's right about Social Security and Medicare going broke. Go with the Straight Talk!" (Matt Lewis, "Live Blogging The Debate," Townhall Blog, www.townhall.com, 10/9/07)
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: McCain Delivered "Some 'Straight Talk' On The Economy." (Chris Cillizza, "McCain: Serious, Somber Straight Talk," The Washington Post's "Fix" Blog, blog.washingtonpost.com, 10/9/07)
Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain Goes To Town On Excessive Spending And Pork-Barreling In Congress ..." (Politico's Jonathan Martin Blog, "On-Message," www.politico.com, 10/9/07)
Heading Right Blog's Ed Morrissey Responds To McCain's Call For Straight Talk: "Yup." "The American people are prepared to face tough choices, but we have to be straight with them. Yup." (Ed Morrissey, "McCain Scores A Point," Heading Right Blog, headingright.com, 10/9/07)
Morrissey: McCain "Hitting His Stride." "McCain got better in the last period, I think, and is hitting his stride." (Ed Morrissey, "Second Break Winners/Losers," Heading Right Blog, headingright.com, 10/9/07)
Townhall's Matt Lewis: McCain "Proves He Gets It" On The Changing Economy. "McCain proves he gets it: 'I think we are in the midst of a revolution that we haven't seen since the Industrial Revolution.' He's right. We're not going to get back to the days where you make $20 an hour building cars with a high school education, and can provide for a family. I'm not saying this is the way I want it -- I'm saying this is the world we live in ..." (Matt Lewis, "Live Blogging The Debate," Townhall Blog, www.townhall.com, 10/9/07)
Fellow Candidates Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney And Sam Brownback Praise John McCain
Fred Thompson: "I Think John Has It Right." (CNBC/MSNBC/Wall Street Journal Debate, Dearborn, MI, 10/9/07)
Mitt Romney: "Senator McCain Is Sure Right On That Point." (CNBC/MSNBC/Wall Street Journal Debate, Dearborn, MI, 10/9/07)
Sam Brownback: "[I] Worked With Senator McCain, A Number Of Us Did" To Cut Wasteful Pork Barrel Spending. (CNBC/MSNBC/Wall Street Journal Debate, Dearborn, MI, 10/9/07)
Watch Republican Candidates Thompson, Romney And Brownback Praise John McCain
