Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Debate: Very Serious spending cuts
Ugh. I hate this. Lehrer is pushing the Very Serious Pundit’s favorite point: cutting spending is a sign of Seriousness. What will you cut? What will you cut? Again: only new spending will get this economy going again. Obama should stop conceding this ridiculous point.
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Debate: climate change
McCain is the first to mention climate change. Of course it’s in the context of cheerleading nuclear power, but still …
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Debate: another spending hit
Ooh, and now he tagged Obama for ethanol subsidies. Another legitimate point! This is making me wince.
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Debate: McCain tags Obama for ’05 energy bill
McCain just nailed Obama on the 2005 energy bill, using it as an example of Obama’s support for excess pork spending. Ouch. Thing is, McCain didn’t really vote against the bill because it had pork in it. But Obama did vote for it because of the pork for ethanol and renewable energy. It’s a legitimate […]
