Updated July 24, 2008

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Team Virginia Newsletter for July 23, 2008

Hello Team McCain! I hope you are well. We are hard at work here at HQ and need your help! I hope you will commit an hour after work, your Saturday afternoon or a weekday morning to help John McCain become the next great American President. With little more than 100 days until the General Election, every day, every hour, every phone call, every data project and every letter makes a difference. Please let me know when to expect you next at HQ!! We are actively seeking interns and full time volunteers to assist our campaign efforts. Please let me know if you are interested! As always, thank you so much for your hard work! Please contact me if you or anyone you know is interested in joining our campaign team either as an intern or full-time volunteer. Onward to victory! Mary



HQ Volunteer Hours

Monday-Friday 10:00AM until 8:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM until 6:00PM (door to door and calls at HQ!)
Sunday 12:00PM until 5:00PM




McCain Pushes Offshore-Drilling Plan

By David Jackson USA Today July 23, 2008
John McCain said Tuesday that the nation faces an "energy crisis" with both economic and national security implications, requiring more offshore oil drilling to lower gas prices and offset imports from hostile countries. "My friends, we have to drill offshore — we have to do it," McCain said during a town-hall-style meeting in Rochester, N.H.
To read more: USA Today: McCain Pushes Offshore-Drilling Plan


McCain Slams Obama On Energy, War In Iraq

By Clynton Namuo New Hampshire Union Leader July 23, 2008
Sen. John McCain blasted his Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama's foreign policy credentials and stance on the war in Iraq yesterday as he returned to the state that helped resuscitate his presidential campaign. McCain spoke with vigor during a town hall meeting at the Rochester Opera House yesterday afternoon, touting his experience over that of Obama's as he distinguished his own policies on Iraq and energy from that of the Democratic senator from Illinois.
To read more: New Hampshire Union Leader: McCain Slams Obama On Energy, War In Iraq


Mr. Obama In Iraq

Did he really find support for his withdrawal plan? Editorial Washington Post Wednesday, July 23, 2008; A14
THE INITIAL MEDIA coverage of Barack Obama's visit to Iraq suggested that the Democratic candidate found agreement with his plan to withdraw all U.S. combat forces on a 16-month timetable. So it seems worthwhile to point out that, by Mr. Obama's own account, neither U.S. commanders nor Iraq's principal political leaders actually support his strategy.
To read more: The Washington Post: Mr. Obama In Iraq

Behind Maliki's Games

By Max Boot Washington Post Wednesday, July 23, 2008; A15
There is some irony in the fact that Democrats, after years of deriding Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as a hopeless bungler and conniving Shiite sectarian, are now treating as sacrosanct his suggestion that Iraq will be ready to assume responsibility for its own security by 2010. Naturally this is because his position seems to support that of Barack Obama.
To read more: The Washington Post: Behind Maliki's Games

Obama In Jerusalem

Editorial New York Sun July 23, 2008
All eyes will be on Senator Obama today when he visits the capital of Israel, where he will have an opportunity to signal whether the change he has in mind is the kind we, or anyone else, can believe in. These columns have never bought into the idea that his world view has been irrevocably poisoned by the kind of bigotry he listened to from the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. On the contrary, our view has been that the most important thing about Mr. Obama is that even after he listened to all that bigotry from the Rev. Wright, he entered our national public life sketching support for the Jewish state.
To read more: New York Sun: Obama In Jerusalem


Many people will ask you, "Why are you supporting John McCain?" Give them an answer that will impress! Here is one way you can answer them: "John McCain is an experienced conservative leader in the tradition of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. He is a common sense conservative who believes in a strong national defense, a smaller, more accountable government, economic growth and opportunity, the dignity of life and traditional values."


The Must Reads: Charlotte Observer: “Voters To Get 'Stark Choice'” The Washington Times: “McCain Courts Hispanic Voters” The Associated Press: “McCain Criticizes Obama On National Security” Jack Kemp (Townhall): “McCain's Tax Policies Best For Nation's Future” Salon: “Obama Is Wrong About The Gas Tax” The Financial Times: “Democratic Divisions Will Be Hard To Bridge”