Linky: Fifty-one percent said Obama, the Democrat, did a better job in Friday night's faceoff while 38 percent preferred the Republican McCain, according to a CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey of adults. Obama was widely considered more … [Read more...]
Gaffe rundown: McCain repeatedly blew it on foreign affairs last night
John McCain made several significant gaffes last night that deeply undermine his supposed expertise on foreign affairs. Make sure you and yours know about this, because McCain speaks with a lot of confidence about these things. … [Read more...]
Where is McCain’s American flag lapel pin?
Just wondering ... … [Read more...]
Think Sarah Palin gets what’s going on with the economy? [Updated: conservatives starting to freak]
Think again. This is just astounding. HT Yglesias, whose commenters have some excellent observations. Here's one: I find it incredible that she can't answer these questions. These are the most obvious, predictable questions … [Read more...]
It’s raining, but the sky doesn’t seem to be falling
I realize this is more opinion than diary. But I am feeling less and less every day like there's a real problem here that we can't solve without this bailout? WaMu crashed, and the FDIC stepped in and solved the situation (thanks FDR and … [Read more...]
Obama: debates actually matter
Obama gets it exactly right (HT: Laurel) on whether to debate on Friday, and why. "With respect to the debates, it's my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who in 40 days will be … [Read more...]
McCain’s stunt
Yes, it's a stunt. This where we are right now: McCain's poll numbers are collapsing, the Palin sideshow gets more farcical every day, and if McCain doesn't score a huge win in Friday's foreign policy debate, he can pretty much hang … [Read more...]
On Wilkerson, for Party Activists
I know that a lot of party activists and insiders have been very supportive of Dianne Wilkerson's campaign. As Democrats, it's important that we rally behind the winner of the primary. However, Wilkerson's sticker campaign makes this a … [Read more...]
McCain’s campaign manager was on Freddie Mac’s payroll until last month. And McCain lied about it.
NYT humiliates the McCain campaign. Again. One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month to a firm owned by Senator John McCain's campaign manager, … [Read more...]
GOP 2008 Platform: “We do not support government bailouts of private institutions.”
2008 Republican Platform: We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the marketplace and causes the free market to take longer to correct itself. We believe … [Read more...]
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