This is making the rounds…
NC: It’s A Tie….
According to Public Policy Polling (pdf): Democrat Sen. Barack Obama has pulled into a tie with Republican John McCain in North Carolina, according to results released by Public Policy Polling Saturday. Each candidate has 46 percent and Libertarian Bob Barr had 5 percent. North Carolina has voted for Republican presidential candidates for the past three decades. Obama’s standing in the … Read More
So Much For Republicans Being Seen As The Good Guys With Your Money
What a difference a week makes: As the country falls into financial crisis, it turns its lonely eyes to the Democrat.
So Much For Republicans Being Seen As The Good Guys With Your Money
What a difference a week makes: As the country falls into financial crisis, it turns its lonely eyes to the Democrat.
McCain Quote Of The Day
He didn’t actually say it today, but I’ll bet he wished he never said it at all: "Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation." Yeah. Good call. Let’s make the … Read More
North Carolina – The Presidential Race
It looked for a while like NC might become a swing state. But the Palin-mania did well here, and it looks — right now — like NC is safely in the McCain column. BUT… not so fast. Let’s start on August 2, 2008, with the following numbers of registered voters Democrats: 2,669,616 Republican: 1,937,735 And then the week by week additions: Week … Read More
Prognostication
John McCain, one month ago… "You know," said McCain, "there’s been tremendous turmoil in our financial markets and Wall Street and it is — people are frightened by these events. Our economy, I think, still the fundamentals of our economy are strong…" MSNBC headline, moments ago: BREAKING NEWS: Dow Jones plunges 504 points as market reacts to Lehman demise
As Expected, Tina Fey Nails Sarah Palin
SNL: Here’s the link in case video above doesn’t work….
Lying As A Stategy
A nice NYT article about McCain’s new "strategy" of lying through his teeth. Mr. McCain came into the race promoting himself as a truth teller and has long publicly deplored the kinds of negative tactics that helped sink his candidacy in the Republican primaries in 2000. But his strategy now reflects a calculation advisers made this summer — over the … Read More
St. Petersburg Times Uses The “L” Word
Important editorial, not only because it’s on the money, but because it’s in the crucial swing state of Florida: This nation is facing real challenges on the economy, health care, jobs and the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. There are significant differences between how Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain would address them. But McCain’s recent campaign ads … Read More
One More Time — The Tax Policies
BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS Here’s how the average tax bill could change in 2009 if either John McCain’s or Barack Obama’s tax proposals were fully in place. MCCAIN OBAMA Income Avg. tax bill Avg. tax bill Over $2.9M -$269,364 +$701,885 $603K and up -$45,361 +$115,974 $227K-$603K -$7,871 +$12 $161K-$227K -$4,380 -$2,789 $112K-$161K -$2,614 -$2,204 $66K-$112K -$1,009 -$1,290 $38K-$66K -$319 -$1,042 … Read More
Palin Links Iraq To 9/11
The Washington Post reports: Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans." Uh, Sarah? The September 11 Commission said there was … Read More
Well, Now She’s Just Out And Out Lying
On global warming, this time: MORE PALIN FUN — AP reports: Pressed about what insights into recent Russian actions she gained by living in Alaska, Palin told Gibson, "They’re our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska." Riiiight. And I can look up and see the stars and moon. … Read More
All You Need To Know About “Drill, Baby, Drill”
That’s right. It’s only going to end up a comparative drop in the bucket…. by 2030!!! So says the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Stumped
Sarah bluffs her way through a foreign policy question on "the Bush doctrine". She doesn’t know what it means, even after he gives her a hint. I’m not sure what makes her a unique politician. She’s slick! the way she bluffs through that. Of course, there’s a reason she doesn’t know what he’s talking about. This is Sarah in December … Read More