So the McCain, in all of his Mighty Maverickness, appears to have thrown his lot in with the House GOP on the economic bailout plan. And what, pray tell, is the House GOP plan? It appears ot be nothing more than a gigantic giveaway to the very people who got us into this mess: Instead [...]
Archive for September, 2008
McCain and House GOP: Rewarding the People Who Brought Us This Mess
Posted in General on September 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Although at least one of the Christians here will undoubtedly go all “No True Scotsman” on them. They’re calling on Christians, whether they support Obama or McCain, to put away falsehood (a nod to Ephesians), and dispel several lies often told about Obama (many of them oft-repeated here by self-described Christians who don’t seem to [...]
Random Conspiracy Musing
Posted in General on September 25, 2008 |
After 2000, McCain reportedly flirted with becoming a Democrat. One explanation for the bizarre Dadaist campaign he is running is that he actually did switch parties, but remained a sleeper agent in GOP ranks for the exress purpose of throwing the 2008 election. It would explain a lot.
Blog Watch
Posted in Bloggin on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This guy (“Vinny”) has a lot of interesting stuff to say. For example, this post on corporations and the free market. We’ll have to keep an eye on that blog, and maybe add it to the blogroll.
Cut And Run
Posted in Economics, News & Current Events, Politics on September 24, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Maybe just the cynic in me, but it sure looks like McCain’s afraid of Obama right now: Republican John McCain said Wednesday he is directing his staff to work with Democrat Barack Obama’s campaign and the presidential debate commission to delay Friday’s debate because of the economic crisis. In a statement, McCain said he will [...]
Generals Betray Us? Oh, Really . . .?
Posted in Culture, General, Iraq, Media, News & Current Events, Politics on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Wall Street Journal Online is running a startling article by a MacKubin Thomas Owens, a professor at the Naval War College, arguing explicitly that the military command heirarchy actively opposed Bush administration doctrine in Iraq, particularly “the surge”, and deliberately worked to undermine the policy. Quoting Bob Woodward’s new book on the Iraq invasion, [...]
Why Does the Bailout Start At the Top?
Posted in General on September 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I would really, really like someone to answer that question for me before we go giving Wall Street what it wants. The problem is that largely unregulated financial institutions used sometimes shady deals to sell people mortgage products that they probably could not afford. Other largely unregulated financial institutions then sliced and iced those mortgages [...]
Good Reading on the Financial Crisis
Posted in Economics, News & Current Events on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I agree with Slacktivist on this, and I expect that many readers, from across the political spectrum will also agree: I’ll gladly concede that Paulson knows more about the world’s rapidly collapsing finance system than I do. That doesn’t matter. Paulson’s request violates an inviolable principle, namely, to repeat, that if a public official demands [...]
Hazing
Posted in News & Current Events on September 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When the Abu Ghraib scandal hit, Republicans and conservatives dismissed it as being no worse than “hazing.” Apparently, they weren’t as far off the mark as I thought. But I don’t think this is quite what they had in mind when they said “hazing,” either: According to state police reports, a group of juniors assaulted [...]
Interesting Map
Posted in Politics on September 22, 2008 |
I understand that it’s still early, and that a lot of this will inevitably change. However, I think it’s interesting to note that electoral-vote.com currently has Obama winning the electoral college, and has him doing so without Florida, Ohio, or Virginia:
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