ThinkFast: October 1, 2008
ThinkFast: October 1, 2008
Before Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) chose her as his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) had an 82 percent approval rating in her state. Since then, however, Palin’s approval rating has dropped to 68 percent. Support stayed steady with Republicans, but dropped 24 points with Democrats and 18 points with independents.
“The number of job cuts announced in September rose as the economy slowed,” according to a report released today by outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Cuts “rose 7.2% to 95,094 from 88,736 the previous month, and were 33% higher than the same month last year, when 71,739 cuts were announced.”
The Drudge Report and numerous conservative outlets are reporting that PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, who is moderating Thursday night’s vice-presidential debate, “is releasing a new book on Barack Obama, raising questions about her objectivity.” The book takes note of “Obama’s stunning presidential campaign” to introduce the emerging “young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.”
The Senate will vote on its version of the bailout bill today, which added tax breaks for businesses and alternative energy and higher government insurance for bank deposits to the version rejected by the House earlier this week. Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Barack Obama (D-IL), and Joe Biden (D-DE) are all expected to return to Washington to vote.
On the trail today: Barack Obama will hold a rally in La Crosse, WI; John McCain starts his day in Kansas City. Both will return to D.C. to vote on the financial bailout package later in the day.
According to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, “just 27 percent of Americans approve of the job George W. Bush is doing as president, the lowest rating of his presidency.” Bush’s approval rating declined from 31 percent in the last Gallup poll.
City and state governments “have been effectively shut out of the bond markets for the last two weeks, raising the cost of day-to-day operations, threatening longer-term projects and dampening a broad source of jobs and stability.” The sudden loss of credit, “one of the ripple effects of the current financial turmoil, is affecting local governments in all parts of the country, rich and poor alike.”
Yesterday, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) “created legislation meant to help the capsizing financial markets right themselves.” “DeFazio, a vociferous opponent of the Bush Administration’s $700 billion Wall Street bailout, calls his legislation the ‘No BAILOUTS Act.’ Read about the details of the legislation here.
Former VECO head Bill Allen testified against Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) yesterday, detailing the free gifts he exchanged with Stevens. Allen said gave Stevens a 1999 “loaded” Land Rover, valued at $44,000, in exchange for a 1964 Mustang and $5,000, explaining he went through with the sweetheart deal “because I liked Ted.”
And finally: Sin City has launched a new marketing campaign geared at Election Day. According to Vegas.com President Howard Lefkowitz, “[B]y the time voters go to the polls, their frustration is bound to manifest itself in drinking, gambling and other questionable behavior. ‘This is our attempt to make the campaign a little more tolerable,’ he said. New bumper stickers being sold by Vegas.com read: “Vegas: Because you need to be drunk to make it through this election.”
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“According to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, “just 27 percent of Americans approve of the job George W. Bush is doing as president, the lowest rating of his presidency.” Bush’s approval rating declined from 31 percent in the last Gallup poll.”
And that is the percentage of Americans that are retarded.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:06 amhttp://www.armytimes.com/ news/ 2008/ 09/ army_homeland_090708w/
Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1“The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., but the soldiers with 1st BCT, who returned in April after 15 months in Iraq, will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart, Ga., ”
http://www.ajc.com/ news/ content/ business/ stories/ / 2008/ 09/ 29/ gas_shortage.html
“Two more weeks of gas chaos, official says
Atlanta’s chaotic gasoline shortage should be back to normal by Columbus Day, Oct. 13, at the latest, said Randy Bly of AAA South. That means about two more weeks of uncertainty, desperate searches for stations with gasoline and long lines at stations that do have gas.
Bly said Nashville had fuel shortages similar to those in metro Atlanta, but now 70 to 80 percent of the city is being supplied.”
Hmmm, and with repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act back in 2006
http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/911/
http://www.govtrack.us/ congress/ billtext.xpd?bill=h109-5122
I see martial law in parts of Georgia just around the corner.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:08 amDon’t forget, gwen awful is a VERY CLOSE FRIEND of condi rice. Should that disqualify her from being a moderator?
October 1st, 2008 at 9:08 amSorry links get whacked here on TP, these work.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/
Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1
“The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., but the soldiers with 1st BCT, who returned in April after 15 months in Iraq, will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart, Ga., ”
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/stories//2008/09/29/gas_shortage.html
“Two more weeks of gas chaos, official says
Atlanta’s chaotic gasoline shortage should be back to normal by Columbus Day, Oct. 13, at the latest, said Randy Bly of AAA South. That means about two more weeks of uncertainty, desperate searches for stations with gasoline and long lines at stations that do have gas.
Bly said Nashville had fuel shortages similar to those in metro Atlanta, but now 70 to 80 percent of the city is being supplied.”
Hmmm, and with repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act back in 2006
http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/911/
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h109-5122
I smell martial law in parts of Georgia around the corner.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:10 amTax cuts for business. Talk about rewarding those who have caused this mess. That makes my blood boil.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:14 amAccording to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, “just 27 percent of Americans approve of the job George W. Bush is doing as president, the lowest rating of his presidency.” Bush’s approval rating declined from 31 percent in the last Gallup poll.
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One in four Americans are unbelievably stupid.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:20 amI hope this is just satire.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:24 amBefore Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) chose her as his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) had an 82 percent approval rating in her state. Since then, however, Palin’s approval rating has dropped to 68 percent.
Brutal, she can’t even hold her own in her own state. Nice strategery there, Johnny….
October 1st, 2008 at 9:24 amBefore Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) chose her as his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) had an 82 percent approval rating in her state. Since then, however, Palin’s approval rating has dropped to 68 percent.
It never ceases to amaze me how few scruples Republicans have. The fact that they approve of someone who is obstructing justice and lies constantly shows how bankrupt Republicans really are.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:30 amHow to make the bail out work
1. Pay for it…
Tell the American people that those who have benefited the most from this catastrophe, are going to pony up. The top 2% of earners in this country have received $680 billion in tax cuts from the current administration. That sounds eerily close to the $700 billion dollar price tag that the bailout is coming with. So Democrats ought to tell the President that we have a deal as long as he agrees to roll back the tax cut that he gave his “base.” Why put this on the backs of Joe and Jane Sixpack?
2. Tax all financial transactions…
Thom Hartmann discusses this idea in detail over at common dreams. Here’s the short of it. In the United Kingdom, for example, whenever you buy or sell a share of stock (or a credit swap or a derivative, or any other activity of that sort) you pay a small tax on the transaction. We did the same thing here in the US from 1914 to 1966 (and, before that, we did it to finance the Spanish American War and the Civil War).
For us, this Securities Turnover Excise Tax (STET) was a revenue source. For example, if we were to instate a .25 percent STET (tax) on every stock, swap, derivitive, or other trade today, it would produce – in its first year – around $150 billion in revenue. Wall Street would be generating the money to fund its own bailout. (For comparison, as best I can determine, the UK’s STET is .25 percent, and Taiwan just dropped theirs from .60 to .30 percent.)
As John Maynard Keynes pointed out in his seminal economics tome, The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money in 1936, such a securities transaction tax would have the effect of “mitigating the predominance of speculation over enterprise.”
3. Demand accountability…
The American people are not going to get behind any deal that allows those at the helm of this shakedown to make one red cent off of it. The ‘golden parachute’ provision in the current bill is totally toothless. Cap CEO salaries immediately and launch investigations to make sure that there wasn’t Enron style accounting practices at work.
4. Enforce the Sherman Anti-Trust Act…
If a company is so large, that its failure would have the result of bringing down our entire economy, it should not be allowed to exist in that way. And now this problem is getting actually worse. As the banks fail, they are being bought up by other companies. So how long till those companies fail and help continue the downward spiral?
October 1st, 2008 at 9:33 amThe Drudge Report and numerous conservative outlets are reporting that PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, who is moderating Thursday night’s vice-presidential debate, “is releasing a new book on Barack Obama, raising questions about her objectivity.”
Gee, maybe she will be as “objective” as Charlie Gibson was in the Democratic primary debate.
This book is nothing new. It is set to be released in January so the fact that she was writing this book was well known when she was selected as the moderator. Both sides agreed to her. Besides, the book is not about Obama, it is about the changing landscape for black politicians in the Obama generation.
Republicans have become the party of whiners.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:35 amYesterday, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) “created legislation meant to help the capsizing financial markets right themselves.” “DeFazio, a vociferous opponent of the Bush Administration’s $700 billion Wall Street bailout, calls his legislation the ‘No BAILOUTS Act.’ Read about the details of the legislation here.
I have read about this bill and it seems very reasonable to me. I am wondering why Obama has hitched his wagon to the Paulson/Bush bill.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:36 amThe Drudge Report and numerous conservative outlets are reporting that PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, who is moderating Thursday night’s vice-presidential debate, “is releasing a new book on Barack Obama, raising questions about her objectivity.” The book takes note of “Obama’s stunning presidential campaign” to introduce the emerging “young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.”
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Pointing out that Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is “stunning” is hardly political spin — it’s an objective observation (stunned Hillary, didn’t it?). It’s like pointing out that John F. Kennedy was “charismatic” — something acknowledged by Kennedy friends and foes alike.
And it’s true that we have more African Americans running for office now than ever before. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing is a matter of personal opinion (depending on one’s level of bigotry), but making the observation that it’s happening is hardly partisan.
But conservatives hate anyone stating facts unless those facts support their ideology. After all, facts have a liberal bias…
October 1st, 2008 at 9:37 amJust had to share this from Rassmussen (or Rasputin, as I tend to call it)
“…Obama today is viewed favorably by 58% of voters, McCain by 53%. However, 39% have a Very Favorable opinion of Obama while 27% have a Very Unfavorable view. The comparable numbers for McCain are 25% Very Favorable and 26% Very Unfavorable. This is the first time all year that McCain’s Very Unfavorable rating has topped his Very Favorable numbers. ”
People are finally starting to get it. McIIIrd is a phony.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:38 amThere Might Be a Financial Crisis, But the World’s Arms Dealers Are Doing Just Fine
Frida Berrigan
Alternet
September 30, 2008
The CEO of a weapons manufacturer has plenty of chances to rub elbows with deputy secretaries of defense, officials from Homeland Security, retired military personnel, and the best and brightest of the defense establishment almost any week of the year.
One such opportunity occurred at the ComDef 2008 conference, which wrapped up at the National Press Club in Washington on September 3. Sponsored by weapons giants like Boeing, Raytheon, and BAE Systems, the day-long conference was organized around the theme of “Defense Priorities in an Age of Persistent Conflict.” It featured presentations from a Navy undersecretary, a deputy director at the Pentagon, several weapons manufacturers, and defense representatives from France, the Netherlands, Canada, and elsewhere. With this high-powered lineup, the conference probably delivered on the promise of its catch line: “Where the international defense cooperation community gets down to business.”
Next on the calendar in mid-October will be the Women in Defense National Conference at the Crystal Gateway Marriott near the Pentagon. Sponsored by consulting giant Booz Allen Hamilton, the conference includes a panel on the “National Security Priorities in the Next Administration,” moderated by a Lockheed Martin vice-president. Foreign policy advisers from the McCain and Obama campaigns will be on hand and — in a nod towards inclusiveness — representatives from Bob Barr’s and Ralph Nader’s campaigns have been invited. The closing reception is sponsored by Lockheed Martin, and Booz Allen Hamilton is picking up the tab for the “Breaking a Glass Ceiling” dinner featuring retired Air Force Major General Jeanne Holm. And then, who would want to miss flying south for the winter? The Defense Manufacturing Conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Florida in early December offers military industry executives the chance to soak up the rays and address the question: “Are we ready to provide affordable warfighting capabilities?”
One of the persistent themes of these and many other weapons industry conferences is the looming concern that the military budget — which increased by two-thirds between 2001 and 2008 — can’t keep spiraling upwards forever. ComDef 2008 frames it like this: “persistent warfare is eroding the capability of our armed forces and hard choices will need to be made … It is increasingly unlikely that more money will be found for defense.” Last year, the Women in Defense conference addressed this issue with a panel titled “Shaking the Money Tree: Funding National Defense,” moderated by a vice-president for programs and budget at Lockheed Martin.
Shaking the Money Tree
Lockheed Martin stands head-and-shoulders above its competitors as a professional tree-shaker. Between 2001 and 2008, the company saw its contracts from the Department of Defense jump nearly 130%, from $14 billion to $32 billion. In a stagflation economy, their profit margin is more than healthy. The Bethesda-based company reported a 13% increase in profitability for its second quarter — from $778 million last year to $882 million this year.
The weapons industry’s concern about belt-tightening notwithstanding, the military budget is likely to continue its dramatic growth. The Defense Department’s base budget, which does not include funds for nuclear weapons or the $12-billion-a-month “global war on terror,” has grown by nearly 70% — from $316 billion in 2001 to a request for more than $515 billion for 2009’s fiscal year (which begins in October). Despite the fact that these figures represent close to what the rest of the world combined devotes to the military, neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has adopted reducing military spending as part of his national security plan. In fact, as both of them talk about modernizing the military for the 21st century and expanding the size of the armed forces, the billions add up.
So the weapons industry’s alarm bells are ringing prematurely and the future — particularly in foreign weapons sales — looks very bright. Take Lockheed Martin, for example: The company, which is springing for the floral arrangements at the Women in Defense conference next month, has more than $10 billion in proposed or recent weapons deals with foreign nations. The biggest deal could be worth $7 billion (that’s a lot of gladiolas and irises for Women in Defense) to Lockheed Martin. The United Arab Emirates is interested in the company’s THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system. The mobile truck-mounted system is designed to intercept incoming missiles targeted at sites such as airfields or populations centers
October 1st, 2008 at 9:39 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
I have read about this bill and it seems very reasonable to me. I am wondering why Obama has hitched his wagon to the Paulson/Bush bill.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:36 am
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I’d wager it’s because he doesn’t want to be spun as obstructing the rescue of the U.S. financial system. If he votes against it, the Paulson/Bush bill is defeated, and the Dow drops another 700 points, Oldy McDodderington will be all over him.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:42 amSince then, however, Palin’s approval rating has dropped to 68 percent. Support stayed steady with Republicans, but dropped 24 points with Democrats and 18 points with independents.
Seems like folks maybe just getting to know her up there.
To know her is to:
a. despise her
b. dislike her pettiness
c. fear her power mongering
d. pity her being in so far over her head
October 1st, 2008 at 9:44 amIt’s interesting – the Bailout Bill is the Iraq Authorization Act of 2008 : a bill designed specifically to benefit corporate interests, wrapped up in a blanket of patriotism and national security, that members must vote for if they don’t want to be criticized as “anti-American.”
October 1st, 2008 at 9:45 amBilbo & Toasty
October 1st, 2008 at 9:45 amIt does seem like Obama is playing cautiously in this minefield.
I heard rumors that he considered proposing his own bill, but that just seems like he’d be dancing in the minefield instead of cautiously picking his path.
“The Drudge Report and numerous conservative outlets are reporting…”
Ah, no. They moan, they smear, they lie, they pass on stupid rumors, they come up with crazy conspiracies, they take handouts from the wingnut welfare scheme. All that and more.
But “report”… not so much.
So, if I may rewrite the entry:
The Drudge Report and numerous conservative cesspools are are in an hysterical orgy of poo-flinging that PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, who is moderating Thursday night’s vice-presidential debate, “is releasing a new book on Barack Obama, raising questions about her objectivity.” Not one of these munchkins has read her book, not one has taken note of Ifill’s friendship with Condi Rice, and not one has taken a moment to look at Ifill’s past record as a debate moderator.
Instead, against the backdrop that Sarah Palin is incomparably underprepared for the debate tomorrow – let alone for the Vice Presidency – they are manufacturing a controversy that they hope Cable TeeVee will mainstream and discuss at the expense of more relevant matters at hand.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:46 amThe Drudge Report and numerous conservative outlets are reporting that PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, who is moderating Thursday night’s vice-presidential debate, “is releasing a new book on Barack Obama, raising questions about her objectivity.”
Snivelers.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:46 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says
October 1st, 2008 at 9:35 am
Republicans have become the party of whiners.
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I suspect there may be another reason for the effort to discredit Ifill. Sarah Palin is going to tank in the VP debate, and tank badly. Unless the Pygmalions can get Eliza Doolittle ready for the ball jack quick (and they realize they can’t do that), she’s going to come across as laughable as she did for Katie Couric’s interviews.
They’ve already changed the format of the debate to be as “Sarah friendly” as possible. They have been working overtime to lower the expectations bar down to ground level — to the point where if Palin can get through this without drooling, she will exceed them.
And now they are laying the groundwork to discredit the entire debate by claiming bias on the part of the moderator, so their post-debate spin can be to attack the process as being partisan, sexist, and just plain mean.
However, I think the American people are beyond being fooled anymore. Most of us can spot a complete incompetent with no problem.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:46 amRUCerious Says:
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Since then, however, Palin’s approval rating has dropped to 68 percent. Support stayed steady with Republicans, but dropped 24 points with Democrats and 18 points with independents.
Seems like folks maybe just getting to know her up there.
To know her is to:
a. despise her
b. dislike her pettiness
c. fear her power mongering
d. pity her being in so far over her head
e. ALL OF THE ABOVE
October 1st, 2008 at 9:47 am“Grand Theft America, Financial Crime of the Century” — a very interesting read about the current heist of Bush’s Krime
Kabal:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10364
October 1st, 2008 at 9:48 amZooey, spose the Repukes want some cheese with that whine?
How about some month old Brie?
October 1st, 2008 at 9:48 amQuinny poll out this AM:
The new surveys show Obama leading McCain in Florida 51 percent to 43 percent, in Ohio 50 percent to 42 percent and in Pennsylvania 54 percent to 39 percent.
Time to pack it in, McIIIrd. And you ignoramus trolls, that goes for you too.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:48 amTrump Duck arrives, deposits it’s stinking pile of manure, then skedaddles off into the scumset.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:02 amthis just in:
October 1st, 2008 at 10:02 amin order to compensate for gwen ifill’s bias, the debate location has been changed to grampy’s backyard, by the creek, to make sarah, and the pugs, more comfortable…
I don’t understand her selection! I could be missing something but the Couric interview scared me to death. Was Palin joking? See Russia from Alaska? She reads the papers put in front of her? Look, this is not what an informed citizen wants to here from a possible vice president. More importantly, the possibility of her becoming president is unthinkable unless she’s got more on the ball than has been seen so far. Raise the spector of sexism if you want but from what I’ve seen this woman is not a viable choice and I certainly would question McCain’s judgment on this one. Someone show me where to look for more substance than I have seen from her, please!!
October 1st, 2008 at 10:04 amkaty Says:
this just in:
in order to compensate for gwen ifill’s bias, the debate location has been changed to grampy’s backyard, by the creek, to make sarah, and the pugs, more comfortable…
October 1st, 2008 at 10:02 am
Hilarious. ;)
October 1st, 2008 at 10:06 amNew bumper stickers being sold by Vegas.com read: “Vegas: Because you need to be drunk to make it through this election.”
Looks like McIIIrd is taking this to heart.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:08 amwilliamf ~ the same place you take your morning dump in.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:08 amAw, take a dump throws petty innuindo into the fray to deflect from the magnificint failure that his leaders have shown themselves to be…..aint that precious?
October 1st, 2008 at 10:09 amThe Senate will vote on its version of the bailout bill today, which added tax breaks for businesses and alternative energy and higher government insurance for bank deposits to the version rejected by the House earlier this week. Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Barack Obama (D-IL), and Joe Biden (D-DE) are all expected to return to Washington to vote.
If McCain actually shows up to vote, he will vote against the bill.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:12 amThe Drudge Report and numerous conservative outlets are reporting that PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, who is moderating Thursday night’s vice-presidential debate, “is releasing a new book on Barack Obama, raising questions about her objectivity.” The book takes note of “Obama’s stunning presidential campaign” to introduce the emerging “young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.”
If they want to snivel about moderator ‘objectivity’ maybe this needs to be considered about Tom Brokaw:
NBC Plans Future of ‘Meet the Press’
‘But less widely known is that Mr. Brokaw has also played a pivotal role out of public view, both within NBC and in its dealings with the campaign of John McCain in particular.’
‘Mr. Brokaw said he had also conducted some shuttle diplomacy in recent weeks between NBC and the McCain campaign. His mission, he said, was to assure the candidate’s aides that — despite some negative on-air commentary by Mr. Olbermann in particular — Mr. McCain could still get a fair shake from NBC News. Mr. Brokaw said he had been told by a senior McCain aide, whom he did not name, that the campaign had been reluctant to accept an NBC representative as one of the moderators of the three presidential debates — until his name was invoked.’
‘Mr. Brokaw will moderate the second debate, on Oct. 7, in Nashville.’
And after Mr. Brokaw’s performance on Meet The Press this Sunday, maybe his ‘objectivity’ should be questioned more.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:12 amMeet The Press, Sunday, September 28, 2008
FOR SALE IN ATLANTA:
One 18-gallon tank of PREMIUM gasoline: $17,000
Comes with one free Nissan 350z.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:18 amWow, Dumb-Truck! You’re ability to cut, paste, and link talking points from a right wing blog is amazing.
You definitely have the knack for not thinking.
But, prove me wrong.
Please discuss the topics of this thread, or better yet, discuss the regurgitated points YOU brought up.
Thank you in advance.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:26 amI just saw my FIRST McCain yard sign yesterday. Still no McCain bumper stickers to be seen.
Lots of Obama yard signs and bumper stickers.
BTW, for those of you who don’t know — I live in the great red state of Idaho.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:27 amAh, McStain is about to blow his top. If you haven’t had a chance to view his interviews with the Des Moines Register, please take a moment:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=videonetwork
Question him about lying? He is just seething. Talk about his lifetime of taxpayer funded health care? Well, you just have to go see his “I’m not an astronaut but I know some things about space” answer.
We need to keep calling him a liar, keep questioning his honor and integrity, and he’ll blow. The best part? The truth is on our side!
PEACE
October 1st, 2008 at 10:28 amThis failed economy has been going on for some time now. Clinton years saw job creation every month….bush, just the opposite.
Instead of job creation, all you hear from this administration is job cuts……heck of a job shrubery…
October 1st, 2008 at 10:28 amspencers mom Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 10:28 am
Hi, Mom. :)
I put that up on the Zoo this morning! Imagine what the old boy is like in private…
October 1st, 2008 at 10:32 amGood morning, Zooey! I’m here in Pennsylvania, and we’re seeing some McCain/Palin signs. Because the Obama lawn sign company is in Houston, the hurricanes slowed production and shipping, and we’re all waiting for more!
Once the signs arrive, we’ll completely dominate. One house in my neighborhood has about 10 McStain signs. Wouldn’t want to be them the morning after Halloween…
PEACE
October 1st, 2008 at 10:32 amRantingTommy Says: FOR SALE IN ATLANTA:
One 18-gallon tank of PREMIUM gasoline: $17,000
Comes with one free Nissan 350z.
LOL.
What’s odd is that no one here who drives a big truck seems to be driving any slower. I guess you can’t get the lead out of the foot of a redneck…
October 1st, 2008 at 10:33 amHave you ever noticed that you cannot be really angry and afraid at the same time?
And the American people are really mad.
Maybe it’s the tipping point we needed?
After all, given the choice between serving their corporate matsers, or We the People, more Congressional Reps choose us than the corporations. That’s gotta give us some confidence that we can still take back our country….
October 1st, 2008 at 10:36 amMy motorcycle gets 50mpg and yet, because of these rednecks in their gas-guzzling SUVs hogging the fuel, I can’t get gas in Atlanta.
Driving fast isn’t the issue. My 350z gets better gas mileage going fast than a crawling SUV ever will.
The 350 sits parked though, as I ride my bike to work and walk everywhere else.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:37 amZooey Says:
If McCain actually shows up to vote, he will vote against the bill.
that would be my guess too…
he says he will vote FOR now, but i’ll bet it’s a NO…
…
my ditto-head-in-law has a new mcBUSH sticker on his suburban…
but it’s the small oval kind… and it doesn’t say palin…
he professed to be a ron paul backer, so know i KNOW i cannot take him or anything he says seriously.
and that’s how it is:
NO one can take ANYone who backs repugs seriously.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:37 amJohn McCain: Economic Bill Failure
I think what should be mentioned that no one seems to be mentioning is this little snipet from the Desmoine Register links above and it’s this:
“[...]if i were a dictator as I always aspire to be, I would write it a little differently[...]“
Did he really say that? I listened to it three times just to make sure I heard him correctly.
If he aspires to become a dictator, we are truly screwed my friends.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:50 ambush the uniter has done just the opposite. Families are divided by party affiliation now just as they were during viet nam. You can’t have a civil discussion with the cult members of the right.
They know they can’t win an argument based on logic or facts and so they are left with nothing but confrontation and shouting over others when they try to speak.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:51 amRantingTommy Says: My motorcycle gets 50mpg and yet, because of these rednecks in their gas-guzzling SUVs hogging the fuel, I can’t get gas in Atlanta.
Try the suburbs where there are less people. I don’t have any problems getting gas, and I only live 25 miles east of Atlanta.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:54 amPalin’s foreign negotiations limited to Canada
By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer
Wed Oct 1, 3:17 AM ET
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who touts her state’s proximity to Russia as part of her foreign policy experience, has not met with Russian leaders or delegations, negotiated any Russian issues or visited the country, according to an Associated Press review of records from the governor’s office.
Court upholds legality of SanFran health care plan
By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press Writer
Tue Sep 30, 7:25 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program can continue to operate, after an appeals court ruled Tuesday that it does not violate federal law.
US ‘casino’ mentality blamed for planet’s meltdown
By ALAN CLENDENNING, AP Business Writer
Tue Sep 30, 5:19 PM ET
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Astounded by the U.S. government’s failure to resolve the financial crisis threatening the foundations of the global free market, fingers of blame are pointing at America from around the planet.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:31 pmQuestion: Has anyone seen a McCain/Palin sign, any where? The only McCain signs I see only mention McCain. Seems curious, to me.
(Myself, I have two Obama/Biden signs on display – one at home, one at my office.)
October 1st, 2008 at 12:55 pmI’m in NJ and I’ve seen plenty of McCain/Palin car stickers on the interstate. Most of the stickers are on large SUVs and/or expensive cars, driven by older white folks. Usually see pro-life stickers, support the troops magnets, remember 9-11, etc, with the blue and white Mc/P sticker. Yard signs are harder to find.
I have one sticker on my car: a red, white and blue SYF. Says it all.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:37 pmjudyinnm Says
October 1st, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Question: Has anyone seen a McCain/Palin sign, any where? The only McCain signs I see only mention McCain. Seems curious, to me.
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I have seen a couple of McCain/Palin signs in my subdivision (they’re new), but they are still significantly outnumbered by the Obama and Obama/Biden signs.
Same goes for bumperstickers in my town, too.
I suspect that as soon as McCain named Palin to the ticket, the “McCain/Palin” brand because omnipresent, to put as much spotlight on the person they were banking on to be their star.
Now that Palin’s star has pretty much flamed out, I don’t know if signs will revert back to just “McCain” or not.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:39 pmoops — “because” = “became”
October 1st, 2008 at 1:40 pm