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McCain’s Final Stand
Outside The Beltway | OTB | 8 hours ago by James Joyner
RealClearPolitics summary for 15 OCT 08: Electoral College blowout? Tonight’s third and final debate between John McCain and Barack Obama is the last scheduled opportunity for the candidates to make an impression on the voters. Election Day read more
Obama & Bush: The Great Dividers
National Polemic | 8 hours ago
President Bush is reaping the inevitable consequences of a failure to demonstrate leadership. President Bush, when he wants to move in a certain direction, will come out and speak to the people, give them his reasoning, tell them what’s at stak read more
Obama's Acorn Roots
The Daily Bayonet | October 14th 2008
ACORN is in trouble for massive voter registration fraud. Ohio has... read more
Questioning Their Motives III
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 14th 2008 by James Joyner
Julian Sanchez has the best response yet to the nonsensical charge that conservatives who criticize John McCain and/or Sarah Palin are only doing so to ingratiate themselves with elite opinion: the reward structure mitigates against it. That is, read more
Hank Williams Jr. ‘McCain-Palin Tradition’ Video
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 14th 2008 by James Joyner
Hank updated his classic “Family Tradition” for the 2008 presidential campaign: While better than some of his MNF “Ready for Some Football” tunes, I must say that I prefer the original. And it may backfire: the site of som read more
Pressing Obama
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 14th 2008 by James Joyner
Dan Balz argues that, since Barack Obama is way ahead in the polls and thus the most likely next president, the press should subject him to especial scrutiny on the financial crisis and other major issues. How adaptable is Obama to all of this? How read more
Obama Association With Reverend Wright Reflects Lack of Character…
WesternFront America | October 14th 2008 by Hans Gruen
In his bid for the United States presidency, Barack Obama is asking the American people to entrust him with the present and future of our great nation. The issue is that simple and of that gravity. America cannot, must not, yield to the urge to elect read more
Obama Sex Perv Scandal
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 14th 2008 by James Joyner
Under the headline OBAMA SEX PERV SCANDAL, the intrepid journalists at National Enquirer bring us an October Surprise three weeks before Election Day: SEX REBEL by Frank Marshall Davis from National Enquirer 'Obama Sex Perv Scandal' The ENQ read more
Questioning Their Motives II
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 14th 2008 by James Joyner
Yesterday morning, I noted a meme of Questioning Their Motives, i.e., charging that conservative (or is that “so-called conservative”?) critics of John McCain and/or Sarah Palin with trying to curry favor with the Establishment Elite. read more
Advance notice - Richard Greeman UK Tour
Greenman's Occasional Organ | October 14th 2008
US ecosocialist Richard Greeman is to tour the UK with speaking dates in November, and judging from his posts on the International Ecosocialist Network E-lists he should be worth a listen -Richard Greeman, the writer and longtime activist, will be to read more
Judge deems voter caging wrong
on the Wilder Side | October 13th 2008 by iwilder
A federal judge in the Eastern District has made a ruling that would stop “voter caging.” (excerpt from) Washington Post on line Judge Says Mich. Policy Violated Voting Law By Mary Pat Flaherty Michigan violated federal law when it remove read more
John McCain, Outsourcing Our Nations Security
Blogger News Network | October 13th 2008
While you may not know it from the debates, John McCain feels he posse’s superior understanding of what will be required of the next President in dealing with threats to our national security. He assures us, friends all, In matters of protecti read more
Palins Mistakes Fans for Protestors
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 13th 2008 by James Joyner
John McCain might be old but it’s his young running mate who apparently needs a hearing aid: Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to supporters during a rally at the Richmond International Raceway Monday, Oct. read more
Culture of Corruption Snares Another Democrat While Pelosi Snooze…
WesternFront America | October 13th 2008 by Hans Gruen
In 2006, Republican Mark Foley did the honorable thing when news of his sex scandal was disclosed: He immediately resigned his seat in the House of Representatives. At the time, Nancy Pelosi chalked up the Foley scalp as another ringing example of th read more
A simple, Green message: Vote for Cynthia McKinney
on the Wilder Side | October 13th 2008 by iwilder
(Hat tip to Green Party Watch) Posted in cynthia mckinney, Green Party, Green Presidential Campaign 2008, Peace, presidential race, progressive politics, US Politics, war Tagged: afghanistan, california, cynthia mckinney, Liveable wa read more
Courageous former Congresswoman runs for office…
on the Wilder Side | October 13th 2008 by iwilder
Green Party Presidential Candidate and former Congressperson Cynthia McKinney only gets brief mention in this story which focuses on 9-11 investigations and Jason Berma. Though, I liked seeing someone put Cynthia McKinney’s credentials into per read more
Another ACORN from the Obama-Biden Tree of Deceit and Fraud?
WesternFront America | October 13th 2008 by Hans Gruen
Everyone has known for a long time that Joe Biden is a plagiarist. That inconvenient truth was exposed a few years ago during an earlier, failed presidential campaign. Thus, some were surprised when Barack Obama selected Biden as his running matter. read more
Obama Losing Whites, Winning the Election?
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 13th 2008 by James Joyner
Matt Yglesias points to a new ABC/WaPo survey showing the racial breakdown in the presidential race: Among all white voters, McCain leads Obama by 7 points, 52-45 percent; that, however, is a bit less than the average Republican advantage among whit read more
Obama McCain: A Man For This Season
Blogger News Network | October 13th 2008
Remember “change we can believe in”? How about “the straight talk express”? The first is the mantra of believers in Barack Obama, the second was John McCain’s war wagon during his 2000 primary fight for the Republican no read more
Government Ownership of Banks
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 13th 2008 by James Joyner
I heard on the radio this morning that the Treasurey Department is thinking of adopting the British rescue plan of recapitalizing banks by purchasing a majority of the shares in banks that opt into the rescue plan. Now keep in mind this is completel read more
Heathcare Reform
Injuries and Usurpations | October 13th 2008
Neither candidate has a plan to fix the core problem with healthcare- the cost of CARE. Obama wants to address the cost of insurance and add all sorts of fancy grant and incentive programs for technology. McCain wants his back handed healthcare credi read more
Will 2008 Be a Critical Election?
NeoConstant | October 13th 2008 by NeoConstant
The idea of a partisan realignment is a key concept in political science. In electoral politics, a new partisan era is said to have emerged when the coaltions supporting the parties become disrupted and voters realign their allegiances, with a new pa read more
Questioning Their Motives
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 13th 2008 by James Joyner
Victor Davis Hanson has a piece out today that I suspect will be the first of many of its kind. Intermixed with some excellent points about the perception of McCain campaign negativity, the politics of race, and scandalmongering, he aims this cheap read more
Should McCain Fire His Campaign Team?
Outside The Beltway | OTB | October 13th 2008 by James Joyner
Longtime McCain supporter Bill Kristol argues in his NYT column that it’s time for the Republican nominee to fire his campaign staff and try something new. His campaign is totally overmatched by Obama’s. The Obama team is well organized, flu read more
Obama: Expecting the Worst, Being Very Scared
Politically Incorrect Fish | October 13th 2008 by PIF
Obama: It’s not that I want to punish your success - I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you - that they’ve got a chance at success too. read more
Why I Believe McCain Will Lose
WesternFront America | October 13th 2008 by Hans Gruen
Conservative voters have been loath to support the McCain ticket. Without the support of conservatives a GOP candidate can forget victory in a Presidential campaign. Without that conservative support there is no "fire" in the campaign. The fighting s read more
Republicans Fall For Jedi Mind Trick
National Polemic | October 13th 2008
It is disturbing how susceptible Republicans are to media narratives and ridiculous premises. Either Republicans are extremely naive or they simply aren’t thinking for themselves. Republicans are so quick to abandon their own enthusiasm and to read more
Governor Palin’s Mental Health Problems Surface
Blogger News Network | October 12th 2008
In the wake of Governor Sarah Palin’s cheerful insistence the legislative report into the trooper gate probe cleared her of any wrongdoing. I join those who share concern the pressures of the campaign may be taking a negative toll on her mental read more
Response to Hofstra Debate: Demand Peace! Demonstrate! etc.
on the Wilder Side | October 12th 2008 by iwilder
On Wednesday, October 15th, 2008: Please show up at the Hofstra Debates - before, during, and after - to demand open debates and demand an end to all wars! The festivities start across the street at 4:30pm. So many of the Long Island peace groups hav read more
We Should Have Called Their Bluff!
Political Grind | October 12th 2008
This article is from a new Political Grind author - Dr. Frederick J. Oerther III is a professor of economics at Greensboro College in Greensboro N.C. Please wish him a warm welcome. I’m sure you will enjoy this great article. Note: this editori read more
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