By Greg Gordon | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON ? The Wall Street financiers and firms whose problems have prompted a $700 billion federal bailout are no strangers to Capitol Hill or to politics. Since 2001, eight of the most troubled firms have donated $64.2 million to congressional candidates, presidential candidates and the Republican and Democratic parties, [...]
Archive for October 2nd, 2008
2 Oct
Bush Declared War On The Taxpayer – It?s Time To Fight As If Our Liberty & Freedom Depended On It!
Justanothercoverup.com September 30th, 2008 The newest onslaught by President Bush against the American taxpayer is monumental in its enormity – and 700 Billion is only an estimate, on the low side I?m sure. As we witness this latest attack on the average American, it?s important to know ?why? this attack is occurring and what we [...]
2 Oct
Why the Bailout Bill Failed
By Ben Pershing�|� September 29, 2008; 3:05 PM ET So how could a major bill described by the president and both parties’ leaders as critical to the well-being of the nation’s — and the world’s — economy go down to defeat? There are no easy answers here, as the House’s stunning defeat moments ago of [...]
2 Oct
Sarah Palin can’t name one Supreme Court case
By Howard Kurtz After a lengthy, smiling pause, Sarah Palin could not name a Supreme Court decision she disagrees with, beyond Roe v. Wade, in an interview that aired tonight on CBS. The Alaska governor had just finished explaining that abortion should be decided by individual states when CBS anchor Katie Couric asked, “What other [...]
2 Oct
Palin Pushback
By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 2, 2008; 10:32 AM For days now, television viewers have watched Sarah Palin unable to explain the significance of her home state’s bordering Russia, unable to name a Supreme Court ruling she disagrees with, unable to name a single newspaper she reads. Her halting, unfocused answers [...]
2 Oct
Skepticism of Palin Growing, Poll Finds
By Jon Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, October 2, 2008; Page A01 With the vice presidential candidates set to square off today in their only scheduled debate, public assessments of Sarah Palin‘s readiness have plummeted, and she may now be a drag on the Republican ticket among key voter groups, according [...]
2 Oct
What Biden Needs to Do to Nail the Debate
By George Lakoff, AlterNet. Posted October 1, 2008. Even with Palin’s inexperience and ignorance of world events, she should not be underestimated. Here’s how Biden can win. In the first debate, Obama did what he needed to do: convince a majority that he has what it takes. But there is room for improvement. 1. Obama [...]
2 Oct
Bailout Passes Senate; 9 Reasons That’s Bad News for You
By Sen. Bernie Sanders, Huffington Post. Posted October 1, 2008. Forcing each American to fork over $2,200 at a time when median family income has declined by as much is no way to improve the economy This country faces many serious problems in the financial market, in the stock market, in our economy. We must [...]
