Posted by Murray Waas, Huffington Post at 1:24 PM on October 14, 2008. William Timmons aided a lobbying effort on behalf of the former Iraqi dictator. William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease [...]
Archive for October 15th, 2008
15 Oct
Hank Paulson and His Wall Street Cronies Move to Plan B
By Nomi Prins, The Nation. Posted October 15, 2008. Paulson and his wheeler-dealer pals have proven more interested in preserving their own wealth than in stabilizing the American economy. How do you stop a ship from sinking, and simultaneously rebuild it to prevent its future destruction? That was the question in the minds [...]
15 Oct
Todd Palin: If You Thought Cheney Was Bad, Watch out for the “First Dude”
By Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. Posted October 15, 2008. Todd Palin interfered regularly in his wife’s affairs as governor, and there’s every reason to assume he’d do the same in the White House. Todd Palin seated behind a White House desk and shaping national policy could be one of the most dangerous aspects of [...]
15 Oct
While Bush Fiddled
By Dan Froomkin Special to washingtonpost.com Tuesday, October 14, 2008; 12:56 PM Here’s something to ponder: What would have happened if President Bush had listened to Paul Krugman three weeks ago instead of Henry Paulson? Krugman — a Princeton economist, New York Times columnist and newly-minted Nobel Prize winner — was one of many financial [...]
15 Oct
Lifelong Republican Frank Schaeffer says McCain is “deliberately feeding the most unhinged
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. Posted October 13, 2008. Amy Goodman: We turn now to the McCain campaign’s strategy of repeatedly invoking Senator Obama’s connection to former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers, now a professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago. It seems to very clearly have a serious effect of riling up crowds of [...]
