The Swamp10/20/08 12:45 PM Congress by Frank James Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke backed the idea of a second economic stimulus package when he testified before the House Budget Committee this morning. Bernanke didn’t give many specifics, including how large such a stimulus there should be. But his support gives congressional Democrats’s efforts at a [...]
Archive for October 20th, 2008
20 Oct
McCain: Bush years ‘haven’t worked well’
The Swamp 10/20/08 1:00 PM White House 2008 The Republican nominee seeks a needed break from his party’s president. by Mark Silva “The last eight years haven’t worked very well, have they?” asks Republican John McCain, in a campaign ad attempting to break a connection that Democrat Barack Obama has been fastening for months. The [...]
20 Oct
The Salt Lake Tribune wasn’t too happy about the Sarah Palin nomination.
Posted October 20, 2008 4:00 PM by Mark Silva Barack Obama is outpacing John McCain in newspaper editorial endorsements two weeks from Election Day. But one in particular is worth noting, our friends at Top of the Ticket suggest. The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah’s major newspaper, has come out for Obama – in a state [...]
20 Oct
Perino Denies Recession: Only A Few Regions Of The Country ‘Are Hurting Right Now’
Yesterday on CNN’s late edition, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers Edward Lazear told host Wolf Blitzer, “We are seeing what I think anyone would characterize as a recession in certain parts of the country.” Watch it: Today, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke echoed Lazear’s sentiments, saying that the nation is facing “a serious [...]
20 Oct
Romney stutters and hesitates when asked if Palin is ‘ready to be President.’
During an interview on CNN today, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney touted Sarah Palin’s ability to excite the conservative base and raise money for the Republican ticket. But when asked by host Wolf Blitzer whether she is “ready to be President,” Romney hesitated and offered this stuttering response: Well, that — that’s something which I [...]
20 Oct
Letterman Confronts McCain on Gordon Liddy Ties
From Jamison Foser at Media Matters: Finally, for the first time this year, a prominent media figure asked John McCain about his relationship with G. Gordon Liddy last night. The lack of media attention to the Liddy-McCain relationship is one of the clearest double standards in recent political history. McCain and the news media have [...]
20 Oct
100,000 in St. Louis, MO: “All I can say is, wow.”
By Christopher Hass – Oct 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pm EDT Barack just concluded his speech underneath the Gatway Arch in St. Louis, in front of a record crowd of over 100,000 people. “All I can say is, wow,” Barack said as he took the stage. We need new priorities in Washington. I think [...]
20 Oct
McCain Lies Again, Repeats False Claim He ‘Received The Highest Honor And Awards’ From Every Vets Group
Think Progress Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) held a telephone town hall meeting, in which “thousands” of Nevadans — according to the McCain campaign — called to listen in. Among some of the hostile, pointed, and critical questions came one from a veteran, who challenged McCain on his voting record regarding funding for the Veterans [...]
20 Oct
The 10 Dirtiest Election Tricks the Republicans Have Tried So Far
AlterNet. Posted October 20, 2008. From intimidating minority voters to whipping up racism and hatred at political rallies, the GOP has pulled out all the stops. coastline, tallahassee. As Arianna Huffington warns Democrats, an increasingly desperate John McCain and the GOP are throwing the kitchen sink at Barack Obama. No wonder they called [...]
