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John McCain and Barack Obama traded shots over who is the big spender in this race, with McCain unleashing this ad attacking Obama for his plan to spend “recklessly” and add to the deficit. Obama responded by citing McCain’s “reckless … Continue reading →

Another trick question from Katie Couric brings us to Sarah Palin announcing that she reads “all the newspapers”, with a non sequitur about news in Alaska thrown in. I wonder if the question about what newspapers you read could have … Continue reading →

The United States Senate, feeling heat from constituents who are now demanding action, will tackle a bailout bill today. The Senate bill will add provisions not in the House bill, including a one year increase in the FDIC cap for … Continue reading →

John McCain and Sarah Palin back with Katie Couric, trying to explain the contradiction between the McCain criticism of Obama for publicly stating he would launch cross border attacks on terrorists into Pakistan, and Governor Palin’s expressed support for that … Continue reading →

Conservative Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, a no vote on the Bush bailout package, appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews today and said, amongst other things, that the “mismanagement of the Fed and the Treasury had gone on for “months and … Continue reading →

The defeat of the Bush bailout plan brought charge and counter-charge between the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House. 133 Republicans and 95 Democrats rejected the bill, with Republicans charging that a “partisan” speech by Speaker Pelosi before the … Continue reading →

In a stunning rebuke to the Congressional leadership and the President the House of Representatives today voted down the bailout bill by a 228-205 margin. Where we go from here is anybody’s guess, but this is a huge development. I … Continue reading →

The John McCain debate ad, criticizing Obama for agreeing with him so much.