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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Senator McCain is fond of telling voters that it is he, not Senator Obama, that will be the most effective candidate to bring about change, which is interesting considering as a longtime member of the Washington establishment, that means there is something wrong with the job he has done. ...
Posted in 2008, Foreign Policy, George Bush, Iraq, John McCain | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 21st, 2008
I think I have had about enough of various mainstream media outlets (the New York Times is frequently guilty of this practice) talking about itself or other mainstream media outlets as if it is somehow newsworthy. It isn't. The New York Times is just a newspaper. There ...
Posted in John McCain, New York Times, mainstream media | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
"If the vice president did nothing wrong, what is there to hide?"
Posted in Henry Waxman | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
From our President - the gift that has kept on giving for nearly eight years:
"I readily concede it (lifting a ban of offshore drilling) won't produce a barrel of oil tomorrow, but it will reverse the psychology."
Translation - As long as it looks like the government is doing something to ...
Posted in Energy Policy, George Bush | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
"I don't think the government ought to be involved in bailing out companies."
Oh really? Than can I please have my money back that went to Bear Stearns? Surely, an investment bank and its shareholders will be just fine without my lowly contribution. I would also appreciate ...
Posted in Democrats, Fiscal Policy, George Bush, Republicans | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
July 11, 2008:
"I don't see anything unfair about it, and I didn't even know it was a deal."
July 15, 2008:
Representative Charles B. Rangel has decided to move his campaign office out of one of four rent-stabilized apartments he leases in Harlem, his spokesman said. Mr. Rangel’s spokesman said the congressman ...
Posted in Charlie Rangel, Congress, Ethics, term limits | No Comments »