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Pandering Works

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Can everyone please stop beating around the bush? The only reason McCain selected Palin to be his running mate is because of her gender. If Hillary was the Democratic nominee, the Republicans would have given up on the female vote and went with another white guy. An ABC News-Washington Post ...

In Reality, Palin Loves Earmarks

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

The McCain campaign boasts of her pork-cutting, but up close it looks more like a trim. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. She boasts of rejecting plans to build the notorious ...

Quote Of The Day

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

"You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality." - the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Sarah Palin has prayed for about six years.

Another Awful Day For The Bush Economy

Friday, September 5th, 2008

First, there is this gem: Senior officials from the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve on Friday called in top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants, and told them that the government was preparing to place the two companies under federal control, officials and company executives ...

Caption This Photo

Thursday, September 4th, 2008



If It Takes The Media To Unify Your Party…

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

...than your party is not that excited about its nominee for President. Besides, just because your party is united does not mean that voters will support four more years of failed policies.