What Obama Should Say to John McCain

Senator, all Americans – Republicans and Democrats alike – honor your military service.
But we do not honor the way you are running this campaign.

When you say, “I’m John McCain and I approve this message,” you are saying it’s okay to distort the facts, lie about my record and question my patriotism.

What you fail to understand [...]

The Ralph Nader Campaign Releases Commentary in the VoterWatch Media Player

By Billy Hallowell for VoterWatch

Over the past week, we’ve been talking about the wide range of commentators who have partnered with VoterWatch for the 2008 Presidential Debates Project.  Already, we’ve posted commentary in the VoterWatch media player from Dick Morris, Brett Winterble of CovertRadio and the Bob Barr for President team.  Now, we are ready [...]

Biden Admits Anti-McCain Ad "Terrible"

While no presidential campaign is innocent when it comes to trading jabs, the recent Obama ad that targeted John McCain’s inability to use a computer set a new low for standards and political sportsmanship.  In the ad, the Obama campaign painted McCain as “out of touch” and unable to operate computer technology.

In formulating the ad, [...]

The Mortgage Bailout, Deficits & Earmarks Galore

The BlogWatch is a weekly piece that is published on the non-partisan web site Facing Up to the Nation’s Finances.  Stay tuned for more weekly, non-partisan fiscal recaps brought to you by Billy Hallowell and Facing Up.

It would be impossible to commence this edition of the Facing Up BlogWatch without mentioning Public Agenda’s insanely immensely [...]

Dimwittedness is On The March!

She’s Not Ready
By BOB HERBERT
Published: September 12, 2008

“While watching the Sarah Palin interview with Charlie Gibson Thursday night, and the coverage of the Palin phenomenon in general, I’ve gotten the scary feeling, for the first time in my life, that dimwittedness is not just on the march in the U.S., but that it might [...]

BlogWatch: Social Security in Peril, Candidate Avoidance & Other Budgetary Debacles

The BlogWatch is a weekly piece that is published on the non-partisan web site Facing Up to the Nation’s Finances.  Stay tuned for more weekly, non-partisan fiscal recaps brought to you by Billy Hallowell and Facing Up.

With the discussion primarily focused on both the Democratic and the Republican national conventions, the blogosphere has been [...]