September 2008
102 posts
“Is there anyone who’s not laughing when John McCain says that Obama...”
– Josh Marshall
Crisis Management: Obama vs McCain →
election08:
Andrew Sullivan wants to know, given this bit of reporting from CNN, why the race is not over.
Sen. Barack Obama expressed confidence Monday that lawmakers would come through with a financial rescue package, while John McCain’s campaign accused Obama and Democrats of putting “politics ahead of country.”
I’d like to know also.
In a country that elected George W. Bush twice, it was...
7 7 7 →
Al Giordano:
Obama and the movement behind him are heading with increased velocity toward November victory, but the 7 7 7 “jackpot” that the movement takes home - filled with counterfeit slugs amidst the shards of gold that will still have to be panned and forged into value - means that the campaign doesn’t end - can’t end - on November 4.
So as you organize in...
“This afternoon, responding to the economic crisis, the Obama campaign issued a...”
– Steve Benen
My Obama Team Leader, who is also one of my wife’s best friends, is the bomb. She showed up at my office a few minutes ago with a tasty cafe mocha to thank me for helping out last night even though I was worn out from the weekend. Sweet nourishing caffeine.
Tired
I took Friday off and spent two nights at the Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World for my middle son’s 7th birthday. I thought I would be able to rest and relax after we got home yesterday, but my Obama Team Leader called to request my help with voter registration at an event that night. A local club, The Social, requested an Obama presence and voter registration table at their...
What Actually Happened Yesterday: Joe Klein
frothyparadise:
The New York Times has an excellent account of the impact of John McCain’s bailout freakout on the actual work of negotiating a compromise. There are several stunning revelations here. First, House Minority Leader John Boehner’s top aide pretty much conceded that among the motivations for the House Republicans’ refusal to go along with the plan was to save face for McCain: The...
Eisenhower's farewell address →
Should be read in full. Here are some highlights:
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should...
“Capitol Hill sources are telling me that senior McCain people are more than...”
– wegoted.com (via azspot)
And people will still vote for this ticket knowing full well she would be the most likely VP in history to assume the Presidency. The mind boggles.
“Senator McCain, stupid is leaking out of your running mate’s head every time she...”
– Betty Cracker
Watchelection08:
OMFG!!!
Are we sure Tina Fey didn’t sneak in and do this interview?
“McCain rejected a call from Obama to support the principles that lawmakers...”
– not going to interviews
not picking up his phone
mccain….are you depressed ?
Deal reached on $700B bailout, lawmakers say | Freep.com
(via pete3)
McCain is trying to figure out if it’s to his political advantage to torpedo the plan. He can’t take credit for getting it passed...
In CBS Interview, Palin Calls For Surge In... →
election08:
Read this and then tell me WTF is John McCain thinking. Katie Couric asking Gov. Palin about the situation in Afghanistan.
Katie Couric: Why is it much more challenging there? Can you explain that? Sarah Palin: The logistics that we are already suggesting here, not having enough troops in the area right now. The… things like the terrain even in Afghanistan and that border between...
“It has been suggested that the McCain campaign is actually an elaborate act of...”
– Comrade John Cole
“I think the McCain campaign knew the Couric interview would be a disaster as...”
– The Anonymous Liberal
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“I’m still in shock over how terrible the Palin/Couric interview was. “Train...”
– tBone
If at first you don't succeed.... →
Steve Benen:
When the crisis on Wall Street began, and the markets began tanking nine days ago, the very first message from John McCain was, “The fundamentals of our economy are strong.” That didn’t work, and McCain dropped the line.
His second message was that he wanted to see a commission investigate how and why the crisis happened. That made McCain appear confused, so he...
Claiming Credit for a Done Deal →
A TPM reader and Democratic lobbyist:
The deal on the “bail out” is 98% done. Treasury has capitulated on almost every point. A draft is circulating on the Hill now. No one needs McCain to help do the remaining 2%….except the White House who has no standing on this matter on the Hill with either Democrats or Republicans.
McCain Camp: Let's Push Back Biden-Palin Match-Up,... →
election08:
It makes you wonder if this was their goal all along: to push back the VP debate. Earlier today McCain called for the first presidential debate to be postponed so they could deal with the ongoing financial crisis. Now they want it to replace the VP debate.
Who exactly do they think they are fooling with this maneuver?
They are hellbent on pulling a pony out of the massive shitpile...
Say What? →
So I return from a day of teaching and discover that John McCain has decided to suspend his campaign and return to Washington DC, the better to deal with our nation’s urgent problems. Goody! It might have been even better had he bothered to show up for even a single one of the 108 Senate votes that have been taken between April 8, when he last showed up, and today. Who knows how many...
“If you want some moron to run around like his hair is on fire in a time of...”
– Comrade John Cole
“I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at...”
– Sen. Harry Reid to McCain: Just Stay Away. This is gonna sting a little. He also said the debate should go on as scheduled. (via election08)
There’s a nail somewhere with a serious headache. Way to go Sen. Reid!
McCain 'suspends' campaigning? →
Steve Benen:
Apparently, as McCain sees it, 10 days after the Wall Street crisis began, now he wants to head back to Capitol Hill to do some work. Of course, lawmakers and administration officials have been working quite a bit, but McCain, who has played no direct role in the negotiations thus far, wants to swoop in and tell everyone what they need to do. This from a man who hasn’t shown...
McCain asks to suspend campaign
election08:
John “I’m desperate” McCain wants to postpone the presidential debate on Friday. He also wants to suspend his campaign to deal with the financial crisis. He wins either way. Obama is creaming him on the economy. If Obama doesn’t get off the campaign trail, then all we’ll hear is “Obama First vs. Country First”. If Obama gets off the trail then he can’t continue to whip on McCain.
...
“One of the worst design features of our world is that dog lifespans are so much...”
– Svensker
The Guinness World Record for Hypocrisy →
For the last week or so, the McCain campaign has been aggressively trying to tie Barack Obama to the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and to suggest that Obama has somehow been improperly influenced by them. First, the McCain campaign released an ad linking Barack Obama to former Fannie Mae executive Franklin Raines, a guy Obama had spoken to once in his life and who immediately denied...
Charges Dismissed Against Dad Who Beat Boy →
No charges will be filed against a father who found a naked boy with his teenage daughter and hit the child over the head with a pipe.
Saw this on the news last night and couldn’t stop laughing. It was 4 a.m. and the dad thought he was an intruder. The kid’s lucky he only ended up with 17 stiches in his head.
“Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition,...”
– John McCain in the lastest issue of Contingencies magazine
“We need serious solutions to an existential crisis, and the Bush administration...”
– Tim F. (No Deal)
Yeah, Why Not? →
Another TPM reader:
As a Wall Street guy I am sort of glad that this bailout is being organized. However, what seems unfair to me is that there are absolutely no provisions for homeowners. Moreover, this morning on Stephanopulous I saw Hank Paulson talking about homeowners taking out mortgages that were higher than they could afford and about them needing to live up to their obligations.
I find...
“You would never know it from watching the news, but one of the candidates in...”
– A Talking Points Memo Reader
AP: Race Matters
speechful:
Essential reading: AP-Yahoo News poll finds “deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close.”
Says “one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them ‘lazy,’ ‘violent’ or responsible for their own troubles.”
Suggests the percentage of voters who may turn away from Obama because of race could “easily...
“It would be really nice for us to win Florida. I’ll tell you, we can win this...”
– Obama
This is a pretty good charactarization of Florida’s dual role for Obama in this election. The most probable path to the Presidency for Obama does not require Flordia. McCain, on the other hand, is in all sorts of trouble if he loses Florida. (He would probably need both Michigan and...
dalasverdugo:
Ok, so explain this to me. Being a Governor of a whole state must be a really big job, right? I mean, it must take way more time than my job, right? So how can Palin just be like “Peace out, guys!” and take months off to run for VP? I know she’s not the first, but my question applies to all of them (Bill Clinton?).
I mean… what are these guys doing if we can just put it on cruise...
