From Forbes.com
In fact, some of the most basic details, including the $700 billion figure Treasury would use to buy up bad debt, are fuzzy.
“It’s not based on any particular data point,” a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. “We just wanted to choose a really large number.”
WHAT?!!!
I hope the defeat in the House slows down the […]

Rubico10 (email ID), the culprit in the Palin email hacking, appears to be the 20-year old son of Tennessee State Rep. Mike Kernell (D).

Sarah Palin’s email hacked; Feds Investigate! - Michelle Malkin has extensive coverage

John McCain on the need to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2006:
“For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac–known as Government-sponsored entities or GSEs–and the sheer magnitude of these companies and the role they play in the housing market. OFHEO’s report this week does […]

From Carolyn Lockhead:
Obama needs a Sister Souljah moment to distinguish himself to independent and weak Republican voters who are agreeing with GOP claims that Obama is a classic liberal Democrat, and sliding right into the familiar ground of the culture wars. Obama has a golden opportunity with the U.S. financial system falling apart at the […]

There is much discussion going on regarding whether Obama is guilty of meddling in U.S. foreign policy
Amir Taheri - at times a less than reliable source - alleges that Obama tried to stall GIs withdrawal from Iraq.
Concerns expressed by Obama himself, seem to be consistent with those relayed in allegations by Taheri:
“My concern is that […]

A recent AP Poll tallies perception of which candidates have enough experience:
The poll suggests that perceived inexperience is more of a problem at the top of the Democratic ticket than in the No. 2 spot for Republicans.
Eighty percent say McCain, with nearly three decades in Congress, has the right experience to be president. Just 46 […]

Over at National Review, there is an excellent post demonstrating that Palin was CORRECT in her response (request for clarification) to the Bush Doctrine question posed by Gibson and that Gibson was WRONG in his definition of it (and, I would add, inappropriate in the presumptive and patronizing tone with which he belaboured the question).
Andy […]

A video address to Barack Obama (and America) from Army Specialist Joe Cook
See also coverage of Cook’s homecoming in October, 2007.

At a rally in Nashua, N.H., a man in the audience told Biden how glad he was that Obama picked him over Hillary, “not because she’s a woman, but because, look at the things she did in the past.”
“Make no mistake about this,” Biden responded.

“Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I […]

From Michelle Malkin:
Never Forget:

Seven years later: Remembrance and resolve
Never forget: American Airlines Flight 11
Never forget: United Airlines Flight 175
Never forget: United Airlines Flight 93
Never forget: South Tower collapse

The Highest Paid Women in Corporate America:
Sometimes it pays to look twice; there’s often more than meets the eye. The ForbesLife Executive Woman’s list of the highest-paid women in corporate America is like that.
It’s impressive to see a roster of 100 women that starts at the mistress-of-the-universe level of $120.4 million and descends to a […]

Jesus was a community organizer
Speaking on the House floor, Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen sought to defend recent attacks over Obama’s stint as a community organizer by picking up a recent blogger refrain, that “Barack Obama was a community organizer like Jesus.”
. . .
But what does Rep. Cohen feel about having gubernatorial experience on the resume, […]

Interesting commentary at the FreeRepublic Blog adding context to Obama’s controversial “lipstick on a pig” remark.
Lipstick had been the DNC Talking Point.
In fact, after Obama’s remark, the crowd started chanting, “No more pitbull!”, indicating that at least they understood the remark to be associated with Palin.
At LGF it was noted that McCain has used this […]

Who is باراك حسين أسامة?
And why won’t the Press ask?

Spengler - How Obama Lost the Election
“By all rights, the Democrats should win this election. They will lose, I predict, because of the flawed character of their candidate.”
Spengler not only predicts that Obama will lose, but explains in great detail why he thinks so.  It’s an interesting analysis of the character and rise […]

There’s been much discussion of a new McCain ad that references 2003 Illinois Sex-Ed Legislation that Obama supported.
The Obama Campaign response was:
“It is shameful and downright perverse for the McCain campaign to use a bill that was written to protect young children from sexual predators as a recycled and discredited political attack against a father […]

Rasmussen Reports:
60% of Voters Say Supreme Court Should Base Rulings on Constitution
“While 82% of voters who support McCain believe the justices should rule on what is in the Constitution, just 29% of Barack Obama’s supporters agree. Just 11% of McCain supporters say judges should rule based on the judge’s sense of fairness, while nearly half […]

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Monday morning that the newest Democratic energy bill will be brought to the floor under normal rules and will be subject to a vote on a Republican alternative that is likely to call for even more drilling than Democrats are prepared to swallow.[The Hill]
See video of persistence on […]

Randi Rhodes launches shameful attack against John McCain and his POW record.
Reported at Radio Equalizer Blog.