As the campaign moves toward its two minute warning, McCain/Palin polls show an emerging pattern: nearly every demographic is moving to Obama, including the coveted independent voters. The campaign has tried to energize the...
Today, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking for the laissez faire tribe, informed the House Financial Oversight Committee that “those of us who looked to the self-interest of financial institutions to protect shareholder’s...
Last Saturday, prior to John McCain’s appearance, North Carolina Congressman Robin Hayes was warming up the crowd in Concord, N.C. He vaguely remembered saying a few mild things critical of liberals, and extolling the...
Michelle Bachmann, far right Minnesota Republican Congresswoman, appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews yesterday to throw a few of the usual Hail Mary passes from the McCain campaign playbook. Constantly losing ground to...
I’ve just read Nomad New York’s brilliantly affecting writing about the racism and bigotry that has in recent weeks reared its ugliest head at McCain and Palin rallies. The writer is a person I’m...
Sometimes the things they’ll say cross over from garden variety inept or untruthful or moronic to the horrific and debase and psychotic. Digby, over at Hullabaloo, has the story of how Sacramento, California, Republican...
John McCain, Yer OUT! Even the conservatives panned Pappy McCracky’s latest at bat . . . So, who’s he got on the bench, now? Palin’s been moved to utility infielder. The rest of the...
With Halloween approaching, John McCain has unveiled yet another way to incite fear in his crowds: a possible Democratic House, Senate, and Presidency! Beeeee Scaaaaared. . . And truly, this vision pushes the wingnut’s...
“You F*cked Up! You Trusted Us!” I just heard Congressman Rob Portman (R-Ohio) on Meet the Press explain how John McCain will address what the Republicans now label an urgent need for fiscal discipline....