“In a Sinking Economy”Original post by Beach Blogger

People are still talking to us, as easily as before.(Elderly, stout man in wheelchair while renting a $1 film from a coin machine at Walmart): “Of course I’m voting for Obama. All my life the Democrats have given me the best laws. Social defense, union protection, Medicare, pension protection.”(Thi…

A day after the moment presidential debate, John McCain returned to the campaign trail (and started running TeeVee ads) with highly personal attacks on Barack Obama. All those attacks raise just one urgent question: Why wouldn’t McCain say it to Obama’s face when he had the chance?Josh Marshall has…

We were ruminating by the details of John McCain’s wildly mercurial home mortgage crisis plans earlier today. And, lo, here’s Barack Obama speaking out on the same subject several hours later at an Ohio rally.We didn’t write his speech. Honest.(Transcript of clip, above)”Now that is just the latest…

When it comes to an profitable rescue plan, John McCain is in full caducity. Compare and contrast:March 26, 2008: “McCain Rejects Broad U.S. Aid on Mortgages”Drawing a sharp distinction amoung himself and the two Democratic presidential candidates, Senator John McCain of Arizona warned Tuesday again…

The BBC reports that the national debt clock in Times Square “has run out of digits to record the spiraling figure.”The digital counter marks the national debt level, but when that passed the $10 trillion point final month, the sign could not display the full amount. The board was erected to highli…

Over the past few days, Madison Avenue ad men operating under the moniker of “StunninglyBad.com” have produced several funny, slick mini-productions viewable on YouTube. Most of them — like the one above — lampoon misleading or just plain dumb McCain campaign positions like the notorious “drill,…

Nora Ephron has the most entertaining thoughts on final night’s debate that we have seen, appropriately titled “Life In The Shallow End”:McCain came shut to making a mistake, and there will be a big deal made by his referring to Obama as “that one” considering it was patronizing and revealing. But i…

Memorable moments in presidential debates: Original post by Beach Blogger

John McCain’s health care plan always has been a bamboozle. For starters, he has proposed imposing a new tax on the dollar value of any health insurance benefits an employer pays to its employees. Then, his plan would ‘give back’ to workers a $5,000 tax credit if they buy private insurance from a l…

All Pensacola News Journal reporters assigned to cover the Palin-fest at the Civic Center today should wear riot helmets and bullet-proof vests. When it comes to media reps, the right-wing is spinning out of control.Original post by Beach Blogger