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John McCain: Gambling With Your Future

John McCain is once again rolling the dice for a high-stakes win. Having demonstrated his capacity for self-contradiction at any turn and suffering in the polls as a result of his past positions and current confusion with the state of our economy, he’s ditching the issues in favor of a risky and flawed attempt to [...]

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From the Sublime to the Absurd

This post by Hugh Hewitt, who claims McCain will close and win:
Because the country cannot afford the greatest gamble in its modern history at this moment in time.
A confrontation with Iran looms and instability in Pakistan grows. The Islamist threat has been beaten back in Iraq, but continues to nurse its fanatical hatreds in [...]

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Mortgage Bailout: Questions Without Answers

Here is the full text (PDF) of the proposed bailout of the mortgage industry. It isn’t very long, take the time to read it.
In essence, it permits the federal government to purchase mortgage and mortgage-related assets from any US financial institution.
The first question you should be asking is this: What are mortgage-related assets? That would [...]

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No Offshore Drilling - #3

Third of the daily postings of images of California shores, untainted by the fingers of Big Oil.
The news that Exxon/Mobil raked in $1,485/second for the entire second quarter of 2008 should spark a loud national dialogue about the control that the Big Oil companies have over our economy, our quality of life, and yes, our [...]

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Listen: Rachel Maddow - What’s Wrong with John McCain?

“…everybody acknowledges that the facts don’t matter…only matters what is said about the candidate regardless of their relationship to the truth”
“What ought to be the scandal in this campaign is the fact that John McCain is making stuff up.”

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Hey, What’s this Iraq War charge on my bill?

$275 per person. That’s $1,100 per family. As of today.
Visit lessjobsmorewars.com
(h/t Jack & Jill Politics)

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