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Yeah. We all knew that. So that is not the story. What is the story? Look at who is saying it. Former President Bill Clinton has largely kept himself out of the public eye since his wife lost the Democratic primary to Barack Obama. However in a rare television interview tonight, the former president called…

It seems like the man with a plan for solving the Iraq War has No Plan for solving the economic crisis. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said on Friday he supported efforts by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to shore up confidence in the financial markets and said he would hold…

Time Magazine says this video ad plays the race card. Two black guys stealing from an old white woman. This is hardly subtle: Sinister images of two black men, followed by one of a vulnerable-looking elderly white woman. Let me stipulate: Obama’s Fannie Mae connections are completely fair game. But this ad doesn’t even mention…

I won’t vote for Barack Obama. I can’t, because aside from everything else, his politics and policies are too socialistic for me. However, I have a long history of defending him in this blog — which stretches all the way back to his run against Alan Keyes, which actually prompted me to start “RepublicansforObama.com.” (Yeah,…

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click for larger image It looks like the era of Global Warming is Over. Icecap reports: Many scary stories have been written about the dangers of catastrophic global warming, allegedly due to increased atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the combustion of fossil fuels. But is the world really catastrophically warming?…

Ben Smith had this cute little piece out on 16 July of this year on the Raines – Obama connection. An ill-timed — for Obama — profile of former Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines, forced out in an accounting mess a few years ago. The Style Section piece reports that he’s recently been taking “calls…

It looks like Congress is planning to leave town without addressing the financial meltdown. Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — The Democratic-controlled Congress, acknowledging that it isn’t equipped to lead the way to a solution for the financial crisis and can’t agree on a path to follow, is likely to just get out of the way. Lawmakers…

I’ve long thought that correcting misinformation (often called “debunking”) helps enable human understanding. I think this is a principle which many bloggers believe in, to the point where it’s often considered one of the basic advantages of the blogosphere. As the theory goes, the more bloggers do this, the more “self correcting” the blogosphere becomes.…

Yesterday I wrote a post (“The government giveth standards, the government taketh them away”) in which I cited economists who see the lowering of banking standards as a major cause of the current economic mess. Investors Business Daily has an editorial titled “Congress Tries To Fix What It Broke” which notes the prominent role of…

Whatever it is, the Germans who write stuff like this certainly want to get people’s attention over here in Amerika. I mean, look at this crap: End of an Era In fact, it really does look as if the foundations of US capitalism have shattered. Since 1864, American banking has been split into commercial banks…

According to Those Who Know Better (like CNN’s Jack Cafferty) the closeness of the race means that race is the biggest issue in the election: Race is arguably the biggest issue in this election, and it’s one that nobody’s talking about. The differences between Barack Obama and John McCain couldn’t be more well-defined. Obama wants…

I guess we can tell who some of the crooks are. Obama gets a prominent mention. Also see Cash Cows and Pigs for links explaining in some detail the mortgage meltdown.

And just in case you can’t figure out who the party of the elite is, have a look at ∅bama Gets Up Close And Personal With Regular Folks. H/T Gateway Pundit

Isn’t that a wonderful shot at the beginning of ∅bama warming up the crowd? If I had to guess, I’d say that Michelle has cut him off for the duration. Obama raised $9 million at $28K+ a head. That would be over 300 people. I wonder what you had to pay for the good seats?…

I saw a car parked near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and I couldn’t resist a shot. (License number altered to protect what I guess is “privacy.”) “Whatever can that mean?” I thought. Cannibals for Obama? Some things I find hard to swallow. I understand that people are into all kinds of lifestyles…

If you want to learn more about Obama and the Democrat’s connection to the mortgage meltdown may I suggest the following to start: The Best Congress Fannie Could Buy McCain ties mess to Obama – video Fannie – A Time Line The government giveth standards, the government taketh them away H/T Hot Air which describes…