Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Darrell Prows
On my personal ranking of the news events of the past 100 years, the top three stories are (1) Hiroshima/Nagasaki; (2) The tearing down of the Berlin Wall; and (3) The current forcing of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into federal conservatorship.
The conventional wisdom, of course, is that Fannie and Freddie are “too big to [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
This quote from the third paragraph in the newest Newsweek article: An Apostle of Alaska, which really was actually ‘fair and balanced’.
[...]When the GOP held its Alaska caucus on Feb. 5, Palin didn’t bother to endorse a candidate, despite personal appeals from Huckabee and Mitt Romney, her fellow social conservatives. She had never met or [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Sarah Palin is breaking the interview silence and has agreed to a sit down interivew with “Charles Gibson of ABC’s “World News Tonight,” according to an ABC News official.”
No other interviews are scheduled. It will be the first TV interview for Palin since she was named 10 days ago as running mate to John McCain.
Palin had [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Just a little reminder… We’re having our first fundraising drive here in a very longtime. I know the economy is tight, but I’m asking readers to pitch in with some donations here to help keep us going. Read more here… Dem Daily Fundraising Drive.
So far we’ve received $100 — The goal is $500. Can you [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
Defibrillator usage increased last week after John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate and only a heartbeat from the presidency. But, shortly after most Republicans were shocked back to life they circled the wagons to declare she was the perfect choice. Apparently, the cure also included a dose of psychotropic drugs as [...]
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