Vetting
If you've swung by Drudge today, you know the latest manufactured outrage is that Gwen Ifill has a book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, coming out on inauguration day. Now, Judd Legum says it's McCain's own damn fault if that is news to him, since Ifill's book was already public back on August 6, when the campaigns agreed to debate terms. But Judd forgets. The McCain team was very very busy back then ... vetting Sarah Palin.
David Addington?
David Addington says the Fourth Branch can't be deposed.
The Gaffe Governor and the Ground Game
The McCain campaign resoundingly confirmed what Nate and Sean had to say about Sarah Palin's continuing importance to the ticket. But in doing so, they reveal just how far behind the numbers they needed to meet to be truly competitive on election day.
The YouTube Nielsens
What happens when a TV interview gets great reviews primarily in YouTube, and not in TV ratings at all?
60 Days
Apparently, the investigation into the USA Purge has a pre-set deadline: it is scheduled to end after the election but before President Obama appoints a new Attorney General.
I Guess You Shouldn't Have Fired Bitney, Huh?
The guy who prepped Sarah Palin for her successful gubernatorial debates just happens to be one of the guys she fired out of spite. Oops.
CIA & Foggo: It's Hard On Spy Pimps Out There
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bmazIt's getting hard out there on the pimps and cons in the CIA, first Director Goss goes down the tubes, and now his right hand man Foggo has copped a sweet plea. Just how did Foggo get such an unheard of sweetheart deal from the Bush Justice Department? They wanted to clean up evidence of their corruption, dishonesty and perfidy and have once again used the false cover of national security to cover their rears.
Palin: No, I Can't Name a Newspaper I Read
The Katie Couric question that stumped Sarah Palin most of all? What newspapers and magazines influence her worldview.
Did They REALLY Want to Make Age Jokes Fair Game?
Surprise surprise--just hours after they scripted Sarah to make jokes about Biden's age, the McPalin campaign is launching another fit of outrage by claiming a joke about McCain's erratic behavior was about his age.
But I guess that means jokes and discussions about McCain's age are okay now?
Has Todd Noticed that McCain's Still Leering at Sarah?
Turns out it was the First Dude who decided he and the family would be sitting in on Sarah's debate prep this week.
For his part, Mr. Palin has worried about the frequent separation of his wife from her family, friends and Alaska staff, an adviser said. Accordingly, her family will be with her in Sedona during this week.
Are There ANY Adults Left in the Republican Party?
It's time to place blame for the failure of the bailout bill yesterday with the Republicans who were negotiating in bad faith.
Barney Promises to Be Really Nice to the Poor Little Republicans
Me, I say we start asking John Boehner to name names--to list the 12 Republicans who put their poor little feelings ahead of the economy.
The Bush Economy
January 19, 2001: 10,587.59
September 29, 2008: 10,453.54
Tweety Blames McCain
And why not? After all, McCain said he was responsible this morning.
One thing that works in our favor for the CW (in assigning the blame for this to the Republicans) is that most TV pundits are so solidly members of the village, they can't imagine sacrificing Wall Street to the fates of the free market.
McCain Says He's Responsible
From ThinkProgress:
“[T]his bill would not have been agreed to had it not been for John McCain. … But, you know, this is a bipartisan accomplishment, a bipartisan success. And if people want to get something done in Washington, they just watch John McCain.” — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, 9/29/08
“Earlier in the week, when Senator McCain
Bailout Fails: Where Do We Go From Here?
The bailout bill in the House just failed, 206-227. Last I counted, the Republicans had fallen short of even delivering the 70 yes votes they promised.
The stockmarket is bouncing up and down like a basketball--down 700, then down 400, and now down 600, now 450.
Which is as good an indication as anything else that no one knows what happens now.
McCain Campaign So Concerned about Palin, They've Forgotten about Joe
The McPalin campaign is so panicked about Palin's weakness on foreign policy, they seem to forget that Joe Biden is just as strong on domestic issues as he is on foreign ones.
Foggo Gets a Plea Deal
Huh. I guess Dusty Foggo won his greymail fight.
A former executive director of the CIA has pleaded guilty to wire fraud as part of a plea bargain.
Kyle “Dusty” Foggo was the number three man in the CIA from 2004 to 2006. At a hearing Monday in federal court in Alexandria, he pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud, admitting that he helped his best friend obtain contracts with
The IG Report--Working Thread
Look what MadDog found: the DOG Inspector General Report on the US Attorney firings. Use this as a working thread.
The Klan Was in the Audience
Did McCain's studied contempt of Obama play differently in Mississippi given that there were Klan members in the audience?
