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Are There ANY Adults Left in the Republican Party?

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emptywheel
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

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emptywheel
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

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emptywheel
January 19, 2001: 10,587.59 September 29, 2008: 10,453.54
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Tweety Blames McCain

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emptywheel
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.
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McCain Says He's Responsible

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emptywheel
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?

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emptywheel
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

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emptywheel
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

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emptywheel
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

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emptywheel
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

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emptywheel
Did McCain's studied contempt of Obama play differently in Mississippi given that there were Klan members in the audience?

McPalin Campaign on TrooperGate: Shut Up! Shut Up! Shut Up! Shut Up!

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emptywheel
When Walt Monegan provided information proving, once again, the Palin camp was lying in TrooperGate, the McPalin campaign could only tell him to shut up.

The USA Purge: DOJ's IG Punts

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emptywheel
The long-awaited DOJ IG investigation appears to be a punt.

Trash Talk, Failed Pundit Edition

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emptywheel
Say, did any of you notice how badly I did with predictions last week? So here are my predictions for the week: Carolina will beat a beat up Vikings team. The fifth-round college backup coached by BillBel will notch another win. And about that 0-3 of the title? On paper, by all reasoning, the Chargers should beat the Jets.
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Playing Pakistan

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emptywheel
Several of McCain's mistakes last night--such as his inability to pronounce Ahmedinejad--are excusable. But I think McCain's two gaffes on Paksitan deserve far more attantion.

Rationalizing the Hospital Visit

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emptywheel
Murray Waas reports that DOJ investigators are trying to figure out whether Alberto Gonzales fictionalized notes of the March 10, 2004 Gang of Eight briefing to provide a rationale for Bush reauthorizing the warrantless wiretap program without Comey's approval. But it appears that Gonzales did so, as well, to invent a reason why he and Andy Card went to the hospital later that day.

The Debate

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emptywheel
Great format--kudos to Jim Lehrer. And seeing an entire airport full of people rapt, watching this debate--we might yet get democracy back

Emptywheel's Trash Talk - Debate With The Dishonorable Geezer Edition

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bmaz
There are a bunch of games. Half the mopes will lose. Teams from Phoenix will be among them; but with the USC burb Thursday night, it is a little easier to take. This done on the fly, so additional fun discussion will have to follow later. I am thinking you guys know how to rip the joint up without a bunch of mumbo jumbo anyway.
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Gonzo Sings! Justice In The Department At Last?

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Murray Waas is just out with a major article in The Atlantic describing how Alberto Gonzales is cooperating with authorities in an effort to minimize and/or escape criminal prosecution and punishment for his acts during service to the Bush Administration. What began as investigations narrowly focused on Gonzales’s conduct could easily morph into broader investigations leading into the White House, and possibly leading to the appointment of a special prosecutor.
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The March 10, 2004 Hospital Confrontation, A Timeline

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emptywheel
This timeline is incomplete. But since these events have been in the news again, I thought I'd throw it up.

Time to Revisit McCain's Love of Craps

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emptywheel
I guess McCain's staffers ultimately failed in their attempts to keep McCain away from the craps table through the whole election season, huh?
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