Showing Them Three Rings
Posted on September 30, 2008 at 8:03 pmFrom the Palin Truth Squad:
SEE ALSO: Not from the Palin Truth Squad
Senate To Vote On Bailout Package Tomorrow After Sundown
Posted on at 7:52 pmNews out of Washington is that forces in favor of the bailout will start with the more deliberative chamber this time starting tomorrow. The Senate will vote in the evening after a series of stacked votes starting at or around 7:30pm EST, after sundown in respect of Rosh Hashanah.
Post Politics hears that the talk in DC is that the Senate will call up H.R. 1424 which will then then have its text substituted with the economic rescue plan which will include a tax cut stripped from the House version. The bill will be subject to a 60-vote threshold for passage.
Both Barack Obama and John McCain will return to the Senate for the vote.
Part 4 Of The Couric-Palin Interview
Posted on at 6:41 pmSarah Palin on “praying homosexuality away”:
But what you’re talking about, I think, value here, what my position is on homosexuality and you can pray it away, because I think that was the title that was listed on that bulletin. And you know, I don’t know what prayers are worthy of being prayed. I don’t know what’s prayers are going to be asked and answered. But as for homosexuality, I am not going to judge Americans and the decisions that they make in their adult personal relationships. I have one of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay, and I love her dearly. And she is not my “gay friend,” she is one of my best friends, who happens to have made a choice that isn’t a choice that I have made. But I am not going to judge people.
SEE ALSO: Braisted
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Harold Ford And The Surrogate
Posted on at 6:33 pmDru Fuller reports from the Nashville Women’s Political Caucus’ Presidential Forum featuring Harold Ford, Jr. and Kathryn Mahoney:
John McCain surrogate Kathryn Mahoney expects optimism will lead to recovery from the current economic crisis while Barack Obama surrogate Harold Ford Jr. suggests unclogging the current financial system is necessary. Ford advises raising the limit on FDIC insurance and promoting green industries to cure financial woes while Mahoney says lowering business taxes will attract new entrepreneurs.
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Third Party Pleasure
Posted on at 6:10 pmClark Stooksbury gets called out:
Piatak suggests that “Perhaps the one who needs to explain his choice for president is Stooksbury.” Fair enough. I plan, yet again, to waste my vote on a third party crank. It won’t accomplish much beside giving me a few minutes of satisfaction.
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A Family Thing
Posted on at 5:32 pmTennessee Equality Project will be lobbying the legislature this coming session to insure that those in gay relationships are treated akin to married men and women in hospitals:
Some hospitals do a wonderful job of giving equal recognition to partners. Others put up road blocks that result in tragic consequences.
TEP believes that all persons in Tennessee ought to have the comfort of knowing that they can be with the ones they love during health emergencies. When the General Assembly reconvenes in January, we intend to advocate legislation that would offer more protections for those facing these situations.
It Involves Prayer
Posted on at 5:25 pmDave Ramsey proposes a “common sense” solution to the mortgage crisis.
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The Skipper And His Little Buddy
Posted on at 4:47 pmZach Wamp, once again, makes clear his intention to run for Governor if Bill Frist demurrs:
“I tell people, ‘I’m in the wake of his boat. If he turns off, I’m in.”
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It Ain’t Their Fault
Posted on at 4:11 pmOr, at least, it shouldn’t be. Jama Oliver is confounded that political events can have so much effect on our economy:
The thing that upsets me even more than the armchair economists that have come out of the woodwork is the fact that we have actually come to a place in the US in which it our government has the power to, with one vote, cause the stock market to tumble 777 points. Because Czar Paulson decided to float the idea of a $700 billion free-for-all, with the full support of the President, we all lost yesterday. Word is, $700 billion isn’t even a figure based on fact; rather, the treasury department just needed a “really big number” to give confidence to the market. Say what?
We should not be in a position where our government - and their reelection campaigns - can cause a stock market tumble and “credit crunch.” As our leaders point fingers, I’m left thinking, “Look, this shouldn’t be any of your fault!”
All The Pieces Matter
Posted on at 4:07 pmExcept policy. Andrew Halco reminisces about debating Sarah Palin as an Alaskan Gubernatorial candidate:
“Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and I’m amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, ‘Does any of this really matter?’ ” Palin said.
While policy wonks such as Biden might cringe, it seemed to me that Palin was simply vocalizing her strength without realizing it. During the campaign, Palin’s knowledge on public policy issues never matured – because it didn’t have to. Her ability to fill the debate halls with her presence and her gift of the glittering generality made it possible for her to rely on populism instead of policy.
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He Tased Them, Bro
Posted on at 4:03 pmFred Thompson defends Sarah Palin in a new column:
Here was a woman who chose to have children and a career. Aging Washington socialites weighed in with newly discovered sensitivity for mothers with careers outside the home. Here was a woman who became upset because her ex-brother-in-law had tasered her nephew and threatened her father. The Democrats and their friends had to save the country from a woman like this.
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Jim Kyle To Host Neo-Liberal DLC Founder
Posted on at 3:34 pmLight refreshments shall be provided to those that choose to attend a reception on Monday, October 6th where Democratic Leadership Council Founder Al From will give his “firsthand, insider’s view of this year’s election landscape.”
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Debra Maggart Asks Doctors To Open Their Wallets
Posted on at 2:53 pmBecause her opponent is coming after their livelihood. In a targeted fundraising letter, the Representative notes her adversary’s occupation as a trial attorney and warns members of the medical profession that they could be in danger:
How can you help me defeat this trial lawyer who seeks to do your industry harm by preying on patients and their families for his own personal gain? I am doing what I can in the legislature, but I need your help to defeat him. I am asking you ~ as a doctor ~ to send a $1,000 donation, if at all possible. We cannot accept donations from corporation but we can accept your personal or LLC check.
The Sumner County Democratic Party is not pleased.
UPDATE: Reaction from candidate Andy Allman:
“While saddened that my opponent sees fit to engage in this lowest form of campaigning, I do take some comfort in knowing that my campaign for positive change in Sumner County is working. Why else would my family and I be subject to attacks such as this unless my opponent was worried about losing?”
Tuke Calls For Treasury Secretary’s Sacking
Posted on at 2:40 pmFrom a campaign press release:
Although Democrats had diligently drafted important provisions to protect taxpayers, small town banks and borrowers, and had added provisions limiting “golden parachute” giveaways to financial executives, by the time Paulson was finished with his 10-day personal parade, he had managed to alienate a majority of Americans and many leaders in his own party. Henry Paulson should resign immediately, and he should be replaced with a moderate consensus-oriented person with experience in the commercial banking and mortgage industries, not another Wall Street investment banker.
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Let Palin Be Palin, It Won’t Matter Either Way
Posted on at 2:14 pmSean Braisted sees Sarah Palin’s performance in the debate this Thursday as ultimately irrelevant McCain’s electoral performance:
Regardless, I think Sarah Palin’s role as VP was to give McCain an instant boost which he’d then ride to election day. While there is some evidence to say that never happened, and McCain’s poll bump was due to his under-rated performance at the RNC, I just don’t see how even if she does acquit herself as mildly competent, that her performance would be able to give McCain any new momentum.
At this point, I think the race comes down to A) Obama screwing up. Or B) intervening circumstances outside either’s control which swings the race back to an issue McCain is deemed more qualified for.
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Tracing Intolerance Around Your Coffee Mug
Posted on at 2:08 pmTim Chavez unveils a new logo for his Human Rights protest against Nashville.
He Reined So He Could Reign
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Populism Has Its Uses
Posted on at 1:45 pmMike Byrd thinks the knee-jerk rejection of the bailout bil may turnout to be a net positive:
Look, I’m as concerned about declining home prices, delays on municipal capital budgets, and the restriction of credit as the next consumer, but if we’re going to do something, let’s make sure we get it right the first time so that we are not faced with even greater problems in the future. The majority is not always right, but in this case, their cautionary populism and suspicion of government is wise and significant. They really seem to want to stop digging this hole deeper and actually climb out.
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