Arch City Chronicle News - National Politics

Todd = Sarah's Bill

Dave — 2008-10-11T21:35:18-04:00

LA Times: Taylor Griffin, a spokesman for John McCain's presidential campaign, compared Todd Palin's role to that of other political spouses.

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a vocal player in labor civil rights issues, Hillary Rodham Clinton took on health care while first lady, and Nancy Reagan was a close adviser to her husband.

"The role that Todd has played, I don't think is dissimilar from other spouses, and I think it's an entirely appropriate role," Griffin said. "And Todd will play an appropriate role as the spouse of the vice president."

The legislative probe began as an investigation into whether Palin improperly fired Monegan for resisting efforts to fire Wooten. The report concluded that Monegan's firing was legal, because Palin had the right to choose her top administrators, but that the pressure Palin and her husband exerted to try to get Wooten fired was improper.

Daily Puke

Truman — 2008-10-09T21:23:38-04:00

The "nation's most popular" hockey mom to drop the puck at Philadelphia Flyers game Saturday night...It will be interesting to see the reaction she gets from the City of Brotherly Love (famous for booing Santa Claus during an Eagles game). My money is on a chant that is popular in New Orleans during Mardi Gras...

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=385590&CID=1537202&CMPID=101314-101595

Biden cookies aren't selling well in Massachusetts...

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/politics/2008/view/2008_10_09_Confection_election:_Candidate_cookie_sale_shows_most_%E2%80%98voters__sweet_on_Palin/

ACORN issues in Missouri now...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_el_ge/voter_fraud

Rove & Zogby are only two still drinking the McCain kool-aid...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122350996821817371.html?mod=rss_opinion_main

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1124117&srvc=2008campaign&position=8

Obama buys half-hour of network primetime the week before the election. My initial reaction is this is a mistake. Going on network TV to address the nation runs the risk of bringing back that conceited, self-important issue that hurt Obama in the past (rock star European tour, elaborate stage setup at DNC speech). No need to change the run out of the clock strategy if it is working. Does the campaign really think the difference between winning the popular vote by 5 vs. 10% will make a difference in how the Republicans in Congress treat his proposals when they are fully out of power in the executive and legislative branches? Ask Bill Clinton how that "mandate" he got worked in the first two years of his Presidency.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/10/obama-primetime.html

Sign of the times...safe sales going through the roof in the UK. I would expect it is the same here...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/savings/article4909756.ece

Opportunity of a Lifetime

Truman — 2008-10-09T01:35:01-04:00

Any journalist or financial wizard interested in a job that I think will provide stories for years to come? Check out BailoutSleuth...

http://sharesleuth.com/a/bailoutsleuth-1/99/

Editor & President of companion site Sharesluth.com Christopher Carey is accepting resumes. You might remember Carey from his two decades as business reporter with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Sharesluth (and I assume BailoutSleuth) is part of the Mark Cuban empire (he of HDNet, Dallas Mavericks, and maybe someday the Chicago Cubs). This will be the government corruption story of the next few years. Although we have already heard about the wooden arrows & what is sure to be underhanded dealings of Paulson and his Wall Street buddies and Obama's Treasury Secretary, there are already some interesting developments you probably wouldn't have imagined--such as the bailout to General Motors...

http://cafehayek.typepad.com/hayek/2008/10/congratulations.html

Protectionism at its finest. Hey, Congress, that sure worked out great last time we tried protectionism amidst a recession--it resulted in the Great Depression. And it appears as if Toyota is a bit pissed at this development...

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/volt-birth-watch-89-toyota-wheres-our-gd-tax-break/

Two asides--the professor who writes the above blog (Russell Roberts) is a former Wash U professor of mine--wow, the St. Louis links! Second, according to numerous experts in the battery technology field I have spoken with in my real job, the lithium ion battery being tested in the Volt leaves alot to be desired. It can only go 30-40 miles on the battery right now. Finally, the lithium ion battery is the same battery that has been known to spontaneously catch fire...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/technology/14cnd-battery.html?ei=5088&en=bee3087156424c51&ex=1313208000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Somehow I'm thinking a laptop catching fire might be safer than a car catching fire. Pork-barrel politics at its finest. Where's was Sen. McCain when these "earmarks" were being put in?

Daily Dump

Truman — 2008-10-08T23:32:21-04:00

Ralph Nader chapter on Fannie and Freddie from a 2001 book...

http://www.archcitychronicle.com/images/uploads/Nader_on_Fannie.pdf

Baseball stat geeks debating on what the baseball equivalent of current presidential race is...bottom of the ninth,1 out, down by 2, McCain at bat...

http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/index.php/site/comments/nate_silver_meets_stephen_colbert/

My fellow prisoners? That certainly is the way I feel watching this Presidential campaign...

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/08/mccain-addresses-my-fellow-prisoners/

Palin chows on pizza and chugs Red Bull watching the debate..

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/07/palin-watches-the-debate-with-pizza-red-bull-and-fox-news/

No word on whether Biden headed to his favorite spot in Wilmington...

http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2008/10/ill-meet-you-anytime-you-want-in-our.html

Why couldn't we have had this guy in the VP debate? SNL would have had to do a special edition...

http://www.reason.com/news/show/128461.html

Franklin's First Fireside Chat

Dave — 2008-10-08T14:33:30-04:00

Seventy-five years ago about the nation's banking crisis.

Answer to the Last Question of the Debate

Truman — 2008-10-08T01:29:49-04:00

Maybe I would actually vote in the election this year if the one of the candidates would have answered the last question like this...

http://imaginarypolitics.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/peggy-from-new-hampshire/

Betting On the Election

Truman — 2008-10-08T00:10:47-04:00

Assuming there is no odds, I'll take an Obama certificate of deposit...

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4955WJ20081007?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology

McCain Economic Policy (or lack thereof)

Truman — 2008-10-08T00:07:20-04:00

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MzRjMDk4MmVhZWFmODI2ZTg4MDIyM2NhMGNmMWI1NGU=

Conservative on why "The Maverick" is going down.

ACORN and Voter Fraud in Vegas

Truman — 2008-10-08T00:01:43-04:00

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D93LPR783&show_article=1

Getting Out the Vote in Ohio

Truman — 2008-10-07T23:59:36-04:00

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10062008/news/nationalnews/homeless_driven_to_vote_obama_132395.htm

We Have All Entered the Rarified World of Hedge Fund Investing

Truman — 2008-10-07T23:58:11-04:00

http://strategerycapital.com/

Just when you thought you couldn't meet the $1M net worth criteria to invest in a hedge fund.

Our Distinguished Senator from the Great State of Missouri

Truman — 2008-10-07T23:55:00-04:00

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/McCaskills_edge.html

The SNL Skit You Didn't See

Truman — 2008-10-07T23:52:51-04:00

http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=BX8hT5%2BCW9LDdZ0jniZexw%3D%3D

Skit didn't make it until actual show. Wonder why? NBC has taken it off their website and taken down from You Tube. Only sound is now available. Listen before Big Brother takes it down.

Some Hillary Voters Still Aren't Over It

Truman — 2008-10-07T23:46:59-04:00

Head of Los Angeles chapter of National Organization for Women endorses Palin...

Unleashed or Unhinged?

Dave — 2008-10-07T15:07:49-04:00

Washington Post: The angry GOP vice presidential nominee even found a way to blame the market decline on the yet-to-be-enacted tax policies of the yet-to-be-elected Obama.

"If you turn on the news tonight when you get home, you're gonna see that, yah, this is another woeful day in the market, and the other side just doesn't understand -- no!" she said at an afternoon fundraiser at the home of mutual fund giant Jack Donahue. "Especially in a time like this, you don't propose to increase taxes. The phoniest claim in a campaign that's full of them is that Barack Obama is going to cut your taxes."

Of course, Obama never promised to cut taxes for people at $10,000-a-plate lunches in air-conditioned tents on waterfront compounds. And the crowd -- among them New York Jets owner Woody Johnson -- reacted without applause to Palin's Joe Six-Pack lines. After they didn't strike up the usual "Drill, baby, drill" or "USA" chants, Palin, rattled, read hurriedly through the rest of her speech.

Not All Clinton Supporters Behind Obama Yet

Dave — 2008-10-05T01:26:36-04:00

Like this man for example.

ACC Readers More in The Loop Than on Campaign Matters

Dave — 2008-10-04T21:35:24-04:00

According to an Associated Press story, apparently ACC readers found out that McCain was pulling out of Michigan before Sarah Palin, who when read about it fired off an email to the campaign. However, critics of Ms. Palin should note that she read about it in a newspaper.

McCain Concedes Michigan

Dave — 2008-10-02T16:22:59-04:00

Is this retreat strategic or tactical?

Why Palin Wins Tonight

Dave — 2008-10-02T12:07:38-04:00

Brilliantly lowered expectations every chance she could for the past two weeks.

Imagining a McCain Palin Debate

Dave — 2008-09-30T08:14:35-04:00

McCain's fundamental argument in pursuit of the presidency is that he has the background to do the job. He made this point again and again Friday night. "I've been involved, as I mentioned to you before, in virtually every major national security challenge we've faced in the last 20-some years. There are some advantages to experience, and knowledge, and judgment." Or, "The important thing is I visited Afghanistan and I traveled to Waziristan and I traveled to these places and I know what our security requirements are."

And so therefore I picked a running mate who didn't have a passport two years ago? Asked about that by Katie Couric, Palin explained that "I'm not one of those who maybe come from a background of, you know, kids who perhaps graduated college and their parents get them a passport and a backpack and say, 'Go off and travel the world.' "