The Really: The Times Online is reporting some in the McCain camp want not fewer but MORE stunts from McCain-Palin. How about our very own clogging Princess Di!? The formerly great but still pretty darn good Times of London is reporting that the next stunt from the traveling McCain-Palin show may be a wedding between [...]
The Really: Why does no one really ask the hard questions? To both candidates:1: What does the vice president really do? To Governor Palin:2: If John McCain died would you turn Alaska into the Capitol of the United States? (It’s bigger then DC) To both candidates:3: Why are you getting paid to hold your current [...]
The Really: Are American politicians fiddling while Rome burns? Who do we hang? from Gawker. The roll call vote. Dow closes with worst point drop in US history 777.68
The Really: This could really be the reaction from President Bush and Friends to the news that The House of Representatives rejected the $700 billion plan to bail out the U.S. financial system. In all the doom and gloom produced today we think a little humor is in order. Funny, even though the bailout failed [...]
The Really: The House Vote is looking ominous for passage right now (10:45 PST) and the Dow is falling dramatically. Breaking: House rejects bill. (11:12 PST) Dow down -520 points. Passage failed by 23 votes. Republicans blame Pelosi speech before the vote with failure to pass. Obama in speech in Colorado calms crowd and says [...]
Click on the pic to reach a download. The Really: Washington Post article by article breakdown of the bill. House link: draft of the House “bill”. 110 pages
The Really: John McCain’s Maverick sensibility extends to his love of gambling? A New York Times article today investigates his political and personal gambles with lobbyists and contributors. For much of his adult life, Mr. McCain has gambled as often as once a month, friends and associates said, traveling to Las Vegas for weekend betting [...]
The Really: Should we really be voting for a guy who could lose 5 homes and still have 7 left? Chris Rock talking to Larry King about Barack Obama: Um, you know what? I’m proud Barack Obama’s running for president. You know? If it was Flavor Flav, would I be proud? No. I don’t support [...]
The Really: Already the blogosphere is blowing on the dice hoping the numbers will come up for their candidate. Armchair lawyers (and some real ones) are arguing personal income tax gambling deductions. The left blogs are horrified there is gambling going on here! But do independent voters care about this while they are busy checking [...]
The Really: Did John McCain really think the Congress needed his help in shaping the 700 Billion Buck Bailout? I find it close to hysterical that Republican Nominee for President, John McCain, thinks he was important enough to stop a presidential campaign to make sure the Bailout was going to get done. The even funnier [...]