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Depends on the Definition of Discretion Posted 24 Sep 2008 under Depends on the Definition of, Economy, Hank Paulson
It’s not for nothing that I’ve been tracking Hank Paulson since he was selected Treasury Secretary. He was supposed to bring “credibility” to the job, and in 2006 with the economy teetering, that was kind of important. His track record (wreckord?) has been simply atrocious, exemplified by quotes like these: “All the signs I [...]
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Who’s Really In Bed With Fannie and Freddie? Posted 23 Sep 2008 under 2008 Presidential, Corruption, Obama Uber Alles, St. John McCain
In one of its more misguided moments, the McCain campaign decided to attack Obama for having close ties to former Fannie Mae officials. The basis for the attacks: — Obama had initially picked Jim Johnson, former chairman and CEO of Fannie Mae, to vet vice-presidential candidates — Former Fannie Mae chief executive Franklin Raines [...]
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Ain’t Bangin’ Shit but the Table Posted 17 Sep 2008 under Obama Uber Alles
Back in January, I relayed an email exchange with a former reader/current Obama supporter, who was imploring me to “join the movement” and using the occasion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to do it. I responded with a link to “Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a [...]
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Obama Dot Com Posted 28 Aug 2008 under 2008 Presidential, Obama Uber Alles
Since the Democratic Primary really got underway, I’ve been trying to come up with a proper analogy to apply to the Obama campaign’s methods. I guess my visceral reaction to their messaging and branding got in the way of piecing together that analogy, but after kicking it around with a couple of our readers, [...]
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Paid the (Opportunity) Cost to be the Boss Posted 11 Aug 2008 under 2008 Presidential, Bad Dems, Obama Uber Alles
Download james_brown-the_boss.mp3 (James Brown - “The Boss”) Like many other Democrats, I became aware of Barack Obama during the 2004 DNC convention. I remember reading an advance copy of his speech along with the accompanying hype from various Chicago writers who were obviously big fans. I was aghast that the keynote speech, both the “coming [...]
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SITE contd. — Blabbing Out The Whole Truth Posted 10 Oct 2007 under Bush Man Date, War on Terror
The Bush administration has responded to yesterday’s story, about an advance copy of an Osama bin Laden video being leaked to the media. White House press secretary Dana Perino said the White House was not responsible for the leak and was “concerned about it.” “When the White House refers information from an individual or a company, we [...]
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Blackwater: Fog Lifts, Plot Thickens Posted 19 Sep 2007 under Bush Man Date, Iraq War
(1) As more reports emerge about what actually went down in the Blackwater USA “convoy protection” incident, things are not looking so good for the secretive well-connected company that has pretty much done exactly what it liked with no accountability of any kind whatsoever for years. Not looking so good either for the increasingly red-faced [...]
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Pay Me Posted 15 Sep 2007 under 2008 Presidential, Wes Clark
Back on April 5th, 2007, I wrote a post about an email I received soliciting campaign contributions for Hillary Clinton. The email itself was unremarkable, except for the address to which it was sent, a Wes Clark-specific address that had never been used for anything but communicating with Clark’s 2004 campaign. I took [...]
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Faulty Logic Posted 21 Jun 2007 under Congressional Man Date, Iraq War
MyDD’s Jonathan Singer interviews House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Singer: Just one final question. If there’s one message that you’d like to send to the netroots today, to the progressive blogosphere, what would that message be? Pelosi: The one message, the biggest issue for me in this Congress is to end the war, to bring the troops home. [...]
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Different Strokes Posted 15 Feb 2007 under War on Terror
Glenn Reynolds (of Instapundit “fame”) has written another piece of outrageously offensive crap. Outrageous and offensive as much for the total lack of consequences for him, as for the content. Here’s what he said about Iran. (Do me a favor and just take my word for it; or check out a fuller quote here. [...]
