Conservative Opposition to Bailout Grows

Joe Biden criticized his own campaign for an attack ad on McCain painting him as computer illiterate.  He also said that he wants "no coal plants here in America," against the campaign platform.  We're getting more than one of these kinds of mistakes a week now.  Just wait until he has more opportunities to step in it at the debate.

 

As tight as the Presidential race is this year, some pundits are already wondering if there might be a tie in the Electoral College.  This could be interesting.

 

Conservative columnist George Will wonders whether John McCain is fit to be President.

 

An 11-year-old government school student was suspended for wearing an anti-Obama t-shirt to school.

 

Democrats have added other forms of debt to the massive bailout bill.

 

The House Republican Study Committee has proposed a free market alternative to the massive buyout plan coming from the Treasury Department.  Compare that to Obama's plan.

 

Ron Paul opposes the bailout, saying that it will make matters even worse.  Radley Balko says that it is a move away from capitalism.

 

Hillary wants a Great Depression-era government entity to deal with the mortgage issue.

 

This bailout mess is bringing some scrutiny to the Carter-era Community Reinvestment Act and the Democrats' role in the financial mess.

 

The bailout, if it passes, will also put a cramp into the campaign promises of both candidates because there won't be any money left for them.

 

Stanley Kurtz finally managed to get into the records of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, and he found that Barack Obama has been participating in the radicalization of education in Chicago along with his buddy Bill Ayres.

 

The McCain campaign is finally starting to push back against attacks from the mainstream media, starting with the New York Times.  The Times had published a story in an attempt to get something to stick to McCain about one of his advisors working for Fannie and Freddie.  The New York Times conveniently ignored the fact that Barack Obama received the second most money from Fannie and Freddie in the last two decades.

 

Muslim countries are trying to push a UN resolution to outlaw defamation of Islam.

 

Here's the speech that Sarah Palin was supposed to give in opposition to "Crazy" Mahmoud.

 

Tales from government schools:  The city of Pittsburgh, PA has set 50% as the lowest possible score on any assignment.

 

A city is suing a church for housing the homeless.  Apparently they don't like the private sector stepping in their territory.

 

18 people have been arrested so far for stealing pieces of Yankee Stadium.