Call the Pope because hell is freezing over: Senators John McCain and Maria Cantwell are joining forces to reinstate the Depression-era Glass-Steagal [sic] Act of 1933, which separated commercial banking from Wall Street investment banking. According to Newsweek, the two plan to announce the bipartisan McCain-Cantwell bill on Wednesday morning. The Glass-Steagall law was repealed […]
Ron Fournier, the Washington chief for the AP has published an “analysis” of Obama picking Biden. The headline alone tells it all: Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence This is the kind of garbage the AP puts out, and also the kind Yahoo is keeping on top of their news page right now. It’s […]
Now the McCain campaign is accusing Obama of attacking Cindy over the houses because “she owns them”. So how is the McCain campaign responding? They are going even more negative, this time bringing up Rezko. The McCain campaign is also accusing Obama’s camp of “going negative first”, which we all know is a flat out […]
Yup – now he is gone again. Via TPM: ARLINGTON, VA — Today, former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm issued the following statement: “It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me rather than debate Senator McCain on important economic issues facing the country. That kind of distraction hurts not only Senator McCain’s ability […]
We have become center stage for the election season here in Ohio. Today’s Washington Post takes a big look at the influence of the Buckeye State: Within hours of trouncing Sen. Mike DeWine (R) to become the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Ohio since 1992, Rep. Sherrod Brown heard from a trio […]
It looks like the very attack the Repulicans use against the Democrats has come back to bite themselves: Republican efforts to craft a policy and political agenda to carry the party into the midterm elections have stumbled repeatedly as GOP leaders face widespread disaffection and disagreement within the ranks. Anxiety over President Bush’s Iraq policy, […]