Barack Obama, and Antici...pation [News Roundup]
Yeah, he still ain't telling. Probably tomorrow. [Washington Post] He did reportedly call all the losers last night. No one's admitting anything, though. [CNN] Random Texas Congressman Chet Edwards — who Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been pointing out for months — is apparently shortlisted now, though, and gave a cute press conference with his son in tow. He didn't Say Anything but that it's not so hot in Texas today. [Huffington Post] Time says that Mitt Romney is McCain's main man, so HuffP

Rangel Gets 'Forensic Accountant,' Bridge to Nowhere Not Dead
"The Case Against Sarah Palin, by Sarah Palin." [The New Republic] Charlie Rangel is meeting with Nancy Pelosi and has hired a "forensic accountant" to go over his finances. [City Room] Paul Kiel reports that the Palin administration is actually still pursuing the Bridge to Nowhere. [Pro Publica] When Palin used the Bridge to Nowhere line again today, it was reportedly the 10th time she's done it since the claim was debunked. [Think Progress] Myers Mermel is excited about the

NANCY PELOSI: We Will Not Simply Hand Over $700 Billion To Wall Street
Democrats are pushing back on the bailout planoffered by the Bush Administration, specifically with legislation that would cut the salaries of the CEO’s whose firms participate in the bailout and by adding more oversight provisions, reports The Washington Post. Yesterday, Congressional Democrats presented their own plan which seeks to add oversight provisions and taxpayer protections to the proposal.   “We will not simply hand over a $700 billion blank check to Wall Street,” House

Nation’s Top Economic Advisors Urge Congress To Move Fast on $700 Billion Bailout
Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged Congress to pass a $700 billion financial bailout.  They warned that letting problems persist would have dire consequences for the national economy, reports the AP. “If financial conditions fail to improve for a protracted period, the implications for the broader economy could be quite adverse,” Bernanke says in his prepared for a panel being held later today. Paulson echoes this stating, “We must do

BLACK CAUCUS HAS CHARLIE RANGEL'S BACK: CBC and Pelosi offer embattled congressman full support' in his tax drama.
*The Congressional Black Caucus says it offers its "100 percent support" to Democratic congressman Charlie Rangel despite Republican calls for him to step down as House Ways and Means Chairman pending an Ethics Committee investigation into his taxes.       The Caucus support came one day after Monday's inconclusive 90-minute meeting between Rangel and Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who also announced her support for Rangel.       

House Republicans: 'Protect taxpayers'
Worth a read is the letter House Minority Leader John Boehner sent to sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today, reiterating the House Republicans' determination to be significant part of any deal that gets done to help the finanncial and credit markets. Their core of their plan would call for the government to extend insurance to the half of morgtage-backed securities not currently insured in an effort to get banks and other institutions to start lending once again. They would also remove certain federal

Bailout talks implode, leaving economy’s fate unresolved
(CNN) -- What began as high-stakes negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation’s financial system dissolved into bickering, begging and a roiling battle between parties Thursday night. One day after President Bush said the nation’s economy is at grave risk, lawmakers argued over competing counterproposals and wound up without any apparent financial bailout deal on the table. Even Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson got down on one knee to half-jokingly beg Speaker Nancy Pe

Dealing with the Credit Crisis: Massive Government Intervention to Bail Out Banks
The US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve stepped in on Thursday to help calm down Wall Street. The government is to take on stricken banks' bad debts to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars in the biggest state intervention since the Depression. REUTERS Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) speaks next to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L), and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday. US President George W. Bush has had a tough week. He entertained his cou

The Morning Read: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
An unnamed source tells the New York Post that Nancy Pelosi urged Charlie Rangel in a private meeting to give up the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. An unnamed source tells the Daily News Pelosi is unlikely to push Rangel aside. “You’re damn right he’s still the chairman,” a colleague of Rangel’s said. After being criticized for saying the country’s economic “fundamentals” are strong, John McCain’s camp noted that Michael Bloomberg agreed with that assessment. If Pa

Joe Biden, 65, History Of 2 Brain Aneurysms
The world needs to know that Obama's Joe Biden is 65. Further, Biden has had two brain aneurysms.. Ooops. If Obama and J. Biden were knocked out, Nancy Pelosi would...... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212172583.shtml"><b>More</b>

Bush invites McCain, Obama to discuss bailout
AP - Democrats won a key concession from the White House on legislation to bail out the financial industry on Wednesday, then sought to scale back the $700 billion price tag, as Republican presidential nominee John McCain inserted himself into high-stakes negotiations on the rescue. President Bush invited McCain and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, along [...]

Pearls Show Elegance & Power on National Political Stage
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- (The votes are in!) First Lady Laura Bush, Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and Senators Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton all have something in common: Pearls are the fashion accessory of choice for prominent females in politics. At the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama was seen wearing South Sea pearls, while at the Republican Convention, Mrs. Bush sported pearl stud earrings, Governor Palin took to the podium wearing

Obama: Optimistic we can get it done
Sen. Barack Obama spoke to reporters on his plane today as he left Washington and headed south so he would be in place for tonight's scheduled presidential debate at the University of Mississippi, which now appears on again with recent word that Sen. John McCain apparently will attend after all. Obama made a statement which lasted three minutes total as he stood in the middle of Row 14: He said he has been talking today to Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Chris Dodd and

Democrats pushing 2nd stimulus, GOP resisting
AP - With the economy the No. 1 issue just eight weeks from Election Day, majority-party Democrats are trying to push a second stimulus package through Congress to follow the tax rebate checks sent out earlier this year. So far, Republicans aren’t joining the march, echoing the reservations expressed by presidential nominee John McCain and the White House. Pressure is building for lawmakers to do something — anything, perhaps. Democratic leaders plan to forge ahead with a $50 billion stimulus

Tony Blair is a funny guy!
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to make his first appearance on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central announced Tuesday. Blair is to be a guest on Thursday’s episode of the late-night chat series, the network said. Other political figures who have appeared on the show include former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Al Gore, Sens. John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, Senate Ma

Rangeling For A Seat In Speaker Pelosi's Culture Of Corruption!
As originally conceived by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her slimy pals on the loony left, the Culture of Corruption (COC) was to be the least democratic, least diverse...... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212172579.shtml"><b>More</b>

Rangel safe for now, but trouble looms
Politico - Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) has persuaded House leaders to let him stay on as chairman of the powerhouse Ways and Means Committee — but he faces a new challenge from a Democratic Senate candidate who is rejecting a $10,000 Rangel contribution as tainted money.   Late Tuesday, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, who’s running against indicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), announced he was donating Rangel’s cash to the YMCA in line with the “campaign’s practice

Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Women in Congress Highlight Ways Barack Obama is Standing Up For American Women and Families
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Obama campaign hosted a press conference with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to discuss Senator Obama and Senator Biden's record of fighting for issues of concern to women and American families. Speaker Pelosi was joined by Representatives DeLauro, Diana DeGette, Jan Schakowsky, Linda Sanchez, Donna Edwards and close to 40 Democratic women members of Congress. (Logo: xhttp://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO )

McCain, Obama talk bailout bill fix at the White House
(CNN) -- Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama met with President Bush and other politicians for a high-level meeting at the White House on Thursday afternoon to hash out an agreement on the $700 billion economic recovery plan. But according to Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, who attended the meeting, "we will not have a deal." Both candidates left the White House about 5 p.m. CNN has learned that Obama will give a statement outside the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. There is no word on whether

Paulson urges quick action on $700 billion bailout
AP - The Bush administration insisted Sunday that Congress must move quickly to approve what one lawmaker called the "mother of all bailouts" ™ a $700 billion proposal to buy a mountain of bad mortgage debt in an effort to unfreeze the nation’s credit markets. Congressional leaders endorsed the plan’s main thrust, saying passage might occur in a matter of days. But they said it must be expanded to include help for people on Main Street as well as the big Wall Street financial firms who ha

Treasury, Federal Reserve Plan Even Bigger Bailout
Photograph of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, with Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, SEC chairman Christopher Cox and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi among others, by Lauren Victoria Burke/AP The government took more steps to, hopefully, prevent more financial chaos in the financial markets. The NY Times characterizes the moves as "what could become the biggest bailout in United States history":While details remain to be worked out, the plan is likely to authorize the government to buy distressed mortgages at deep

McCain Sabotages His Own Attempt To Save The Nation
It's time someone called "nuts!" on this McCain campaign suspension, fake attempt to save the economy, and the sabotaging of that fake attempt once it appeared Obama had the upper hand on the issue again... Here's what we've heard. It's possible, of course, that Politico, Politics1, RCP, and all the other sources are wrong, but let's assume otherwise for the moment: 1) McCain told David Letterman he couldn't do anymore interviews because he was rushing back to DC to work on

Inconvenient Truth From Meltdown: Home Ownership NOT A Right
To those who believe that they are entitled to a home, an idiotic notion fostered by socialists like Nancy Pelosi and most Democrats, another harsh truth is coming...... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212174355.shtml"><b>More</b>

Palin gets media savaging after faltering interview (AFP)
AFP - Republican running mate Sarah Palin, after again laying claim to foreign policy expertise because Alaska is near Russia, suffered a media roasting Friday with one conservative calling on her to quit.

Sarah Palin’s pastor (and witches) problem
Earlier this week, Max Blumenthal posted a video in which a Kenyan pastor blessed Sarah Palin and asked the congregation of Palin’s church to pray to Jesus Christ to protect her from “every form of witchcraft.” The video was shot in May 2005, prior to Palin’s announcing her candidacy to become governor of Alaska. In the video, Palin keeps her head lowered throughout Bishop Thomas Muthee’s blessing. In 2008, Palin spoke of her affection for Muthee, saying, “Pastor Muthee