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Don't let up.
http://thesebastards.blogspot.com/
thanks but no thanks.
http://freewayblogger.blogspot.com/2008/09/some...
Saw a lot still standing from last week too.
1. Corporate America has been purchasing access and influence within our government for decades. In the past it was merely providing campaign contributions. The Bush administration and its corrupt Republican led Congress took it to a new level. We saw that with a formal K Street Project that had Republican Congressmen cementing their relationship with lobbying firms. Legislation was written by and for special interests. Regulators were replaced with industry puppets.
2. McCain announces that he will be a reformer. We have seen him follow the lead of de-regulation since the Keating Five scandal. We saw him singing the praises of deregulation all the way through this campaign until the banking crash. Now why should we expect it to be different?
2. McCain's campaign staff is of, by and for the special interests. McCain had to let go of many initial advisers because they were actively being paid by the special interests. So McCain relents: Lobbyists can only work for him if they are unpaid, part time volunteers or full time and on leave from their lobbying firms..
3. Just how stupid do they think that we are? Why would these name partner's leave their full time positions to work for a campaign? Why would the firms permit extremely successful name partners or senior associates to sacrifice millions in billings to work on a campaign?
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO EMPHASIZE. YOU DO NOT GIVE UP BILLINGS, A FULL TIME JOB AND BUSINESS CONTACTS TO WORK FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN UNLESS THERE IS A BIG PAYOFF.
We should be saying/asking:
"Is John McCain going to accept Davis' resignation?"
or
"Is John McCain going to fire Rick Davis?"
Lets make it a forgone conclusion that McCain NEEDS to get rid of Davis.
It makes it harder for him to makes excuses to keep Davis.
And the answer to that question "Is the Pope Catholic?"
It was taken away in 1969 I think.
Bring the fee back and it'll raise billions... somethin like over 100 billion a year
Makes sense to me.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/24/news/economy/be...
An Osama video is overdue.
Maybe we are just waiting until the end of October when we pull his butt out of a hole somewhere followed by a decapitation and popcorn..
Lather, rinse, repeat
Why is McCain's campaign manager RICK DAVIS being paid by Freddie Mac?
Why is McCain's campaign manager RICK DAVIS being paid by Freddie Mac?
Why is McCain's campaign manager RICK DAVIS being paid by Freddie Mac?
Why is McCain's campaign manager RICK DAVIS being paid by Freddie Mac?
Why is McCain's campaign manager RICK DAVIS being paid by Freddie Mac?
what happens if the GOP folks vote against any bailout, distancing themselves from Bush, and Dems support a modified Bush bailout (in the name of “doing something”). and then as financial things continue to slide in the next 4 weeks, Obama and the Dems lose electoral ground?
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid...
but why are B Frank and C Dodd att odds with each other? Dodd seems to understand whats going on. Barney seems eager to cut a deal.
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/bu...
something is fishy.
Any other interpretation is nothing but spin.
The GOP has treated us all as fools for years.
Is this a surprise to anyone?