Obama's Gaffe on India | He ought to be urging India to talk to Pakistan, not cross the border to "catch" the bad guys.
Robert Dreyfuss
Bread, Bombs, and the Big Stimulus | We need a smart and focused inside-outside strategy to revive our frayed social compact -- now more critical than ever.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Grijalva for Interior Secretary | Obama's considering an outstanding prospect for an important position.
John Nichols
Disappointment in Georgia | Palin's pick, Saxby Chambliss, wins the last Senate election of 2008.
John Nichols
Can you help "Nickie"? | Bringing the abortion debate down to earth
Katha Pollitt
DC to Delhi: Only Our Missiles -- Not Yours | What is Rice going to say to India: only DC not Delhi is allowed to bomb Pakistan?
Laura Flanders
World AIDS Day | How to help in the fight against the AIDS pandemic.
Peter Rothberg
Forget GM's Plan -- Where's The Government's Plan? | Create a demand for green cars.
Jane Hamsher
Is Personnel Policy? | How much do personnel choices reflect the Obama administration's policy direction
Christopher Hayes
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Be COOL, calm, and collected; and stay on the message of what will better build the country's middle class in the future. Mainly future green jobs as an alternative to dependece on oil.
Posted by David James at 10/5/2008
I personally like the idea of attacking McCain on the supposed success of "the surge".
But, the larger picture that ought to be developed is the link between our foreign adventures --read catastrophes-- and the catastrophes at home that are the result of Greenspan/Reaganomics in the government and on Wall Street and the explosion of personal debt to go with this government and private sector debt.
The crisis has only just begun to explode.
Here's an excellent Mike Whitney piece with references to the well respected Joe Stiglitz and Nouriel Roubini:
tinyurl.com/3hgw2j
Posted by b_kool_66 at 10/6/2008
Obama's ad reminding us of McCain's Keating Five involvement was long overdue. McCain's involvement is relevant to what is going on today and shows that he really has not changed one bit and that his claims of supporting regulation is a fraud.
He should now go after Sarah Palin by pointing out her current Trooper Gate investigation and how she surrounded herself with appointments of friends and classmates to government positions without any experience. If she wants to bring up Rev. Wright, Obama should counter with her blessing by the wacky Pastor Thomas Muthee who is known for persecuting women in Kenya for witchcraft.
Posted by rockit2001 at 10/6/2008
Like he said "Stay on msg" and Keep nose clean!!!
Posted by Tht1Gy! at 10/7/2008
The O.P. David James, that is.
Posted by Tht1Gy! at 10/7/2008
A little known fact to ponder, between 1998 and 2003, ALL 50 states, in an attempt to protect their own citizens, enacted legislation to protect would be borrowers from predatory forces and try to equalize the lender/borrower relationship. However, President George Bush in 2003, by using an obscure rule that is written into the governance of the OCC, curtailed all 50 states from further enacting or enforcing their predatory lending legislation.
Yes, Americans, the 50 states unanimously decided to act and save the consumers from these wolves, and the administration down trod those legislative protections and allowed the full pack of wolves to surround the herd of sheep. The shame began in the greed of the bankers, was stopped by the states, and was subsequently reinstituted by President Bush.
Posted by karmyc1 at 10/10/2008
Linking McCain's previous market deregulation votes and endorsements to today's complete meltdown of the American economy is guaranteed to engender enough disapproval to ensure he gets nowhere near the driving seat of the U.S. economy. And rightfully so!
Posted by icurhuman2 at 10/10/2008