Category Archives: Politics

On the Bailout….

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Jim

I left this in the comments at Ace’s place: FWIW, here’s my prediction of where things go from here: I think there’s going to be a deal. That deal will include at least a nod to the plan put forth … Continue reading →

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Obama At the Debates

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Jim

Obama’s problem is that he doesn’t have a core. The reason for the “uhs” and the “umms” is that he’s trying to do lawyerly parsing in his head on the fly, and he’s not parsing fast enough to keep up … Continue reading →

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Obama Started the Lies About Sarah Palin

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Jim

The Jawa Report has done a great job of connecting the dots between the Obama campaign and video hit jobs against Sarah Palin that were uploaded to YouTube and Google Video as well as e-mailed to Leftist websites like DU and dKos. … Continue reading →

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Obama Busted For Lying About Wall Street Job

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Jim

It turns out that the high-paying, super-important job that Barack Obama gave up in order to pursue a short stint as a “community organizer” was far less than he made it out to be. In fact, it was so much … Continue reading →

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Patterico Reports on Latest Polling

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Jim

Over at Patterico, he reports on the latest Presidential polls which includes a Rasmussen report showing a dead heat between McCain and Obama. But as I commented there, there’s a big problem with Rasmussen’s methodology in this poll: If you … Continue reading →

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Andrew Sullivan Placed on Administrative Leave?

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Jim

I know it’s thin gruel, but I can’t help but speculate if Andrew Sullivan’s bosses at The Atlantic have suggested that he take a few days off – whether he likes it or not… After a week of breathlessly “reporting” … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden Lies About Wife’s Death

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Jim

Joe Biden lost his wife in a tragic car crash some years back, and now he’s trying to drum up sympathy for himself and Barack Obama by peddling lies that she was killed by a drunk driver, causing no end of … Continue reading →

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Community Organizer Foolishness

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Jim

Jake Tapper tries to defend Barack Obama’s time as a community organizer…  Here’s the comment I posted in response: 1) Obama started the back and forth by referring to her as the Mayor of Wasilly (sic) instead of giving her the … Continue reading →

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Poll Spells Potential Disaster for Obama

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Jim

A Rasmussen poll out today is spelling potential disaster for Barack Obama: In the overall population, Obama only beats Palin on experience by 10%. With independents, it’s only 5%. That’s the #1 on the ticket vs. the #2, and he’s … Continue reading →

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Obama An Affirmative Action Pick to Harvard Law

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Jim

…at least, the fact that he graduated without honors from Columbia College would tend to imply it strongly….  His campaign is refusing to release his grades or other information about his academic career either at Columbia or Harvard, and now … Continue reading →

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