The Palin Answer Generator. Here's the one I got: Q: How will you fix the economy? PALIN: The economy and putting it back on the verbiage that Senator McCain chose to use because the fundamentals, as...
Author - Bob Cesca
At What Cost?
Markos: So now, with a little more time, perhaps we can have an honest appraisal of the alternatives. All due respect, Markos, but at what cost? I'd like to think pleasant thoughts about how the...
McFail
So the McCain campaign spent part of the weekend and today patting themselves on the back for rescuing the bailout package, and now they're blaming the Democrats for "stopping him" from doing so...
House to Wall Street: Drop Dead
Krugman: House votes no. Rex Nutting has the best line: House to Wall Street: Drop Dead. He also correctly places the blame and/or credit with House Republicans. For reasons I’ve already explained, I...
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Goddamn.
Wahhhh!
I think we should all send boxes of Kleenex to the Republican leadership. Who's with me? Barney Frank on Boehner and the Cry Baby Republicans: "Somebody hurt my feelings so I'm gonna punish the...
Hang On Tight
The bailout bill is failing. I'm seeing the Dow at -500, but that's on Google where there's a lag. I'm hearing reports of -700. UPDATE: "Motion to suspend rules and pass" vote happening now. 332 yeas...
Oh Boy!
I can hardly wait. Seriously. And the worst may be yet to come for Palin; sources say CBS has two more responses on tape that will likely prove embarrassing. That's saying a lot considering she's...
Necessary Evil
BooMan forcefully points out that Paul Krugman now supports the current iteration of the bailout plan. And echoing BooMan's post, yes -- it sucks that it's come to this, but the alternative -- doing...
Enough!
I had a dream last night that Morning Joe was cancelled. It was a good dream. Now I'm listening to Mika, Matthews and Scarborough talking about Senator Obama and his chances in Pennsylvania as if the...
Morning Awesome
He played one of the most memorable characters in television history: Al Swearengen in David Milch's HBO masterpiece, Deadwood. Happy Birthday to Ian McShane, born on this day in 1942.
Yabba-Dabba-Doofus
LA Times: Soon after Sarah Palin was elected mayor of the foothill town of Wasilla, Alaska, she startled a local music teacher by insisting in casual conversation that men and dinosaurs coexisted on...
O-Mentum
Gallup Daily Tracking Poll: Obama 50%, McCain 42% Rasmussen: Obama (D) 50%, McCain (R) 44% Research 2000 / Kos: Obama (D) 50%, McCain (R) 43% If only the election were this Tuesday. Then again, early...
Gallup: Obama Won
A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows 46% of people who watched Friday night's presidential debate say Democrat Barack Obama did a better job than Republican John McCain; 34% said McCain did better...
26,000 in the Virginia Rain
Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times h/t Jed
Morning Awesome
U2 - "Desire" ZooTV Live at Yankee Stadium, 1992
Saturday Polls
Via TPM: Gallup Daily Tracking Poll Obama (D) 49%, McCain (R) 44% Hotline/Diageo Obama (D) 48%, McCain (R) 43% Research 2000 / Kos Obama (D) 49%, McCain (R) 43% Rasmussen Obama (D) 50%, McCain (R) 44%
Motivation
h/t Oliver
Landslide Win For Obama
Nate Silver reports: The CBS poll of undecideds has more confirmatory detail. Obama went from a +18 on "understanding your needs and problems" before the debate to a +56 (!) afterward. And he went...