Doubt you’ll see this anywhere but Fox or Drudge, so I should probably note it:
McCain’s letter — signed by nineteen other senators — said that it was “…vitally important that Congress take the necessary steps to ensure that [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac]…operate in a safe and sound manner.[and]..More importantly, Congress must ensure that the American taxpayer is protected in the event that either…should fail.”
No Democrats signed the letter. Why, it’s almost like they wanted loans to be made to bad risks, to advance a social-justice agenda in place of sound lending practices.
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Best Toy Of The Primary SeasonFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 15:14:15
Slate’s Democratic delegate calculator .
I’m not sure it’s possible tonight to predict how Texas will turn out, but once we have Texas’ numbers tomorrow, it should be much easier to see how the race will pan out long term.
It really is looking like the superdelegates are likely to decide this. Although I’m betting that if Obama does well tonight he starts trying hard to talk Clinton into the Vice President slot. And unless she had resounding wins tonight, I th...
more The Wages Of FreedomFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 13:39:47
The Enlightenment has arrived in Iraq :
“I used to love Osama bin Laden,” proclaimed a 24-year-old Iraqi college student. She was referring to how she felt before the war took hold in her native Baghdad. The Sept. 11, 2001, strike at American supremacy was satisfying, and the deaths abstract.
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“Now I hate Islam,” she said, sitting in her family’s unadorned living room in central Baghdad. “Al Qaeda and the Mahdi Army are spreading hatred. People are being killed for n...
more Pop QuizFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 13:23:38
What is the title of the person who is the highest ranking political and religious authority in Iran?
Who currently holds that title?
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more If you see only one chart of Ohio this March…From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 21:03:03
Let it be this one!
I think Clinton got _very_ lucky with the timing of this election. If trends held– and we have no reason to think they wouldn’t have– and the race gone just a bit longer, Obama would have taken this one too. As it is, whenever he starts campaigning, he starts winning. This isn’t good news for team Clinton.
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