Bailout failure shows Bush's weakness
Justin Webb
29 Sep 08, 07:22 PM GMT
With the Republican revolt in the House of Representatives, President Bush is now confirmed as the weakest Commander-in-Chief in modern history.
He puts Jimmy Carter in the shade. Just as well America faces no serious problems...
A big opportunity for leadership now from Mr McCain or Mr Obama (or both?) - do they have what it takes?
And as a backdrop for Sarah Palin's prime-time outing on Thursday, it could not be worse. I hear she has been accusing Joe Biden of being old. Eh?
I rarely befriend or agree with Republicans. They have abused power in the Legislature and the Executive Branch and have ignored some of the most sensitive issues in our day, but, I found allies with this 'go round' and they don't include John McCain.
The Paulson Bailout for this Wall Street cronies was just bad government. The Conservatives may not have liked the Pelosi speech, but, they wouldn't have risked their country for the sake of some untoward words. The Conservatives ditched the House Bill yesterday because they found an excuse. A convenient excuse and they went with it.
Old Palin morphs into something new (click here)
DAN FAGANCOMMENT
Published: September 27th, 2008 11:18 PMLast Modified: September 27th, 2008 11:46 PM
What happened to our governor? I don't recognize her anymore.
I still haven't made up my mind if I like the new Sarah Palin or the old one better.
Remember the old Palin. Remember how well she got along with Democrats. Democrats marched in unison with her as she went to war with the oil industry, raised taxes through the stratosphere and gave away free cash.
Ultra-liberal Les Gara was her new best friend and loudest spokesman. The old Palin liked the D's so much she let Sen. Hollis French write her tax code.
The old Palin's only real enemies were a handful of conservative Republicans who were not afraid of a fight.
But look at the new Palin. Her old friends and allies in the Democratic party no longer like her. And now Republicans adore her. The new Palin is sounding like a conservative. This must come as a real shock to her old friends, Democrats Gara, French, and Kerttula....
...The old Palin was clearly more transparent, open and honest. True, the old Palin withheld damaging e-mails just because she wanted to. But you have to credit the old Palin for promising to go along with the independent investigator. The old Palin, for the most part, was an open book. But the new Palin slammed that open door shut....
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