Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today was the day that John McCain said he would reveal his "detailed plan" for the U.S. economy.  McCain, however, gave few new details of his economic proposals and instead used his speech to take political pot shots at his opponent, Barack Obama. McCain Fires at Obama Over Economy  Advertisement Mr. McCain … Read more

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It has been a very bad week for many retirement funds and 401(k) accounts invested in the stock market, with the melt down of the financial system.  For many people, their only retirement fund is the safety net of Social Security. Just imagine what might have occurred had George W. Bush and … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Movement conservatism, which came to power with the Reagan Revolution, is a political ideology that for the past 28 years has preached blind faith in free market capitalism.  Less government and less regulation would unleash business innovation and the creation of new businesses and jobs.  To accomplish this, we were told that … Read more

The key to persuading anyone is not always just to have a better argument, or even have the facts on your side. Sometimes the key to persuasion is to understand how those you seek to influence think. We liberals often have difficulty understanding why conservatives act and believe as they do when the "truth" is … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Obama campaign has released a two-minute ad in which Obama directly addresses Americans as he briefly lays out his plans to rescue the economy: A transcript of the ad: In the past few weeks, Wall Street’s been rocked as banks closed and markets tumble. But for many of you — the … Read more

Link: This is Your Nation on White Privilege | Red Room. Read this. This essay on racism in the presidential race by Tim Wise is the whip-smartest damn thing I’ve read all year. Seriously. Read it.