John McCain, echoes of Herbert Hoover (Updated)

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It’s beginning to look a lot like 1932 – Bear Stearns, Fannie, Freddie, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG, Washington Mutual, and well over a 100 other financial institutions on the government’s watch list for under capitalization or insolvency.  This is not a locally owned corner bank that will have only a local … Read more

Alaskanomics

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Michael Kinsley at Time magazine has written the definitive explanation on "Alaskanomics." Sarah Palin’s Alaskonomics Palin has continued to repeat the already exposed lie that she said "No, thanks" to the famous "bridge to nowhere" (McCain’s favorite example of wasteful federal spending). In fact, she said "Yes, please" until the project became … Read more

Sarah Palin: A Maverick to Nowhere

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hat tip to Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo Meme Taking Hold? "We seem to be witnessing the first stirrings of a backlash and a dawning realization that the ‘Sarah Palin’ we’ve heard so much about over the last few days is a fraud of truly comical dimensions. The McCain camp has … Read more