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Great Moments In Straight Talk: Recession Edition

Sen. John McCain, today, from The Politico: Asking for a dose of straight talk, AP's Liz Sidoti asked McCain if the country had entered recession. "I certainly think so," McCain replied. John McCain, January 10, 2008, at a GOP presidential debate: And by the way, I...

Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

A particularly shameful day for the Sunday shows, which once again went 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. It is simply pathetic that ABC's This Week failed to ask National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley about the latest bombshell report, from ABC no less, that senior Bush...

Bitter? Of Course. Here's Why

Honest discussion about the roots of working-class angst and how to address it has gotten seriously burned in the firestorm of controversy fanned around comments by Sen. Barack Obama that working-class people are "bitter" about the economy and government. However...

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

Government Is The New Black

Two weeks ago, I criticized the McCain campaign for claiming it was proposing solutions for the housing crisis, while refusing to offer any policy ideas. But after some supporters chided McCain for offering nothing of substance, he tried for a re-do, delivering a new...

Paying the Bush War Bill, Defaulting on Our Future

It's almost a shame that the subprime mortgage bonanza burned out before the sun finally sets on the George W. Bush administration. After all, they managed to lure Americans into a war we didn't need and couldn't afford, then stuck us with a ballooning bill and never...

Occupying Iraq Is Just Like Occupying ... Alabama?

Earlier this week, I mentioned that the conservative blog RedState is trying to pressure the traditional media to treat critiques of John McCain's embrace of a 100-year occupation of Iraq as lies and distortion. Today, RedState sent an email alert to readers to...

Brain-Dead Trade Debate

The economy is tanking. Gas is headed to $4 a gallon. One in ten homes are “under water,” worth less than their mortgages. The International Monetary Fund predicts up to $1 trillion in financial losses, meaning banks and securities firms that have written off abut...

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