Donald B. Hawthorne
Building on Marc’s earlier post, comes this latest report from CNN. Listen to the video. Instapundit has more. More on ACORN here and here. Which brings us to the question: Is ACORN Stealing The Election? …What does all this have to do with Obama, besides the fact that he’d be the beneficiary of most, if…
Many of us don’t like McCain and also think he has run a terrible campaign. But the more we learn about Obama, the more willing some of us will be to hold our nose and vote for McCain. Because, in the end, it’s not just Obama. It’s the risk of Obama, possibly a filibuster-proof Senate…
From Power Line: We are now three weeks out from the presidential election, and so far as I am aware Barack Obama has not been asked a single question about the disarmament credo he sets forth in the video… Isn’t it time for someone who covers politics for a living to ask Obama a few…
From The Corner: Obama says we shouldn’t allow people to shop for insurance across state lines because some states allow health insurers to exploit nefarious loopholes. Doesn’t this argue for, not against, letting people in shop across state lines to get more favorable coverage? In other words, if you are trapped in a state where…
From TaxProfBlog, with H/T to Instapundit: Hundreds of economists (including Nobel Prize winners Gary Becker, James Buchanan, Robert Mundell, Edward Prescott, and Vernon Smith) have signed letters opposing Barack Obama’s economic and tax plans (here, here, and here): We are equally concerned with his proposals to increase tax rates on labor income and investment. His…
Jennifer Rubin: …GOP angst about the McCain team is bubbling over: make character an issue or don’t, come up with a comprehensive economic plan or don’t. It’s the indecision and half-heartedness that are so frustrating. Few would quibble with Bill Kristol’s assessment that “it’s really become a pathetic campaign in the sense that there’s no…
Charles Krauthammer on Obama & Friends: Judge Not?. Kimberly Strassel on Obama’s Magic. Mark Halperin interviews Obama spokesman Gibbs about when Obama knew about Ayers’ terrorist past. Andy McCarthy has more and Jonah Goldberg adds these thoughts. [ADDENDUM: Andy McCarthy puts the Ayers matter in perspective, elaborating on its implications for Obama.] Washington Times on…
Once again, Don Boudreaux, a George Mason University economics professor, cuts to the chase: …[the] explanation of the current financial turmoil — as being caused by “greed” — is inadequate…Saying that “greed” caused today’s problems is like saying that gravity caused the death of someone pushed from the top floor of the Empire State building.…
Gotta love that Harry Reid. And, if Obama wins, the Dem majorities in the Congress will allow him, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi to do most anything they want in DC. Lovely. Harry Reid: reckless and ignorant OR an extreme partisan. Take your pick.
Why McCain Goes Easy on Fannie and the CRA. How McCain could respond. More on how McCain could respond. An ad. More historical particulars here and here. ADDENDUM And now this news about Barney Frank’s conflict of interest.