Happy Monday!

Thanks to openthread from Daily Kos, I had to share because it seemed so true.

http://www.dailykos.com/

You can find Obama/Biden's October Surprise at:

http://www.keatingeconomics.com/

And Sarah, thanks for bringing up Obama's ties to a radical from the 1960s in Nevada (normally a safe "red" state) on Sunday. Yeah, Bill Ayers a madman student radical; so were some of my family members, mentors and colleagues...their in the 60s now, ya know aandd, um, they don't live in the past and have moved on. That's so like BEFORE I WAS BORN!

The irony here, Madame Govenour, you stated the other night, and I quote, "We can't look to the past to determine our future"

OKAY that's not a direct quote but it was something I think you tried to say between a doggone it and **wink ** So, by breaking open the can of the past and "guilt by association" tactic, let's go there:

We could start with your own husband's association with the Alaskan Succession Party (AP). Then we could discuss your mission from God and the demons and witches that were lifted from your shoulders by a pastor at your church earlier this year (Viral, MSNBC). What about the 17,000 dollars you had your tax payers pay for you to stay at home? Or even, what about the lie you told the other night about divestment in Sudan; you said you supported a plan for Alaska to stop sending millions to the genocidal Sudanese government on Thursday, HOWEVER, you stopped the bi-partisan bill in the Alaskan house -- YOU TAKE OWNERSHIP OF ISSUES BROUGHT TO YOUR TABLE THAT YOU YOURSELF SQUASH -- that in OUR America is LYING DURING A DEBATE! (ABC news)

Nevertheless, how 'bout your co-Maverick: the affair (yes, while McCain was married) with a female lobbyist is cited as foreign policy experience. Maverick McCain, you met your current wife, while married, at a bar and left your wife for her (Washington Post). You have been linked to criminal lobbyists throughout your career, yet you want to kill earmarks that make sure our bridges and tunnels are safe (McCain). You have supported President Bush between 80-90% of the time which is pretty much ALL THE TIME (except in campaign finance reform and with folks losing jobs and homes, what common "Jan Kegger" gives a frack.) And, oh yes, the um dagnabit K-E-A-T-I-N-G F-I-V-E scandal that made you a fortune and cost the American people millions. And all this, Sir, happened during my lifetime, unlike Bill Ayers. And these are things done by the candidate, not someone, somewhat and tangentially associated with one.

Guys, you ran yourself into this one. Whomever is advising you, really should think about applying to McDonald's after this campaign is over, they are hiring and they give great benefits. And think of all you can learn!

In an economy like this and in "wars" on two fronts, um...well....ya kNow, we can play this card too and from this vantage point it looks tremendously more damaging...

Into the realm of insanity...

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1842097,00.html

OK: breaking news from the far out reaches of absurdity. A "nameless" group broke into Gov. Palin's private email account. Calling it a violation of the law, the Republican camp is trying to suppress the emails from becoming public. The emails show that she indeed used her yahoo account to conduct government business. The fact that the McCain camp wants them to be suppressed AND why they want to literally halt the "Troopgate" investigation, proves that there is something to hide. The fun thing is, although I have yet to see them, they have been leaked. (I like how serious political issues can be compared to an update from TMZ...oh the absurdity!)

What we learned from Watergate in the early 1970s, and maybe even a bit from Clinton in the 1990s, it's not necessarily the deed that will "shock the pants off you," it is the cover up, and the lying and abuse of power that is involved in the cover up.

Truth supports credibility. Lies and politics mix as well as mentos and soda

ON ANOTHER NOTE:
I have noticed that while we have had a serious financial crisis here, that has reach the status level of EMERGENCY: RED ALERT-- the president that supported "alerts" in the name of safety and terror (Orange, Blue Green, Chartreuse) is NO WHERE TO BE FOUND TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE AND GIVES US, IF ANYTHING, DISCUSS THIS WITH US, TELL US WHAT'S UP?. AT LEAST PRETEND TO BE WORKING!

It's befuddling, it takes a political candidate to support on and give us the confidence that we will make it through this. A candidate that has based his campaign on the ideology of "hope" and "change."

YES. Out of three major political figures, the president and the two presidential candidates, only one is talking about the issues and making Americans feel like there is a plan to change what is going on. And what is going on is really really bad--next up, WashMutual (looking grim), Morgan Stanley (yougottabekiddingme) and the government loans that are bailing out companies like AIG (85 BILLION DOLLARS) are not backed with "real" money (i.e. making it really hard for the government, the American dollar, the people--especially the middle and lower classes, to withstand financial ruin).

The Republicans say that by making this look like a crisis, Obama is exploiting the issues on Wall and Main Streets to his advantage. Yet, while pointing that sophomoric finger at Senator Obama, the Republicans have no other plan to attack the ruination of the American economy.

Meanwhile, Senator Obama is stating his plans. ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE ECONOMY AND MAKING A STANCE ON THE ENORMITY OF THIS ISSUE. He is not running the same lines over and over again, ad-naseum, in a pathetic attempt to numb the American psyche.

The Republicans refuse to take ownership of the issues of today and possibly the next few months. They want to say it's the Democrat congress, which took office last January AFTER 6 YEARS OF SOLE REPUBLICAN AND DE-REGULATORY AND DISINGENUOUS RULE.

Incredible. The McCain campaign based itself on the "straight talk;" his fundamentals were based on his ability to shake things up, Maverick-style, and promote transparency, accountability, and honesty. What happened?