tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36872494563344583642012-02-03T06:44:04.686-08:00The Politico InsiderThe Politico Insider is a website where political junkies and insiders can read balanced news and commentary without having to spend long hours searching the web.The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.comBlogger1131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-2045577702594433742011-07-05T14:26:00.000-07:002011-07-05T14:27:23.349-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><h1 class="title-news" style="list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; 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padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(105, 105, 105); font-size: 11px; "><br /></p></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-204557770259443374?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-41095345649046984662011-01-18T12:00:00.000-08:002011-01-18T12:02:14.595-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/TTXxv00r5aI/AAAAAAAAAWw/qR5PIR6mHOI/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/TTXxv00r5aI/AAAAAAAAAWw/qR5PIR6mHOI/s400/IMG_0153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563618718621885858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/TTXxp38O_pI/AAAAAAAAAWo/9HRE0RFllKE/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/TTXxp38O_pI/AAAAAAAAAWo/9HRE0RFllKE/s400/IMG_0152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563618616379637394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/TTXxjaojHBI/AAAAAAAAAWg/jUFSU-wtG-4/s1600/IMG_0151.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/TTXxjaojHBI/AAAAAAAAAWg/jUFSU-wtG-4/s400/IMG_0151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563618505433226258" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4109534564904698466?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-17584792609282810982009-12-27T00:32:00.000-08:002009-12-27T00:41:53.379-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/364417721_0293f5df4e_o.jpg"></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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John Murtha's invitation to house Guantanamo Bay detainees in his district</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hEx3tiPJhZQLVqjNmHR_oP6FZMuwD95SJ6P03">House Dems push tax breaks through committee</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/22/senate-passes-pay-discrimination/">Senate Passes Pay Discrimination Bill</a><br />The legislation would make it easier for workers to bring pay discrimination suits.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.withdrawal/">U.S. envoy warns against 'precipitous' withdrawal from Iraq</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/summary-democrats-economic-stimulus-plan/story.aspx?guid={FB9EF0F5-2D04-4ADE-B956-4AE921FD6C16}&dist=msr_2">Summary of House Democrats' stimulus plan</a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.bloggernews.net/119468">Catholics called to a moral revolution against Roe vs Wade in the spirit of American Change!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.forbes.com/topstories/feeds/ap/2009/01/22/ap5953046.html">Thain resigns from Bank of America</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idCFpRV-ANRhJMPOR7z4mfzA749w">US unemployment spikes, housing crisis deepens</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aptpd4__urTw&refer=home">Housing Prices, Starts Tumble at Record Pace in U.S. Recession</a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-kilkenny/kennedy-out-gillibrand-in_b_160213.html">Kennedy Out, Gillibrand In</a><br /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">OPINION<br /></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/01/22/obamafashion0122.html">She dances to her own tune</a><br />Michelle Obama’s inaugural fashion choices underscore her gutsiness<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/01222009/news/columnists/gops_golden_opportunity_151372.htm">GOP'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY<br /></a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258532378704477.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_mostpop">Bush Was Right When It Mattered Most</a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://www.bloggernews.net/119484">The People V. George W. Bush</a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">VIEWS</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Video of Rush Limbaugh on Hannity’s Show 1-4 </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3460018&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,481484,00.html">Part 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3460018&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,481484,00.html">Part 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3460018&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,481484,00.html">Part 3<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3460018&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,481484,00.html">Part 4</a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5024621537174953445?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-79828933786245089362009-01-21T18:54:00.000-08:002009-01-22T02:48:10.096-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SXfmLli11nI/AAAAAAAAAUU/AVrDDeakcWI/s1600-h/Tsaking+the+oath.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SXfmLli11nI/AAAAAAAAAUU/AVrDDeakcWI/s400/Tsaking+the+oath.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293952973728503410" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></span></h1><h1 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/20/obama-sworn-first-black-president/">Obama calls to 'begin again the remaking of </a><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/20/obama-sworn-first-black-president/">America</a></st1:place></st1:country-region><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/20/obama-sworn-first-black-president/">'</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"></p><h1 style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3457011&referralPlaylistId=949437d0db05ed5f5b9954dc049d70b0c12f2749">Obama Inauguration Fox News Style</a></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3457020&referralPlaylistId=8c2c3531064ab4e442c199fda5ea710079de06fc">Pres. Bush’s final farewell</a>
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/nyregion/22caroline.html?bl&ex=1232686800&en=b3a6158ea096eb41&ei=5087%0A">Kennedy Is Said to Withdraw Senate Bid</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);font-family:Arial;" ><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7843864.stm">Obama 'set to close </a><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7843864.stm">Guantanamo</a></st1:place></st1:city><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7843864.stm">'</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 45, 131);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 45, 131);"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/21/obama-faces-hurdles-reversing-bush-regulations">Obama Faces Hurdles in Reversing Bush Regulations</a></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);font-family:Arial;" ><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7841516.stm">'Civilians die' in </a><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7841516.stm">Pakistan</a></st1:place></st1:country-region><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7841516.stm"> clash</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcnYBjWNo6JF-oqczscBKXTAh2NQD95RJC882">Taliban demands end to music on </a><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcnYBjWNo6JF-oqczscBKXTAh2NQD95RJC882">Pakistan</a></st1:place></st1:country-region><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcnYBjWNo6JF-oqczscBKXTAh2NQD95RJC882"> </a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C01%5C22%5Cstory_22-1-2009_pg4_1">Muslim world mellow over Obama’s outreach pledge</a></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);font-family:Arial;" ><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLK314631">FEATURE-Iraq religious parties may face election backlash</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292928942&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">Barak declares victory as IDF completes </a><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292928942&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">Gaza</a></st1:place></st1:city><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292928942&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull"> withdrawal</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292926583&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">Gaza</a></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232292926583&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull"> smuggling routes operational again</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28730370/">Lawyer: Iraqi shoe-thrower seeks Swiss asylum</a></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 102);font-family:Arial;" ><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/01/conservatisms_dilemma_to_be_or.html">Conservatism's Dilemma: To be or not to be in the GOP</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?q=na+na+na+hey+goodbye&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS308US308&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideosearch%3Fum%3D1&v=7XvNz7Rp1h8">To Bush Cheney McCain Palin & friends Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye</a></span>
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<br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-7982893378624508936?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-83141824511266391142009-01-19T10:02:00.001-08:002009-01-19T10:10:21.538-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SXTAb-NABfI/AAAAAAAAAUM/ERsYih4jc48/s1600-h/Obama+%26+lincoln.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 391px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SXTAb-NABfI/AAAAAAAAAUM/ERsYih4jc48/s400/Obama+%26+lincoln.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293067048853702130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br />NEWS</span><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/?JSONLINK=/video/politics/2009/01/18/intv.lemon.donnelly.cnn">Video: Rooming with Michelle Obama & her racist Parents </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/18/pelosi-open-prosecution-bush-administration-officials/">Pelosi Open to Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials<br /></a><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=2&threadid=1928617&start=1&currentPage=1#1930019"><br />Steele: A pro-life, pro-gun moderate?</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=adK3f_OiMeWU&refer=home"><br />California Finds Public-Works Spending No Unemployment Cure-All</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/us/politics/19show.html?ref=us"><br />Military Leaders to Be among Obama’s First Priorities</a><br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/story?id=6670778&page=1">Strong, Centrist Ratings Greet Obama </a><br />- With Deep Discontent in the Wings<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/18/AR2009011802547.html?hpid=topnews"><br />President-Elect Sees His Race as An Opportunity</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aqpAk0j3GQDA&refer=home">Obama to Evoke King and Kennedy in Effort to Restore Confidence</a><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/18/AR2009011801725.html?hpid=sec-religion"><br />Big Turnout for Obama's Former Pastor</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17562.html">Obama prayer speaker comes from group feds say is linked to Hamas</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090117/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_narco_state_1"><br />Afghan foreign minister unhappy with Clinton</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/weekinreview/18worth.html"><br />Why the Arabs Splinter Over Gaza</a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLH286481"><br />Israel rejects suggestions of Gaza "war crimes"<br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JEnB5Nywr4">Digging America Out of Republican Debt... 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Bush, a President Worthy of the Office</a><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/Page/VideoPlayer&cid=1194419829128&videoId=1232265972096"><br />Joe the Plummer Propaganda </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW9viaJatpo">economic crisis president bush mortgage speech</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIEWS </span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Lqm5emQl4"><br />Barack and Basketball - REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-3ROv_MsNs"><br />Barack Obama Basketball Mixtape</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-8314182451126639114?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-26886973819802575182009-01-18T01:54:00.000-08:002009-01-18T02:09:09.475-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SXL8YfJgOgI/AAAAAAAAAT8/QFTnUFypRzI/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWfSZ9hp2G0">Joyce Meyer- Loving Life & Loving Yourself 1of3</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig-7gTakuDs">Joyce Meyer- Loving Life & Loving Yourself 2of3</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RESkg-ZVRUg">Joyce Meyer- Loving Life & Loving Yourself 3of3</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cclient%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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<br /></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-2688697381980257518?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-15822660101059190762009-01-16T08:42:00.000-08:002009-01-16T09:01:20.796-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SXC8tydqojI/AAAAAAAAAT0/X91JIWRI5s0/s1600-h/Been+Forgoten.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SXC8tydqojI/AAAAAAAAAT0/X91JIWRI5s0/s400/Been+Forgoten.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291937056986669618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/15/plane-river-rescue-011509/?zIndex=38003">Response to emergency landing has heroic results</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/16/washington/AP-Bushs-Farewell.html?_r=1"><br />In Farewell Speech, Bush Says He Kept Nation Safe </a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIXwN6eiXSo&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/ "><br />Inhofe: 'Where Do You Draw The Line Between An Extreme Liberal And A Socialist?'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.news14.com/content/business/603616/bank-of-america-in-need-of-another-bailout/Default.aspx">Bank of America in need of another bailout</a><br /><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/16/news/companies/citigroup/?postversion=2009011606"> Citi splitting into two after $8.3 billion loss</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/01/12/daily71.html">Georgia unemployment claims skyrocket 174%<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/16/ap5930712.html">Ky. unemployment trust fund running short on cash<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE50F0M520090116">Qaeda feels unsafe near Pakistan border: CIA chief<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSLG153553">Iran urges cutting of ties with U.S. and Israel</a><br /><br /><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/burningIssues/idUKTRE50F0TX20090116">Rice cautions Israel over warehouse bombing</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Opinion </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/01/stimulating_our_way_to_rock_bo.html">Stimulating Our Way to Rock Bottom</a><br />By Ron Paul<br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/01/the_artificial_reality_of_the.html"><br />The Artificial Reality of the Matrix Media</a><br /><a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/265316"><br />Opinion: Bush Legacy is War, Climate, Economy, Admitting No Mistake</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=57748111-3649-4cbb-b45a-66bd03329318">The Things They Carried</a><br />In a camp on the Gaza border, trying to understand why Israel's youth are willing to fight.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">VIEWS </span><br /><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=moyj06p24f "><br />BUYING THE WAR part 1 <br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-1582266010105919076?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-3361433819549241132009-01-14T00:59:00.000-08:002009-01-14T03:16:50.385-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SW2pn2iXVZI/AAAAAAAAATM/Qp2RYsLDfvs/s1600-h/I+am+not+bush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SW2pn2iXVZI/AAAAAAAAATM/Qp2RYsLDfvs/s400/I+am+not+bush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291071639349843346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />NEWS </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_washington/20090114/pl_mcb_washington/washington200901obamaattendsconservativedinnerpartyhtml">Obama attends conservative dinner party</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aqp6tWb0uBow&refer=home"><br />Obama Faces Rebellion From Democrats on Stimulus, Nominations </a><br /><br /><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/14/jindal-to-gop-repent/">Jindal to GOP: Repent!</a><br /><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE50C5JX20090113"><br />Pentagon: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/01/13/2009-01-13_samuel_j_wurzelbacher_aka_joe_the_plumbe.html">Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. 'Joe the Plumber': War reporting should be 'abolished'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCQ2PY9q7re8&refer=home">Oil Rises a Second Day as OPEC May Make Deeper Production Cuts </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/business/economy/14fed.html?hp">Banks in Need of Even More Bailout Money </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/13/palin-fascination-scorn-shows-sign-receding/">Palin Fascination, Scorn Shows No Sign of Receding</a><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-global-chilljan13,0,6670092.story"><br />What global warming? U.S., Europe feel big chill</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-clinton-confirmation14-2009jan14,0,1006233.story"><br />Hillary Clinton promises new approach to diplomacy</a><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5329574921893625793&ei=kwVtSbGvDozuqAOO2u32BQ&q=president+bush+final+press+conference"><br /><br />VIDEO: President Bush Final Press Conference</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aqWLz0g88IJ4&refer=home"><br />Hamas Fights On in Gaza; Lebanon Rockets Hit Israel’s North </a><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j602SoDidnOhA-8o7EQbCV4iS0SA"><br />Israel, Hamas take Gaza war into cyberspace</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/13/mideast/tehran.php">Iran tones down its vocal support for Hamas</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1231866576208&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">IDF legal team gathering Gaza evidence</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/14/content_10653306.htm">Israeli settler kills Palestinian in West Bank<br /></a><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/14/content_10653307.htm"><br />News Analysis: Warring parties in Gaza employ new tactics<br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/rollins.obama/"><br />Commentary: Bush still doesn't get it</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-guttman/george-w-bush-certainly-n_b_157524.html"><br />George W. Bush: Certainly Not Our Best President, But Probably Not Our Worst</a><br /><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/why-hamas-is-losing-in-gaza/?ref=opinion"><br />Why Hamas Is Losing in Gaza</a><br /><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/14/empty-gestures-wont-bring-peace-to-middle-east/"><br />ANALYSIS/OPINION: Empty gestures won't bring peace to Middle East</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />VIEWS</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-95wkCMeUkk&eurl=http://www.howobamagotelected.com/"><br />VIDEO: Sarah Palin Takes On The Media!! Exclusive Interview for "Media Malpractice"</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-336143381954924113?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-41236665998014758352009-01-12T01:44:00.000-08:002009-01-12T02:36:58.401-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWsS6nUPamI/AAAAAAAAATE/rp5gAfP2v6g/s1600-h/bush-keys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWsS6nUPamI/AAAAAAAAATE/rp5gAfP2v6g/s400/bush-keys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290342985472371298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEWS</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/11/AR2009011102301.html?hpid=topnews"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-california_11bus.ART.State.Edition1.4b1cc11.html"><br />In bad economy, many Californians packing up and leaving</a><br /><a href="http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/crunch_5151___article.html/among_enrollment.html"><br />Community college enrollment increases due to state budget crunch, among other factors</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-first-granny-12-jan12,0,1549998.story">Barack Obama's mother-in-law will move to White House for trial visit</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a.v7wS1tTE20&refer=home"><br />Obama Plans to Add Energy Credits to Stimulus, Lawmakers Say<br /></a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/us/12regulate.html?ref=us"><br />Democrats Look for Ways to Undo Late Bush Administration Rules </a><br /><br /><a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/01/10/1002137/house-passes-pro-israel-gaza-resolution">House passes pro-Israel Gaza resolution</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKiv8UUC0d4">VIDEO: West Bank residents urge Palestinian unity - 12 Jan 08</a><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7823349.stm"><br />VIDEO: Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals'</a><br /><a href="http://voanews.com/english/2009-01-11-voa24.cfm"><br />Israeli Assault on Gaza Galvanizes Hamas Support in West Bank</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7822961.stm">Obama promises new tack on Iran </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSCBEp_xjBA&eurl=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS308US308&oe=UTF-8&um=1&tab=wn&resnumiurl=http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/pSCBEp_xjBA/hqdefault.jpg&feature=player_embedded">U.S. Iranian Covert Action</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/01/12/afghan_rebels_strike_pakistan_military_camp/">Afghan rebels strike Pakistan military camp</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/11/AR2009011102301.html?hpid=topnews">Economy Made Few Gains in Bush Years</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/opinion/12mon4.html?ref=opinion">Republicans’ Latest Talking Point: The New Deal Failed</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/01/12/22506/"><br />Professor denies global warming theory</a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/From%20pre-9/11%20to%20the%20economic%20meltdown,%20presidency%20leaves%20much%20for%20historians%20to%20debate%20http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/01/12/the_bush_legacy/"><br />The Bush legacy</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/sarah-palins-big-obama-li_b_156975.html"><br />Sarah Palin's Big Obama Lie</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">VIEWS</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7pRmeT2GH0">Seal - If I Could</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJSmbLvuQk"><br />Kirk Franklin - Imagine Me</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4123666599801475835?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-39011607648503018982009-01-11T03:26:00.000-08:002009-01-11T03:46:12.221-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWnYdvywaDI/AAAAAAAAAS8/owPjWsXzUQk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWnYdvywaDI/AAAAAAAAAS8/owPjWsXzUQk/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289997242880518194" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRbCfdR4NZs">Bishop T.D. Jakes Fight Back Praise</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAN_F_Y4j74"><br />T.D Jakes- How to fight with Devil?</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJUY_FM_q3Q"><br />Kirk Franklin - Declaration (This Is It!)<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL6vw5xI0Bg"><br />Kirk Franklin - Imagine Me</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-3901160764850301898?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-12492908477859654902009-01-10T02:18:00.000-08:002009-01-12T02:17:52.328-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWh5ap-a0xI/AAAAAAAAASs/A8IOQCG82Ss/s1600-h/Bush+Happensjpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWh5ap-a0xI/AAAAAAAAASs/A8IOQCG82Ss/s400/Bush+Happensjpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289611261197865746" border="0" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'times new roman';" ><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Pat Bagley</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah</span></span></span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">News Quick Hit</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">NEWS</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UigBvgB6Sg">The Hope Of Seeing Change Pt. 1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/09/AR2009010902846.html?hpid=topnews">Bush Prepares Request for Rest Of Bailout Funds</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/01/obama-site-link.html">Obama Site Linked to 'Bush Shoe Toss' Event</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17271.html#commentsform">GOP playing tug-of-war on Obama plan</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=117994&d=10&m=1&y=2009">Obama appears ready to talk to Hamas</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1231424906915&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">Malki: Israel stoops to Hamas's level</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Carnage-continues-524000-jobs-lost/story.aspx?guid=%7BF9716B93-2009-4F9D-A2CC-6890DA427BF2%7D">Carnage continues: 524,000 jobs lost in December</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL9736369">U.S. seeks ship to move arms to Israel</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/01/10/0110bush.html">Bush says he'll leave office with head held high</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">OPINION</span></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2009/01/08/obama-stimulus-income-oped-cx_bb_0109bartlett.html">The Fiscal Stimulus: What Will Work?</a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/01/how_biggovernment_is_obama.html">How Big-Government Is Obama?</a><br /><div><a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081105095008AAhLoEt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); line-height: 16px;font-family:verdana;font-size:13;" ><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Yahoo Answer: </span>Who thinks President Bush did a good job ?</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17106.html">Lessons learned: Bush legacy views</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/9/191813/5002">Has George W. Bush helped binLaden?</a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5cad3f0-ddbb-11dd-87dc-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1">The peace has been lost to Israel’s military victories</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123154826952369919.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Israel Is Committing War Crimes</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/28585494#28585494">Guantanamo x 60?</a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/9/191813/5002">Has George W. Bush helped binLaden?</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-1249290847785965490?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-76742765195551598732009-01-07T01:08:00.000-08:002009-01-07T01:27:26.626-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWRzZEb0hFI/AAAAAAAAASk/BLuHc_AzBsE/s1600-h/Israel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWRzZEb0hFI/AAAAAAAAASk/BLuHc_AzBsE/s400/Israel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288478736964158546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEWS </span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/06/AR2009010602976.html?hpid=sec-politics">For 111th Congress, Somber Topics Eclipse Ceremony</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/politics/07obama.html?hp">Obama Warns Trillion-Dollar Deficit Potential </a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/nyregion/07unemployment.html"><br />State’s Unemployment System Buckles Under Surging Demand </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aG8JAH3FwkmY&refer=asia">China May Face Social Unrest as Unemployment Rises, Report Says </a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-panetta7-2009jan07,0,7850757.story"><br />Obama defends choice for CIA chief</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax-refunds7-2008jan07,0,7471181.story">California may delay tax refunds amid budget impasse<br /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tax-refunds7-2008jan07,0,7471181.story"> </a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_go_co/senate_burris">Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks</a><br /><a href="http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090106/BIZ/901060311"><br />Food prices stay high, though gas prices fall<br /></a><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/06/the-dirty-joke-from-minnesota/"><br />PRUDEN: The dirty joke from Minnesota</a><br /><br /><a href="http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7552&Itemid=1">Republican Norm Coleman comes out fighting </a><br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/steele-saltsman/"><br />Steele Slams Saltsman: ‘Magic Negro’ Stunt ‘Reinforces Negative Stereotype’ Of The GOP»</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1231167272256&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">30 reported killed in blast at UN school</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians">Fighting continues as Israel considers peace plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/world/middleeast/07media.html?em=&pagewanted=print">Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza </a><br /><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/burningIssues/idUKTRE5052ZU20090106"><br />Red Cross urges Israel to ease Gaza medical crisis</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsmax.com/morris/obama_stimulus_package/2009/01/06/168219.html">Obama Stimulus Fosters Tax-Exempt Tyranny</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/01/global_warmmongering_more_silk.html"><br />Global Warm-mongering: More Silk from a Pig's Ear</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIEWS</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdZ6Ebmgq_4&feature=PlayList&p=D50AA9818CE7CAA5&index=7"><br />Video Essay: Jobless in America</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-7674276519555159873?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-335503507394992722009-01-05T10:52:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:17:50.214-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWJauvy6a_I/AAAAAAAAASc/2Y3EQiSlp3M/s1600-h/anti-war-poster2+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SWJauvy6a_I/AAAAAAAAASc/2Y3EQiSlp3M/s400/anti-war-poster2+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287888671636876274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">NEWS</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=98841"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Analysts confident Hizbullah will not be drawn into Israel's war against Gaza</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7809371.stm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Propaganda war: trusting what we see?</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/29/europe/EU-Cyprus-Gaza-Blockade.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Activists set off on boat trip to war-hit Gaza</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-Z4g36GDCL2NfQo4wR3V-omzagAD95GH66G0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Fear, shortages for civilians caught in Gaza fight</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://stagevu.com/video/zjkdbqsqitpo"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">World leaders condemn Israel</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g3qINsa3GLNZTHL8nTVBIu1Stxlw"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Pope urges Israel, Hamas to 'act immediately' on Gaza</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/37047159.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Senate race certification set for Monday with Franken up 225 votes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=anuuEj0tNs1Q&refer=home"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Engines of Recovery Flame Out as Economy Seeks Obama-Fed Rescue </span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17039.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Big tax cuts in the works</span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090105/ap_on_re_us/senate_burris;_ylt=A0WTUeui.mFJ_c8AzgdI2ocA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Burris to go to DC as his fate remains in question</span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW0ZqXfXx30"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Obama to Meet Congress Leaders on Economic Plan</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfjP-FOSOvs&feature=channel_page"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Va. Gov. Kaine to Take Over As DNC Chairman</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv0WXgTo5mk&feature=channel_page"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Today in History for January 4th</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/37058614.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">VIN SUPRYNOWICZ: 'Greenland and the polar ice cap are melting'Commentary</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">O</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">PINION</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/how-will-hamas-explain-itself/1399626.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">How will Hamas explain itself?</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/01/04/terrorism/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Orwell, blinding tribalism, selective Terrorism, and Israel/Gaza</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Professor-Freeman-Ure-Ph-by-Freeman-URE-090103-580.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Former Iraeli Pilots Share Peace Vision with Palestinian Counterparts</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003926518"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">UPDATED: Media Commentary Muted as Israel Invades </span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/01/04/2009-01-04_hamasisrael_battles_prove_barack_obama_h.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Hamas-Israel battles prove Barack Obama has few options</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">VIEWS </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/01/04/militarist-dad-proud-of-his-natural-born-killer-it-fulfils-his-israeliness/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Palestine Think Tank: Militarist Dad PROUD of his Natural Born Killer, it fulfils his "Israeliness</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-33550350739499272?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-64181612539268536932009-01-02T05:12:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:17:24.574-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SV4a6gtxZOI/AAAAAAAAASM/PzCBXv5coys/s1600-h/Cartoon.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SV4a6gtxZOI/AAAAAAAAASM/PzCBXv5coys/s400/Cartoon.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286692605096191202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">© Copyright 2009 Daryl Cagle - All Rights Reserved.<br />* Print artists attribution with the cartoon.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />NEWS</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RZzuCYGztk&eurl=http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMD_enUS308&resnum=0&q=Death%20Toll%20Rises%20in%20G">Video: Death Toll Rises in Gaza<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/510712/terrorist_activities_by_the_hamas_terrorist_organization_3/">Terrorist Activities By The Hamas Terrorist Organization 3</a><br /><a href="http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=ArabWorld&article=1829"><br />Can Obama restore our image in Mideast?<br /></a><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/02/content_10589590.htm"><br />Israel facing problem of finding exit strategy for Gaza operation</a><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1IDzg91VjA&feature=channel_page">Video:Pope Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza</a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"></span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733139253&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">IAF reportedly hits home of former Hamas minister</a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><br /><a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/01/2-fatalities-possible-in-joliet-plane-crash.html">2 killed in Joliet plane crash</a><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVgn-lB7o4&feature=channel_page">Video: 4 Arrested in Calif. Gang Rape of Lesbian</a><br /></span><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_re_us/dui_legislation_ignition_locks;_ylt=Au2dl7niiUAkSXcynaf42jGs0NUE"><br />New ignition lock laws aim to foil drunk drivers</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436935/">Report: Sex Predator Suspect Deported 10 Times</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090101/ap_on_re_us/public_housing_immigrants;_ylt=AiKYnctsSrMadu6bPEh3xFCs0NUE">Many illegal immigrants live in public housing</a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090102/gmac_financing.html?.v=5">Government to get 5 million preferred GMAC shares</a><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/business/02steel.html?_r=1&hp">Steel Industry, in Slump, Looks to U.S. Stimulus</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/01/AR2009010101832.html"><br />Obama's Team Rankles the Right<br /></a><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_re_us/dui_legislation_ignition_locks;_ylt=Au2dl7niiUAkSXcynaf42jGs0NUE"></a><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets;_ylt=AhLOsvfftgmBE7THS2rQACWs0NUE"><br />World markets kick off 2009 brightly</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/01/02/asia/AS-Pakistan-India.php">India questions Pakistan's militant crackdown</a><br /><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090102/piracy.html?.v=2"><br />Pirate attack averted on Greek tanker off Somalia<br /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">OPINION</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456535605&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Cease terror, not cease-fire</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/01/AR2009010101780.html?hpid=opinionsbox1">Moral Clarity in Gaza</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUxshdmp504&eurl=http://news.google.com/news?rlz=1C1CHMD_enUS308&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=israel&oe=UTF-8&um=1&saiurl=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/eUxshdmp504/hqdefault.jpg">Video: Inside Story - Imprisoned in Gaza - part 2 - Jan 1, 2009</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/01/confronting_hamas_genocidal_je.html"><br />Confronting Hamas' Genocidal Jew-Hatred</a><br /><a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Blueprint-For-Genocide-And-by-Michael-Roberts-081231-932.html"><br />Blueprint for Genocide and Occupation</a><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456537121&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><br /><br />Analysis: While Israel fights in Gaza, Egypt and Saudi Arabia take on Iran</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/01/AR2009010101780.html?hpid=opinionsbox1">Moral Clarity in Gaza</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/16987.html">Republicans to flee DC for inauguration</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/01/AR2009010101780.html?hpid=opinionsbox1"><br /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="">VIEWS</span></span><a href="http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/katt_williams_its_pimpin_pimpin/"></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLRcS8CYhcc&feature=related">Barack Obama in Hawaii</a></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLRcS8CYhcc&feature=related"><br /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/katt_williams_its_pimpin_pimpin/" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></span><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-6418161253926853693?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-80966255280255871112008-12-31T07:49:00.000-08:002008-12-31T10:13:06.324-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SVuewHRzRTI/AAAAAAAAARs/kGJxCSWiJtA/s1600-h/Iranian+Jewish+schoolgirls++calling+for+peace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SVuewHRzRTI/AAAAAAAAARs/kGJxCSWiJtA/s400/Iranian+Jewish+schoolgirls++calling+for+peace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285993137074029874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Iranian Jewish School Girls Call For Peace</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEWS</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btC2qh_T3aI"><br />Israel Pushes Ahead As Gaza Assault Enters Day 5</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456531523&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">IDF launches YouTube Gaza channel</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456536459&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'The aim isn't to topple Hamas'</a><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456531523&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"></a><br /><a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24855309-2,00.html">Israel phones in warning to flee Gaza Strip strikes</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/rep-rush-dont-hang-or-lyn_n_154290.html"><br />Bobby Rush: Don't "Hang Or Lynch" Burris Because Of Blagojevich</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/30/Israel_denies_ramming_Gaza_relief_boat/UPI-44731230653262/">Israel denies ramming Gaza relief boat<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZjw9t4JSVg">VIDEO: Lawsuit Contesting Obama Citizenship Continues<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN3137167020081231">Calif controller says may issue IOUs by Feb</a><br /><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/news/economy/news_economy/?postversion=2008123110">Jobless claims down sharply</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081231/bs_nm/us_markets_oil">Oil falls to $37, down more than 60 percent in 2008</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMK2Sqm_l2s&feature=channel_page"><br />VIDEO: Your Money: Top 10 Business Stories of 2008</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/30/rnc-pushes-unprecedented-criticism-of-bailouts/">EXCLUSIVE: RNC draft rips Bush's bailouts<br /></a><a href="http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/12/30/pinkerton_republicans/"><br />Republicans Lead the Way on Reform: The Republican Comeback</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/the-year-in-solar-a-mix-of-victories-and-woes-5428.html">The Year in Solar: A Mix of Victories and Woes<br /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solarbucks27-2008dec27,0,2027046.story"><br />With aid from the state, Californians warm to rooftop solar power</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54381">Stepping Forward: Renewable Energy Policy 2008 Wrap-up </a><a href="http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december292008/afghan_update_12-29-08.php"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28356028#28356028">Cashing in on shoe toss</a><br /><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/franken-holds-onto-lead-in-minnesota/?nl=pol&emc=pola1"><br />Franken Holds Onto Lead in Minnesota</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/31/angry-democrats-on-blagoj_n_154420.html"><br />Angry Democrats On Blagojevich Appointment: It's Not About Race</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/illinois_governor_obama;_ylt=AvuGf9S8jwTlkSSgjYR2WC1H2ocA">Obama: Blagojevich appointee shouldn't be seated</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_obama;_ylt=AiON372Mkti.kkmNRdh0q8VMEP0E"><br />Justice Kennedy rejects 2 more challenges to Obama</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081231/us_nm/us_security_usa_guantanamo;_ylt=Auzftc40I4RnMIkSi_xZTcRMEP0E"><br />Judge rejects release of two Guantanamo inmates</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_GATw3JAco"><br />VIDEO: Bomb Explodes in Spain's Basque Area, 1 Injured</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1231/p99s01-duts.html">Pakistani militant confesses to role in Mumbai attacks</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_israel_palestinians"><br />Volunteer suicide bombers seek to attack Israel</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december292008/afghan_update_12-29-08.php">Taliban Activity Surges to New Levels in Afghanistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_re_as/as_gen_pakistan_india">Pakistani confesses to Mumbai attacks: official</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />OPINION</span><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=2&threadid=1879362&start=1&CurrentPage=1">'Magic Negro' flap might help Saltsman</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/proposition_8_speak_softly_and.html"><br />Proposition 8: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Poll</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-katrina31-2008dec31,0,7719605.story">Bush never recovered from response to Katrina, former aides say<br /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />VIEWS</span><br /><a href="http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/"><br />Video: Expansion of World Superhero Registry concerns police<br /></a><a href="http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081229/znyt02/812293011">Skaters Jump In as Foreclosures Drain the Pool </a><br /><br /><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"><a><br /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-8096625528025587111?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-83435360325312335742008-12-29T01:07:00.000-08:002008-12-29T01:55:32.982-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SViavm4dEKI/AAAAAAAAARc/JOqjIsCuby0/s1600-h/slide_760_14227_large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SViavm4dEKI/AAAAAAAAARc/JOqjIsCuby0/s400/slide_760_14227_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285144305401139362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SViWe4DBwfI/AAAAAAAAARU/HUiKsgef688/s1600-h/slide_760_14224_large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SViWe4DBwfI/AAAAAAAAARU/HUiKsgef688/s400/slide_760_14224_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285139619904602610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEWS</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_o5YvsGGA">Video: Israeli Troops Near Gaza, Airstrikes Continue</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN-5T2hUnNo">Raw Video: Pro-Palestinian Demonstration in Iraq<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050681.html">Video: Hamas threatens to assassinate Livni, Barak<br /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/weekinreview/28goodman.html?ref=weekinreview">Printing Money – and Its Price</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qDsIHGrwjs">Video: Former Child Slave in LA Speaks Out</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/28/rice.administration/index.html">Rice: People will soon thank Bush for what he's done</a><br /><br /><a href="http://worldnews.about.com/b/2008/12/26/vietnam-cracking-down-on-bloggers.htm">Vietnam Cracking Down on Bloggers </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-black-women-shrinkingdec25,0,2562107.story">Black women in the U.S. appear to be shrinking</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzimj0SAgv4">Today in History for December 29th<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ4wLjgO20E&feature=channel_page"><br />Coroner: More Bodies in 'Santa Shooting' House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/12/27/2008-12-27_caroline_kennedy_tells_daily_news_i_woul.html">Caroline Kennedy tells Daily News: I wouldn't be beholden to anybody</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123050575158338075.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Discounts Not Enough to Revive Online Retail Sales </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/27/earlyshow/leisure/gamesgadgetsgizmos/main4687562.shtml">What'll Be Hot In Tech In '09?<br /></a><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/27/hollywood-stars-high-tech-titans-pitch-obama-inauguration/"><br />Hollywood Stars, High-Tech Titans Pitch in for Obama Inauguration</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aOYiaqzSrHos&refer=home"><br />Bush Withdraws Pardon After Learning of Contribution<br /></a><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/27/obama.song/"><br />RNC chairman condemns controversial Obama song</a><br />Barack the Magic Negro<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gm6-_k-0T2iGWVOGoVqXVg8I4HogD95BC8J81">Santa gunman lost job, wife before gory attack</a><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/27/america/Meltdown-Hospitals-List.php"><br />A look at hospital troubles across the country<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=anLDS9WWPQW8&refer=home">Spending Doubled as Obama Led Billion-Dollar Campaign</a><br /><a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081228/OPINION02/712289964"><br />Time has come for state income tax</a><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/12/newt-gingrich-p.html"><br />Ticket Replay: Newt Gingrich's advice for the GOP: Go with your govs</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_603610.html">Conservative icon Weyrich fueled Reagan Revolution</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081228/OPINION02/712289964"><br /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081228/OPINION02/712289964"> </a><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/3982101/2008-was-the-year-man-made-global-warming-was-disproved.html">2008 was the year man-made global warming was disproved </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/george_w_deer_in_headlights_bu.html">George W. 'Deer in Headlights' Bush</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/111800/republicans_bring_socialism_to_millionaires_and_screw_the_rest_of_us/">Republicans Bring Socialism to Millionaires and Screw the Rest of Us</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-25-epic-year_N.htm">An epic year? Historians debate 2008's legacy</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIEWS</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4688786n">60 minutes special on Barack Obama </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081228/OPINION02/712289964"><br /></a><a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081228/OPINION02/712289964"> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-8343536032531233574?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-49711592886899251852008-12-26T09:54:00.000-08:002008-12-26T10:06:54.488-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SVUcv9AnQJI/AAAAAAAAARE/eKZ9RCbRmnA/s1600-h/palin_xmas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 331px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SVUcv9AnQJI/AAAAAAAAARE/eKZ9RCbRmnA/s400/palin_xmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284161347945709714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEWS</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123025036865134309.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us">Retail Sales Plummet </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ4wLjgO20E&feature=channel_page">Video: Coroner: More Bodies in 'Santa Shooting' House</a><br /><a href="http://www.click2houston.com/news/18360460/detail.html#-"><br />3 Teens Killed, 2 Hurt In Freeway Crash</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6181853.html">Boom in US production drives down natural gas prices</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aBzSx6W6WR7Y&refer=home"><br />Crude Oil Rises as U.A.E. Trims Output to Comply With OPEC Cut </a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afjV5RFxHw1s&refer=home"><br />American Express Will Get $3.39 Billion in TARP Funds </a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ajgm6tynS38o&refer=home"><br />Most U.S. Stocks Gain, Led by GM on GMAC’s Conversion to Bank<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBMYNZTLXYw"><br />Video: 14 Hurt When Car Crashes Into Hanukkah Party<br /></a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/25/AR2008122501148.html?hpid=topnews"><br />States Cut Medicaid Coverage Further</a><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/25/DDT114U0DO.DTL"><br />Europe's rail system moving full steam ahead</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/india.pakistan.tensions/index.html">Pakistan moves troops to India border</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVeDj_mmb8">Raw Video: Rocks Fly in Kashmir Protest<br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br />OPINION </span><br /><a href="http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/news/opinion/editorials/article/will_cheap_gas_diminish_conservation/11878/"><br />Will Cheap Gas Diminish Conservation?</a><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_11311375"><br />Lower gas prices don't mean cheaper food</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/the_psychopathology_of_bush_ha.html"><br />The psychopathology of Bush hatred</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIEWS </span></span><br /><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=213358"><br />A TELLING BLAGOJEVICH INTERVIEW</a><br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1300602775480596945&hl=en"><br />Christmas Comedy </a><br /><br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?sa=N&tab=nv&q=christmas%20comedy#sa=N&tab=nv&q=christmas%20comedy&emb=1">Frank & Bing Feud - Christmas Comedy Routine With Bob Hope </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/16/235935/19/984/631600">Totally Irrelevant Crap</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIZm46ynaHk"><br />Lil Wayne Songs Dominated 2008</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gOdaPvGsw0">Queen Elizabeth Gives Somber Christmas Broadcast<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4971159288689925185?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-77234991199019842172008-12-24T00:55:00.000-08:002008-12-24T06:58:00.001-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SVIlKCgOU2I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/YYUwfl4eoHA/s1600-h/christmas-tree-inside-the-house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SVIlKCgOU2I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/YYUwfl4eoHA/s400/christmas-tree-inside-the-house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283326167259960162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /><br />MARRY CHRISTMAS<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">AMERICA</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEWS </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LaAeIR01xQ">Video: AP Top Stories</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lDOPY22mA"><br />Video: Report: Kids Abused at Polygamist Group's Ranch</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wilx.com/breakroom/headlines/36481934.html">City Makes it Illegal to Be Annoying</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a6LIJt1oDrxY&refer=us">New York City Crime Falls for 18th Year; Down 28% Since 2002</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/23/america/Fort-Dix-Plot-Optional.php">5 Muslims convicted in NJ of plotting to kill GIs</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/us/23shoplift.html?em"><br />As Economy Dips, Arrests for Shoplifting Soar</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ZDuiwgw-c"><br />Video: Canadian Woman Survives Four Days in Snow<br /></a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/23/AR2008122301514.html?hpid=topnews"><br />'Nobody Wants War,' Indian Prime Minister Says<br /></a><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28354143#28354143"><br />Video: The new faces of defiance in Afghanistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/21/AR2008122100364.html?hpid=sec-world">Suspected U.S. Strikes Kill Eight in Pakistan</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />POLITICS</span><br /><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081222/as_japan_toyota.html"><br />Toyota projects first loss in 70 yearsToyota projects first loss in 70 years</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFFvqavPSk">Video: Obama Aide Had Multiple Talks With Blagojevich</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/us/politics/24web-nagourney.html?_r=2&hp"><br /><br />For Now, Obama Proves to Be Elusive Target for G.O.P.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/us/politics/24obama.html?hp">Obama Report Outlines Talks on Senate Seat</a><br /><a href="http://murraywaas.crooksandliars.com/2008/12/23/exclusive-cheneys-admissions-to-the-cia-leak-prosecutor-and-fbi/"><br />Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSN22505340">Obama team primed to push climate change agenda</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.eponline.com/articles/69951/">Silicon Valley Companies Reduce CO2 Emissions</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/22/brazil-activists-mendes"><br />Hundreds of Brazil's eco-warriors at risk of assassination</a><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28285149#28285149"><br />Mr. Fix-it takes on 'the forgotten war'</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />OPINION </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-12-23/the-problem-with-the-gop-is-me/">The Problem With the GOP Is...Me</a><br />There are too many of us white, out-of-touch, out-of ideas guys and we're running the party into the ground.<br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,472084,00.html"><br />No Matter What Happens, Someone Will Blame Global Warming</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/a_lump_of_coal_in_our_stocking.html">A lump of coal in our stockings: States to levy a bevy of new taxes</a><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/23/EDMI14U84E.DTL%20http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/23/EDMI14U84E.DTL"><br />Cheney wielded the war to deceive</a><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28370607#28370607"><br />Video: Obama team’s report: No quid pro quo</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">VIEW </span></span><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1100584/Commander-briefs-Obama-shows-war-chest-holiday-Hawaii.html"><br />Commander in briefs: Obama shows off his war chest on holiday in Hawaii </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_W7p35SzuI">The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole (HQ Audio)</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7RQuf9-JHw"><br />White Christmas - Michael Bolton (HQ Audio)</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CBsRWAgwgg"><br />New Elvis Presley - If I get home on Christmas Day</a><br /><br /><h1><br /></h1><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-7723499119901984217?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-53712440725083650842008-12-22T06:56:00.000-08:002008-12-22T09:08:08.153-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SU-wrkMmdnI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/E3rjPxem5BI/s1600-h/nikolaus9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SU-wrkMmdnI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/E3rjPxem5BI/s400/nikolaus9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282635150426273394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />NEWS</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/20/13_year_old_boy_accused_in_killing_of_brother/">13-year-old boy accused in killing of brother</a><br />2 others also charged in grisly Cape slaying<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPejq1-M30M">Video: Today in History for December 22nd</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GesqItJtFtY"><br />Video: 2008 in Review: The Year in Politics</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Christmas+charity+needs+last+minute+help/1102169/story.html">Christmas charity needs last-minute help<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/20/oil.drilling/index.html">'Drill, baby, drill' process has begun</a><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11273890"><br />Gas prices back on the rise</a><br /><br /><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oil-producers-call-for-more-apf-13885034.html"> Oil producers call for more price stability</a><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oil-producers-call-for-more-apf-13885034.html"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/22/bailedout-executives-got-_n_152773.html">Bailed-Out Executives Got $1.6 Billion In 2007<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-caljobs20-2008dec20,1,1683173.story">California posts 8.4% jobless rate, third highest in U.S.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-budget20-2008dec20,0,735907.story">Schwarzenegger orders mass layoffs, unpaid furloughs</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/20/115123/56/832/675467">Karl Rove threatened him, and now the witness is dead. </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16774.html">Obama ups jobs promise to nearly three million</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NesdZ_J8yzk&eurl=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/12/blagojevich_vows_to_fight.html">Video: Blagojevich Vows To Fight</a><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oil-producers-call-for-more-apf-13885034.html"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=axj_lwj8bSv8&refer=home">Chrysler, GM Get $3.3 Billion Canada Loan, Could Receive More<br /></a><a href="http://cars.about.com/od/helpforcarbuyers/tp/top10_fuel.htm"><br />Our Ten Favorite Fuel-Efficient Cars<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11273180">Economists expect a grim 2009 in Silicon Valley<br /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-caljobs20-2008dec20,1,1683173.story"><br /></a><a href="http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/2008122022546.asp"> A Russian Solution To The Somali Pirates </a><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/20/115123/56/832/675467"><br /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-caljobs20-2008dec20,1,1683173.story"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16774.html"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/176286">The new U.S. president will be judged by whether he can save capitalism.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/392789_murdockonline19.html">Global cooling is here</a><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16774.html"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081220/OPINION03/812200407">Commentary: Forging new path will be rough road for Detroit automakers</a><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/12/myths_and_facts_about_the_real.html"><br />Myths and Facts About the Real Bush Record</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/what_the_heck_happened.html">What the Heck Happened?</a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />VIEWS </span></span><br /><a href="http://www.ihasaids.com/upload/data/1229313488.gif"><br />President Bush gets a cream pie in the face<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU7PbIMvt3k">The Real Hustle - 12 Scams of Christmas - Charity Raffle</a><br /><a href="http://uk.truveo.com/Dumb-thief-caught-by-tattoo/id/2886047358"><br />Dumb thief caught by tattoo<br /></a><br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1023352983490450390&ei=KyhPSf6aOJi6qAOx1eGpCw&q=christmas+stories">Christmas Story: Don't shoot your eye out </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5371244072508365084?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-62885580202510090592008-12-14T07:05:00.000-08:002008-12-14T07:11:36.984-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">On Monday December 22 The Politico Insider will resume posting news & annalists every Monday Wednesday & Friday. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I apologize for the inconvenience, and thank those who patiently await the next post by The Politico Insider.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Marry Christmas </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-6288558020251009059?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-34391452863768380272008-11-12T13:31:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:36:04.332-08:00<span style="color:#cc0000;">I apologize for not posting anything lateley, but my computer has a booting virus, & it will take at least two weeks for me to get my computer back online.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Thank you. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-3439145286376838027?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-26644338790042173822008-11-07T09:29:00.000-08:002008-11-07T10:58:06.525-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SRSPooxSu8I/AAAAAAAAAP0/nPv7gRfa7Dg/s1600-h/mCcAIN++lOSER.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SRSPooxSu8I/AAAAAAAAAP0/nPv7gRfa7Dg/s400/mCcAIN++lOSER.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265991792604658626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;">Daryl Cagle</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;">, <a href="http://msnbc.com/">MSNBC.com</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24618094-5012748,00.html">Barack Obama lines up top US money men</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/politics-19/122606064977080.xml&storylist=topstories">Obama calling on economic experts for their advice</a><br /><br /><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/06/report-08-turnout-same-or-only-slightly-higher-than-04/">Report: '08 turnout same as or only slightly higher than '04</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D949JG0O3&show_article=1">Schwarzenegger: $4.4B in tax hikes to end deficit<br /></a><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/081107/business_us_usa_economy_jobs.html?.v=2"><br />Job losses soar, jobless rate at 14-year high</a><br /><br /><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008333048_exxon31.html">Exxon profit beats its record again</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602069899307269.html">In End, McCain Played to the GOP </a><br /><br /><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081107/D949OCKO0.html">Reid looking to remove Lieberman as committee head</a><br /><a href="http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=971991"><br />Fairness Doctrine Talk Heats Up</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/05/AR2008110504484.html"><br />In a Heated Race, Obama's Cool Won the Day</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/us/politics/07latino.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin">In Big Shift, Latino Vote Was Heavily for Obama </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international-32/122606905052400.xml&storylist=topstories">Pakistan says 13 killed in US missile strike</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international-30/1226062152136970.xml&storylist=topstories">Georgian opposition protests against president</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/07/2412823.htm?site=science&topic=latest">Pakistan proposes death penalty for 'cyber-terrorists'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Obama_win_Bad_news_for_Pakistan/articleshow/3679186.cms">Obama win: Bad news for Pakistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/06/iraq.main/">Bombings kill 5 in Iraq<br /></a><br />OPINION<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov/05/big-oil-laughing-profits-mount/">Big Oil laughing as profits mount </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/11/05/afx5651272.html">UPDATE 3-Oil major Total Q3 profit up 35 pct, beats consensus</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/7/11352/6719">Let America be America Again</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602757767707787.html">Obama Ran a Capitalist Campaign<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24618312-5013948,00.html">Why Barack Obama's win matters to the world</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/7/124249/893">The Streets of Philadelphia (photodiary)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-2664433879004217382?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-90564510604066344762008-11-05T07:10:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:17:50.678-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SRG3wT8DJTI/AAAAAAAAAPs/v74DrF2jBWg/s1600-h/Obama+%26+superman.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SRG3wT8DJTI/AAAAAAAAAPs/v74DrF2jBWg/s400/Obama+%26+superman.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265191479986562354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTCQSk2l8bc">The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Gil Scott Heron</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vou4qUu5YY"><br />"Times are changing" - Bob Dylan<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkKeam-Yis0">Barack Obama Song - Black Journey to Barack</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsJlAJvOSM">Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>dedicated to Obama's Grand Ma</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">RIP</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVuc_F_ZAE"><span style="font-weight: bold;">God Bless America</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3K8t6wKjdg">Jimi Hendrix Rare Onstage Footage "Hey Joe<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> the Plumber</span>" Early Days</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdCjaiXmUb0"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRCqdpCmzA0">The Beatles -</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRCqdpCmzA0">"<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">John Mc Cain lost</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRCqdpCmzA0">"</a></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRCqdpCmzA0"> Yesterday<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRCqdpCmzA0"></a><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NAXMruxW4">sade - somebody already broke <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Palin's</span> heart</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5SVDYBNrY"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Living Colour - Cult Of Personality</span></span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VRSAVDlpDI">James brown,say it loud i'm black and i'm proud</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgDrJ5Z2rKw">James Brown - E I Feel Go</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-9056451060406634476?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-70516850804327134732008-11-03T08:23:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:22:57.068-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SQ8xkPzuSDI/AAAAAAAAAPk/Mf1qnZahmFg/s1600-h/McCain+on+SNL+78322_tina-fey-as-sarah-palin-with-john-mccain-on-snl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 306px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SQ8xkPzuSDI/AAAAAAAAAPk/Mf1qnZahmFg/s400/McCain+on+SNL+78322_tina-fey-as-sarah-palin-with-john-mccain-on-snl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264480988207925298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS<br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/20243.asp">US Economy lost 250,000 jobs in October, unemployment rose to 6.8% according market expectations and econometric models</a><br /><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/02/news/economy/gasoline/?postversion=2008110209">Gas falls to $2.45 a gallon<br />Average gas prices have decreased for 46 days in a row, to a 19-month low, according to AAA.</a><a href="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081103/AUTO01/811030343"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081103/AUTO01/811030343">Analysts: Big 3 woes imperil U.S. econom</a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0237270020081103"><br />Businesses expect sharp downshift in U.S. economy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/3367650/Housing-remains-the-biggest-problem-facing-the-US-economy-us-elections.html">Housing remains the biggest problem facing the US economy </a><br /><a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5069010.ece"><br />US economy set to turn towards socialist path</a><br /><br /><a href="http://business.theage.com.au/business/world-markets-look-to-a-democratic-victory-with-credit-starting-to-flow-20081103-5h1f.html">World markets look to a Democratic victory with credit starting to flow</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/mccain-qvc-open/805381/?dst=nbc%7Cwidget%7CNBC%20Video&__source=nbc%7Cwidget%7CNBC%20Video">McCain on SNL</a><br /><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/42020/saturday-night-live-update-sen-mccain"><br />More McCain on SNL<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXkvwuyXl8w"><br />OBAMA RALLY IN PUEBLO, CO</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/1/131234/836/917/648948"><br />Why we stand in line to vote - a historical photo essay</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/hartley/2008/11/03/what-barack-obamas-victory-will-mean-for-africa/">What Barack Obama’s victory will mean for Africa</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12542082">John McCain’s last-ditch efforts against Barack Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/11/hillary-clinton.html">Hillary Clinton's words and voice, John McCain's message</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wvrecord.com/news/215679-coal-official-calls-obama-comments-unbelievable">Coal official calls Obama comments 'unbelievable'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Y8n9FWz4E">Dick The VP Throws McCain Under The Bush</a><br /><br /><a href="http://elections.gmu.edu/early_vote_2008.html">2008 Early Voting Statistics</a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4A01LS20081101"><br />Early voting in state of Georgia breaks record</a><br /><br /><a href="More%20than%20600,000%20early,%20absentee%20votes%20cast%20http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/31/politics/p201650D83.DTL&type=politics">Carson City, Nev.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNFbPEV0sIY">GOP Hack Begs For Mercy From Blogs After Dumb Attack On Dems</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-7051685080432713473?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-21975171385696397662008-10-31T10:15:00.001-07:002008-10-31T10:21:12.105-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SQs9OPbeqKI/AAAAAAAAAPc/TJSv3qDlQgU/s1600-h/halloween.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SQs9OPbeqKI/AAAAAAAAAPc/TJSv3qDlQgU/s400/halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263367904381806754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.watch-movies.net/s/halloween.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Online Movie: Happy Halloween </span></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-2197517138569639766?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-31194580939087436072008-10-29T04:16:00.000-07:002008-10-29T10:51:54.760-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SQhHaA6Q78I/AAAAAAAAAPU/6AScLyefdaY/s1600-h/mccain+thumbs+up.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 223px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SQhHaA6Q78I/AAAAAAAAAPU/6AScLyefdaY/s400/mccain+thumbs+up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262534676828975042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X3eE18dfmE">VIDEO: Barack Obama: Closing Argument (Full Speech)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15031.html">McCain supporters still confident</a><br /><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/04/news/oil.recession.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008080415">Falling oil prices: The downside<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/USElection/article/526503">John McCain, redistributionist</a><br /><a href="http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2008/oct/28/time-take-gloves/"><br />Time To Take Off The Gloves </a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14982.html"><br />Why McCain is getting hosed in the press<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081029.CAMPAIGNSB29/TPStory/International">McCain fights Obama for Pennsylvania</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/On%20October%2029th,%202008%20BLACK%20CELL%20said:%20%20Boom%21%21"><br /></a><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="title"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2JPbQOHEkY" class="active">McCain acting like a socialist </a></h3><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kUSu2_O0lc">VIDEO /AD: Virginia Issues: Rural</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/the_left_keeps_hate_alive.html">The Left Keeps Hate Alive</a><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/33480509.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU"><br />John McCain: $1.5 trillion in less revenue<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q9NSVUu8nk"><br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUOfaIyv4Bs">VIDEO: Legendary Bluegrass Artist Ralph Stanley Endorses Barack Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kUSu2_O0lc">VIDEO / AD: Virginia Issues: Rural<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q9NSVUu8nk"><br />Caught! Video proof of machine vote switch (update x2)</a><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94818483"><br />Republican Mailing Leaves Florida Voters Confused</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-voters20-2008sep20,0,5036091.story"><br />Battle brewing in Ohio over voting-record discrepancies<br /></a><a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/09/18/aclu-sues-michigan-over-voter-purge-program-saying-it-hurts-college-students.html"><br />ACLU Sues Michigan Over Voter Purge Program, Saying It Hurts College Students</a><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/04/news/oil.recession.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008080415"><br />Falling oil prices: The downside</a><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/"><br />Best Companies to Work For</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-fiderer/the-simple-arithmetic-of_b_124510.html"><br />The Simple Arithmetic of Employment: Job Growth Is Always Higher When a Democrat Is In The White House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUOfaIyv4Bs">Legendary Bluegrass Artist Ralph Stanley Endorses Barack Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kUSu2_O0lc">Virginia Issues: Rural</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/1247412,CST-NWS-sweet29.article">Obama back on charm offensive </a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/negative_liberties_and_obama_n.htmlWhy"><br />Negative Liberties and Obama Newspeak</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14982.html">McCain is getting hosed in the press</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q9NSVUu8nk"><br />Caught! 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SP9KqhyIT4I/AAAAAAAAAO8/4lwzr4lIp7A/s400/banks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260004984275619714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Nate Beeler</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">, The Washington Examiner, Washington, D.C.</span></b></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/economicnews/view/384596/1/.html">US Treasury Undersecretary sees US economic recovery in late 2009</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apMQENs9K3.c&refer=home"><br />Global Stocks Decline on Recession Concern; Euro, Oil Retreat </a><br /><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/10/paulson_says_chinas_role_criti.html">Paulson says China's role critical </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/north-america/bernanke-warns-us-economy-will-need-govt-stimulus-14009080.html">Bernanke warns US economy will need Govt stimulus</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/10/paulson_says_chinas_role_criti.html">Paulson says China's role critical </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/north-america/bernanke-warns-us-economy-will-need-govt-stimulus-14009080.html">Bernanke warns US economy will need Govt stimulus</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=avyteJ5WWJ1c&refer=home">OPEC Risks Split on Cuts as Economies Reel, Oil Drops<br /></a><br /><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008295035_unemployment22.html">Unemployment rate falls to 5.8 percent</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYoGEaJZqv.k&refer=home"><br />ConocoPhillips Profit Rises 41% on Oil, Gas Prices </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,442343,00.html">OPEC Pushing to Cut Production, Drive Up Oil and Gasoline Prices</a><a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article4993493.ece"><br /><br />Pakistan to ask for $4m cash aid from the IMF</a><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852345,00.html"><br />The US vs. Pakistan: With Allies Like These</a><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jdYt6bGRHfLesrssDJVRHr60F0Zw"><br />US diplomat warns no blank cheque for Pakistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hMdJ_HBcdaLG3jQQ_PKYkI92t5Pw">'Dramatic' consequences without US-Iraq troop accord: Gates</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gD0vHNgQF_nTZEOd_h2SmprtPIWQ">White House plays down Iraq pact dispute<br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Political News & Views </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27314042#27314042"><br />VIDEO: Dems Be Cool</a><br /><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/police-prepare-for-unrest-2008-10-21.html"><br />The Hill: Police prepare for election night "unrest"</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23638322/block_the_vote">ROBERT F. 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SPxmOKiAY8I/AAAAAAAAAO0/vsTEEgif968/s400/obama_bin_laden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259190858393084866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efACWYRNRcQ">Gas Is Less Than $3 A Gallon, If Anyone Cares</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">***</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">WHO'S SARAH PALIN?</span></b></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/bp188">Costly Trade With China<br />Millions of U.S. jobs displaced with net job loss in every state</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mkJOcehCxg"><br />Video: Powell: Obama Is Ready CBS</a><br /><a href="http://voanews.com/english/2008-10-19-voa24.cfm"><br />Bush Economic Advisor: US Economy Remains Resilient</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSN1747427620081020">Ailing U.S. economy may cost Republicans big</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/10/19/unemployment-insurance-danger-drying/">State unemployment trust funds drying up</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2008/10/20/2003426441">INTERVIEW: IBM is seeking innovation in Taiwan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081020/NEWS/810190258/1151?Title=Area_nonprofits_feeling_the_economic_strains">Area nonprofits feeling the economic strains</a><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10764165"><br />Gas prices falling, but in San Jose they remain among highest in state</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122446199550848849.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Winds Shift for Renewable Energy As Oil Price Sinks, Money Gets Tight </a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/business/economy/20cost.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin"><br />Deficit Rises, and the Consensus Is to Let It Grow </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1597">Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama 47.8%, McCain 45.1%</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5guK7ma99GwBZr4fJVgEBKmtUc6mA">US diplomat to meet Pakistan president amid economic woes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122445373748048283.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Pakistan Secures China's Help to Build 2 Nuclear Reactors </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aD1Fui3Sa7qA&refer=home">Pakistan Bombs Militant Hideout, 27 People Killed, AFP Reports </a><br /><br /><a href="http://voanews.com/english/2008-10-19-voa21.cfm">Taliban Bus Attack in Southern Afghanistan Kills 30</a><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/19/iraq.troop.agreement/?iref=mpstoryview"><br />U.S.-Iraq deal would whittle troops' immunity</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Political News & Views </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27189177#27189177">Video: Who is winning the kids vote</a><br /><a href="http://wvgazette.com/News/200810180251"><br /></a><a href="http://wvgazette.com/News/200810180251">West Virginia voting machines flipping Obama votes to McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3687249456334458364">VIDEO Allegations: The vote of a mentally challenged stolen by Obama supporter </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/state/nc-gop-lashes-out-at-voting-sites-near-obama-rally-193845.html">NC GOP lashes out at voting sites near Obama rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081019/NEWS09/810190374">'Joe' wildly received on Fox News show</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbbcVNOMqSk">Racist Obama Effigy Hung In Ohio </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01qCa2BysnM">Violence At Sarah Palin Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9rW25bT5o">Sarah Palin plugs Ron Paul in MTV interview</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/stealing_the_presidency_an_oba.html">Stealing the Presidency: An Obama/ACORN Primer</a><br /><br /><a href="http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/10/19/al-jazeera-for-obama/">Al-Jazeera for Obama </a><br /><a href="http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/10/03/acorn-nailed-registering-dead-people-in-indiana/"><br />ACORN Nailed Registering Dead People in Indiana</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI39OE3R-7E">Video: McCain closer to ACORN than Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAjAtYqczkk">McCain at the Al Smith Dinner </a><br /><br /><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g4gdjTq_6gg">Video: Part 1 Barack Obama's Speech at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner (Part 1)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nationalrepublicantrust.com/licenseforillegals_dr.html">Obama’s Plan:<br />Mohamed Atta Gets His Driver’s License<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fraud20-2008oct20,0,3842357.story">Repub Arrested For Voter Registration Fraud!!!</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI7_mpovlK8"><br />Video: OLBERMANN'S TELLS IT LIKE IT IS</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1hN6DFQyDs">Video: Palin Booed At Rally For Saying New Hampshire Is In The Northwest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thelangreport.com/featured/carl-linder-funds-terrorist-group-and-john-mccain/">Look who John McCain is palling around with!</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESdA52S4Dbg"><br />Video: </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itEucdhf4Us">The Sidewalk to Nowhere, McCain Supporters in Bethlehem, PA</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHrExRHZnm0"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHrExRHZnm0">Video: The Sidewalk to Nowhere, McCain Supporters in Bethlehem, PA</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecy0LONUjKE"><br />Video: Code Pink Berkeley</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdrkmtkCw4"><br />Video: Code Pink calls marines war criminals</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1008/Limbaugh_Where_are_the_inexperienced_white_liberals_Powell_has_endorsed.html">Limbaugh: Where are the inexperienced, white liberals Powell has endorsed?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72B3tUAqpo4">Video: Is Obama Wright? - Pastor Jeremiah Wright & Senator Barack</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/19/214139/52/916/623524">More Proof Of Wingnut Desperation</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDcQUcAjoeI">Video: Obama's Ties to Ayers, Rev. Wright & Kilpatrick</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk">Video: Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/17/conservative-talk-radio-h_n_135684.html"><br />Conservative Talk Radio Host Endorses Obama</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itEucdhf4Us"><br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESdA52S4Dbg"><br />McCain supporter: Obama is anti-American</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6ureeTw2E"><br />Video: Obama Youth Sing as their parents ordered</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIX-XHlZFw">Video: CNN Talks With McCain About His Extramarital Affairs</a><br /><br /><a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185304443/bctid1859660952">Video: McCain May Not Be Bush, But He Sure Votes With Him</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/10/senator_honorable_in_the_sewer.html">Flashback: McCain Condemned Robo-Slime In 2000 As "Hate Calls"</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAm-Nvk3FAw">Video: Sarah Palin And The Separatist Alaskan Independence Party</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; 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">Video: McCain's Economic Plan Favors The Wealthy</a></span></span></span></h1><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRvo2oLGg-o">Video: McCain Campaign Is A Clear And Present Danger</a><br /><br /><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100022">Myths and falsehoods about the purported link between affordable housing initiatives and the financial crisis</a><br /><a href="http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=309043252648513&type=left"><br />Attacks Don't Help McCain Appear Steady</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI39OE3R-7E"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14728.html">Socialist,' 'Muslim' — Ugly reception for Obama</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-701856587586410094?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-19696598950008117752008-10-17T08:45:00.000-07:002008-10-17T09:35:45.082-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SPi5PCl9A0I/AAAAAAAAAOs/W6zqrZpltx0/s1600-h/koolaid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SPi5PCl9A0I/AAAAAAAAAOs/W6zqrZpltx0/s400/koolaid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258156233000289090" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/2008-10-16-obama-mccain-tax-proposals_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip">McCain vs. Obama: The story on taxes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49F0K720081016?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews">Chavez says "Comrade Bush" turns left in crisis</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYcQX9bngXs">Dan Seals for Congress: Turned His Back</a><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/EDQC13J7LG.DTL"><br />Joe the plumber shouldn't criticize Obama tax plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EASpPlcVbdI">MCCAIN'S DEER IN HEADLIGHTS MOMENT</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/3213768">US elections: Barack Obama jokes he is Superman</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1c4_1222886471">Homer Simpson Tries to Vote for Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.walb.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=undefined&clipId1=3025617&at1=News&h1=">Obama supporter steals vote from disabled man</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMJB4OCE1fo">Countdown: Counting the Votes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j66LUroXUck">Biden: I don’t know Joe the Plumber</a><br /><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/new_robocalls_from_mccain_and.php"><br />New Robocalls From McCain Campaign And RNC Slam Obama's Patriotism, Charge He Put "Hollywood Above America"</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqcfqiXCX0"><br />Some video from Ohio:I'm Sick and Tired of the HATE</a><br /><a href="http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070906/NEWS04/709060308"><br />Beware renewed political corruption in Pennsylvania</a><br /><br /><a href="http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081014/NEWS09/810140356/-1/NEWS">Voting rights group warns of Nov. 4 problems</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwqEneBKUs">john.he.is</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AFmQvXr1Yk">Gov. Palin in Dover, NH October 15th </a><br /><br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?sa=N&tab=nv&q=Sarah%20Palin%20%20Dover%2C%20New%20Hampshire%20Dover%20High%20School#">NH-Sen: The latest DSCC ad in New Hampshire targets John Sununu for his desire to privatize Social Security:</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbjg9Hh17lI"><br />Conservatives Blame McCain As Obama Landslide Approaches </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RkEx_ptYNI">NH-Sen: The latest DSCC ad in New Hampshire targets John Sununu for his desire to privatize Social Security:</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c">McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwqEneBKUs"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU">Obama Girl: "I Got a Crush...On Obama"<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYFm5kK4f1k"><br />Evidence of McCain's Mental State: Calls Americans 'My Fellow Prisoners' </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27124691#27124691">McCain forced to defend Obama </a><br /><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/17/content_10212509.htm"><br />12 militants killed in air strikes in Pakistan's tribal region</a><br /><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24512289-2703,00.html"><br />Pakistan wants Taliban talks</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C10%5C16%5Cstory_16-10-2008_pg7_16">‘No foreign troops allowed inside Pakistan’</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-1969659895000811775?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-9208286848719321032008-10-15T02:07:00.000-07:002008-10-15T04:20:26.951-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SPXMkhj6-_I/AAAAAAAAAOk/zPQ7jii4nTI/s1600-h/Palin.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SPXMkhj6-_I/AAAAAAAAAOk/zPQ7jii4nTI/s400/Palin.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257333067881315314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://gasprices.mapquest.com/">Gas Prices - Find The Lowest Gas Prices Near You at Mapquest ...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j_ZmlVqCSXUZNNAlMpy8jHJhhgUw">US Fed official raises new fears on economy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ihVx6egfLfP3kLcoGxAbgHYZqd9QD93POJGG2">Restaurants may change menus, hike prices in 2009</a><br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Economy/story?id=6028477&page=1">U.S. Will Invest $250B to Bail Out Banks</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/blog/2008/oct/15/banking">How Paulson forced bail-out on the banks</a><br /><a href="http://cbs5.com/business/san.francisco.unemployment.2.840706.html"><br />San Francisco Unemployment Rate Up In August<br /></a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD93QPNB80">Pakistan: Attacks leave 6 dead in northwest</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbnKoJP1_xk"><br />OBAMA'S ACORN EXPOSED PART 1 OF 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1849896,00.html?imw=Y"><br />Is It OK to Pray for Your 401(k)? A Theological Primer</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/14/asia/afghan.php">As Iraq cools, rebels go to Afghanistan</a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br />NEWS & VIEWS </span><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/88322?utm_source=embedded_video"><br />Video: 8 Year Old Precocious Youngster Sells Cookies To Buy Attack Ad </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohp5IX3y098">VIDEO: Barack Obama Trained ACORN Staff In How To Intimidate Banks Into Giving Subprime Loans. Barack Obama—A Thug With A Law Degree</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/87809">CBS/NYT: Obama 53%, McCain 39% </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14556.html">Poll: Obama leads in 3 of 4 key Bush counties</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll">National Rasmussen Tracking: Obama 50, McCain 45</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=f459ed4f-3465-434c-9116-8dc250b1fbc0">Pennsylvania SurveyUSA: Obama 55, McCain 40 Obama +15</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9wy2MI1NI"><br />VIDEO: McCain Speech with Acorn</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs1RMQl8wMQ"><br />Sarah Palin Protests at the Irish Pub in Philadelphia, PA</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCEwzwq4ys">VEDEO: Sarah Palin protesters in PA</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNlcYaEOLRM">VIDEO: Alaska rallies against Sarah Palin</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK1ST-hcfTI">VIDEO:Liberal Media Attack on Sarah Palin Backfires</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbnKoJP1_xk">VIDEO: Don't Vote for Obama in 6 minutes...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Ep1tkNOUU">VIDEO: OBAMA'S ACORN EXPOSED PART 1 OF 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/10/14/mccain_plays_the_race_card/">McCain plays the race card</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3Nt4aWQ80">VIDEO: Gay, muslim, drugs, extremist, terrorist, racist, PRESIDENT?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT9nYjqTL10">Farrakhan calls Barack Obama the Messiah</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xz-TuoF1Kk">VIDEO: nobama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=12439&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=22386&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=12387&cHash=5706e23a2f">ACORN to McCain: Have You Lost That Loving Feeling?</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn-kXmjiQCM"><br />Rachel Maddow: Palin's Alternate Universe</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDIsCBrtfxU"><br />VIDEO: Top Clinton fundraiser backing McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105511/posts">Sen. Cornyn Seeks Nationwide Criminal Probe of ACORN</a><br /><a href="http://familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.1412/pub_detail.asp"><br />Exclusive: Ten Reasons to Be Concerned about Obama’s Stance on National Security</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09292008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/os_dangerous_pals_131216.htm">O'S DANGEROUS PALS<br />BARACK'S 'ORGANIZER' BUDS PUSHED FOR BAD MORTGAGES</a><br /><br /><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/13/obama-plumber-plan-spread-wealth/">Obama to Plumber: My Plan Will 'Spread the Wealth Around'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/1184049,CST-NWS-watchdog25.article">Chigago Sun: Obama grant being probed </a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/13/acorn-fires-back-at-mccain/">McCain spoke for ACORN.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1M1T2Y314"> VIDEO: How The Democrats Caused The Financial Crisis: Starring Bill Clinton's HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo And Barack Obama; With Special Guest Appearances By Bill Clinton And Jimmy Carter<br /></a><br /><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_campaign_GOP_targeting_ACORN_to_1014.html">Obama campaign: GOP targeting ACORN to 'intimidate, suppress' voters </a><br /><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/GOP_voter_purge_declared_illegal_in_1013.html"><br />Judge: GOP's voter purge a 'violation of federal law'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g72BuIvMbWY">Video: KEATING ECONOMICS: John McCain & The Making of a Financial Crisis</a><br /><br /><a href="http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-hid-800k-payment-to-acorn">Obama Hid $832,598 Payment To ACORN</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/10/12/did-obama-have-an-affair-with-vera-baker-recently/">Did Obama Have an Affair with Vera Baker Recently?</a><br /><a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Politics/story?id=6034123&page=1"><br />FBI Reported to Begin Probe of Florida Congressman</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-920828684871932103?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-79848763934008363882008-10-12T21:37:00.000-07:002008-10-13T05:22:00.759-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SPM0PGEq43I/AAAAAAAAAOU/zV7gb9oG4Fg/s1600-h/Old+McCain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SPM0PGEq43I/AAAAAAAAAOU/zV7gb9oG4Fg/s400/Old+McCain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256602624004383602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Political News & Views </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4">Video: Obama Knew It Was Coming All Along</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQalRPQ8stI">Video: Liberal Outrage A Pro-McCain March In Manhattan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE">Video: McCain Tries to Tame Flames He Earlier Fanned</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj24wJh5rPk">Video: Sarah Palin Gets Booed in Philly </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ycu0sy5RW8">Latin Music Video: Respondele a Obama</a><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iVyVhvh1v3k&hl=en&fs=1">1 of 2 - Axelrod and Davis on Fox News Sunday - 10/12/08</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2yxDVHIP3w"><br />2 of 2 - Axelrod and Davis on Fox News Sunday - 10/12/08</a><br /><br /><a href="http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=y9nTrscmkfU">Video: Atlas Shrugs Muslim/Islamist Day Parade NYC 10/12/08</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp_2Cw4RH1c">Video: Steve Cohen, D-Tenn: "Barack Obama was a community organizer like Jesus. Pontius Pilate was a governor."</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRNNPDnuIxU">Video: Sarah Palin Remixed</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=77539">Video: Farrakhan on Obama "The Messiah is absolutely speaking"</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61wj4tJICcc">Video: Catholic Vote 2008</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/why_obamas_socialism_matters_1.html">Why Obama's socialism matters</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/111018/34">Did Sports Complex Contractors Build Palin's House for Free?<br /></a><br /><a href="http://news.aol.com/elections/article/gop-worries-about-mccains-strategy/208681">GOP Worries About McCain's Strategy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/13/america/NA-POL-US-Elections.php">McCain vows to whip Obama in last debate</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republican-leaders-break-ranks--with-mccain-959301.html">Republican leaders break ranks with McCain </a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081011/ap_on_el_pr/palin_church_and_state">As governor, Palin at times bonds church and state<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQEJMWrgsuE">Troopergate: Palin gives opposing accounts on firing of Monegan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/10/12/paulson-banks.html">U.S. to buy stock in banks: Paulson</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=186790&title=debate-analysis-from-wasilla">The daily show: Debate Analysis From Wasilla </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-10-12-gas-prices_N.htm">Gas prices drop sharply across U.S.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj24wJh5rPk">Sarah Palin Gets Booed in Philly </a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122315505846605217.html">WSJ: McCain Plans Federal Health Cuts </a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=anUDEEEP1_M0&refer=home"><br />Cost of U.S. Crisis Action Grows, Along With Debt </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200810/s2389166.htm?tab=latest">Fierce battles in Pakistan, Afghanistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?ref=world"><br />Pakistan President to Visit China, a Valued Ally </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html">FactCheck.org: Sliming Palin</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/Media_Farrakhan_obama/2008/10/11/139620.html">Media Ignore Farrakhan’s Endorsement of Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=179760">Tehran Times:Twilight of U.S. economic supremacy?</a><br />By Mohammad Ramin Khoshlessan<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/homegarden/9310.html">Fannie Mae: Luxury Homes September 2008 - Homes (washingtonian.com)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/Calling%20the%20Old%20Media:%20Five%20Million%20Illegals%20Have%20Illegal%20Mortgages%20in%20U.S.A.%21">Calling the Old Media: Five Million Illegals Have Illegal Mortgages in U.S.A.! | NewsBusters.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll"><br />Daily Presidential Tracking Poll</a><br /><br /><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/10/1529529.aspx">MCCAIN CAMP DEFENDS THE BEHAVIOR? </a><br /><br /><a href="http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20081010004010613">The man McCain hugged for "begging" him to attack Obama is a talk radio jock for AM radio</a><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/12/MN2D12UGI6.DTL"><br />Once-hot issue of immigration barely mentioned on campaign trail</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/04/obamas-claims-o.html">Obama's claims on lobbyist money prove flimsy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJBwyNaw8PYg&refer=home">Al-Qaeda Suicide Car Bombers Strike in Northern Iraq, U.S. Says </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-7984876393400836388?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-45340966761819605052008-10-10T09:49:00.000-07:002008-10-10T11:29:26.666-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SO-Njan_91I/AAAAAAAAAOE/u1UFsyZKpQs/s1600-h/Broken+window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SO-Njan_91I/AAAAAAAAAOE/u1UFsyZKpQs/s400/Broken+window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255574929746687826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/ci_10660404?source=bb">Glass smashed at Dems' Denver HQ</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxzmaXAg9E">The McCain-Palin Mob</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1070975/Man-shot-times-street-racist-gunman--wearing-Barack-Obama-T-shirt.html"><br />Man shot three times in street by racist gunman - for wearing Barack Obama T-shirt </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1008082voter1.html">"Keep The N*gger Out Of Office" </a><br /><br /><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/bomb_obama.php">Anti-Obama Fury Spills Over Into Down-Ticket Contests: "Bomb Obama"</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122359863551021415.html">Playing Frisbee on a Precipice </a><br /><br /><a href="http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/10/for-republicans-another-blood-bath.html">For Republicans, Another Blood Bath Looms on Horizon</a><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/rnc-cnn-exposes-how-acorn/story.aspx?guid=%7BE0F68C91-381A-43E8-9857-D990EFC33B34%7D&dist=hppr"><br />RNC: CNN Exposes How ACORN Steals Votes & Ties to Obama</a><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435744,00.html"><br />Ohio Secretary of State on ACORN Voter Fraud Allegations 'On the Record'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkUKOSnv2zY">Registration Fraud in Indiana? Local perspective<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkUKOSnv2zY"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/10/75639/882/410/626072">PLEASE, Get Your Facts Straight On ACORN</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7203">Barack Obama's Involvement with ACORN Unearthed, Missing Article Recovered</a><br /><a href="http://wsj.com/article/SB122342526024513543.html"><br />The GOP Peddles Economic Snake Oil</a><br />Suddenly Republicans are against market values?<a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20958.htm"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20958.htm">McCain Is Deluding Himself Over The 'Surge'</a><br /><a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20961.htm"><br />Elite Officer Recalls Bin Laden Hunt</a><br /><br /><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090004">Media repeat Cindy McCain's attack on Obama troop-funding vote, ignore John McCain's troop-funding vote.</a><br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1124117&srvc=2008campaign&position=8"><br />Pollster: Don’t believe the Dem hype</a><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.tv/html/192383.html"><br />Harry Reid Implies Radio Host is Racist for Tying Fannie Mae Exec to Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/10/09/74-ceos-believe-obama-would-be-disastrous-nation">74% of CEOs Believe Obama Would Be Disastrous for the Nation</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kickthemallout.com/article.php/Video-Zeitgeist_Part3">Video: Zeitgeist - Part 3: How The Bankers Control the World</a><br /><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/obama-sought-to-sway-iraqis-on-bush-deal/"><br />Obama tried to sway Iraqis on Bush deal</a><br /><br /><a href="http://scoffery.com/?p=1648">Homer Simpson Trying to Vote For Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://creativeyouth.net/realobama.html">A Look at Obama's Voting Record</a><br /><a href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/721/"><br />McCain: "I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxL7MKsGoPo"><br />DIGG IT: Betty White PWNS Palin and McCain: Funniest Vid Ever!!!</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/why_obamas_communist_connectio.html"><br />Why Obama's Communist Connections Are Not Headlines</a><br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/10/08/mccain-wages-negative-tv-ad-campaign-against-obama.html"><br />McCain Wages Negative TV Ad Campaign Against Obama</a><br />Obama's campaign spends more, is less negative<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FewmvkaTXHU">Explosive Audio Unearthed: After the Sub Prime Crisis already started in 2007 Obama says Sub Prime Mortgages that gave houses to people WHO COULDN'T AFFORD THEM was a GOOD IDEA!!</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkUKOSnv2zY"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><h1><br /></h1><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2><span class="diaryTitle"><br /></span></h2><br /><h2><span class="diaryTitle"><br /></span></h2><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2 id="post-1648"><a href="http://scoffery.com/?p=1648" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Homer Simpson Trying to Vote For Obama"><br /></a></h2><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h1><br /></h1><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4534096676181960505?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-16358246865637384552008-10-08T00:45:00.000-07:002008-10-08T03:14:16.815-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOyBsj_cC8I/AAAAAAAAAN8/pO7JTCfIcmY/s1600-h/second+debate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOyBsj_cC8I/AAAAAAAAAN8/pO7JTCfIcmY/s400/second+debate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254717467810073538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clKpbWs_gbo">Video: Obama, McCain Trade Jabs on Economy, Open Debate</a><br /><br /><span style=""><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFbxv0k830Y" id="va429496729511">Post DebateVideo: Campain Managers talk about the debate </a><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/5037">FOX, CNN, CBS reaction groups: Obama won</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/nile_gardiner/blog/2008/10/08/john_mccain_is_in_a_different_debate_league_to_barack_obama">John McCain is in a different debate league to Barack Obama</a><br /><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/28/mccain-retracts-palins-pakistan-comments/"><br />McCain retracts Palin's Pakistan comments</a><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/07/palins-popularity-among-alaskans-continues-to-fall/"><br />Palin’s Popularity Among Alaskans Continues to Fall</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/10/07/palin_campaigns_florida.html">Palin campaigns against Obama in Florida</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/548647.html">State to review Palin per diem payments</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1124215&srvc=2008campaign&position=6">Investigator nears completion of Troopergate’ interviews</a><br /><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/swf/TheDailyBeastVideoPlayer.swf%22"><br />Bill And Hillary To Campaign With Biden In Pennsylvania</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602851.html?tid=informbox"><br /></a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602851.html?tid=informbox" id="u-AFQjCNF8vJyf3nh7kzrXlPqWprVg6JhUlA:r-3_1254010302">Bush Stresses Judicial Nominations</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JRJVlg6X7s" target="_top"><br />AIG spent $500K @ resort AFTER BAILOUT! WTF </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JRJVlg6X7s"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aOB6Fs3Zk5I0&refer=home" id="u-AFQjCNGpNMzqNjOY8JIJ_7KMF7UH_VRZPQ:r-0_1253303955">IMF Says World <b>Economy</b> Heading for `Major Downturn' (Update2)</a><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081008/world_markets.html"><br /></a><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081008/world_markets.html"> </a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?s=8097577"><span style="color: rgb(40, 113, 173);"><b>City of Las Vegas Faces Historic Budget Deficit</b></span></a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/07/budget-deficit-hits-record-438-billion-cbo-says/">Budget deficit hits record $438 billion, CBO says</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1007/p99s01-duts.html">US, Britain, and UN weigh options amid rising violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan<br />Prospect of Afghan-</a>Taliban peace talks gains currency<br /><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2008/10/07/us-military-a-threat-to-pakistan-poll/"><br />U.S. military a threat to Pakistan -poll</a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/foreigners-pakistan-marriot-bombing-un-5342.html">Foreigners in Pakistan on High Alert in Aftermath of Marriott Bombing </a><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hxd2POFRzX3f5JmArYkMcEQJP9dQ"><br />Turkey to vote on Iraq strikes after bloody rebel attack</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-iraq8-2008oct08,0,2073191.story"><br />Iraq, U.S. near deal on military future</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Opinion</span> </span><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/blogs/election08/101933/when_their_supporters_call_obama_a_terrorist_and_demand_his_assassination,_mccain_and_palin_remain_silent/">When Their Supporters Call Obama a Terrorist and Demand His Assassination, McCain and Palin Remain Silent</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20081007/BLOG2503/81007097/1068/opinion">Who's the liberal? Who's the conservative?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2201811/">QuestionsMcCain was vague and contradicted himself during the debate.</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eniG9l_7its"><br />Sarah Palinl's Ties To A Radical Orginization </a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/what_if_obama_doesnt_have_amer.html"><br />What If Obama Doesn't Have America's Best Interests at Heart?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95442902">Ayers Connection to Republicans </a><br /><a href="http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/10/video-why-my-former-hero-shouldnt-be.html"><br />VIDEO: Why My Former Hero Shouldn’t Be President</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-1635824686563738455?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-6845385793745059692008-10-07T12:32:00.000-07:002008-10-07T12:33:14.097-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">This is mid-term week; I will be on & off for a few days.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-684538579374505969?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-67378165618796271742008-10-04T23:35:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:52:48.818-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOow_TQJGOI/AAAAAAAAAN0/gIiKRNxM94g/s1600-h/best+palin+cartoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOow_TQJGOI/AAAAAAAAAN0/gIiKRNxM94g/s400/best+palin+cartoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254065779338975458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">By PeterBrookes</span><br /><br />NEWS & VIEWS<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881004044">Obama speaks to thousands at Asheville High today</a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.thegreatschlep.com/site/index.html">U.S. Jewish committee recruits former Israeli defense officials for pro-Obama ad </a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/">Biden's mother-in-law die</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPG25Wf0aa4">I'm Voting Democrat </a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Obama_attacks_radical_McCain_health_plan.html?showall">Obama attacks 'radical' McCain health plan</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/381734_realitybites05.html"><strong>Let's skip election tragedy this time</strong><br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOTk11gvqDAgD0cY3i4WjI_2YOxwD93JJ9I80">Alaska Supreme Court takes up 'Troopergate' case</a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081005/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_al_qaida_american_video">Al-Qaida: US economic crisis equals Muslim victory </a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/10/04/fl-teacher-change-come-help-a-nier-get-elected/#comments">FL Teacher: CHANGE = Come Help A Ni**er Get Elected</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nEmPvGS3Ts">The little Factor </a> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//081003/481/b9bd8c072fdd4d8da8a10d013c9fe226/"><br />OBAMA HITS PARIS CATWALK...</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAuOEdttjZQ"><br />O'Reilly Blasts Barney Frank On Fannie Mae Mess!!</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08iomNFrzU4"><br />Islamic radical School Children Singing Praises for Obama</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt6JWzBqLWs"><br />Obama Youth Regiment</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdJUCU1UH2w">Republicans and military men on John McCain</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhL8aeIsTEo&feature=related"><br />BARACK OBAMA BUSTED FOR LYING ABOUT SUPPORTING HAND GUN BAN</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5juXNS8XQlCmb1punqTKdkYrUVoRgD93K7KFG0"><br />Newspaper poll shows Obama up 7 points in Ohio</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY-3pTCtw58"><br /><br />Obama's Terrorist Buddy</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/O%27Reilly%20Blasts%20Barney%20Frank%20On%20Fannie%20Mae%20Mess%21%21%20%20%20http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAuOEdttjZQ"><br />O'Reilly Blasts Barney Frank On Fannie Mae Mess!!</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="javascript:NVF_toggleBox('429496729501',%20'http://www.youtube.com/v/gi3oP74kMjA','u-AFQjCNGY4xeVUe4geIYeOjzB6odyV3IVnQ:v-0-1_1254438696',%20'n');" id="va429496729501">Video: Palin Criticizes Obama's 'Terrorist' Connection</a><br /><br /><noscript></noscript></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMRON2GPXUA">CNN Truth Squad Verdict on Palin Smear: FALSE!</a></span><h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/4/22539/5940"><span class="diaryTitle">Anti-Palin Rally in OC</span></a></span></h2><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7B7FuCUIrs">Olbermann - Palin the new Bush??</a> </span><h1 style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84X_ebfDZuc">Palin Protest 10-04-08 Home Depot Center</a></span></h1><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7ntEXAn5oE">TWiB! #9 - About the VP Debate</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toKfaBngnP8">CNN recently reviewed the scandal </a><br /><a href="http://www.sharenow.com/base/content/40438"><br />Even Homer Simpson is Voting for Obama - With Video</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ahHex8tUXMm0&refer=us"><br />Seven Palin Aides Will Honor Subpoenas in 'Troopergate' Probe</a><br /><a href="http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/19ba2f1c-c03f-4ac2-8cd5-5cf2edb527cf.htm"><br />Straight Talk on Health System Reform</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0cq4Nytu8">Chicago Machine</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOTk11gvqDAgD0cY3i4WjI_2YOxwD93JJ9I80"></a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/5/01624/2872"><span class="diaryTitle">Biden-Palin Debate - SNL Style</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/palin.obama/index.html">Palin hits Obama for 'terrorist' connection</a> </span><h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCx0J3NiABY"><span class="diaryTitle">New Obama Video-"The American Promise"</span></a></span></h2><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0MrhlIcQ7s">What was she thinking? Watch this 1 minute video clip and decide for yourself. </a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley">12 Reasons Why McCain Can Still Win</a><br /><a href="http://nc.dailykos.com/"><br />Obama not wlecome</a><br /><a id="top" target="_self" href="http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2097912/posts" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color:black;"></span></a><br /><a href="http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2097912/posts">Fighting amoung Cathiolics over which Party best reflects Churches teaching </a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/im46?source=sem-lb-59"><span class="cu">Did you see the new Obama Keating Five Ad?</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/local/article/marianna_teacher_told_students_what_change_stood_for/39223">Marianna teacher ‘told students what ‘CHANGE’ stood for’</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calif3-2008oct03,0,5726760.story?track=rss">Schwarzenegger to U.S.: State may need $7-billion loan</a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/05/copy/POLL05.ART_ART_10-05-08_A1_CLBG3US.html?adsec=politics&sid=101">Dispatch Poll: Obama opens lead on McCain</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Palins-Words-Analysis.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">Analysis: Palin's Words May Backfire on McCain </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/im46?source=sem-lb-59"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Bring about real change to our economy</a></span><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4502673n">60 Minutes: How Some Arcane Wall Street Financial Instruments Magnified Economic Crisis</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-6737816561879627174?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-48438268670408449322008-10-02T10:46:00.000-07:002008-10-02T11:28:41.777-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOUSqcpoC6I/AAAAAAAAANs/6SBrRzgjUsA/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOUSqcpoC6I/AAAAAAAAANs/6SBrRzgjUsA/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252625060852140962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://blow.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/palin-has-to-repair-image-during-debate/" id="u-AFQjCNFKlWhIRrhmdw1d8QHXimIfb4DAzw:r-1_1253319816">Debate Prediction: <b>Palin</b> Will Shine</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1122997&srvc=2008campaign&position=7" id="u-AFQjCNGLFf2-mR5wJWelbbCB_3UUHbb7rw:r-0_1252708897"><b>Palin</b> faces voters who doubt her readiness</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/02/MN4V139MAR.DTL">VP debate will test mettle of Palin, Biden</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846632,00.html" id="u-AFQjCNFPH4N98jvitaevH20XFtr89kIg2Q:r-0_1252708897"><b>Biden's</b> Debate Challenge: Keeping His Mouth Shut</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10022008/news/nationalnews/piggy_pols_in_hog_heaven_with_pork_packe_131770.htm">Loads of Pork, Little Accountability in Senate Bailout Bill: Will the House Balk?</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/congress.bailout/" id="u-AFQjCNErzmZ89-8A_b6zQwzIiZAfQICbzA:r-0_1253382426">Senate <b>bailout</b> vote puts pressure on House Republicans, aides say</a><br /><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/02/markets/stockswatch/?postversion=2008100208" id="u-AFQjCNHV6ayVEMXUroDZ-V_qdoBna8r6XQ:r-1_1252680044">Stock investors wary of <b>bailout</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/10/mccain_biden_re.html" id="u-AFQjCNFbTyk0znS2OL3a1daTLpzB6KEbLw:r-2_1252708897"><br /><b>McCain</b>: Biden 'ready to gaffe'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/campaign.wrap/" id="u-AFQjCNHvwqDfHrxtx7B6PPqK6s86ZHYn9Q:r-0_1253125297">McCain: <b>Obama</b> lead growing because "life isn't fair"</a><br /><a href="http://voices.kansascity.com/node/2252" id="u-AFQjCNFAG03UJWP9F3ehwUEQl6QQ7O9aXw:r-2_1253440935"><br /><b>Obama</b> gains bigger lead in Thursday Gallup Poll</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign3-2008oct03,0,4921045.story" id="u-AFQjCNFIUxvrvJbQbBbPW7KgccuTeJ4wdQ:r-5_1253428056"><br /><b>Barack Obama</b> says Congress has no choice but to pass bailout</a><br /><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12341689" id="u-AFQjCNFYjRnt7tLMQkq4_rkO74cGem0zEA:r-0_1252460633"><br /><b>Pakistan's</b> Inter-Services Intelligence Both sides against the middle</a><br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-10-01-tribes_N.htm" id="u-AFQjCNHizdmnqQhh-uvWmGDXaglD9dkqlQ:r-4_1251934042"><br />Militants flourish in <b>Pakistan's</b> tribal area</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7648435.stm" id="u-AFQjCNGuD5jN19bDbM0FDA1zhSuXcXNSvA:r-2_1253426759"><b>Pakistan</b> demands US nuclear deal</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aY7W6dVpMWuk&refer=home" id="u-AFQjCNHtSvurhSbBbSqzFYp5IR9r4ylU1g:r-0_1251884332"><b>Iraq</b> Mosque Bombings, Shooting Attack Kill 22 as Ramadan Ends</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/sarah_palin_and_the_experience.html"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Opinion </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/2/103533/393/707/617623">McCain just broke his BIGGEST campaign pledge (UPDATE 5x)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/sarah_palin_and_the_experience.html">Sarah Palin and the Experience Factor</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/fanniefreddie_and_the_stealth.html"><br /></a></span><a class="home_title" href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/fanniefreddie_and_the_stealth.html">Fannie/Freddie and the Stealth Welfare State</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1221060509.php" id="u-AFQjCNESRJ6wSdz407Jntlh7lQTwGWTvOQ:r-3_1247735713">The Hidden Bailout Of $1.4 Trillion In <b>Fannie</b> / <b>Freddie</b> Credit <b>...</b></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4843826867040844932?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-32693152691983567682008-10-01T09:18:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:46:42.648-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOO3dvjRJSI/AAAAAAAAANk/rbo0EMMhojU/s1600-h/Attacking+palin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOO3dvjRJSI/AAAAAAAAANk/rbo0EMMhojU/s400/Attacking+palin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252243312052610338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><br />Pat Bagley</span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;">, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4861524.ece" id="u-AFQjCNGjbqp4Lt9kYAIuvADuiHLr9rTfEg:r-0_1252988915">Senate sweeteners aim to push <b>Wall Street bailout</b> Bill through House</a><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/01/obama-says-time-for-action-on-bailout-bill/"><br /></a><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="Headline"><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/01/obama-says-time-for-action-on-bailout-bill/">Obama says time for action on bailout bill</a></h3><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="subHeadline"><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/01/mccain-calls-revamped-bailout-bill-an-improvement/">McCain calls revamped bailout bill an improvement</a></h3><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="subHeadline"><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/01/palin-doesnt-specify-where-she-gets-her-news/">Palin doesn't specify where she gets her news</a></h3><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/01/pro-war-group-offering-ca_n_130827.html">Pro-War Group Offering Cash For Frats To Demonstrate At VP Debate</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/us/politics/01biden.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">Though an Experienced Debater, Biden Is Often Tripped Up by Spontaneity </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/30/AR2008093002702.html">Blacks Forming a Rock-Solid Bloc Behind Obama</a><br /><a href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/30/1469342.aspx" id="u-AFQjCNGTl7a3-6sdPN4YOpEBixIvyI2k1A:r-4_1252887477"><br />The ‘Talibanization’ of <b>Pakistan</b>’s biggest city</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jkLZheog8nftjOzJx1mZuIaIMPoAD93HPU6O0" id="u-AFQjCNEFaEulvkjK605FSrJgqFNFlT71cw:r-0_1252460633">Spanish report ties <b>Pakistan</b> spy agency to Taliban</a><br /><br /><a href="http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/sep/30guest.htm" id="u-AFQjCNG67fclfECmonegYyBZxHPtlHo7Bg:r-2_1251934042">A weak <b>Pakistan</b> is a threat to neighbours Beena Sarwaar</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWxiu65iLP4CvDJ7BEsBOx-u_vdwD93HPDT80" id="u-AFQjCNHKWLTfQm8xboZl8QW5UbMve_DYAA:r-0_1252963494"><br />US general in <b>Afghanistan</b> wants more troops ASAP</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-warlords1-2008oct01,0,7549508.story" id="u-AFQjCNF9Reyfl9rJ0QcxnDckwoo9yYrWWA:r-2_1251934042"><br />Trio of warlords blamed for surge in <b>Afghanistan</b> violence</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24431963-2703,00.html" id="u-AFQjCNHR42JeS0T02GoR1x0pZpBVcQGgCQ:r-0_1252661505"><b>Iraq</b> security still fragile: Pentagon</a><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24431963-2703,00.html"><br /></a><br /><h1 class="articlehed1"><span style="font-size:180%;">Opinion </span></h1><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/the_unspoken_campaign_message.html">The Unspoken Campaign Message of Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=A0763EA2-18FE-70B2-A8A65BE9DB4D66D9"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">GOP concerns about Palin grow</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/1/114211/666/741/616580"><br />The Worst Sarah Palin Clip Yet</a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14158.html"><br />On small stage, Palin scored big debate wins</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-3269315269198356768?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-9742057313554096672008-09-30T07:59:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:35:06.012-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOJRh9W9tOI/AAAAAAAAANc/6iI6-Mm-V5E/s1600-h/Bailout+Scheme.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SOJRh9W9tOI/AAAAAAAAANc/6iI6-Mm-V5E/s400/Bailout+Scheme.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251849759315834082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Daryl Cagle</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">, <a href="http://msnbc.com/">MSNBC.com</a></span></b></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bush-says-its-critical-pass/story.aspx?guid=%7B671D2D55-B15D-4E1D-B61B-6E34864436B7%7D&dist=msr_1">Critical to pass U.S. financial rescue soon, Bush says</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5Px2jDw3nZ0&refer=home"><br /><span class="newbullet"></span></a><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5Px2jDw3nZ0&refer=home">Stocks in U.S. Rally on Speculation Rescue Plan to Pass; JPMorgan Advances </a><br /><br /><a href="http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/29/1467143.aspx" id="u-AFQjCNHrj_PQGtHACPUFM6J4GBzXBk2YUg:r-0_1251753572">The chaotic <b>gas</b> shortage</a><br /><a class="yschttl" onmouseover="return window.status='http://www.startribune.com/business/29933274.html'" onmouseout="window.status=''" href="http://www.startribune.com/business/29933274.html"><br />Deep recession, more job losses could come from defeat of $700 billion <b>bailout package</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aGUdAgJdBQL0&refer=home"><br />U.S. Lawmakers Spurn Pleas From Leadership in Rejecting Bailout </a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsW1pC-T78"><br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsW1pC-T78"><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><a id="va429496729501">Video: Dems Blame McCain for Bailout Deal Breakdown</a><noscript></noscript></span><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSTRE48T2TA20080930" id="u-AFQjCNGCw9PQxrtxVVS4eqqii4pNnxM6bA:r-4_1252617276"><br /><b>Obama</b> urges bailout bill's passage, offers plan</a><br /><a href="http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-caucus0930.artsep30,0,2775704.story" id="u-AFQjCNEm6abt9Eb0n5E2_k-HsbVA5vdUFQ:r-2_1252638660"><br />House Makes <b>McCain</b> Pay For His Bailout Intervention</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24427800-2703,00.html" id="u-AFQjCNEBU6qFK9n-CHDIZGyNOULIve6JFg:r-0_1252460633">Spy boss General Nadeem Taj sacked in <b>Pakistan</b> shake-up</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JJ01Df01.html" id="u-AFQjCNHuKCGorDyVoHVwKG6GGDcb52lJWg:r-2_1251934042">The fight goes on, militants tell <b>Pakistan</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/world/asia/30refugees.html?ref=asia"><br />Pakistani Refugees Pour Into Afghanistan </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092903067.html?hpid=moreheadlines" id="u-AFQjCNG65Hlrn-J620OQxJVuJmEKTmo8CQ:r-0_1252299887">Gates Criticizes Conventional Focus At Start of <b>Iraq</b> War</a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Opinion </span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/">Robert Reich's Blog </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/fannie_mae_strongarm_monitorin.html">Fannie Mae Strong-Arm Monitoring of Race</a><br /><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/09/30/after-wild-september-who-knows-what-mccain-will-try-next/" id="u-AFQjCNGniIFa6YdTDXRCnvCKYeDBH61iRw:r-0_1252537343"><br />After wild September, who knows what <b>McCain</b> will try next?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/ACORN,%20Obama,%20and%20the%20Mortgage%20Mess">ACORN, Obama, and the Mortgage Mess<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-974205731355409667?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-37056034807319338422008-09-26T07:03:00.000-07:002008-09-26T09:39:58.446-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SN0EI57YpfI/AAAAAAAAANU/2rsy7pE32vg/s1600-h/Community+Chest.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SN0EI57YpfI/AAAAAAAAANU/2rsy7pE32vg/s400/Community+Chest.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250357291619231218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Cartoon By <b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Daryl Cagle</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">, <a href="http://msnbc.com/">MSNBC.com</a></span></b></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFpWfEFGI6Q">What Led to the Financial Crisis?</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAzagrai-0M&NR=1"><br /></a><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/09/the_fbis_decision_to_investiga.html"><br />Wall Street Scrutinized for Fraud, Fat Paychecks (w/Video)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAzagrai-0M&NR=1">Ron Paul Blasts Secret Government Running Economy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/3082912/Financial-crisis-700bn-bail-out-deal-hangs-in-the-balance.html">Financial crisis: $700bn bail-out deal hangs in the balance</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=anZHfo6tQi60&refer=home">Asia Needs Deal to Prevent Panic Selling of U.S. Debt, Yu Says</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAsW1pC-T78"><br />(Video) Dems Blame McCain for Bailout Deal Breakdown</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0926/breaking45_pf.html">Stage set but doubts linger on US presidential debate<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediamouse.org/features/092608ku_kl.php">Ku Klux Klan Member Elected as Republican Precinct Delegate in Midland</a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13970.html#commentsform"><br /></a> <div align="left"> <div style="float: left;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13970.html#commentsform">McCain will go to debate</a></div></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26887942#26887942">(Video) Barack Obama Speech </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26886182#26886182">(Video) John McCain Speech </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKKclfffIfc">(Video) Palin on Alaska's Proximity to Russia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPyezFJo8zg"> Obama: US in 'Serious Financial Crisis'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOrU8tJ1chY">McCain: 'We Will Restore This Economy.'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13876.html">Obama moving into electoral lead</a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html"><br />Polling Data </a><br />POLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/26/AR2008092600349_pf.html"><br />Pakistan Warns U.S. Troops After Exchange of Fire</a><br /><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.pakistan26sep26,0,3187450.story"><br />A trade-first Pakistan policy</a><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=96331"><br /></a><a><br /></a><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=96331">It's time for the United States to get smart on Pakistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw080926_1_n.shtml"><br />Gates admits shortfall in US troops for Afghanistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/hc-gitmo0930.artsep26,0,2131912.story"><br />Former Guantanamo prosecutor refuses to testify without immunity</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6NmUjjd3zKDic6BNo5qmmr4TlKwD93E318O1"><br />Gen. David Petraeus: Afghan challenges unlike Iraq</a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opinion </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/a_look_at_celebrity_economics.html">A Look at Celebrity Economics</a><br /><a href="http://townhall.com/Common/PrintPage.aspx?g=5525c5e0-f4c0-461e-bcf1-c83ff419628f&t=c"><br /></a><a href="http://townhall.com/Common/PrintPage.aspx?g=5525c5e0-f4c0-461e-bcf1-c83ff419628f&t=c">The Palin Problem</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj2JhB5GJYw&watch_response">Ron Paul: The Power of the Treasury</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTgR1kqsYXU&feature=related">(Video)Cafferty File: Wall Street Journal Blasts John McCain<br /></a><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/26/102214/519"><br />CNBC: McCain Owns Any Market Sell-off today (w/ video)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJhSKW9n13s&feature=bz303">Phone Atone</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-cusack/huffpost-exclusive-my-in_b_65990.html">HuffPost Exclusive: My Interview with Naomi Klein</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-3705603480731933842?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-59845694411509535762008-09-25T02:35:00.000-07:002008-09-25T08:58:45.030-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cagle.com/news/MooseMama/images/matson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.cagle.com/news/MooseMama/images/matson.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Cartoon By - J. Matson, NY, The New York Observer and Roll Call</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z492zuYuXf8">Video Part 1 : Bush's Address to the Nation</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwOZZBtYGA&eurl=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/09/bushs_address_to_the_nation.html">Video Part 2 : Bush's Address to the Nation</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwOZZBtYGA&eurl=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/09/bushs_address_to_the_nation.html"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Yx-RhHb4g">Sarah Palin Interview with Katie Couric (liberal activist) on CBS Evening News - Part 1 of 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xHOkTpa0s"><br /></a><span style="font-size:-1;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xHOkTpa0s" id="va429496729501">Video: Obama Rejects McCain Call for Debate Delay</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xHOkTpa0s"><br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63QtBe436Fc"><br /></a></span><span style="font-size:-1;"><noscript></noscript></span><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/24/mccain-camp-to-propose-postponing-vp-debate/">McCain camp to propose postponing VP debate</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=2&threadid=1471718&start=1&CurrentPage=1">Presidential debate still pending</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/25/candidates-debate-over-debate-a-part-of-strategy/">Candidates’ debate over debate a part of strategy<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.gmanews.tv/story/122972/Bush-calls-Obama-McCain-to-White-House">Bush calls Obama, McCain to White House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-onthemedia25-2008sep25,0,2756154.story">Shame on you too, Barack Obama, the truth sleuths say</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.agi.it/world/news/200809251345-pol-ren0028-art.html">USA 2008: OBAMA LEADS MCCAIN BY 12 POINTS ON ECONOMY</a><br /><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/world/us-election-2008/palin-affair-claim-witchcraft-blessing-dog-mccain-camp-20080925-4o4y.html"><br />Palin affair claim, 'witchcraft' blessing dog McCain camp</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/national/stories/DN-bailoutbox_25pol.ART.State.Edition2.268535b.html">McCain, Obama list their bailout provisions</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=axndybmpbo3w&refer=india">Pakistan Fires at NATO Helicopters on Afghan Border</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD93DERB80"><br />Pakistan militants threaten more bombs</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.agi.it/world/news/200809251552-pol-ren0048-art.html">IRAQ: MASSACRE NORTH-EAST OF BAGHDAD, 35 DEAD</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/09/25/biden_mccain_would_deepen_us_hole/">Biden: McCain would deepen US 'hole</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-24-voa82.cfm">Afghanistan Calls for Joint Border Patrol with Pakistan</a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Opinion</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_alinskys_rule.html">Barack Obama and Alinsky's Rules for Psychopaths</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxMJVEewHuE">Michael Savage - Sarah Palin Must Withdraw From Vice Presidential Slot Immediately to Save McCain Campaign (September 2, 2008)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dailykos.com/story/2008/9/24/204517/145/809/609401">Letterman Sans McCain , with KO Video Now Up</a><br /><br /><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/09/24/did-john-mccain-throw-the-ultimate-hail-mary/" id="u-AFQjCNF_UoY6EA-QFVZnZGu87b4wsHuBVA:r-4_1250534722">Did <b>John McCain</b> throw the ultimate Hail-Mary?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#6f6f6f;">Christian Science Monitor</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cembed%20FlashVars=%22videoId=186012%22%20src=%27http://www.thedailyshow.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml%27%20quality=%27high%27%20bgcolor=%27#cccccc%27%20width=%27332%27%20height=%27316%27%20name=%27comedy_central_player%27%20align=%27middle%27%20allowScriptAccess=%27always%27%20allownetworking=%27external%27%20type=%27application/x-shockwave-flash%27%20pluginspage=%27http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer%27%3E%3C/embed%3E">THE DAILY SHOW: MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5984569441150953576?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-28601479305479075352008-09-24T06:28:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:36:23.723-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cagle.com/working/080921/cagle00.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.cagle.com/working/080921/cagle00.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYueuJKsVVM">AP Top Stories</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyUNQPaZLN0">Galveston Residents Find Little Left to Salvage<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S27yitK32ds&eurl=http://openthread.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/23/14159/5504/484/607684">Video: Let's Play "WALLSTREET BAILOUT" The Rules Are... Rep Kapture</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hofIzFrDblURn_XNCClAdyuPw2yQD93CKVP00">Homeowner advocacy groups weigh in on bailout</a><br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-09-23-tithing-housing_N.htm"><br />Some Christians keep tithing even as they face foreclosure</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-retirees21-2008sep21,0,129896.story">The golden years have lost their glow</a><br /><br /><a href="http://media.www.theranger.org/media/storage/paper1010/news/2008/06/30/News/Suffering.National.Economy.Looms.Toward.Citys.Donation.Facilities-3390199.shtml">Suffering national economy looms toward city's donation facilities</a><br /><br /><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080924/business_us_financials_cenbank_fedbiz.html?.v=2">Fed sets $30 billion swaps lines with Nordics, Australia</a><br /><a href="http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/09/24/News/348065.html"><br />Lincoln leery of bailout plan; homeowner advocates call for safeguards</a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13823.html"><br />Palin courts cameras, but dodges questions</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aciF1DJzl2x0&refer=home">Obama, McCain Say Government Must Recoup Bailout Cost, Cap Pay</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s18LfIDpaIs&eurl=http://www.politicstv.com/blog/?cat=104"><br />McCain ad: Mum </a><br /><br /><a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/im46?source=sem-lb-59">Barack Obama: Bring about real change to our economy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE48N4TR20080924">McCain discusses financial crisis, rescue plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_freddie_mac;_ylt=AtHDXsHavcI1HDoVsBO137vXn414">Freddie Mac paid 15K a month to McCain aide's firm</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/British-Airways-Cancels-Islamabad-Flights/Article/200809415105104?lpos=World_News_Third_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15105104_British_Airways_Cancels_Islamabad_Flights">Pakistan Security Videos</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ip94NdKC8A-ynAUkJxguqZdgftsA">Gates says US needs 'willing partner' in Pakistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=azV3FT7XKr2s&refer=india">Pakistan Wants U.S. Intelligence to Aid Fight Against Militants</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/24/royaldutchshell.iraq">Shell's $4bn Iraq breakthrough could boost Britain's natural gas supplies</a><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/24/MNJ013459R.DTL"><br />U.S. toll in Iraq</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opinion</span></span><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hofIzFrDblURn_XNCClAdyuPw2yQD93CKVP00"><br /></a><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=185762">THE DAILY SHOW: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEK OF 9/15</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/23/campbell-brown-rips-mccai_n_128782.html">Campbell Brown Rips McCain Camp's "Sexist" Treatment Of Palin</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/24/53224/2400/789/608396"><br />NYTimes, "Uppity Nig**rs" and the destruction of Black Wall Street</a><br /><br /><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=YmZmM2NkMDZmZWU3Zjk4ZjRlYmMxNjY5M2EwZjcxNzY=">The Media Play the Race Card on Obama<br /></a><br /><a href="http://online.barrons.com/article/SB122186357982458557.html?mod=googlenews_barrons">A Brief History of Bailouts</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-2860147930547907535?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-49702674570421802172008-09-23T04:58:00.000-07:002008-09-23T06:56:16.077-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cagle.com//news/TalkingLipstickPigs/images/beeler.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.cagle.com//news/TalkingLipstickPigs/images/beeler.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Image By Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner,</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a.6kKtOoO72k&refer=home">Fannie, Freddie Subprime Spree May Add to Bailout</a><br /><br /><a href="http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20080923-162351/Wall-Street-comes-full-circle-after-Depression-era-breakup">Wall Street comes full circle after Depression-era breakup</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ibnlive.com/news/us-economy-taxpayers-say-no-bailout-on-wall-street/74160-2.html">US economy: taxpayers say no bailout on Wall Street</a><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0922familysep22,0,936232.story"><br />Who will bail out American families?</a><br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a42969f2-88e1-11dd-a179-0000779fd18c.html"><br />Oil price jumps $25 in a day</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/faltering_economy_slows_immigr.html">Faltering economy slows immigration to N.J. and nation</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2335626020080923">TEXT-Bernanke's testimony to Senate Banking Committee</a><br /><a href="http://www.blackcollegewire.org/index.php?option=com_ywp_blog&task=view&id=5597&Itemid=28"><br />Economic MeltdownTakes Toll on AUC Schools</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/nyregion/23census.html?ref=nyregion"><br />‘White Flight’ Has Reversed, Census Finds</a><br /><br /><a href="http://media.www.asuherald.com/media/storage/paper898/news/2008/09/22/Opinion/U.s-Economy.Has.Big.Impact.On.2008.Presidential.Election-3444533.shtml">U.S. economy has big impact on 2008 presidential election</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5grAdkesSlyoBC53BLGDY18cnHJEg">Obama says no 'blank check' for Washington</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13768.html">Palin skips fundraisers; focuses on prep, crowds</a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0908/Palin_and_McCain_keep_up_No_Talk_Express.html"><br />Palin and McCain keep up No Talk Express</a><br /><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080923/D93C985O0.html"><br />Biden says ad mocking McCain is 'terrible'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1179168,CST-NWS-mitch23.article#">Obama can't escape race questions</a><br /><a href="http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080918/NEWS19/809180348/1232"><br />Obama calls McCain campaign ads dishonest</a><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mccain-obama-supporters-largely-agree/story.aspx?guid=%7B24CD1DAC-8ABB-4815-BAA7-E379FD42676F%7D&dist=hppr"><br />McCain and Obama Supporters Largely Agree on Approaches to Energy, Climate Change</a><br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/2008_09_23_Obama_may_break_bent_economy/srvc=home&position=also"><br />Obama may break bent economy<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/23/news/ML-Iran-Nuclear.php">Ahmadinejad: Most support Iran's nuke program</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/North%20Korea%27s%20nuclear%20demand%20is%20setback%20for%20Bush">North Korea's nuclear demand is setback for Bush</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/world/29468954.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU">Analysis: 'There is no room for wavering' in Pakistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/23/pakistan.afghanistan"><br />Afghanistan proposes joint force for Pakistan border</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ih2rZ-dD9zJAeI8znWPfX1pv89SQ">UK 'has uphill task in Afghanistan'</a><br /><br /><br />Opinion<br /><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/96798-don-t-blame-fannie-and-freddie"><br />Don't Blame Fannie and Freddie<br /></a><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/obama_and_daleys_public_housin.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Obama and Daley's Public Housing Plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aprFfu1fpkGs&refer=home">Rescue Plan Sows Seeds of New Kind of Capitalism: Caroline Baum</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202443.html"><br />Bailout's Tricky Balancing Act: How Much Is Too Much?</a><br /><a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/09/22/in-defence-of-securities-regulators.aspx"><br />In defence of securities regulators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=node/17727">What is Securities Fraud?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/09/mccain_hits_obamas_chicago_tie_1.html">McCain hits Obama's Chicago Ties in new ad</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202583.html"><br />McCain Loses His Head</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/opinion/23brooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print">The Establishment Lives!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122212948811465427.html">Blame Fannie Mae and Congress For the Credit Mess</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/us/politics/23obama.html?em=&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1222171380-SmeN17xaSFU/bpMJSXBfsA"><br />Obama Carries Uneven Record as Debater to First Contest With McCain</a><br /><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/22/mccains-science-policy/"><br />McCain’s Science Policy</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4970267457042180217?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-80524641128908595532008-09-12T13:16:00.001-07:002008-09-12T13:16:39.906-07:00<strong><span style="color:#cc9933;">My computer has been down for the past two weeks & I have been using my college computers. I have been going through extremes trying to post news articles & I can’t do it anymore.<br /><br />Yesterday, I checked myself in at my local emergency room & they recommended I slow it down. So, until I get my home computer back online, which will be sometime during the next week, I will not be posting on this site.</span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-8052464112890859553?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-23665993910607911522008-09-10T09:05:00.000-07:002008-09-10T10:28:34.210-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMf4fcJAD_I/AAAAAAAAANM/Bmm_AQrtf40/s1600-h/20080909_040205_OP10keefedpo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244433510109810674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMf4fcJAD_I/AAAAAAAAANM/Bmm_AQrtf40/s400/20080909_040205_OP10keefedpo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g_5enDWXqxvhMz3g52vnGSYJuIiA">Dollar falls on US economy worries</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNG9J5z5g_IjSAF7ANNvX6CnZ2IeZw:r-1_1243953465" href="http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/619181.html?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_lifestyle">Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNFZa65B5SqkloqBOYtsDCT_dGLsPw:r-0_1244620221" href="http://media.www.sonomastatestar.com/media/storage/paper846/news/2008/09/09/Opinion/Senate.Pleads.Textbook.Relief-3423070.shtml">Senate pleads textbook relief!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080909111024.htm">Outreach Program For Troubled College Students Shows Positive Results</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNGXg3s_JUzyNlEX5zU2oQoA-r4lig:r-0_1244756416" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mccainenviro10-2008sep10,0,7198815.story">John McCain walks a fine line on the environment</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNF-9YzK0_V73BUXfULmw1a2s6ynxQ:r-5_1244594086" href="http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/nation/ny-usobam105836300sep10,0,2089978.story">Obama camp attacks Palin's "bridge to nowhere" comments</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNE-ciDHtDlb4nOK3EuevlH_REOvvQ:r-1_1244732019" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420122,00.html">McCain's VP Wooing Female Voters?</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNEVa_pxEgXRl60hmiu133ITL0H5dQ:r-0_1244762763" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7608653.stm">Obama rejects 'lipstick' charge</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNEueaPYlx0kRP3a19hQOboHiWzXlw:r-4_1244576608" href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/campaign.lipstick/">'Lipstick on a pig': Attack on Palin or common line?</a><br /><br /><a id="title_permalink" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-obamas-lone-edu_n_125205.html">McCain Sex-Ed Ad Launched; Obama Camp: "Perverse"</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNGvEc6ihP3B2yqsekHfm0LsZDykmg:r-6_1244382295" href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gj4x1Ijw4MDlWEadWey5y9c0GlhgD933TVRG7">Paul rejects McCain's plea for endorsement</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNHDZrY3G6z-XHcCRT-cdK41YN62kw:r-9_1243968833" href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1839930,00.html?imw=Y">Can Obama Win Back Wal-Mart Moms?</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNGaMU--HhcdllfEjOlX8ZtNZz4Cmg:r-0_1243742812" href="http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-30/122105154767110.xml&storylist=international">Officials: Al-Qaida operatives killed in Pakistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-pakistan10-2008sep10,0,4667039.story">Presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan promise solidarity</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hb9TNnpwtpIMw9Zogy0x-qy_v_6wD933L5N00">Bush touts Iraq troop reduction, not big picture</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5guOowMTiq2pmynGMyLuc2wo2hExQ">McCain and Obama spar over Iraq policy</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Opinion</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155201977/bctid1785277244">lipstick on a pig</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/gutter-politics-mccain-ca_n_125291.html">Gutter Politics: McCain Campaign Called Out For Half-Truths</a><br /><br /><a class="home_title" href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/why_sarah_palin_makes_such_a_b_1.html">Why Sarah Palin Makes such a Big Difference for the GOP Ticket</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/10/10169/7586/567/593363">Gallup: Shows "Palin Bounce" largely contained to South </a><br /><br /><a href="http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/09/AR2008090902518.html?hpid=opinionsbox1">How to Beat McCain's Bounce</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-2366599391060791152?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-86993249201876309552008-09-09T12:00:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:28:18.883-07:00<div><br />Palin clearly intended to ban books in Wasilla<br />Palin advocated for the teaching creationism in public schools<br />Palin would force rape/incest victims who become pregant to give birth. This is tantamount to continued abuse.<br />Palin kept the "bridge to nowhere" money for Alaska<br />Palin did not rail against any Alaskan earmarks in 2008...until McCain picked her as a running mate. Alaska is no. 1 per person for the entire U.S.<br />Palin applied for and took huge earmarks for Wasilla when she was mayor<br />Palin is a firm believer in "end times", a scary worldview for any person at the helm of any military<br />Palin would like to speak in tongues, but can't (as far as we know)<br />Palin advocates for abstinence only, which clearly doesn't work (look in her own backyard)<br />Palin did not stop her family from harrassing state officials because they wanted an in-law fired<br />Palin's own in-laws aren't sure they'll vote for her<br />Palin lied about her daughter having mono<br />Palin lied by implying she sold the plane on Ebay<br />Palin needs to stop hiding, explain who she is and what she stands for. She needs to come clean with America.<br /></div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-8699324920187630955?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-4566673497137385502008-09-09T09:03:00.000-07:002008-09-09T11:50:39.907-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMa06XQvDvI/AAAAAAAAANE/JODbugvNLd4/s1600-h/09032008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244077730889142002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMa06XQvDvI/AAAAAAAAANE/JODbugvNLd4/s400/09032008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/08/business/NA-US-Mortgage-Giants-Economy.php">Mortgage bailout unlikely to lift US out of slump</a></p><a id="u-AFQjCNENtjHg5GvWXe0Gis87ZZvKWVitmA:r-1_1244299187" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZFgAxUK63y8&refer=home">US Economy: Pending Home Resales Decline More Than Forecast</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNEN1jWjB9BfUqQCAsObUD46JulwVA:r-6_1244345181" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/treasurys-gain-economic-risks-persist/story.aspx?guid=%7BAD6E395A-F577-49C7-96CA-FFCD833CB403%7D&dist=msr_9">BOND REPORT Treasurys gain as economic risks persist</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20080908/NEWS01/809080307/1002/NEWS">Pet owners affected by rising cost of food, other supplies</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/k12/bal-te.md.aid09sep09,0,2989501.story">Private-school families feel a financial pinch</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fremonttribune.com/articles/2008/09/09/news/local/doc48c54399d2488933322858.txt">Schools feeling pinch of gas prices</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=2890963" gping="&POS=18&CM=NVT&CE=1&CS=OTH&SR=8&ID=news,54&sample=0">John McCain and Sarah Palin campaign in Missouri</a><br /><br /><a title="Permanent Link: McCain Seizes on Obama ‘Change’ Message" href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/09/mccain-seizes-on-obama-change-message/" rel="bookmark" lid="McCain Seizes on Obama ‘Change’ Message" lpos="">McCain Seizes on Obama ‘Change’ Message</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/08/politics/animal/main4427448.shtml">Obama Questions GOP 'change'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5759555&page=1"><span style="COLOR: rgb(9,65,126);font-family:Arial;" >Palin's Religion Energizing GOP Faithful</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/the-note-polls.html">The Note: Polls Even, Obama Seeks Sharper Message</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/perkins.qa/">McCain must embrace Palin's beliefs, evangelical leader says</a><br /><br /><?xml:namespace prefix = v /><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"><v:path connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" extrusionok="f"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:lock aspectratio="t" ext="edit"><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\LI118\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image002.gif" href="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/btn_close.gif"><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/09/08/daily15.html">Obama supports national catastrophic plan</a><br /></v:imagedata></o:lock></v:path></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:stroke><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a title="Permanent Link: Palin Attacks Obama on Earmarks" href="http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/09/09/palin-attacks-obama-on-earmarks/">Palin Attacks Obama on Earmarks</a><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5755471&page=1"><span style="COLOR: rgb(9,65,126);font-family:Arial;" >McCain Campaign Crowds Grow Exponentially</span></a><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5755471&page=1"><span style="COLOR: rgb(9,65,126);font-family:Arial;" ></span></a></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g1Cskz0UoxwEcrhD3S32F7Ku11fwD9339EV80"><span style="COLOR: rgb(9,65,126);font-family:Arial;" >Zardari sworn in as Pakistan's new president<br /></span></a></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(17,17,34); LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><a id="u-AFQjCNHKXmnJM68qr2pZt1_q7V3NyeQ6nA:r-1_1243742812" href="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/09/09/afx5403628.html">France criticises missile strikes in Pakistan</a><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/08/politics/animal/main4427448.shtml"> </span></a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNFTRM5pX9mJDUABdyX9PWqoswrdbA:r-0_1242391795" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/09/iraq/main4429590.shtml">Bush: 8000 US Troops To Leave Iraq</a><br /><br /><br />OPINION<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080908/obama/">Obama accuses Republican rivals of dishonesty</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2199569/">Obama vs. McCain on media policy 2008.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3594411,00.html">What happened to Obama?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/the_party_of_genuine_tolerance.html">The Party of Genuine Tolerance and Inclusion: Republican</a><br /><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155201977/bctid1784521689">Crossing the Bridge to Nowhere </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><h1 style="BACKGROUND: white 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801910.html"></a></h1><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-456667349713738550?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-1253404947614858712008-09-08T07:58:00.000-07:002008-09-08T10:44:27.444-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMVMfOiRIsI/AAAAAAAAAM8/C6r9rVnIdVU/s1600-h/cagle00.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243681440504292034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMVMfOiRIsI/AAAAAAAAAM8/C6r9rVnIdVU/s400/cagle00.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/business_agriculture/story.html?id=f3b8f927-031d-4667-a77a-f78df369d5b8"><strong>The rising cost of food</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2008/pi2008095_656148.htm?chan=investing_investing+index+page_top+stories"><strong>The Stock Market's Labor Pains</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifE9k16ZTKKCCuaOxrK0i6IkYoKw"><strong>US takeover of Fannie, Freddie will strengthen economy: Bush</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/saturday/news/ny-bzjobs065831437sep06,0,3427249.story"><strong>U.S. job losses point to economy in recession</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/13228;_ylt=AkOS9TsagNcVzdnbSksS6kis0NUE"><strong>GOP bounce: McCain overtakes Obama </strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1548"><strong>Zogby Poll: Republicans Hold Small Post-Convention Edge</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/07/obama-verbal-slip-fuels-his-critics/"><strong>Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/662"><strong>Nearly 600,000 Subject to Possible Caging in Ohio</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2008/09/palin-confuses-freddie-mac-fannie-mae.html"><strong>Palin Confuses Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae and Government Role - First Gaffe</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090702460_pf.html"><strong>Ban on Political Endorsements by Pastors Targeted</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5734511&page=1"><strong>Investigation into Palin Now on Fast Track </strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/09/06/bank-failure-count-2008s-11th-bank-fails-mccains-son-was-dir/"><strong>Bank Failure Count: 2008's 11th bank fails, McCain's son was director</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/2705087/Sarah-Palin-dolls-go-on-sale-as-John-McCains-running-mates-popularity-soars.html"><strong>Sarah Palin dolls go on sale as John McCain's running mate's popularity soars</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090800263.html"><strong>U.S. Strikes Taliban Stronghold in Pakistan</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-VzbXXFL6-HiqMJ4BT_o6uknTCQ"><strong>Suspected US missile strike kills 14 in Pakistan: officials</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOiNT_O7MYpG6MzupugzRbGJsi-QD931UD6O0"><strong>Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/08/america/Iraq-US-Deaths.php"><strong>US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,155</strong></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>OPINION</strong> </span><br /><p><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/8/0144/73374/148/589714">It's not just 600,000 in Ohio: LA, FL, MI, KS, NM, CO, and NV </a></p><a href="http://news.google.com/news?q=us%20economy&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn"><strong>Democratic Storyline Can't Survive the Debates: Kevin Hassett </strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/gop_convention_spin_part_ii.html"><strong>Palin trips up on her facts</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_mccain.html"><strong>McCain made some flubs in accepting the nomination</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/gop_convention_spin.html"><strong>Lieberman and Thompson make misleading claims about Obama</strong></a><br /><br /><a title="Permanent link to 'Sarah Palin: Earmark Queen Of The Earmark State'" href="http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/09/03/palin-earmarks/" rel="bookmark"><strong>Sarah Palin: Earmark Queen Of The Earmark State</strong></a><a class="storyexpander" id="exlink1-19090"><strong>»</strong></a><strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /></strong><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1839416,00.html"><strong>McCain's Bias Claim: Truth or Tactic?</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/97920/"><strong>It's About Time Working Women Get Straight Answers From John McCain</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/the_culture_wars_decisive_batt_1.html"><strong>The Culture War's Decisive Battle has Begun</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/09/pakistan-preten.html"><strong>Pakistan Pretends to Fight Taliban, for U.S. Cash</strong></a><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>CARTOON BY</strong> Daryl Cagle, <a href="http://msnbc.com/">MSNBC.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-125340494761485871?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-30360440303694655662008-09-04T10:23:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:30:00.070-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMAZ0Kd3VQI/AAAAAAAAAMU/tom1RIc8lug/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SMAZ0Kd3VQI/AAAAAAAAAMU/tom1RIc8lug/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242218350212764930" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />This site will be down for the weekend because of a computer upgrade. <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-3036044030369465566?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-26578020220077235942008-09-03T07:37:00.000-07:002008-09-03T10:42:21.170-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SL7EsM_EC-I/AAAAAAAAAME/Is01hgLT1_8/s1600-h/220px-Joe_Lieberman_official_portrait_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241843279984856034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SL7EsM_EC-I/AAAAAAAAAME/Is01hgLT1_8/s400/220px-Joe_Lieberman_official_portrait_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><u><span style="color:#800080;"></span></u><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://kdrv.com/news/local/41352">Lieberman calls Obama young, untested</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1928744420080903">Palin tries to silence media storm in debut</a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080902/pl_bloomberg/azjwbcginwsg;_ylt=Ar2lIhijzhA41cZlADvLd3es0NUE">McCain More Likely to Drop Palin, Bookmakers Say </a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4666613.ece">Obama support hits 50 per cent as Republicans look to Palin speech</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090203462.html?hpid=topnews">Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYYiw_y2qDI">Tucker Bounds on Palin's National Security Experience</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13101.html">Palin reignites culture wars</a><br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/02/palin_slashed_funding_to_help.html">Palin Slashed Funding for Teen Moms</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080903073008.htm">College Freshmen: Pain Killers And Stimulants Less Risky Than Cocaine; More Risky Than Marijuana</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/college-students-headed-back-school/story.aspx?guid=%7BF5385441-E4F9-4A2B-8177-F2E76977558D%7D&dist=hppr">College Students Headed Back to School Are Prime Targets for Identity Theft</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=1">Community College Students Need Not Apply: Our Reward for Bailing Out the Banks </a><br /><br /></div><div><strong>OPINION</strong></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/savp/evp/?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/09/02/sot.cafferty.file.tuesday.cnn">Cafferty: Palin vetting</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/how_sarah_palin_handled_corrup.html">How Sarah Palin Handled Corruption</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/3/73525/29794/384/584385">Soft Sell And Hard Truths </a></div><div> </div><div><a id="u-AFQjCNEcJVppCLMKvrZlcCXwIgIGUfjVtQ:r-9_0" href="http://media.www.unogateway.com/media/storage/paper968/news/2008/09/02/Opinion/Will-Obama.Seduce.College.Students.Out.Of.Apathy-3412728.shtml">Will Obama seduce college students out of apathy?</a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-2657802022007723594?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-59423334768993736912008-09-02T08:06:00.000-07:002008-09-02T09:17:03.848-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SL1ikuzPcHI/AAAAAAAAAL8/SXe9nicXTaI/s1600-h/lara+Bu$h.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241453924506890354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SL1ikuzPcHI/AAAAAAAAAL8/SXe9nicXTaI/s400/lara+Bu%24h.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a title="John McCain, aided by Sarah Palin, reports an August cash haul" href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/09/john-mccain-aid.html" rel="bookmark">John McCain, aided by Sarah Palin, reports an August cash haul</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2008/09/02/mccains-challenge-redefine-the-campaign-as-inside-change-blame-versus-outsider-reform.html">McCain's Challenge: Redefine the Campaign as Inside Change Blame Versus Outsider Reform</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/sep/02/tvratings.democrats2008">Barack Obama speech watched by 38.4m Americans</a></p><p><a id="u-AFQjCNFbP6nVJmdL_xEYy0denKo5sMgjog:r-8_1241810172" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-swamp_tuesep02,0,2748282.story">McCain raked in $47 million last month</a> </p><p><a id="u-AFQjCNE-VaL2VRY9xMBPLlPyF52elbGUcQ:r-4_1241758935" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/01/opinion/polls/main4405106.shtml">Poll: Obama/Biden Take Eight-Point Lead</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/NEWS15/80902042/1008/NEWS">Laura Bush: Michigan could be Ohio of this election</a></p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/27750759.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUjc7YUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU">Obama pauses politicking, urges Red Cross donations</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2008/2008-09-02-02.asp">Republican Convention Derailed by Hurricane, Targeted by Protesters</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNHDR1BQb0gxgPZPNpdEgHm5aI6uFQ:r-1_1241753914" href="http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/a-hillary-loyalist-in-obamas-court-20080902-47yx.html">A Hillary loyalist in Obama's court</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=10&theme=&usrsess=1&id=220605">Drunk students wreak havoc </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/FON01/809020341/1985">Savvy college students find smart ways to cut costs</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002085.html">College Students Flee New Orleans Ahead of Storm</a><br />Youths Worry About Safety, Graduation<br /><br /><br />OPINION<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/2/105440/3573/539/583229">Will Palin Ever Talk Straight In Front Of The Press? </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/sarah_palin_and_the_narcissist.html">Sarah Palin and the narcissistic wounds of the Left</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/2/111856/4117/498/583254">This Palin Photo Wins the Election for Obama </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080829.wcosimp02/BNStory/specialComment/home">May God bless and keep George Bush ... far away from John McCain</a><br /><br /><a id="u-AFQjCNF77LYrQ7nBpqWcvxfkHItx6z6hKA:r-6_1241753914" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/politics/01clinton.html?bl&ex=1220500800&en=1a179099917e6d64&ei=5087%0A">McCain’s Pick May Foster Bigger Campaign Role for Clinton</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5942333476899373691?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-63868652606333189802008-08-29T08:56:00.000-07:002008-08-29T12:02:54.984-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLgzS9nwZaI/AAAAAAAAAL0/9gmDUfH4F4M/s1600-h/McCain+VP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLgzS9nwZaI/AAAAAAAAAL0/9gmDUfH4F4M/s400/McCain+VP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239994567317546402" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="artname"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1134915,WA29_goplocal_s1.article"></a><br /></span><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/08/29/officlal_Palin_biography.html">Official’ Palin bio, from Alaska’s state site</a><br /><a href="http://www.ktva.com/ci_10026165"><br />Investigation to begin into whether Governor Sarah Palin abused her power in firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan<br /></a><br /><a href="http://broadband.indiatimes.com/videoshow/3420219.cms">Obama promises 'change' to America</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJfI7VQLJlY">McCain Sources Say Alaska Governor Is VP</a><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS15/80828050&imw=Y"><br />Obama rally will make big jazz fest in Detroit day even bigger</a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2837598820080829"><br />Gore hailed, warns against McCain, climate change</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aSqDrLf7JDoY&refer=us">U.S. Economy: Consumer Spending Slows, Inflation Accelerates</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080829/NEWS01/808290337">L.A. police investigate rape of Ithaca College student</a><br /><a href="http://www.thebraziltimes.com/story/1456775.html"><br /></a><span class="artname"><a href="http://www.thebraziltimes.com/story/1456775.html">Financial tips for college students</a><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/world/27640069.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU"><br />Bomb kills 8 crossing a bridge in Pakistan</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92S0S904"><br />Pakistan's presidential favorite under guard</a><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7587338.stm"><br />Pakistan troops 'kill 23 Taleban'</a><br /><a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Marine-Jose-Luis-Nazario-Cleared-Of-Manslaughter-Of-Iraqis-During-Battle-Of-Fallujah/Article/200808415089271?lpos=World%2BNews_0&lid=ARTICLE_15089271_Marine%2BJose%2BLuis%2BNazario%2BCleared%2BOf%2BManslaughter%2BOf%2BIraqis%2BDuring%2BBattle%2BOf%2BFallujah"><br />War In Iraq Videos<br /></a><br /><br />OPINION<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/29/125530/561/942/578766"><br /></a></span><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/29/125530/561/942/578766"><br />Conservatives React to Palin<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20080830_1072.php">A 'Maverick' Nominee, But Still The Same GOP</a><br /><a href="http://broadband.indiatimes.com/videoshow/3420219.cms"><br />Obama promises 'change' to America</a><br /><br /><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/serr8d/elected%2520politicos/SarahPalinlg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://p2o2.blogspot.com/2008/06/drill-darn-dems-sobs.html&h=578&w=769&sz=126&hl=en&start=2&usg=__Gb_X5hWB3H-0tKKRSGH3lKc_DoI=&tbnid=J7L6Za9z8-KARM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=142&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsite:photobucket.com%2BSarah%2BPalin%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den">Drill! The Darn Dems S.O.B.s!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,413201,00.html">Conservatism Isn't the Culprit</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obama_the_showmaninchief.html">Obama, the Showman-in-Chief<br /></a><br /><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Obama_spells_end_to_Bush-McCain_era/articleshow/3420761.cms">Obama spells end to Bush-McCain era</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-6386865260633318980?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-43451370966693367302008-08-28T04:06:00.000-07:002008-08-28T05:38:05.427-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLabjfSKG4I/AAAAAAAAALk/VkXhlhkuslk/s1600-h/Biden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLabjfSKG4I/AAAAAAAAALk/VkXhlhkuslk/s400/Biden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239546250487536514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFUvZrdouXc">Biden Says Trust Obama's Judgment</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28repubs.html?ref=politics"><br />McCain Has Made His Pick and Is Set to Tell on Friday</a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12915.html"></a><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12900.html">MSNBC prez defends convention team</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.theage.com.au/world/democrats-usher-obama-into-history-20080828-449q.html">Democrats usher Obama into history</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gH5l-Singpk9F7-gUBHv0qOYYsxA">Madonna's McCain comparison slammed</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4623376.ece">Bill Clinton tells America: 'Obama is ready to be president'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view/2008_08_28_John_F__Kerry_story/srvc=home&position=also">John Kerry has President Bush, John McCain in his sights</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/nation/ny-usjani285819197aug28,0,1559217.story">Targeting McCain's "Keating 5" histor</a><br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Parenting/story?id=5672161">Five Health Risks College Students Face</a><br /><br /><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gingrich-praises-house-gop-energy-protest-2008-08-05.html">House Republicans Energy Protest</a><br /><a href="http://wcbstv.com/health/NYC.HIV.Infections.2.804259.html"><br />In NYC, New HIV Infections 3 Times National Rate</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121936878285762399.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><br />California County Weighs Push for Offshore Drilling</a><br /><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/community/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1219912321176210.xml&coll=2"><br />Ohio college students get discount on electronic versions of textbooks</a><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS07/808280349/1009/NEWS07"><br />College drinking gets more extreme</a><br /><br /><a href="http://radio.woai.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119078&article=4160331">Some College Students Say 21 is the Right Age to Drink </a><br />They don't want to see the age dropped down to 18<br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92R74F00"><br />9 killed as violence spreads along Pakistan border<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/mideast/iraq.php">US to turn security of Anbar Province over to Iraq</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572137344&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iranian cleric blasts Ahmadinejad</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Opinion</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwt5o0XRojo&eurl=http://www.politicstv.com/blog/?cat=104"><br />MCCAIN AD: 3AM</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/08/the_partys_over_for_hillary_an.html">Whose Voice Will Obama Use Thursday?</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121988657412478425.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries"><br />How the Georgian Conflict Really Started</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkOPTfk7aW4&eurl=http://www.politicstv.com/"><br />[PRES] Vets For Freedom: I Am The Surge</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h1 class="storyheaderlarge" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></h1><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4345137096669336730?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-33612910221893873962008-08-27T00:01:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:51:49.378-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLVlWh6ZqQI/AAAAAAAAALc/z84UBdQMoV4/s1600-h/Hillary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLVlWh6ZqQI/AAAAAAAAALc/z84UBdQMoV4/s400/Hillary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239205179250288898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQmwbfJ5kw">Clinton: 'We Are on the Same Team'<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2008/2008-08-26-092.asp">Ohio Nuclear Engineer Convicted of Lying About Cracks in Reactor</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldtLApbwFXY"><br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldtLApbwFXY">AP Top Stories</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7583829.stm">Fear grips immigrants after Miss. plant raid</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080826/ap_on_he_me/med_hot_dogs_cancer;_ylt=AmvBWlff87rZblddSWYQBNms0NUE">New attack ad on TV, but this one targets hot dogs<br /></a><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080826/sc_livescience/whydowegetbaggyeyes;_ylt=Ao4xPimDsPsPK26gfjHI2qOs0NUE"><br />Why Do We Get Baggy Eyes?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8mY0t0ZyA">Computer Glitch Strands Hundreds in Airports<br /></a><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTfY8odc91tVaFFtH6Aan-Ix6NTAD92QKKOO0"><br /></a><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTfY8odc91tVaFFtH6Aan-Ix6NTAD92QKKOO0">2 hijackers of Darfur plane surrender in Libya</a><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7583829.stm"><br />Rap star Dr Dre's son found dead<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/danni-brancaccio-one-tank-gasoline-summer-girl.php">College Student Sets Goal: Entire Summer on One Tank of Gasoline ...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://journalism.berkeley.edu/">UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.californiacollegedems.com/cdems/">California College Democrats - Home</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/08/27/mccain_calls_obama_naive_about_perils_that_afflict_the_world/">McCain calls Obama naive about perils that afflict the world</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvH714UO_cllmInC05p3-eiSqb5wD92QG1LG0">Iraq veterans make some noise at convention</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1115346&srvc=2008campaign&position=1">John McCain-Mitt Romney dream ticket - for Democrats</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5658898">Video of Biden crying </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/">RealClearPolitics Electoral College</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603832.html"><br />McCain, Platform Unlikely to Align</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-leadall27-2008aug27,0,3703405.story"><br />Barack Obama calls John McCain 'out of touch' on the economy</a><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/08/27/mccain_calls_obama_naive_about_perils_that_afflict_the_world/"></a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-senate27-2008aug27,0,2958508.story">How Obama and Biden forged a friendship in the Senate</a><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1115346&srvc=2008campaign&position=1"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92QK3200">Fighting flares along Pakistan border belt</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=asPwJYYG5jpk&refer=india"><br />Pakistan's Feuding Leaders Lobby Party Defectors (Update1)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11e9db34-73cf-11dd-8a66-0000779fd18c.html">Pakistan's turmoil</a><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=afghanistan&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=3"><br />Bush Is Pouring Gas on Afghanistan's Bonfire</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftYb0s4XWdUMRdIVs3vh1CKAD92QETM0D">30 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-iraq27-2008aug27,0,5034920.story"><br />Iraq bombing kills 28 at police station</a><br /><br /><br />OPINION<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLX-YwTWQk"><br />McCain & Bush: Twins in the Twin Cities</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/27/past-perfect-obama/">Convention line-up contradicts the fresh, Washington outsider</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/a_brief_history_of_bushs_time.html">A Brief History of Bush's Time</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121979616286074815.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks">Big Labor's Comeback</a><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-3361291022189387396?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-63030305749863982262008-08-26T02:08:00.000-07:002008-08-26T03:30:19.725-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLPa97rcUgI/AAAAAAAAALU/i-C6jJh2EKU/s1600-h/dnc-Michelle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLPa97rcUgI/AAAAAAAAALU/i-C6jJh2EKU/s400/dnc-Michelle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238771549088797186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwnv8pDe4M8&eurl=http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&tab=wn&qiurl=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/uwnv8pDe4M8/default.jpg">Video: Michelle Obama Opens Democratic Convention </a><br /><br /><a href="http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=001news.db&command=viewone&id=1402&op=t">New Employment Website Helps Cash-Strapped College Students </a><br /><a href="http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=001news.db&command=viewone&id=1402&op=t">Find Quick Freelance </a><a href="http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=001news.db&command=viewone&id=1402&op=t">Writing Jobs</a><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-intern-lessons_25aug25,0,7171297.story"><br />Internships give college students skills—or at least a good story</a><br /><a href="http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=8897919"><br />College textbook costs on the rise, students find ways to save</a><br /><a href="http://www.nextstudent.com/student-loan-blog/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2008/08/25/1107.aspx"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nextstudent.com/student-loan-blog/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2008/08/25/1107.aspx">Undocumented Students in Arizona Buckle Under Higher College Costs, Leave School</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwnv8pDe4M8&eurl=http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&tab=wn&qiurl=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/uwnv8pDe4M8/default.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080826.RBELL26/TPStory/Business"><br />US housing keeps teetering</a><br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/news/economy/cnn_poll/?postversion=2008082507"><br />US view of economy is getting worse - poll</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a6KWnguEb8vM&refer=home">Dollar Rises on Speculation Oil Decline to Bolster U.S. Economy<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/08/26/WashingtonDCBureau/347643.html"></a><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/25/mccain.strategy/">John McCain is not lying low</a><br /><a href="http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hsMoohcAg4EvfivjtQ9eRRc5vL5g"><br />Ailing Kennedy leads Obama plaudits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/27354179.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7EaDiaMDCiUZ">Pawlenty campaigns for McCain in Ohio</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/08/26/WashingtonDCBureau/347643.html">Arkansas' Hillary supporters: We back Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1835856,00.html?imw=Y">Cindy McCain's Mission to Georgia<br /></a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121970803923071113.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Shaky Economy Challenges Ambitious Obama Agenda</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-balance_26edi.ART.State.Edition1.4d4d60e.html">Balance of Opinion: What the Biden pick says about Obama<br /></a><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2624044/Madonna-angers-John-McCain-with-Adolf-Hitler-jibe.html"><br />Madonna angers John McCain with Adolf Hitler jibe</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=a4E.tJZF6ZxE&refer=germany"><br />Bhutto, Sharif Parties Vie for Pakistan's Presidency (Update2)</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hpNWTmEfR-Xi9wlvbTv2yOmddTjAD92PPHS80"><br />Bomb wounds 20 at rally in southwestern Pakistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hAR057bvyVHaM4H0hP_xkRVERO-QD92PICIG0">US investigating civilian deaths in Afghanistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/2621776/Iraq-police-catch-teenage-girl-in-suicide-bomber-vest.html"><br />Iraq police catch teenage girl in suicide bomber vest</a><br /><br /><br />OPINION<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7PfSEtiXPw&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/main/7">Fabulous Life of John McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22320%22%20height=%22335%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://mediamatters.org/static/flash/mmfaplayer.swf%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22flashvars%22%20value=%22config=http://mediamatters.org/tools/flash/config?id=463149%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cembed%20src=%22http://mediamatters.org/static/flash/mmfaplayer.swf%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20flashvars=%22config=http://mediamatters.org/tools/flash/config?id=463149%22%20width=%22320%22%20height=%22335%22%3E%3C/embed%3E%3C/object%3E">Hannity, Rove repeated refuted claim about Obama's house</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhuMgUkiVOY&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/main/7">Help John McCain Count His Houses!</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obama_lacks_an_economic_narrat.html"><br />Obama Lacks an Economic Narrative</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121970947361771229.html?mod=todays_columnists">Democrats Made No Room on Abortion</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-6303030574986398226?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-59843808536161585752008-08-25T07:00:00.000-07:002008-08-25T08:51:45.539-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLLRCKMmYII/AAAAAAAAALM/9gaZEWcGpZ4/s1600-h/Barak-praying.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLLRCKMmYII/AAAAAAAAALM/9gaZEWcGpZ4/s400/Barak-praying.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238479151612452994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLLQtc4WTJI/AAAAAAAAALE/9L4PlvI9coI/s1600-h/BaRACK+%26+mICHELLE+oBAMA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SLLQtc4WTJI/AAAAAAAAALE/9L4PlvI9coI/s400/BaRACK+%26+mICHELLE+oBAMA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238478795850534034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080825/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_democrats_faith">Democrats open faith-filled convention with prayer</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/25/politics/animal/main4379280.shtml">All News Is Good News For McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-mccain-campaignaug25,0,6590836.story">McCain hits TV screen in ads—and at church</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/24/AR2008082402258.html?hpid=topnews">Party Unity Tops Agenda For Democrats</a><br /><br /><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/08/25/party-crashers-mccain-gop-launch-counteroffensive-at-dem-convention/">Party-crashers: McCain, GOP launch counteroffensive at Dem convention</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12782.html">Tensions boil between Obama-Clinton camps</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hs83Q3rL419mB_TESClUtf3-IpJw">Michelle to stake out Obama's claim to presidency</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/27336349.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUvDE7aL_V_BD77:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU">Before convention, Obama makes Midwest victory lap</a><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/"><br />Presidential polling data </a><br /><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ny-limust245815862aug25,0,975107.story"><br />5 items college students should consider for fall</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1114722&srvc=home&position=rated">Lower drinking age won’t solve campus booze woes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/economic_woes_make_student_loa.html">Economic woes make student loans hard to cover</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121937117186362585.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><br /></a></span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121937117186362585.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><span>Flaws Found In Watch List For Terrorists</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/taliban-militants-banned-in-pakistan/2008/08/25/1219516370080.html"><span>Taliban militants banned in Pakistan</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span><a href="http://middleeast.about.com/od/pakistan/p/me080824.htm"><br />Pakisrtan's New President: Why Asif Ali Zardari Matters</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/-/440808/462592/-/3l7evu/-/">Musharraf’s departure leaves Pakistan at the crossroads</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jNuaqMOvjjU4he05WADOUfXKBF6AD92P60E80">1.2 tons of opium seized in Afghanistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-iraq25-2008aug25,0,3462052.story"><br />Iraq suicide attack kills 25<br /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION<br /><br /></span><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=John+Mccain&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1">The POW "Card"</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=F7C4B4FE-18FE-70B2-A8799EEE59BEF734">Stick to your guns, Joe<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/where_did_obamas_mo_go.html">Where Did Obama's Mo Go?</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121963059704068069.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><br />Obama Targets Swing States Like Colorado to Tilt Election</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121963059704068069.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5984380853616158575?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-56497081022418462522008-08-22T06:03:00.000-07:002008-08-22T07:59:47.708-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SK7T5qF5QfI/AAAAAAAAAK8/c0ZkesL20pc/s1600-h/Hot+air.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SK7T5qF5QfI/AAAAAAAAAK8/c0ZkesL20pc/s400/Hot+air.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237356404183482866" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.forbes.com/economy/2008/08/20/bloomberg-windmills-nyc-markets-econ-cx_lal_0820markets28.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NYC's Bloomberg Presses The Alt-Energy Key</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_us/bishop_immigration_raids">Bishop wants Feds to halt mass immigration raids...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_alt_afp/usitinternetenergychipcompanyintel;_ylt=Aj2CdOGwqOSSWHfsIhT_5b2s0NUE">Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_re_us/odd_library_arrest;_ylt=Akg5jVfvof9hL_s9UcnatB2s0NUE"><br />Woman cuffed, booked for not paying library fines</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices;_ylt=ApOEoODmmZ2G2KeRFtsdzdCs0NUE">Oil back down below $120 on stronger dollar</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_bi_ge/bernanke;_ylt=AgWILuYngOQBkF6gYkmPnSys0NUE">Bernanke financial crisis taking toll on economy</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5huW7XBNlC1-mFEhKe47gbQJYfdPAD92MUFDO3"><br />Treasurys slip after jobless data, oil price jump</a><br /><br /><a href="http://views.ticas.org/2007/08/cal_grants_on_hold.html">California Budget Gridlock Jeopardizes Student Aid</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/04/california_coll.html">California College Students Plan Day of Action on Budget Cuts</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm">Effective Study Skills</a><br /><br /><a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do">The Official SAT Question of the Day™</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=EA9A8AB6-18FE-70B2-A8C4CC2F0C792FDB">Romney veep speculation swirls</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/21/AR2008082103421.html"><br />Obama Says He Has Chosen His No. 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/22/politics/washingtonpost/main4373076.shtml">Houses Add Up To A Snag For McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/us/politics/22veep.html?ref=politics">McCain Advisers Say Stance on Abortion Is Crucial for No. 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080821/NEWS15/308210001">Obama has 7-point lead on McCain in Michigan | Freep.com | Detroit </a><br /><br /><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/21/mccain-to-keep-pressure-on-obama-during-dems-convention/">McCain to Keep Pressure on Obama During Dems’ Convention</a><br /><br /><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080822/D92N9EN00.html">US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_re_af/algeria_bombings;_ylt=AshGNK0zOCta4SOtzQikbpis0NUE"><br />Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Algeria attacks</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C08%5C22%5Cstory_22-8-2008_pg7_55">Rice says Musharraf pulled Pakistan from ‘brink of extremism’</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_10273531">Bombers hit Pakistan arms factory</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/22/03626/1126/185/572396"><br /></a><a href="http://www.truthout.org/article/warrior-john-mccain-far-more-dangerous-than-bush">t r u t h o u t | Warrior John McCain: Far More Dangerous Than Bush</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/bill_baracks_excellent_adventu.html">Bill & Barack's Excellent Adventure</a><br /><a href="http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080822/OPINION03/808220304"></a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/22/03626/1126/185/572396">McCain’s Abramoff Problem: CliffNotes Edition...</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5649708102241846252?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-44168172751295859702008-08-21T03:21:00.000-07:002008-08-21T14:06:45.345-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SK1HswncvzI/AAAAAAAAAK0/v8pWrSI1IrU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236920775991934770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SK1HswncvzI/AAAAAAAAAK0/v8pWrSI1IrU/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r4y7O1UVC0">Fiery Plane Crash at Madrid Airport Kills 153</a><br /><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liacci-pg,0,5210574.photogallery"><br />Images of vicious auto crashes </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQkB6La3SPk">Video: Today in History for August 21st</a><br /><a href="http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/"><br />Research about Alcohol and College Drinking Prevention</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=college+students&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title">Loans for college students harder to come by</a><br /><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liacci-pg,0,5210574.photogallery"></a><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26272639/"><br />Half of college students consider suicide - Mental health- msnbc.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0807/p02s01-usgn.html">Too few low-income college students?</a><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&resnum=0&q=bigfoot&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1"><br />Video: They Found a Bigfoot </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/20/AR2008082003960.html">McCain's Silver Bullet</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKgGAJmtJRw"><br />Video: McCain: I'm Not Questioning Obama's Patriotism</a><br /><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/14/mccain_rules_out_military_acti.html">McCain Rules Out Military Action Against Russia</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/17/barackobama.johnmccain"><br />McCain comes out punching<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKgGAJmtJRw"></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=anG3bvkxy8uY&refer=canada">Russia Moves Missiles From Georgia, Steps Up Pullout (Update2)</a><br /><br /><a href="official:%20Attacks%20at%20Pakistan%20arms%20factory%20kill">Official: Attacks at Pakistan arms factory kill 37<br /></a><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7574113.stm"><br />Pakistan presidential race begins</a><br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article4579173.ece"><br />Condoleezza Rice says Iraq troop deal is close</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFIF3uj2acpIFs0yO04Q78QyalQgD92MHI080"><br />Al-Qaida in Iraq says it killed US-allied Sunni</a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br /><br /><br />OPINION </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121927592113858497.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Saddleback: The Inner Game of Politics</a><br /><p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26300609#26300609">Republicans for Obama</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26279420#26279420">Olbermann Chastise McCain: Grow up!!</a><br /></p><a href="http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/16624.html">Is McCain open to reenacting the draft?</a><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernardhenri-levy/georgia-at-war-what-i-saw_b_120076.html"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span>Georgia at War: What I Saw</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24214712-7583,00.html">Now to clean up Musharraf's mess</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/another_cohort_of_kids_failed.html"><br />Another Cohort of Kids Failed by Government Schools<br /></a><a href="http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=1022"><br />John McCain And The Ambition To Be President</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtXOBH6U89Y&eurl=http://www.democrats.org/page/content/exxon-mccain/">Music Video: Exxon John</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8q9P3VRb0c">Video: "OBAMA RAP SONG"</a><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)">Please leave a comment, if you have any.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-4416817275129585970?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-23095593548012123792008-08-20T06:04:00.000-07:002008-08-20T07:55:58.560-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKwvcdNB8AI/AAAAAAAAAKs/E2syIus2PYY/s1600-h/MC+Cain+rising+from+the+dead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKwvcdNB8AI/AAAAAAAAAKs/E2syIus2PYY/s400/MC+Cain+rising+from+the+dead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236612632647168002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1948672420080820">McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama-Reuters poll</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080819/pl_politico/12646"><br /></a><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080819/pl_politico/12646">McCain weighs a Lieberman surprise</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/DN-energy_20pol.ART.State.Edition1.4d6119a.html"><br />Deep sea rig gives McCain oil platform</a><br /><br /><a href="http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/how-mccain-and-obama-compare-o-1.html">How McCain and Obama compare on energy issues</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/27100304.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU">Pawlenty: Obama 'slams door shut' on energy<br /></a><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUST14048520080820?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=23&sp=true"><br />Oil climbs to $115 a barrel on lower dollar</a><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/20/europe/EU-Georgia-US.php"><br />BJ's Wholesale ups outlook as profit rises slightly</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-drinking20-2008aug20,0,1651220.story">College leaders hope to renew debate on a lower drinking age</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=college+student&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title">How Americans Pay for College</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20080819/americans-fatter-in-37-states">Americans Fatter in 37 States</a><br /><br /><a href="http://tigerweekly.com/article/08-19-2008/8977">Congratulations, you are a poor, struggling, college student!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92LLBEG0&show_article=1">Minor wreck turns into deadly trauma in Florida</a><br /><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080820/D92LUR4G0.html"><br />Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland</a><br /><a href="http://voanews.com/english/2008-08-20-voa9.cfm"><br />Britain Warns Russia Over Military Operations in Georgia</a><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/20/europe/EU-Georgia-US.php"><br />US congressional delegation heads to Georgia<br /></a><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gty0yEiSPbQIDtjGdNh1KiN7MWuwD92M0SG80"><br /></a><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gty0yEiSPbQIDtjGdNh1KiN7MWuwD92M0SG80">NATO general says Pakistan chaos emboldens Taliban</a><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/pakistan.blast/"><br />Taliban claim credit for Pakistan blast</a><br /><br /><br /><br />OPINION<a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2008/08/20/obama_earned_his_poor_showing?mode=PF"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20dowd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print">Two Against The One</a><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/08/20/doctoring_the_facts_against_obama?mode=PF"><br />Doctoring the facts against Obama<br /></a><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=Barack+Obama&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&tab=wn&resnum=0&cd=1&nolr=1&sa=N&start=10">Obama's energy proposals deserve more credit</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2008/08/20/obama_earned_his_poor_showing?mode=PF">Obama earned his poor showing</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-2309559354801212379?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-54983633618072218292008-08-19T01:14:00.000-07:002008-08-19T06:15:37.280-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKrEEvVSTBI/AAAAAAAAAKk/N8eHNeIH4uU/s1600-h/No+us+drilling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKrEEvVSTBI/AAAAAAAAAKk/N8eHNeIH4uU/s400/No+us+drilling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236213102475889682" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJuPUCrr4Y8"><br />AP Top Stories</a><br /><br /><a href="http://wcbstv.com/local/elderly.woman.mugged.2.798085.html"> Video of a 85 year old lady getting mugged </a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnlQ7RjWnrE"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5bNewYTg24"><br />Fmr. Marine Faces Prosecution for Action in Iraq</a><br /><br /><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080819/D92L8K180.html">Oil drops below $112 as storm threat eases</a><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080819093128.5xf1wcko&show_article=1"><br />Japan to label goods' carbon footprints: official</a><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=U.S.%20economy&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn"><br />US corporate tax policy in need of overhaul</a><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=U.S.%20economy&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn"><br />American Consumer Satisfaction Slips, Portends Economic Woes<br /></a><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D7D7CFC0-18FE-70B2-A8B2BE218CF25D91">Exclusive: McCain to name VP on Aug. 29</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnlQ7RjWnrE"></a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-parsons19-2008aug19,0,916510.column">Rick Warren impressive as McCain-Obama interviewer at Saddleback Church</a><br />Pastor Warren got them to dig deep and avoid canned answers, though he did miss some follow-up questions.<br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g6HqZYKE6XePtFIHZTBR1n0vkIcwD92L7KTG0"></a><br /><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/mccain-slams-obama-on-national-security/?hp">McCain Slams Obama on National Security</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/john-farrell/2008/08/18/no-margin-of-error-barack-obama-and-ohio.html">No Margin of Error: Barack Obama and Ohio</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnlQ7RjWnrE">Street Team: Creates a Positive Rap in support of Barack Obama </a><br /><br /><a href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7546639.stm">What caused Russia to attack Georgia </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdBKxSbscUY">U.S. Prepares for Post-Musharraf Pakistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=Pakistan&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn">Police: Bomb blast in Pakistan hospital kills 23</a><br /><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=732612"><br />Pakistan left in a political vacuum</a><br /><a href="http://www.dawn.com/2008/08/19/top5.htm"><br />Democratic Pakistan vital for UK’s security, says Miliband<br /></a><br /><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/?iref=hpmostpop">Attack on US base repelled in Afghanistan</a><br /><br /><br />OPINION<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080815/BLOG24/80815039/1068/opinion">Support our troops, vote Obama? </a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121910303529751345.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"></a><br /><a href="http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/08/18/how-mccain-could-pick-a-pro-choice-vp.aspx">How McCain Could Pick a Pro-Choice VP<br /></a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121910303529751345.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Obama's Tax Plan Is Really a Welfare Plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121909365007350805.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">McCain, Obama Duel on Russia</a><br /><a href="http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/18/is-the-tide-turning/"><br />Is the tide turning?</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121910303529751345.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5498363361807221829?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-50701925846419129762008-08-18T05:43:00.000-07:002008-08-18T07:50:15.468-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKmGK0WOCPI/AAAAAAAAAKM/qtSc86sIP9I/s1600-h/War.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKmGK0WOCPI/AAAAAAAAAKM/qtSc86sIP9I/s400/War.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235863562203564274" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2008/08/18/at_center_of_conflict_south_ossetians_direct_bitterness_at_georgia/">At center of conflict, South Ossetians direct bitterness at Georgia<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpvVo1atRYM">AP Top Stories</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAqNGT7hwc"><br />Schools Brace for Hard Economic Times</a><br /><a href="http://www.northescambia.com/?p=3451"><br />Cheat Sheet: Quick Back To School Facts You Need To Know To Survive</a><br /><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/personalfinance/stories/DN-perfisidebar_18bus.ART.State.Edition1.4dab290.html"><br />College students should take care to protect their information</a><br /><a href="http://gasprices.mapquest.com/"><br />Gas Prices - Find The Lowest Gas Prices Near You at Mapquest ...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/">At least 30 feared dead in Haiti from Fay</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121901994266948385.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries">Let's Invest in Clean Energy</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080818/wl_nm/iran_satellite_muslims_dc"><br /></a><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/JH19Dj08.html">The US economy is in a funk</a><br /><a href="http://gasprices.mapquest.com/"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-67AvUEnI"><br /></a><a href="http://blogs4mccain.com/2008/08/03/behind-the-scenes-at-mccain-hq/">Behind the Scenes at McCain HQ</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-67AvUEnI">Obama: Some May to Pay Higher Taxes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvqQ8leeYI">McCain, Obama Woo Conservative Christians</a><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D28C985A-18FE-70B2-A8CB9DA2021E12AE"><br />McCain reopens the national security gap</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D36EE494-18FE-70B2-A86C5574411FC5E7">McCain protests NBC coverage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-rich18-2008aug18,0,1063695.story">Who's rich? McCain and Obama have very different definitions</a><br /><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/personalfinance/stories/DN-perfisidebar_18bus.ART.State.Edition1.4dab290.html"></a><a href="http://gasprices.mapquest.com/"></a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggxwzfjhLbR0PzEyoG7WYQGKZfxAD92KMIFO0http://">Musharraf exit unlikely to undo Pakistan militants</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0818/afghan.html">Nine killed in Afghan suicide attack</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0818/p02s01-usmi.html">Record number of US contractors in Iraq</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080818/wl_nm/iran_satellite_muslims_dc">Iran ready to put Muslim countries' satellite in orbit</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">OPINION</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/95373/warrior_john_mccain:_far_more_dangerous_than_bush/">Warrior John McCain: Far More Dangerous Than Bush</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/small_hopes_and_large_upsets.html">McCain Shines at Saddleback Forum</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aJHKNW1lro9Y&refer=columnist_hassett">The Gloves Are Coming Off </a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/the_shape_of_the_race_changes.html"><br />The Shape of the Race Changes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aJHKNW1lro9Y&refer=columnist_hassett">Democrats Offer Lesson in Misleading on Taxes: Kevin Hassett</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/the_shape_of_the_race_changes.html"></a><br /><a href="http://tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=5607f0de-44eb-4606-af0e-99029525ebb2">Be Not Cool</a><br />For Barack Obama, the presidential race right now demands a sense of urgency. And that's hard to convey when you never seem to sweat.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br />CHECKING THE FACTS</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/distorting_the_dhl_deal.html">Distorting the DHL Deal</a><br />August 15, 2008<br />An AFL-CIO flier and Obama campaign ads say that McCain cost Ohioans 8,000 jobs. We say that's a distortion of the record<br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/the_truth_about_tire_pressure.html">The Truth About Tire Pressure</a><br />August 14, 2008<br />Motorists could save more than 1 billion gallons of fuel a year, right now. But expanded offshore drilling would eventually produce even more.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/waste_worries.html">Waste Worries</a><br />August 14, 2008<br />Obama ad accuses McCain of nuclear NIMBY-ness in Nevada. We supply context.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/not_pictured_here.html">Not Pictured Here</a><br />August 12, 2008<br />The people in suits shown with McCain in an Obama ad are not lobbyists, as the narrator implies.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5070192584641912976?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-73946930448565705992008-08-15T06:39:00.000-07:002008-08-15T09:48:41.754-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKWJIosy_uI/AAAAAAAAAKE/iZMO_upxYHI/s1600-h/bankmain_555585a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKWJIosy_uI/AAAAAAAAAKE/iZMO_upxYHI/s400/bankmain_555585a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234740923345338082" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1563317.ece">Russian soldier bank job</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cAGjSqaMaI"><br />AP Top Stories<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6F1DaGy5rA"><br />Olympic Minute: 6 Golds for Phelps, and More</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnF02tx9Ek8"><br />Consumer Prices Surge, Job Market Remains Strain</a><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/greenenergy/ci_10212377"><br />San Jose in talks with Tesla for electric-car plant</a><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_10204811?source=rss"><br />PG&E, SunPower announce major solar deal</a><br />SUNPOWER, OPTISOLAR PLAN NATION'S BIGGEST PLANTS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY<br /><br /><a href="http://dcnonl.com/article/id29911">Harvesting the wind makes for a profitable crop</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/world/europe/16poland.html?hp">Russia Lashes Out on Missile Deal</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aLY_H8XQz_iM&refer=worldwide"><br /></a><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aLY_H8XQz_iM&refer=worldwide">U.S. Foreclosures Rise 55%, Bank Seizures Reach High (Update2)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aUvoAunrrCYU&refer=worldwide">Gold Drops Below $800 an Ounce in Asia as Dollar Strengthens</a><br /><br /><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080814/military_donations.html?.v=1">Military donations favor Obama over McCain: Financial News -</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_money">McCain raises $27 million in July</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugDrrAz0C_Y"><br />Raw Video: Obama Beachside in Hawaii</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=C3548602-18FE-70B2-A877A811E28B5D0E">McCain alarms base with abortion comment</a><br /><br /><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080815/D92IJJIG0.html">Bush still raking in cash for Republicans</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsc-CjBfRYA">Bush: 'The Cold War Is Over'<br /></a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j-76RGuXeBwRkdkjIwMUwOXVaJdQD92IMLO01">Jackson Browne sues McCain, RNC over song in ad</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOiNT_O7MYpG6MzupugzRbGJsi-QD92IODB00">Official: 460 militants, 22 troops die in Pakistan<br /></a><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080815.wliveafghan0815/BNStory/Front"><br />The perils of delivering aid in Afghanistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/15/stories/2008081552201900.htm">U.S. “agrees” to Iraq pull-out time-table</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvMKVaio8nTfmHFLUM_usu_Kr8sQD92IJHSG2">AP Exclusive: Hit squads training in Iran</a><br /><br /><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5inNaDVOT0sm_Enu7hAmbnGVqGb2g">Iranian president optimistic over power, gas deals with Turkey</a><br /><br />OPINION<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/14/17543/9453/472/568041"><br />Obama WON'T be Swiftboated!</a><br />Obama campaign issues 41 Page Smack-Down to Jerome Corsi!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/08/rove_sees_mi_co_va_and_oh_as_c.html">Rove sees MI, CO, VA, and OH as crucial</a><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/13/EDCD129NI4.DTL"><br />Georgia war is a neocon election ploy<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativepoliticsopinion.html">Republicans (For The Most Part) And Democrats Want the "Nanny State</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121876047023242841.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><br />WSJ: Iraq May Be Stable, But the War Was a Mistake</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/14/17543/9453/472/568041"><br /></a><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/14/17543/9453/472/568041"> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-7394693044856570599?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-5239908622497847772008-08-14T07:58:00.000-07:002008-08-14T09:52:20.892-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKRhz9i5RvI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/cuzZOcFKvio/s1600-h/shooter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKRhz9i5RvI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/cuzZOcFKvio/s400/shooter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234416212233504498" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.examiner.com/a-1536763%7EMan_fired_from_job_kills_Ark__Democratic_chairman.html"><br />Arkansas Shooter: Who is Timothy Dale Johnson, 50</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inWxEpDIG7s">AP Top Stories</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzOnZAnW2C4">Suspect in Ark. Democratic HQ Shooting Dies</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GPRIBBTCU0">Raw Video: Towering Window Washer Rescue</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EbSHQq5Qaw">Georgian President Doubts Russian Intensions</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PssFA6Y9FL0">Video: McCain Touts 'all of the Above' Energy Plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aAs3iP0F8XYs&refer=home">US Consumer Prices Rose More Than Forecast in July </a>(Update2)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afLRFXgzpFoY&refer=home">U.S. White Population Will Be Minority by 2042, Government Says</a><br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/oprah-obama.html">Oops, Oprah obligingly opts out of opulent Obama observance</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/14/politics/washingtonpost/main4349754.shtml">Conservative Authors Take Aim At Obama</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/obama_reaches_2.html">Obama reaches 2 million donors</a><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,403622,00.html"><br />Lieberman Blasts Obama Over Georgia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=5578536&page=1">McCain Says 'Maybe' to Abortion-Rights Veep</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mlive.com/elections/index.ssf/2008/08/cindy_mccain_injured_by_michig.html">Cindy McCain injured by Michigander's handshake</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/aug2008/pi20080814_900159.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis">July Inflation Is a Real Scorcher</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-pakistan14-2008aug14,0,4339356.story">Suspected U.S. missile strike kills 9 in Pakistan</a><br /><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/14/content_9283906.htm"><br />Tribal clash claims 26 more lives in Pakistan's tribal region</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/taliban-al-qaeda"><br />Taliban, Al Qaeda Unchecked in Pakistan</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION<br /></span></span><br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/13/reactions_to_arkansas_democrat.html?hpid=topnews">Reaction to Arkansas Democratic Party chairman shooting </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_alinsky_hoodwink_is_com.html">Obama's Alinsky Hoodwink is Coming Home to Roost</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/shoptalk_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003837873">Target Obama: Why The Press Must Fact-Check Campaign Claims</a><br /><a href="http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=758"><br />Conservative attacks on the gang of 10</a><br /><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3564323,00.html"><br />Georgia Atack: South Ossetia Mars Medvedev's Record<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-523990862249784777?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-18683025535072217522008-08-13T07:37:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:05:33.672-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKL-qPAUfwI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/eP16KfC-mqg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKL-qPAUfwI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/eP16KfC-mqg/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234025718493773570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku0b6mM3rWM">AP Top Stories</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWp0_crU5Gg"><br /><br />Olympic Minute: Golden Again, and More</a><br /><a href="http://fe37.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_on_re_us/animal_rescue;_ylt=Amr5HxBO2jomV_Qhcus6pJADW7oF"><br />More than 360 animals found at filthy Mo. property</a><br /><br /><a href="http://fe37.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_re_us/arkansas_town_curfew;_ylt=AkSUh_ucOOZ3BlAH.u5VDusDW7oF">Crime-ridden Arkansas town expands 24-hour curfew</a><br /><br /><a href="http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDE0ZjA3MmQ2NzhkYzFiNTAyZTJhNDRlOTcwOTgwN2M=">Team Obama Calls McCain's Georgia Stance 'Belligerent</a><br /><a href="http://news.aol.com/news_portal/elections/article/polls-show-obama-landslide-unlikely/131566"><br />Polls Show Obama Landslide Unlikely</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd5GrXE6lVM">Two Sets of Triplets Head Off to School</a><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402585,00.html"><br />McCain, Obama Equally Ignorant on Solving Gas Price Crisis</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/defiant-clinton-women-refuse-support-obama">Defiant Clinton Women Refuse To Support Obama</a><br />High-Class Hillraisers Still Irate About Barack: ‘She Will Be Nominee’<br /><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pelosi-looks-to-load-up-drilling-bill-2008-08-12.html"><br />Pelosi looks to load up drilling bill</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121859070476735473.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Some Conservative Republicans Balk at Drilling Compromise</a><br /><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/early-word-dems-name-warner-as-keynote-speaker/"><br />Early Word: Dems Name Warner as Keynote Speaker</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121862855442536613.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Liz Claiborne Cuts Outlooks As Retailer Swings to a Loss</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121863192646936691.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><br />Chrysler to Make Investment In Detroit Plant for New Vehicle<br /></a><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQFEEzrFP9ymmNnd4sObF1gjheOg"><br />Fresh Pakistan violence leaves 35 dead: officials</a><br /><a href="http://fe37.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/ap/afghan_violence;_ylt=AkV0BvXwVphHvUTnTYZ1xaYDW7oF"><br />Official: 3 Western women killed in Afghan attack</a><br /><br /><br />OPINION<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-stein8-2008aug08,0,2887025.column">What's so bad about foreign oil?</a><br />How achieving "energy independence" would leave Americans worse off.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=1961d390-71cb-414f-9366-c040f1fa236b">How Democrats got bulldozed on energy.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sLd_xUUR4Bg&hl=en&fs=1">Newt Gingrich: Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.</a><br /><a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/08/awash-in-oil-mo.html"><br /> Awash in oil money, it's time for Iraq to pay its own way</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/opinion/13dowd.html">Yes, She Can</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/369764.htm">Georgia Caused This War</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/08/obamas_gop_roster_share_antiis.html">Obama's GOP roster share anti-Israel views</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-1868302553507221752?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-91289906154197088052008-08-12T04:01:00.000-07:002008-08-12T06:03:56.687-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKF8zX4v_WI/AAAAAAAAAJg/MrxELwe0moY/s1600-h/Oil+pockets.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKF8zX4v_WI/AAAAAAAAAJg/MrxELwe0moY/s400/Oil+pockets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233601464008441186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_j1HADVR0">Russia Halts Military Action in Georgia</a><br /><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080812/oil_prices.html?.v=9"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUPfhPq1EBw"><br />Raw Video: Police Beating Caught on Tape</a><br /><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08112008/news/regionalnews/coney_island_mob_beats_ex_marines_rescui_123919.htm"><br />CONEY ISLAND MOB BEATS EX-MARINES RESCUING GIRL</a><br /><a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/national/us_acts_to_open_bordersto_foreigners_with_hiv100.html"><br />U.S. acts to open borders to foreigners with HIV</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92GOBA87&show_article=1">June trade deficit shrinks to $56.8 billion</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFx_tCjmUZY"><br />Miss. Oil Spill Smaller Than First Thought</a><br /><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080812/oil_prices.html?.v=9"><br />Oil falls to $113 in Asia on stronger dollar</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5huW7XBNlC1-mFEhKe47gbQJYfdPAD92GBA8G0">Treasury prices fall as stocks rise, oil falls</a><br /><a href="http://fe37.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_on_bi_ge/corporations_income_tax;_ylt=An2CcLk.toZ.xogOL22EQGkDW7oF"><br />Most companies in US avoid federal income taxes</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5559065&page=1"><br /></a></span> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5559065&page=1">Fraud Concerns Over Overseas Campaign Donations</a></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/clintons_staff.html">Clinton's staff was 'Achilles' heel'</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/us/politics/12bayh.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1218540420-Tgl7NyYlb6bdhNNHC28xLQ&pagewanted=print"><br />Indiana Senator Offers Obama Risks and Rewards</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92G84200&show_article=1">Obama supporters to get VP announcement via text</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_on_el_pr/obama_untaxing_seniors;_ylt=AqDWdKCCVYHe6_3AV0fnDbSyFz4D">Obama's 'no income taxes on seniors' draws critics</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/2542647/Georgia-John-McCain-plan-to-isolate-and-punish.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Georgia: John McCain plan to isolate and punish</span></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://fe37.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_el_ho/pelosi_sheehan_challenge;_ylt=ApPHtxZ4PkLKhcBi6mNOJCUDW7oF"><br />Cindy Sheehan qualifies to run for Pelosi's seat</a><br /><br /><a href="http://http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/12/content_9223056.htm">Pakistan's Taliban claims responsibility for Peshawar blast</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/12/pakistan.alqaida"><br /></a></span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/12/pakistan.alqaida">Leading al-Qaida militant killed in north-west Pakistan cla</a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A</span><a href="http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/world.aspx?ID=BD4A820289">l-Qaeda leader calls for holy war in Pakistan</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/2008-08-11-oil-price-stocks_N.htm">It's hard to lose betting on stocks as oil prices fall</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121848884970531015.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">War Threatens Key Pipeline For Crude Oil</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2008/08/oil_prices_blam.html">Oil Prices: Blame Speculators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27992">A Catholic Case Against Barack</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/another_bipartisan_betrayal.html">Another Bipartisan Betrayal</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_j1HADVR0"></a><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5553013&page=1">Wolfson: Edwards' Cover-up Cost Clinton the Nomination</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CARTOON<br /><br /></span></span>Mike Ramirez is a cartoonist for Investor's Business Daily. His cartoons appear on NYPOST.COM Monday through Friday.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-9128990615419708805?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-35545400118102677592008-08-11T04:12:00.000-07:002008-08-11T07:08:46.832-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKBBMTMu-ZI/AAAAAAAAAJY/gUiGM09ZRME/s1600-h/Russia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SKBBMTMu-ZI/AAAAAAAAAJY/gUiGM09ZRME/s400/Russia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233254446572435858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VAZTpLYnkE&eurl=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&hs=EvC&resnum=0&q=russia&oe=UTF-8&um=1iurl=http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/_VAZTpLYnkE/default.jpg">Video: Russia Steps Up Assault As Georgia Withdraws</a><br /><br /><a href="http://http//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/ts_alt_afp/usmexicoicjjusticeexecution">Texas executes Mexican in defiance of world court</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPi_LgKZJZM">Olympic Minute: Phelps 2nd Gold, and More</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121842341491928977.html">IPhone Software Downloads Take Off</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26125699/?GT1=43001?GT1=43001">Pioneering musician Isaac Hayes dead at 65</a><br /><a href="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4494440.ece"><br />Science close to unveiling invisible man</a><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121841227101628383.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks">Byrd's Bad Idea is back</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_country_first">McCain seeks to define himself and Obama</a><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/america/OUKWD-UK-USA-POLITICS-OBAMA-THREAT.php"><br /></a><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/america/OUKWD-UK-USA-POLITICS-OBAMA-THREAT.php">Man held in Florida for threat to kill Obama, Bush</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080810/OPINION/808100337">Straight talk: Debate energy policy</a><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/26826009.html"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-clinton7-2008aug07,0,6846877.story">Clinton wants her delegates heard at the convention</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPi_LgKZJZM"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article764880.ece">McCain, Obama Florida machines get cranking</a><br /><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/voters_like_obama_s_energy_credit_for_working_families_but_give_mixed_reviews_to_windfall_profits_tax"><br />Voters Like Obama’s Energy Credit for Working Families, But Give Mixed Reviews to Windfall Profits Tax</a><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121841227101628383.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/26826009.html">Money flowing from top of party</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4503041.ece">Al Queda calls for jihad against Pakistan in new audio tape</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_pakistan_pursuing_militants">US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan</a><br /><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html"><br />Bin Laden No. 2 blasts Pakistani leadership</a><br /><a href="http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080810/tap-as-afghan-karzai-d3b07b8.html"><br />Afghan president urges military action in Pakistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080811/812/tnl-taliban-expanding-rapidly-in-pakista_1.html">Taliban expanding rapidly in Pakistan, thanks to Musharraf</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPINION</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=A73DF0C3-18FE-70B2-A8620E2522D4CFA8">McCain Fails the 3 a.m. Test</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/8/123738/1629/795/564667">Updated: Oil @ $115: How Democrats made your gas cheaper...</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/why_barack_obama_will_not_win.html"><br />Why Barack Obama Will Not Win</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080810/NEWS07/130818166/1130/Sports01">Analysis: McCain camp claims confidence in winning Indiana</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/opinion/10sun1.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print">Energy Fictions</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/COLUMNIST17/808080318/0/COLUMNIST25">House of Kilpatrick causing major headaches to Democrats</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHECKING THE FACTS </span></span><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/more_tax_deceptions.html"><br />More Tax Deceptions</a><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/wind_power_puffery.html"><br />McCain's new ad touts "renewable energy," but his energy plan offers little to support it.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-3554540011810267759?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-58259209827851790062008-08-08T03:29:00.000-07:002008-08-08T06:19:02.330-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJxG78H_SjI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/Ij7jTmSxU-Y/s1600-h/HILLARY+PLAYING+CHECKERS+oBAMA+PLAYING+CHESS.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJxG78H_SjI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/Ij7jTmSxU-Y/s400/HILLARY+PLAYING+CHECKERS+oBAMA+PLAYING+CHESS.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232134862663535154" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/what-does-hillary-want/index.html?hp">What Does Hillary Want?</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osgte6CHy6w"><br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzktmUr9wOo"><br />McCain Attacks Obama on Economy and Energy</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osgte6CHy6w"><br />Obama Says People Need Break From Politics</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFduuPZn_MM&eurl=http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=Barack%20Obama&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&">Video: VP Hopefuls Making the Rounds AssociatedPress</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQvqRfEmOsI"><br /></a><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy_20;_ylt=Ar84bp8my5Cp7sGRpHlbsMHqxQcB"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQvqRfEmOsI">Jobless claims hit highest point since March 2002</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzktmUr9wOo"></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaNfyu7qqrg"><br /></a><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/08/markets/oil/">Oil sinks as dollar hits 5-month high</a><br /><a href="http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1218093348299880.xml&coll=1"><br />Springfield adds hybrid cars to parks fleet</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/wall_street;_ylt=Aq1n5R4L0LDAOibQQ.vAqNLqxQcB">Stocks fall on worries about financial sector</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaNfyu7qqrg">Money Minute: Tyson, Citigroup, Cell Phones</a><br /><a href="http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1218093348299880.xml&coll=1"></a><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aZmCUh65Dieg&refer=us"><br />Wal-Mart's Sales Slowdown May Signal End of Best-of-Dow Run</a><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1830386,00.html"><br />Solar Power Hits Home</a><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/NEWS07/808080348&imw=Y"><br />66 months for Osama Bin Laden's driver</a><br /><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/08/hacker_claims_a.html"><br />Hacker Claims Apple Can Spy On iPhone Users, Disable Apps Remotely</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aZmCUh65Dieg&refer=us"></a><a href="http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=6c81e0a8b47c3f73abee2664971a8ec2ab306c8d"><br />When Your Computer Listens to You</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBk0A_-ACeo"><br />Snoop Dogg Goes Bollywood</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUs7-qgGPjE">Olsen Wants Immunity Before Talking to Feds</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsneEiUIowA"><br />Detroit Mayor Violated Bond, Ordered Jailed</a><br /><br /><a href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7548974.stm">Pakistan press split over Musharraf</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jaHgiDiFx7JI-5aMTNSVadA2AZdAD92DVN800"><br />US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan</a><br /><a href="http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/B720B2E1EC30C0DA6525749F002F9293?OpenDocument"><br />US to re-structure forces in Afghanistan to counter Taliban</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/opinion/08fri1.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin"></a><br /><br />OPINION<br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/energy_independence_a_bipartis.html"><br />Energy Independence: A Bi-Partisan Pander</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=9E6FEB6F-3048-5C12-005E53492F8D017D">McCain, Obama claims stretch the truth</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/free_the_oil_and_other_slick_t.html">Free the Oil - And Other Slick Tricks</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/opinion/08fri1.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin">Time for Iraq to Pay the Bill</a><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/mccains_countryfirst_life_is_a.html"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/mccains_countryfirst_life_is_a.html">McCain's Country-First Life Is a Winner</a><br /><br /><br />CARTOON BY<br /><br /><span class="MainText">Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5825920982785179006?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-89965378923362076642008-08-06T23:03:00.000-07:002008-08-07T05:13:32.444-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJrksfu5ikI/AAAAAAAAAJI/IqRllhJiiT0/s1600-h/Frontlines-X.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJrksfu5ikI/AAAAAAAAAJI/IqRllhJiiT0/s400/Frontlines-X.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231745370227837506" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/middleeast/06surplus.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin">As Iraq Surplus Rises, Little Goes Into Rebuilding</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyi2Q8Qpy6w&eurl=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&hs=jI2&resnum=0&q=Identity+theft&oe=UTF-8iurl=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/Qyi2Q8Qpy6w/default.jpg">Video: Feds Charge 11 in Massive Retail Hacking Case </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/07/mccain-to-discuss-potential-job-losses-in-ohio/">McCain to discuss potential job losses in Ohio</a><br /><br /><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/06/1250487.aspx">OBAMA, BAYH TALK STARLETS, ENERGY</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=90E15887-3048-5C12-00F2EE5A4BEEF1B8" id="u-AFQjCNHU93H4RRqfsnxoylP-wb3YvoPOhA:r-4_1233816897">Book: White House Ordered CIA to Forge <b>Iraq</b> Intelligence</a><br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5528104&page=1">Sen. Hillary Clinton Seeks Democratic Convention Voice</a><br /><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/07/mccain-to-discuss-potential-job-losses-in-ohio/"></a><a href="http://video.on.nytimes.com/"><br />Video: Sexual Ambiguity Hampers AIDS Fight</a><br /><br /><a href="http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=4724edca12b972736b58b55345e7bc0120bef2b2">Video: The New York Times Campaign Edition</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD56wiVM9dw">Video: Bin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo Jury<br /></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LIbpDBTN_c"><br />Video: Tenn. Church Shooting Suspect Eyes Insanity Plea</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgiEaYPRYww">Video: Today in History for August 7th<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBuVD6YZBYE">Video: Ahead of Olympics, Bush Rebukes, Praises China</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE4bgccK780"><br />Video: U.S. Demonstrators Taken From Tiananmen Square<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIWSPk2liOQ">Video: Gov't: Ivins 'Sole Suspect' in Anthrax Case</a><br /><br /><a href="http://people-press.org/report/441/obama-fatigue">Obama Fatigue - 48% Hearing Too Much About Him<br /></a>McCain's Ads Seen As Negative, Obama's as Positive<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSISL15267920080807"><br />Pakistan rulers agree to begin Musharraf impeachment</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/news/video">Olympic flame at Great Wall</a><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/"><br />RealClearPolitics Electoral College</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/399imjzz.asp">A Dangerous Neighbor </a><br />How Pakistan's deterioration harms Afghanistan.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7zmnuMkZEc&eurl=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/08/obama_in_elkhart.html"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d7-e4PvF9A">Video: Taliban commander says Bin Laden still alive - 5 June 07</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYjXztaivDY"><br />Nairobi's US embassy attack victims ten years on - 07 Aug 08</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCIFERhrsyg"><br />France accused over Rwanda genocide_Aug 6 2008</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNfe7AW1hxY">Palestinians make Jericho home away from home - 05 Aug 08</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsMvG7p-QZg"><br />Critics examine China's human rights record - 07 Aug </a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Opinion</span><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/07/yucca-growth-industry/">Yucca as growth industry</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/opinion/07collins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print">The Energy Drill</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121807447764219305.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><br />How to Make Identity Theft Worse</a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/08/democratic_convention_and_kayn.html"><br />Democratic Convention and Kayne West</a><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121797838304214973.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Green Hornet<br /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fact Checking </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obamas_overstatement.html">Obama's Overstatement</a><br /><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/bluegrass_gasoline_blues.html"><br />Mitch McConnell's ad casts his Senate challenger as a villain</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Video From The Campaign Trail </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7zmnuMkZEc&eurl=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/08/obama_in_elkhart.html">Barack Obama on McCain versus McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dv5WOUicFU&eurl=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/08/mccain_in_ohio.html">McCain: U.S. Needs an Economic 'surge'</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-8996537892336207664?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-57481412270388664972008-08-06T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:00:10.649-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJplKzQKxLI/AAAAAAAAAJA/5lZx1W2prEM/s1600-h/Paradise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJplKzQKxLI/AAAAAAAAAJA/5lZx1W2prEM/s400/Paradise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231605153375372466" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br />Family first: Please excuse me for missing two days; I spent them vacationing with my family. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-5748141227038866497?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-63507776398418056852008-08-04T06:44:00.000-07:002008-08-04T08:47:37.836-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJckhbVofAI/AAAAAAAAAI4/pI2cUfInk1s/s1600-h/Three+%24+Obama+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJckhbVofAI/AAAAAAAAAI4/pI2cUfInk1s/s400/Three+%24+Obama+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230689648906894338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJccHiMQWlI/AAAAAAAAAIw/_MKC7p1uUSE/s1600-h/Obama%27s+Empty+suit.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJccHiMQWlI/AAAAAAAAAIw/_MKC7p1uUSE/s400/Obama%27s+Empty+suit.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230680407976991314" border="0" /><span class="content"></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-XFfOkBa9o">AP Top Stories<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/31/business/01econ.php">U.S. economy responds weakly to stimulus checks</a><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080730/ap_on_bi_ge/costly_christmas_2"><br />Shoppers to face higher prices on holiday goods</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQFX8ps5Zvk">ShowBiz Minute: Paris Hilton's mom, a McCains Supporter Cries Foul<br /></a><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS266US266&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Paris+Hilton&spell=1" class="p"><b><i></i></b></a><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/mccain-virginia.html"><br /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/03/topless-women-kid-rock-bi_n_116632.html">Topless Women, Kid Rock, Bikers, And John McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/mccain-virginia.html">John McCain may turn to Virginia for a VP candidate</a><br /><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/08/printer-john_mccain_barack_obama_tied.html"><br />John McCain, Barack Obama: Tied again</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080804.htm">Obama Defends Shift On Drilling</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/politicalperceptions/2008/08/03/can-4-gasoline-drive-mccain-campaign/"> Can $4 Gasoline Drive McCain Campaign?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-mccain-obama-poll,0,4614358.story"> McCain's attack strategy paying dividends as he pulls even with Obama in key poll</a><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0446969820080804"><br />Obama assails McCain as tool of Big Oil in ad</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_craftiness_1.html"> Obama's Craftiness</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/4/62921/10167/291/562104"><br /></a><a href="http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/aug/04/lift-drilling-ban-or-risk-shutdown-gop-warns/"> GOP: Lift drilling ban or risk shutdown</a><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?client=opera&rls=en&q=Pakistan&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=5&ct=title"><br />136 killed in northwest Pakistan: Army<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/04/stories/2008080453561400.htm">Pakistan, Afghanistan to fight terrorism jointly</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/04/europe/EU-Czech-Afghanistan.php">Czechs plan to deploy more troops in Afghanistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/sectarianism-fades-in-iraq/">Sectarianism fades in Iraq</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Opinion<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0801/p08s01-comv.html"> America's 53 Million Dollor Jumbo Loan</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-onthemedia4-2008aug04,0,7232176.story">Obama's crime? Acting too presidential</a><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/best-debate-sunday-john-mccain/story.aspx?guid=%7BED3697D6-C692-4E34-AD92-7037F41F2970%7D&dist=hppr"><br />Best Debate This Sunday: John McCain Vs. His Surrogates</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/4/62921/10167/291/562104">Why Obama is losing the pundit race ... and winning the election</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/election08/93739/it%27s_time_for_obama_to_get_tough/">It's Time for Obama to Get Tough</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2008/08/03/news/business/0dfb8b2e98ce27dd8725749900211130.txt">Not your average investor<br /></a> <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/snubbing_wounded_troops.html"></a><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0801/p08s01-comv.html"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-6350777639841805685?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970342233293642108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687249456334458364.post-12738589749923453522008-08-01T07:01:00.000-07:002008-08-01T09:26:53.692-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJM3AXLoHRI/AAAAAAAAAIo/pdLN0q7_iEE/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9ngBBDjV8FA/SJM3AXLoHRI/AAAAAAAAAIo/pdLN0q7_iEE/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229584071669587218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/why_im_thanking_god_for_obama.html">Why I'm Thanking God for Obama</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1U-P524wGU"><br />AP Top Stories</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aaT1GwI05N7o&refer=home"><br />Chevron 2nd-Quarter Profit Rises Less Than Estimated (Update2)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-jobless-rate-jumps-four-year-high/story.aspx?guid=%7B752CAB21-A428-4226-A503-B3EE1D0014A7%7D&dist=msr_7">U.S. jobless rate jumps to four-year-high 5.7%</a><br />Nonfarm payrolls fall by 51,000 in July, marking seventh straight drop<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbj3XphSAsQ&feature=user"></a><br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/abc-exxon-spends-1-percent-of-profit..."><br /></a><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/abc-exxon-spends-1-percent-of-profit...">ABC: Exxon spends 1 percent of profits on alternative energy.»</a><br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/abc-exxon-spends-1-percent-of-profits-on-alternative-energy/" title="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/abc-exxon-spends-1-percent-of-profits-on-alternative-energy/"></a><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-cause1-2008aug01,0,4172463.story">John McCain ad irritates many in Hollywood<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nationnews.com/editorial/298672438950787.php"> ON THE US CAMPAIGN TRAIL: McCain's meltdown</a><br /><br /><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/01/obama-strategist-mccain-camp-manufactured-race-debate/"> Obama Strategist: McCain Camp Manufactured Race Debate<br /></a><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/01/news/economy/wages_candidates/?postversion=2008080109"><br />Boosting wages: Obama vs. McCain</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theledger.com/article/20080728/COLUMNISTS/807280336/0/NEWS&title=McCain__Obama_Focus_on_Florida"> McCain, Obama Focus on Florida</a><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080801151102.y2q6k892&show_article=1"><br />African American protectors heckle Obama</a><br /><a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080801/D929GFLG0.html"><br />Ludacris' Obama song unlikely to alienate voters</a><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8dGftYb0s4XWdUMRdIVs3vh1CKAD929IQOO0"><br />Roadside bombs kill 5 NATO soldiers in Afghanistan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/01/content_8902826.htm"> Pakistan sends more troops to fight militants in northwest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7534597.stm"> Pakistan PM meets a sceptical US<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24113910-2703,00.html"> US troops to leave Iraq for Kabul</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/daae90b4-5efd-11dd-91c0-000077b07658.html"> Bush hints at troop cut for Iraq<br /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opinion</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/01/johnmccain.usforeignpolicy">John McCain versus Osama bin Laden</a><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/obama_and_the_racism_card.html"><br />Obama Lurches Off Course<br /></a><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/obama_and_the_racism_card.html"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/171a8fb2-5f62-11dd-91c0-000077b07658.html">Obama Afghanistan policy criticized</a><br /><br /><a href="http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/say-what-john-mccain-barack-obama-and-the-race-card/">Say What? John McCain, Barack Obama, and the “Race Card”</a><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/obama_and_the_racism_card.html"><br /></a><a href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2008/07/31/the_u_s_economy_and_bad_government_police">The US Economy and Bad Government Policies</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/why_im_thanking_god_for_obama.html">Why I'm Thanking God for Obama</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3687249456334458364-1273858974992345352?l=thepoliticoinsider.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Black Cavehttp://www.blo