Palin Options

[Robert]

Just wanted to point out I called Palin as VP over 4 months ago, for all the same reasons the decision was made now.
If McCain wins, I honestly believe this will be what puts him over the top.

Also you couldn't ask for better timing to make this announcement.
The DNC convention ended last night with a huge bang an there's not a single leading news story about it.
The news is 100% about Palin as VP.
Talk about stealing someones thunder.

I hope they win an McCain dies the next day.

[Robert]

A few things

Concerning Gramm, I never liked him. I do find it interesting that the libs are trying to lay the financial mess at his feet over the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Are the purposefully forgetting to mention the voting was bipartisan? It passed 90-8, so it was even veto proof. While I don't like Gramm, I'm even less impressed by Obama's economic advisors. Two former CEO's of Fannie & Freddie, who combined walked away with over $100 million from a comapny they left in ruins.
BTW, remember the reform legislation McCain tried to get passes in 2005. One aspect of that bill was to prevent those golden parachutes like Obama's two advisors got after leaving Fannie and Freddie. Does it make since they walk away with millions when the mangaged the comapany so badly that the federal government has had to step in and save it.


As for the Richard Cohen editorial you linked to, not impressed nor surprised by it.
One thing I will give you, outside of the Palin pick I think McCain has ran a weak campaign.
While his negative ad game is unforunately effective, it's only short term an leaves mcCain open to all kinds of critisms. I think he should have ran smarter.

Something I forget to add earlier concerning deregulation.
One of the biggest problems is the current bail out scheme. We're talking about over 1 trillion in bailouts.
People's heads should be rolling not rewarding companies for their failures. The whole idea behind the current bailouts do nothing but perpetuate the problem. I could understand an support the government stepping into lend some support when needed but only at a fraction of the cost so far an it would have to be for better reasons. By most reports I've read, the 85 billion to AIG won't be enough to save the company.
People should be furious an it's hardly be talked about.
You can't save any American company by a trillion dollars worth of loans financed outside of the country.
On a happy note, I belong to a friendly investment group who took a risk on AIG. Bought in below $2 with options to sell at $4, just doubled my investment in a little over a day.
If I could always be that lucky, one day I might be one of those Rich Americans Biden refereed to as needing to pay more taxes as part of their patriotic duty.

I'll make it more interesting.......
While I still think Obama will win unles he continues to make mistakes ( even though he's a poor choice.) I would be willing to bet money he will be a one term president, for many of the same reasons Bush 41 was.