Bush "nationalized" Freddie and Fannie
America Blog Sep 06 08Who would have guessed that Bush was such a fan of euro-socialism? Technically they are saying the two are in "conservatorship" and not "receivership" though as usual, this is mostly parsing to help prevent Bush being associated with the word "nationalize." What an amazing coincidence of timing we saw last night as Bush stepped in after the GOP convention was finished and the weekend was starting for most Americans. It should come as no surprise that McCain and Palin avoided any talk of the economy, because that might be of interest to Americans (and the world, I might add) as we work through the second half of the trillion dollar plus credit crisis. Full story...
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Food stamps hit record high in US
America Blog 4 hours agoAnother proud moment in compassionate conservatism. Bonus money for the failures on Wall Street and food stamp record numbers for the poor.
Harvard endowment loses over $8 billion, possibly more
America Blog 6 hours agoAmerica's "best and brightest" are not doing very well either on Wall Street or minding their own shop.
No one could have predicted that the religious right hates gays and cares about gay marriage
America Blog 7 hours agoRolling Stone:
From the start, the leaders of the No on Prop 8 campaign and their high-priced consultants failed to realize what they were up against.
Why doesn't ABC News just become a blog and get it over with?
America Blog 8 hours agoSome "real" journalists understand how to blog. That would include Jake Tapper at ABC (and Ben Smith at Politico).
Senator DeMInt wants Capitol Visitor Center to focus on religion
America Blog 9 hours agoThe U.S. is not a theocracy, thank god. Although there are members of Congress who want it to be one.
The entire national mall will be used for the massive crowds expected at Obama's inauguration
America Blog 11 hours agoThe entire length of the mall -- from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial -- will be used for the crowds at Obama's inauguration.
In Maine, Women rule
America Blog 12 hours agoMy sister, Sharon, wanted to make sure I saw the following article. In Maine, the new Speaker of the House, the new President of the Senate, the new Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the two U.
133 ballots have gone missing in Minnesota Senate race
America Blog 13 hours agoOops. And it just happens to hurt Al Franken's bid for the Senate. No one could have predicated that would happen.
Obama has a 78% approval rating
America Blog 14 hours agoThat's kind of like Bush's approval rating, but in reverse. Via MyDD:
President-elect Barack Obama gets soaring marks for his handling of the transition and his choices for the Cabinet, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, even at a time the public is downbeat over the economy.
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