Increasingly desperate, John McCain and the GOP are throwing the kitchen sink at Barack Obama. No wonder they called Joe the Plumber. So this week brought racist mailers, a tidal wave of robocalls, more Bill Ayers, Sarah Palin's love of the "pro-American areas of this great nation," and McCain's outlandish claim that ACORN is "destroying the fabric of democracy." Not unwarranted wiretapping, waterboarding, extraordinary rendition, or the denial of habeas corpus. ACORN. Bringing this toxic collection together in one despicable no-goodie bag was Rush Limbaugh, who charged that Obama -- aided and abetted by Ayers and ACORN -- is "smack dab in the middle" of a 30-year plot to teach black children to "hate, hate, hate" America. It's going to take more than a plumber to pull McCain's -- and his party's -- reputation out of the sewer.
If John McCain thinks Americans are angry, it's either because he's projecting, or else he's simply been going to too many of his own rallies.
I recently received a "Time Sensitive" letter from Howard Rich, a wealthy right-wing donor, that was laced with threats, false accusations, and un-American attempts to suppress speech. Here is my response.
There has been virtually nothing on the Liddy-McCain relationship in the major newspapers and broadcast networks -- is Liddy any less a domestic terrorist than Bill Ayers?
As the one arrow left in McCain's quiver -- other than appealing to racists -- national security becomes the likeliest playing field for an October Surprise.
It is a sad story: a proud and independent man permits a handful of advisers to take his hard-earned reputation and alter it to such an extent that the original is now hard to recognize.
With angry mobs shouting "terrorist" and worse at some of his party's rallies, McCain has "doubled down on the anger."
In both cases, an administration came to power with a secret agenda. Bush/Cheney, to remove Saddam Hussein and change the face of the Middle East. The Palins, to get their ex-brother-in-law sh*tcanned.
Conservatives are scared of a progressive majority. And they're going to lie, cheat and steal to prevent it from happening. But they can only be successful if we let them.
Soros: Repairing the financial system will not stop a severe worldwide recession. The U.S. consumer can no longer serve as the motor of the world economy, the U.S. government must stimulate demand.
Until the Republican Convention, very few had ever heard of Sarah Palin, and now this mean-spirited campaigner is asking who is Barack Obama? I'm asking who is Sarah Palin?
The first ominous sign, according to an associate, came at a meeting of the economics department this morning, when Mr. Krugman showed up with a coffee mug reading, "No. 1 Economist."
