Not a Serious Campaign Effort

When I look at how the McCain campaign has been run, it seems like a half-hearted effort. Even John McCain seems to be uncomfortable or even embarrassed by it at times. 

So the question is, is McCain the disposable candidate the GOP felt they could sacrifice in a year they felt they didn’t have any hope of winning?

With the President’s approval so low and the country sliding into a deep recession, the chances for any Republican candidate were slim. Conventional wisdom is that an individual only has a few shots at running before they are considered inviable. He lost out in 2000 and at the age of 72 this is his last chance to run.

Perhaps the choice of Palin wasn’t so much a radical choice, as it was the only one left for him.

Republican In Independent’s Clothing

The last 8 years, and the disastrous McCain campaign have mad Republican a bad name. So what do you do if you are running under the Republican ticket? Why pretend you are an Independent of course. Daily Kos has a good round up of Republicans who are hiding out.

Financial Crisis, What to Do? Blame the Poor of Course.

There is a new series of misleading attack viral emails and videos that try to pin the current financial crisis on the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. While it is quite amazing that a law passed in 1977 is suddenly now responsible for the massive failure of the credit markets, I find it even more disturbing that they are trying to pin this current crisis on the low income families.

To refresh everyone’s memory, the Community Reinvestment Act was instituted to prevent the act of redlining, where banks used to draw a red line around minority neighborhoods to indicate where they wouldn’t lend money. The Community Reinvestment Act sought to mandate that banks provide loans to qualified individuals regardless of their race or neighborhood.

Palin Boosts GOP Prospects in Congress

Shit.

Kick them when they’re down: GOP tries to disqualify foreclosed property owners.

Michigan Republicans are working to get people whose homes are in foreclosure disqualified to vote. So much for looking out for the little guy, and helping people hang on to their homes.

(Via Boing Boing)

Read the article here. Lose your house, lose your vote