George Soros (sometimes called "George Sauron" by conservatives) says Secretary Paulson is directly at fault for triggering the current crisis.

He also makes it clear that we have to minimize foreclosures, or housing prices will drop so far that they overshoot the necessary correction, thereby making the troubles of financial institutions even

Countries of the world ranked by freedom of the pressWorst country in the world: Eritrea, edging out North Korea.  Best: Iceland.  Surprise top ten finishes: Estonia and Slovakia ( Read more... )

McCain thinks Spain is in Latin America and isn't sure if it's hostile to the USA

Carrie Fisher knows somebody who knew W., and says he liked to go into rooms where other people were about to hold a meeting, fart, and then leaveMy DA 55-300 lens has arrived.  It's sharp.  It appears to capture better detail at 300mm than the Sigma 135-400 lens does at 400mm.  Hence I shall be dumping the 135-400 on ebay forthwith.  On the other ( Read more... )

Should you be worried by recent polls showing McCain suddenly even or slightly ahead of Obama?  Maybe not.

Apparently, common polling methodologies are unable to keep up with surges in newly registered voters leaning toward one party, as has happened this year ( Read more... )

Sarah Palin tells her home congregation to pray for federal pork

So in Sarah Palin, the GOP has picked someone who combines the callow unreadiness of a Dan Quayle with the cold-hearted meanness of a Dick Cheney.  But she sure fires up the base with her attacks on Obama.  Maybe next time they'll just go ahead and put Ann Coulter on the ticket.

woops, some pundits' mikes got left open

Is McCain's pick for veep a "dominionist"?  That is, an evangelical conservative so hardcore that it would not be unfair to call her a theocrat?

John McCain's sister in law is voting for Obama