Category: National

How closely do you follow politics?

Check out this weekly quiz from Media General's Washington Bureau. (Scroll down a bit).  I got 9 of 10. How about you? h/t Barticles

Warner, Gilmore both rich

In an article in this morning's Virginian Pilot, it was said that former governors Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore disagree on the bailout plan. Color me surprised - not 😉 Warner is "convinced" of the need for federal intervention while Gilmore is not so sure. But that's not what caught my eye. What caught my … Continue reading Warner, Gilmore both rich →

The bailout

Officially titled the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," the plan to rescue the financial system of the US has ballooned from 3 pages to 110 (pdf). Others with more time (and experience) than I have looked at it in more detail (see this NY Times article, for example), concluding that this bill is needed … Continue reading The bailout →

Debate-watching party

OK, so some of us are not going out tonight to hang out and watch the debate. I'm just too tired to go through all of that. But I'll be watching. And if you are hanging at home, feel free to join me 🙂 The debate starts at 9pm EDT. According to the AP: The … Continue reading Debate-watching party →

Kent Nye wades into the fray

Kent Nye, brother of Glenn and an Iraqi war veteran, waded into the fray today: While America's working families gather around their kitchen tables to assess how our nation's economic crisis will effect them, Thelma Drake is preoccupied with attacking me over where I kept my socks while I was serving my nation in Iraq. … Continue reading Kent Nye wades into the fray →

The Big Lie Again

Guest post by Bill Paige The assignment of scapegoats has begun in earnest. As is historically the case, those most guilty of literally selling out the American people, are now working feverishly to scare them into believing the following: It was the poor and members of minority populations, now called dead beats that defrauded financial … Continue reading The Big Lie Again →

MHS students debate as presidential candidates

From the mouths of babes! These kids probably know more about the two presidential candidates than most adults.