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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Who could have known, take 217

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Via Calculated Risk, from the Wall Street Journal, Alan Greenspan confesses error: The panel chairman, Henry Waxman (D., Calif.) criticized Mr. Greenspan’s approach to mortgage regulation while he was Fed chairman. The Fed “had the authority to stop the irresponsible lending practices that fueled the subprime mortgage market,” Waxman said, but Mr. Greenspan “rejected pleas […]

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My future as a pariah

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Okay, probably everyone on Moveon’s mailing list (and I think that’s everyone) has gotten one of these emails (I got three) with a customized video, but what the heck, I’ll pass it on anyway. I thought it was pretty funny, but then, I’m still half asleep. Seriously, though, if I’d voted it would have been […]

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13 days and counting

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

These should be the best of times for a political blogger, but lately, and oddly, it seems that there is not all that much to write about. We are in the middle of what may be the most important election since 1860. The fate of constitutional government may very well hang in the balance. Yet […]

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Apparently I was wrong

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

This would be embarrassing, if it was not so satisfying. Yesterday, I opined that the Sarah Palin wardrobe story would sink from sight. Apparently, I was wrong, as I am reliably informed that it dominated the morning talk shows, at least. That means, if I understand the rules of cable news at all, that it […]

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Tragedy Averted

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

If this doesn’t play in your browser, you can view it here. John McCain Accidentally Left On Campaign Bus Overnight

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Yet another Palin story (and yet another) that would sink any Democrat

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

We never heard the end of John Edward’s haircuts, though he paid for them himself. We never heard the beginning of John McCain’s shoes, though they tend toward the pricey. So don’t be surprise if both these stories are deposited in the memory hole: First: The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than […]

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Long waits in Florida

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

You have to take your hats off to the early Florida voters: The second day of early voting was marked with hours-long lines in South Florida as voters — some with books to read, umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun and water bottles — waited for their chance to cast their ballots. At some […]

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Who needs more than one bank?

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Once again I venture to comment on an economics issue. Beware. In today’s Times we learn that Henry Paulson will be using some of our money (well, lots of our money) to facilitate bank mergers. (U.S. Is Said to Be Urging New Mergers in Banking) While I understand that some banks are in bad shape, […]

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Silver Linings

Monday, October 20, 2008

I’m still groggy from staying up last night to watch the Sox go down in flames. A valiant effort, but it was not to be. However, it’s an ill wind that blows no good. Has the Rays lost, Obama might not have benefitted so much from having six of the Rays standing with him in […]

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Apocryphal

Monday, October 20, 2008

Apocryphal: “1. Of questionable authorship or authenticity. 2. Erroneous; fictitious: “ Recently my wife told me a story that she had read at a Kos diary. It was a weird kind of story, since it engendered a sort of perverted hope. Here it is: So a canvasser goes to a woman’s door in Washington, Pennsylvania. […]

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