Mulch [23 Sep 2008|09:00pm] Way behind again. These are the recent highlights. ( Under the cut. ) And then there's all this: McCain’s Court: Change We Don’t Need (Cass Sunstein, Washington Independent): "John McCain has said that, should he be president, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito 'would serve as the model for my own nominees.' He regularly attacks what he calls 'activist judging,' and he described a recent ruling vindicating the right to habeas corpus as 'one of the worst decisions in the history of this country.' McCain has repeatedly said that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and should be overruled. If McCain is elected, change would clearly be coming to the US Supreme Court." McCain's Radical Agenda (Bob Herbert, New York Times): "This entire McCain health insurance transformation is right out of the right-wing Republicans’ ideological playbook: fewer regulations; let the market decide; and send unsophisticated consumers into the crucible alone." The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket (Frank Rich, New York Times) Obama, McCain and the Truth About Taxes (TruthOut): "Unless you make more than $2.87 million per year, Barack Obama will not raise your taxes. In fact, he will probably cut them. This reality has been trampled, twisted, turned inside out and scribbled over so many times by the McCain campaign that it is hardly recognizable amid the clutter, but the fact remains: Obama's plan would grant tax cuts to all Americans making less than $226,982 per year, with the largest cuts going to the poorest individuals." What's Spanish for 'Lies'? (New York Times): "Senator John McCain's truth-deficient campaign hit another low with a fraudulent new ad, this time about immigration. The ad, in Spanish, accuses Senator Barack Obama and his Congressional allies of killing immigration reform. It's a gross distortion." Gov. Palin's Worldview (Editorial, New York Times): "If John McCain seriously thought Gov. Sarah Palin was qualified to be president, it raises profound questions about his judgment." She's Not Ready (Bob Herbert, New York Times): "With Gov. Sarah Palin, it's not about agreeing or disagreeing with her on the issues. It is that she doesn't appear to understand the important issues." Conservatives Turn on McCain-Palin (Huffington Post) Sarah Palin's Wasteful Ways (Salon): "She poses as a fiscal watchdog, but when Palin was mayor, she grabbed city funds to give her office a pricey 'bordello' makeover." GOP Delegate's Hotel Tryst Goes Bad When He Wakes Up with $120,000 Missing (St. Paul Pioneer Press) 10 comments|post comment

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