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Should the US bailout AIG again? (9 quotes)

No, this is a waste of taxpayer's money

Next thing you know broader-and-broader swathes of the world economy will resemble the airline industry where successive rescues means nobody ever goes out of business and the whole sector becomes dysfunctional and dominated by unprofitable and terrible zombie firms. Just saying. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on Nov. 10th, 2008

Is the McCain camp at all responsible for pushing the Ashley Todd story? (16 quotes)

Yes, they advanced the story

Of course the McCain campaign could have done the smart thing and stayed circumspect about this until all the facts were in. But instead they decided to try and exploit it. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on Oct. 25th, 2008

Is "Spreading the Wealth" a socialist idea? (34 quotes)

General Comments

Not that anything about the current “socialism” rhetoric is meant to be taken seriously, but isn’t the closest thing to socialism on the American policy agenda the status quo situation in . . . Sarah Palin’s Alaska? Read the Article

Quoted by Alex_Loomis on Oct. 21st, 2008

Will Sec. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama significantly help the Obama campaign? (46 quotes)

Yes, by helping Obama attract moderates

His endorsement helps ratify the post-Palin trend toward McCain solidifying his base but losing his once-formidable support from moderates. Plus I bet it’ll inspire someone at the Corner to say something racist. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on Oct. 19th, 2008

Who won the Vice Presidential debate? (62 quotes)

Sen. Joe Biden

I think a visitor from Mars watching this debate would have been struck by the fact that Sarah Palin could barely get a paragraph out without mangling what she was trying to say. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on Oct. 2nd, 2008

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I think a visitor from Mars watching this debate would have been struck by the fact that Sarah Palin could barely get a paragraph out without mangling what she was trying to say. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Oct. 3rd, 2008

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