In case you missed it, Mr. Powell was on Meet the Press today. In the interview he endorsed Barack Obama for president and in the process systematically dismantled the entire rationale for John McCain’s presidential campaign. Here’s a very well montaged clip from The Jed Report:

As disastrous as Colin Powell has been with […]

wow.

After being alienated for the past 8 years, it’ll be nice for these jokers to get a taste of it.  And because of some very macro trends in our country’s demographics, it may last a lot longer than 8 years.

Update 8pm: CBS Poll: Obama blowout. 55%-22% ……… CNN Poll:  Obama blowout again: 58%-31%  WOW - defintely not what I expected.  ic

7:38 PST - End:  i’m not too hot on this debate.  i felt Obama didn’t attack enough, but that’s my progressive side.  but that might also have played well with people who are still wishy-washy.  we’ll see […]

The third and final debate is tomorrow, but I’m getting the live blog rolling now…
All eyes remain on McCain. Often times this can be an advantage for a candidate, but not when that candidate happens to be running a terribly undisciplined campaign. A campaign going so badly it’s now catching flack from both […]

A friend of mine was part of a small group of filmmakers you flew on a shoe-string budget up to Wasilla, Alaska. Their aim was to put together a series of short documentaries covering Sarah Palin’s governance as both the mayor of Wasilla and as governor of the state. The above clip deals with […]

I hate it when poor, colored people screw up our economy and make our stock market loose 35% of it’s value in one year.  Screw them!  Via Mithras…
Daniel Gross in Newsweek:
The thesis is laid out almost daily on The Wall Street Journal editorial page and in the National Review. Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer provides […]

5:54 PST - Looks like this may be a solo venture to start. Prediction: McCain loses. jc
6:03 PST - Tom Brokaw better not lay down. Will McCain acknowledge Obama’s existence in this one? jc
6:07 PST - McCains first answer…Economy question, “This is about Energy Indepencene”. He pullin’ a Palin! ic
6:13 PST - […]

I guess we’ll be live blogging tonight’s debate too. I’m hoping Obama finishes off McCain tonight and just keeps hitting him while he’s down on one knee praying for some sort of crisis other than the economy. We shall see.
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No teevee…Hulu is live streaming the Debate tonight
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I’m glad we gave away $700 billion to Wall Street to stop the bleeding…

Via Openleft…
   Last Monday’s Headlines: 
House Rejects Bailout Package, 228-205; Stocks Plunge,
New York TimesBailout bill slapped aside; record stock plunge, AP
Markets plunge after House rejects financial rescue bill, LA Times
Stocks plunge as House votes down bailout plan; Dow drops 778, USA Today
Today.
Credit Crisis […]

No, Sarah Palin didn’t forget about her own Supreme Court case….
We’re going to be “Live Blogging” the debate here at Transafixion tonight. Don’t really know what to expect. Stay tuned…

5:55 PST T-minus 5 minutes. she still has time to bail out. jc
5:57 PST - What if Palin wears a pant suit? […]