US and World Markets fall and Congress looks for blame.

Today’s markets plummted around the world reacting to the bailout bill, worries about the broader credit markets, and the lack of reaction by most Western governments to what is undoubtedly a broadening financial crunch around the world. Panic swept through the world’s financial markets, wiping $2.5 trillion from share values, amid concern that regulators and politicians were struggling to get a grip on the worsening crisis of confidence.

Can you “Willie Horton” Barrack Obama?

Washington, D.C. (rightcommentary.com) This is undoubtedly an interesting video. Produced by the same team that put together the advertisements against Michael Dukakis in 1988 - the famous (if not by now politically transcendent) “Willie Horton” ad.
I am a bit shocked to see something like this come out this early against Sen. Obama. Clearly, the [...]

Feith’s interview on 60 Minutes

Washington, D.C. (Rightcommentary): This was a painful video to watch - especially when Mr. Feith said “no one in the administration said that,” and then Steve Kroft runs the videos of one after the other of administration officials that had justified it on the basis of WMD. As someone who was in the Pentagon, in [...]

Senator Obama speaks about race in America and Rev. Wright

I saw this speech today - I thought it was eloquent and well done.
I can only imagine Sen. Clinton was fuming - I mean - Obama looked pretty “Presidential” to me. I think its hard to say that your opponent isn’t able to lead, isn’t tested, and doesn’t understand American politics after delivering an oration [...]

Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?

Eroding confidence stings bank shares
By Carter Dougherty

Monday, March 17, 2008
FRANKFURT:
Volatile markets and worried policy makers on Monday offered clear evidence that the months-long financial crisis linked to the U.S. mortgage market has turned into an acute crisis of confidence in the global banking system.
Stunned over the weekend by the emergency [...]