Monday, April 21, 2008

Big Dan's Big News Apr 21, 2008


If you have low health care payments with no deductibles, no co-pays, no % not covered, didn't fight with your health care company for coverage for something, recently got phenomenal raises at your job (if you have a job or a good job), and pay low gas prices...vote for McCain!

McCain: 'We have had a pretty good, prosperous time'



Washington Post: McCain: A Question of Temperament

AP: McCain: Cutting taxes more important than balanced budget

McCain Embraces ‘Cocktail-Napkin Economics,’ Pushes ‘Flawed,’ ‘Misleading’ And ‘Dubious’ Tax Theories

Straight Talk Derailed: Testy McCain Can’t Identify Earmarks He Would Cut

Rove Watch Clock: It’s Been 75 Days Since Fox Has Failed To Identify Rove As A McCain Adviser

McCain: ‘There’s Been Great Progress Economically’ Since Bush Took Office

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Debate Analysis: ABC Asked Most Scandal Questions, Obama Was Clear Target

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE from Alan Breslauer's HotPotatoMash: ABC News Democratic Debate Protest In Los Angeles



Obama building war machine to respond to 'Swift Boat' attacks

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


K STREET LOBBYISTS AND ELECTION REFORM

In 1995, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Republican strategist Grover Norquist launched the "K Street Project." (i) Named for the Capital Hill street housing many lobbying firms, the Project gave lobbyists direct access to Washington lawmakers through weekly policy and strategy meetings. The most infamous K Street lobbyist was Jack Abramoff, who worked for the firm Greenberg Traurig. Abramoff, now in prison, took money from his American Indian tribe clients, and laundered it to Congressional Representatives in return for legislative and policy favors aligned with the Project's political agenda.

(read more below......)

THE MYTH OF "VERIFIED VOTING": How Partisan strategists & Jack Abramoff transformed America's elections and hijacked the voting rights movement

Brad Blog: Hart/Sequoia Hostile Takeover: BRAD BLOG Report Publicly Confirmed by Sequoia. With Deadlines Past and Looming, Intense, Often Acrimonious, Background Negotiations Underway Between All Involved Firms...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Other News:

More secrecy from the Bush Administration! Bush determined to hide visitor logs from public

18-year-old SC student accused of plotting to bomb school

US general says he's ready to go to war with Iraqi cleric
blog comments powered by Disqus