Politics

"Section 8. Review. Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency."Sounds like Paulson wants…

Hank Paulson seems to be everywhere these days. However, it does seem that U.S. President George W. Bush has vanished since the credit crisis began.The result? The lowest approval rating of the Bush Presidency, with a full 78%…

Edward Harrison here.In the last post, Marshall commented on the need for the U.S. Presidential candidates to show their mettle in a time of financial volatility. As I write this, the Dow Jones Industrial average has just finished the day…

Marshall Auerback here. This crisis is an audition for the presidency in real time -- and an opportunity for a candidate to step up to the plate. If handled the right way, it could decide the election. If it is treated like another…

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin spoke with Charles Gibson of ABC News last night about national security. This is her first major media interview since being picked as John McCain's running mate. The video is in two parts…

The Economist, like many other Libertarian-minded publications and individuals, has soured on John McCain. One week ago their cover page story was "Bring back the real McCain" and this past week their storyline on McCain was that the man…

I received this e-mail from a friend that was originally penned by a resident of Wasilla, Alaska where Sarah Palin was mayor before becoming Governor of Alaska. It gives a fairly intimate look at Palin and how she got to where she is.…

Mark Thoma has a thoughtful post on the news swirling around the Sarah Palin pick as VP candidate for the GOP. His point is that the Dems risk looking condescending and elitist toward small town America in their attacks on Palin and had…

This comes from Larry Wright of the Detroit News via the Moderate Voice

Obama mentor Joe Lieberman is going all out for Obama's opponent in order to defeat Obama. Why, you ask, when he made quotes like this one in 2006 (via Political Wire):"The gifts that God has given to Barack Obama are as enormous as his…