Keating Economics – John McCain’s albatross returns

James Carville said that when your opponent is drowning, “throw the son of a bitch an anvil.” Anvil #1: while conservative pundits will forever think that Sarah Palin winked at them during the VP debate, everyone will remember “On the issues that matter … John McCain is no maverick.” Anvil #2: John McCains previously “untouchable” [...]

Personal growth in a time of hardship

The Succulent Wife’s Favorite Things: Why This Scary Economy is … Good For Us?. Read it. I think we all have some thinking to do. One thing about the gas crunch in Asheville is that I’ve really had to think about whether it was necessary to take a petroleum-consuming vehicle a particular place or another. [...]

He was for it before he was against it

Daily Kos: McCain: Change You Can Believe I Came Up With Yesterday. And now, he’s both for it and against it at the same time! I said it before and I’ll say it again, McCain will say any and every thing to get elected, regardless of the facts and truth. I like Obama’s campaign subtheme [...]