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Paulson's buyout/bailout includes foreign banks that do business in the US. From Paulson's socialist point of view, this makes sense. Those banks lend money to Americans and to head off credit contraction, they'll need help to. But none of these banks should be bailed out by taxpayers. Government should fix the rules so those banks aren't saddled with mark-to-market accounting, then those banks can sell off the mortgage securities to companies with deep pockets at discounted prices. If government would get out of the way, the market would resolve this crisis.

Oil is up $25 today. Any professional who said speculation doesn't play a major role in oil prices should be fired immediately.

Pakistani troops fire warning shots at US helicopters. The Pakistan government better figure out if it's on the side of the terrorists or us.

It's about time McCain got serious about this campaign. His new ad hits Obama for his ties to Chicago machine corruption. But it's still pretty weak. I hope they stronger soon.

Obama reaching back to Illinois to push for a watered down versus of an ethics bill that would help his Chicago benefactors stay in power. This is bad for Obama either way. Everybody involved is corrupt.

Barack Obama used his political clout as an Illinois state senator to aid corrupt developers, much like he used his clout in the US senate to power the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, subprime mortgage corruption. Rezko, Butler and others have been convicted or had their properties seized. Lots of people ask what Obama ever did in office. This ongoing corruption is what he did.

Bill Clinton reports that Hillary never wanted to be Obama's VP. The Clintons are distancing themselves from Obama as fast as they can. They know that Obama's phony facade is crashing down around his ears.

Obama tried to convince Iraqi leaders to delay negotiating the withdrawal of US troops until after the election. This man acknowledges no limits to his power, and he's willing to let more Americans die, not for the sake of success of the mission, but to make himself look good. He's a Marxist through and through. Maybe somebody should remind Obama the president carries out foreign policy, not the politburo. I mean Congress. And not junior senators.

Democrats are preparing to blame racism if Obama loses. They've been doing that for a while. Details on the racial issues poll show it in a much more objective light.

Obama's $50 billion annual increase in US welfare to the world.

This is a great essay describing the damage Democrats have done to themselves this election. A year ago, just by the grace of not being Republicans, Democrats were sailing smoothly toward gaining the presidency and big majorities in both houses. I was the only person I know of who kept saying Democrats would screw it up. And they did.

Democrats missed the point. The reason Republicans were so unpopular is they governed like corrupt, big-government Democrats. Insteading being responsible, calling for smaller government, reducing the power of the Patriot Act, holding hearings to determine how we could win the war in Iraq faster and with lower cost in blood and treasure, Democrats raced even further toward irresponsibility and the left and nominated a corrupt, dangerous Marxist who hangs out with people who declared war on and bombed the United States.

Democrats should hope for defeat this election. If they win, Obama, Pelosi, and Reid will do so much damage to this country, the Democrats won't see power again for 20 years at least. The RNC should run ads picturing and quoting those 3 clowns and acknowledging their irresponsible, big-government ways to reinvigorate the deservedly tarnished Republican brand.

Poll shows that Republicans are now viewed as favorably as Democrats. That's how bad Obama, Pelosi, and Reid have blown it.

Do you think Obama will put his money where is mouth is? Iranian President Ahmadinejad offers to debate both presidential candidates. Obama's campaign must be kicking themselves.

Are these people delusional or do they just not care about facts? How do you deal with people who are one or the other? 73 percent of Obama supporters think the economy is in recession, which its not. The economy may be bad. It's hit plenty of people hard. It may be artificially inflated by inflationary monetary policy. But the economy has not suffered any negative growth, let alone the 2 back to back quarters that define recession. This is crazy. Only 21 percent of Obama supporters think the Supreme Court should rule based on the Constitution. There you have it. Democrats don't the support the Constitution. They don't support the rule of law. That's just crazy.

Dinesh D'Sousa has raised more money in a week, $2,000, for Barack Obama's destitute brother than Obama has given him in his multi-millionaire life. I love D'Sousa's reasons for this campaign.

So after proposing $200 billion in new spending per year, Obama wants us to think he's a budget cutter, saying he'll cut spending by $40 billion. Obama is shameless. You know he says this stuff with a straight face. He knows the media is working for him, and he thinks he'll get away with this crap. Given what we learned about his supporters and delusion and facts, he'll get away with it with them. But not with the public at large.

Ebay is just hurting itself by restricting payments.

Bill Clinton likes Sarah Palin for different reasons than the rest of us, if you know what I mean.

Christopher Hitchens is cruel to Michael Dukakis to compare him to a corrupt, closet Marxist who hangs out with terrorists who declared war on and bombed America.