On McCain’s Call to Postpone Debate, What Do You Think?

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John McCain has suspended his campaign activities and is calling for Friday night’s debate to be postponed so that he and his party, and Barack and his, can work on resolving the nation’s financial crisis. He has called on Obama to do the same. I think that this move is part of McCain’s campaign.

Pinkerton: Bush Administration Not Serious Until the Right Heads Roll

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Jim Pinkerton on the Bush administration’s lack of seriousness about the convulsing economic crisis: If the Bush administration really believed that the Paulson proposal was absolutely vital, it would be accompanied by: a) the President’s prime time speech to the nation; b) the resignations of top administration officials who have been overseeing the situation heretofore;…

Sarah Palin and the Witch-Fighting Pentecostalist

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This is a picture of Sarah Palin being prayed over by Thomas Muthee, who according to Max Blumenthal and his sources, “gained fame within Pentecostal circles by claming that he defeated a local witch [in Kenya], Mama Jane, in a great spiritual battle, thus liberating his town from sin and opening its people to the…

STREAMING LIVE TODAY: Confronting Economic Meltdown

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Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV As previously mentioned, this morning I will be helping to chair a half day conference in the US Senate (Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 124) on the current economic turmoil. We were able to arrange Live Streaming of the meeting.

Not a Single Think Tank Policy Blogger-Entrepreneur

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today its roster of 2008 Fellows, each of whom receives $500,000 — no strings attached. Here is the roster. They have some cool folks — a diverse crowd, all sorts of backgrounds and ages. But not a single think tank policy blogger-entrepreneur. Not one.

Philippe Sands on “The Torture Team”

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Live video by Ustream My favorite British barrister, Philippe Sands, will stream here at The Washington Note live at 2:30 pm EST today (7:30 pm UK time tonight). He is appearing at the funky journalists club where I hang out in London, The Frontline Club, which was first introduced to me by journalist Yosri Fouda….

I Voted “No” on Palin Experience

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Now after reading “Dead Treaty Walking,” I see that the START Agreement with the Russians is nearing expiration with nothing to succeed it other than bluster. I also see an American economy in meltdown mode and wars against Iran and others that many supporters of Sarah Palin are eager to nudge forward.