Posts Tagged “John McCain”
- Consumer spending was down sharply in October, which in turn forced retail sales down by a record level. Of course, they could all be saving up for a big holiday buying frenzy–at least that’s what those retail executives believe, along with how their trophy wives will still love them even without all the money…
- President-elect Barack Obama’s transistion office reports that he will meet with Senator John McCain on Monday, with plans for the two to move beyond campaign rhetoric to find some common ground to work together in the future. As a concilliatory gesture, Obama has offered to help McCain find a new MedicareW prescription plan…
 Speaking of meetings with the president-elect, Hillary Clinton huddled with Obama yesterday amid rumors that she is a short-list choice for secretary of state. Earlier front-runners for the job, like Senator John KerryW, are likely perturbed by this development–the fact is, Hillary’s not only a whole lot more popular, she’s a whole lot more frightening…- Auto makers are busily looking for support on Capitol Hill for a $25 billion loan package, on the heels of Democratic congressional support for a plan to keep Amercan car manufacturers from the deep hole they seem to be digging for themselves. I’d think this would be an ideal time to get some real fuel economy concessions from them–like requiring all their SUV’s to be able to travel a significant distance after filling up, or at least to the next gas station…
 The UN is deep inside east Congo, beginning its first large-scale food distribution since fighting between the army and troops loyal to rebel leader Laurent NkundaW have cut residents off from their own crops in this rich agricultural area. People risking their lives so others can eat–it’s just that kind of publicity-grabbing stunt those UN stooges are famous for…- Earth is now in possession of the first photos of 4 planets outside our solar system, trillions of miles away from us and none that could be remotely considered habitable–but the thinking is, from one of the researchers, that it’s only a matter of time before, "we get a dot that’s blue and Earthlike". When we do, is there any chance at all that we can send Andy DickW, Geraldo RiveraW, and Amy WinehouseW’s drug dealer there?
Tags: auto industry, Barack Obama, Congress, economy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, space exploration, United Nations
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- The Associated PressW reports that Barack ObamaW is leading in Ohio, Nevada, Colorado and Virginia–all states won by President Bush in 2004–and would assure him of victory if the trend continues. The John McCainW campaign continues to stress that victory is within reach–although they don’t really say by whom…
 Another day, another see-saw ride on Wall Street, as bargain-hunters helped the market to a near-900 point jump Tuesday which was met with gains in most Asian markets as well. This is just like the BOGO at Macy'sW, except that you’re buying a sweater that you don’t actually know if it will ever fit…- The Federal ReserveW is expected to cut a key interest rate a half-point to 1 percent–a near historic low that is seen as necessary to try and keep the nation from falling further into recession. Meanwhile my credit card company is trying to explain to me how, "to serve you better", they’re boosting my interest rate to 43%–a month…
- Reports from inside North KoreaW say that leader Kim Jong Il has suffered "a serious problem" with his health–a charge government officials continue to deny. They know the truth–it’s nothing more than the "serious problem" with his personality he’s had all his life…
- After just the second suspension of play in nearly 80 years of World SeriesW games Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays will try to finish Game 5 tonight–likely facing windchills around the mid-20 mark. I guess that means we won’t see the end of those adorable ear-flap caps–which I love, since it makes this collection of spoiled-brat multi-millionaires look just like the geeks they made fun of in high school…
 A new university study has found that cold sufferers–carrying a virus that can live as long as two days outside the body–are most likely to spread their germs on refrigerator handles and TV remotes. Obviously, this is the couch potato’s worst nightmare…
Tags: Barack Obama, Federal Reserve, health care, John McCain, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Wall Street, World Series
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 A highlight of John McCain and Barack Obama’s Wednesday debate was McCain invoking a recent exchange between Obama and "Joe the plumber", the Ohio man who told Obama he wanted to buy the plumbing business where he was employed but worried he couldn’t because Obama would raise his taxes. McCain later said "Joe" was the real debate winner–and then learned Joe wasn’t a licensed plumber, owed back taxes and was mostly speculating about the business idea, which made Joe about as popular to McCain as Charles Keating…- Wall Street continues to careen in every direction, with Monday’s record gain of 936 followed by another drastic drop of 733 Wecnesday, then a true rollercoaster ride Thursday that saw the market down about 500 points before finishing up 401, with Friday’s trading starting off 250, but improving to about even at press time. Experts still say leaving your investments where they are is the best advice in the long run–unless of course you were actually hoping to spend any of it in the next 20 or 30 years…
- While the economy may be down, Social Security is going up–a 5.8% increase for next year will be the largest benefit bump in a quarter century. After reading the preceding story, seniors are probably grateful there’s something that’s actually appreciating in their portfolio…
- In a report out Friday, the GAO says that two US labratories–handling some of the world’s deadliest germs–lack some basic security features like adequate cameras, detection alarms and visible armed guards at public entrances. This is a little unsettling to me–there’s better security than this at my grocery store’s express lanes…
- Reformers in Iran are hopeful that former president Mohammad Khatami might challenge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June presidential elections, with a former vice-president saying that Khatami can’t avoid it, adding, "It is a historic situation. He has to run even if he doesn’t want it personally." This may be one of those times when having a religious leader as a head of state actually improves the government…
  The Philadelphia Phillies–the first team in professional sports to to lose 10,000 games–will head to the World Series for the first time in 15 years after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Wednesday, while the Boston Red Sox won their 8th elimination game in a row Thursday night with one of the greatest postseason comebacks in history as they overcame a late-game 7-0 Tampa Bay lead to defeat the Rays 8-7. One team propelled to their sport’s pinnacle after a lifetime of disappointment, and still another historic franchise that continues to disprove its one-time ninety-year curse–and people wonder why it’s called America’s Pastime….
Tags: Barack Obama, debate, GAO, Iran, John McCain, Major League Baseball, Social Security, Wall Street
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With potentially deadly Santa Ana windsW dying down, firefighters in Southern California are reporting that they are making gains on three wildfires today. They are still battling several areas of hot air–mostly coming from the neighborhoods of talent agents…
Now that space shuttle EndeavourW has arrived at the International Space StationW on its mission to improve and expand the space station’s living area, the crew is busily unpacking the 15,000 pounds of equipment necessary for the upgrade. Hopefully it doesn’t include a bunch of drapes and that guy from Extreme Makeover: Home Editon…
John McCain returns to New Hampshire Wednesday, 
India has launched its first moon flight Wednesday, 
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