The US economy shrank at a “0.3 percent pace in the third quarter, signaling the onset of a possible recession.” At the same time, Exxon Mobil set a profit record: $137.7 billion in the third quarter. Why would we need to change anything when our economic priorities are so clearly...

Why shouldn’t a regular moose-hunting Joe Sixpack, Hockey Mom type run the world’s largest, most complex economy? What are you, some kind of...

Relax, it’s just a joke.  What politician in his right mind would tell Floridians any of that nonsense? Except the cutting Medicare thing. That part’s real: John McCain would pay for his health plan with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid, a top aide said, in a move that independent analysts estimate could result in cuts of $1.3 trillion...

Does anyone other than the bartender who serves Shirley Temples to little Tucker Bounds at the 19th Hole believe anything he says anymore? Here we see him whining on MSNBC that Barack Obama is lying about John McCain’s healthcare plan: Obama isn’t lying, of course. But it’s an interesting accusation from the wind-up spokestool who can’t...

Obama has two new ads out today.  The first is probably the darkest of the campaign so far, but very effective if only because it ties McCain so directly to Bush and the jobs lost this year: I think this one is even better, emphasizing the tax increase that comes with McCain’s healthcare plan: Obama also released this goosebumpy web video last night: ...