I spoke too soon

Disregarding my last post, I feel it incumbent to share this video of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin on CNN calling those mean ol' McCain aides "jerks." As I'm sure y'all recall, in the final days of the presidential campaign there was a lot of name calling going on. McCain aides called our dear Miss Palin a "diva," said she was difficult to brief for her debates and interviews and revealed that she really is as dumb less intelligent than we all thought she was when it comes to geography and ya know, basic knowledge.

God bless her.

[Source: cnn.com]

Palin on CNN

Republican vice presidential nom Sarah Palin appeared on CNN tonight where she sat down with Drew Griffin for her first interview on the network. 

The Alaskan governor spoke on her plans for reform once in office, beamed at Griffin's suggestion that she has more executive experience than Sen. Obama, corrected some of the misconceptions about Tasergate, or Troopergate as it's been called, and suckered Griffin into her web of cuteness when asked if Sen. Biden had gotten a pass with his comment that there would be an international crisis if Barack Obama were elected president, to which Griffin looked like a smitten school boy. I've provided the videos below, or you can read the full transcript of the interview here. 

[Source: cnn.com]

Campbell Brown tears McCain a new one

Amen sista'!

I urge you all to listen to the following clip below. I have to say that I wholeheartedly agree with Brown and immediately thought this in response to a post I wrote yesterday. 

Free Sarah Palin!

CNN just made my morning

 

Government bail out of mortgage giants!

Now, I'm certainly no economy expert, but I found this dire enough to post.

According to the NYT, the government is planning a takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which own $5.3 trillion in mortgages. What does this mean exactly?

Well, Ali Velshi, CNN's senior business correspondent and host of Your $$$$$ and Minding Your Business, just gave the economy-for-dummies run down of what's happening here.

It looks like the cost of the government's intervention could end up being tens of billions of dollars and will probably be among the most expensive rescues ever financed by taxpayers. That's right - TAXPAYERS.

The thing is, regardless of your ideological stripes, the move is essentially a necessary one. Both Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain have expressed their support for the plan.

As a result of the government-conservatorship, the cost of borrowing for the mortgage giants should decline, and they will continue to buy and sell home loans.

Make of this what you will people. I am no money maven, but as I understand this is a BIG DEAL. And I know the economy will be of paramount importance for me in the upcoming election.

[Sources: nytimes.com, CNN]