Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • John McCain: BS that’s Unbelievable!

    I gotta tell you, the McCain campaign has some balls. Way back in April, McCain pledged to run a respectful campaign. Notice the date on that report…APRIL FOOLS! McCain’s campaign has gotten so mired in the mud that even his greatest former fanboys are turning their nose up at the Senator. I know, I know,…

  • Moving the Bar

    Since the end of the Republican National Convention, national poll after poll has shown John McCain with a growing lead. These numbers have left many, particularly those on the liberal blogs, in a state of shock. The worry expressed by many in the liberal blogoshpere has been met by cool confidence from the Obama campaign.…

  • Alaska Knows Palin

    (h/t TPM) Ok, so Alaska’s not afraid to call Palin out, why is the MSM? Just questions.

  • Answers on the Copyright Flap

    Last week there were several articles and blog posts alleging the McCain campaign was using artist’s intellectual property in violation of copyright protections. I decided to ask the people who would know, BMI and ASCAP. So far, ASCAP has not responded, but this morning I got a response from Jerry W. Bailey, BMI Senior Director,…

  • My Story is Better than Your Issues

    The Politico has front-paged a story that illustrates just how stupid John McCain and Sara Palin think we are. In McCain, Palin push biography, not issues we learn of the McCain campaign’s brazen strategy of “aiming for the gut, not the heads, of voters.” This can be a good strategy for a campaign that is…

  • More Fun with Finance

    In the wake of the big Fannie, Freddie bail out, announced Sunday, you would think that few companies would want to jump on the bandwagon. You’d be wrong. Ford CEO Alan Mulally thinks Washington is ready to give the big three $50 billion bucks. Apparently, willful incompetence does have it’s rewards. Now, this is a…