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...about Senator Obama's community work in Chicago. Many people and churches devote a lot of time and energy, do a lot of good work, and make changes for the betterment of their communities and for those less fortunate than Governor Palin. Her snark and cynicism proves that the GOP's talk of values is a meaningless farce. Extremist and opportunist, her beliefs are out of step with the American mainstream. Natalia Medina Coggins, Albequerque...
...ticket makes it to the Oval Office. McCain picking Palin is a big insult to the electorate and to intelligent women everywhere. The first criterion to gauge a candidate's readiness for the presidency is his judgment. And McCain has failed this test pretty badly. No matter how the GOP spinmeisters pad Palin's alarmingly thin record of public service, the majority of the American people are, hopefully, smart enough to see through their tactics. C. Echevarria-Leary, Pinole, Calif...
...earlier this year, his campaign launched into general-election mode pledging to make a serious play in all 50 states. The idea was scoffed at by Republicans as a waste of time and money, and lauded by many Democrats as at least a shrewd way to tie up the GOP's resources. But until recently, even as some anxious Democrats started to view the 50-state strategy as an indulgence their candidate could no longer afford, Obama seemed to be following through - even now he has a few paid staffers in Salt Lake City, despite the fact that Utah...
...philosophical approach to government regulation of the market. Republicans, for their part, quietly hate the proposal but can't get in the way of it this close to an election. "They think the market's going to melt down and we're going to get blamed," says the disgruntled GOP staffer, "so they're going to take their usual chicken-s___ approach and vote...
...Bernanke managed to hit the mark with their three pages. And even if dozens more are eventually added to sweeten the pot for important constituents with powerful lobbyists, the core of the project will remain the same. It's what members of Congress do, even if, as the GOP staffer says, "Not a single goddam one of them could explain what's in the thing...