Quote of the Day

Michelle Obama:

"The one thing that is clear is that when power is confronted with real change, they will say anything"

Once again, President Clinton is playing the media for fools.

Election Central:

Must-see TV: Bill lays into a reporter big time, suggesting that those covering the racial dust-ups, rather than the issues, are proving that they're "determined to take this election away" from the people of South Carolina...

This is pure spin from a master political operative.

Bill Clinton is laying the groundwork to discredit an Obama victory in South Carolina. Just like in New Hampshire and Nevada, Bill Clinton is playing the media for suckers. In New Hampshire, Bill Clinton claimed if Senator Clinton loss it is due to the fact that she is not a male or tall enough. In Nevada, Bill Clinton declared Unions supporting Obama has an unfair advantage.

Now, the Clinton(s) campaign is going to try discredit Senator Obama victory this Saturday because the media is playing the so called race card and not covering the important issues facing the American people. In the Clinton(s) world, Senator Obama win does not really count if margin of victory is on the backs of the African-American vote.

I have lost all respect for this man.

Hillary Clinton. She’ll say anything, and change nothing.

Obama Radio Ad:

Announcer: It's what's wrong with politics today. Hillary Clinton will say anything to get elected.

Now she's making false attacks on Barack Obama.

The Washington Post says Clinton isn't telling the truth. Obama "did not say that he liked the ideas of Republicans"

In fact, Obama's led the fight to raise the minimum wage, close corporate tax loopholes and cut taxes for the middle class.

But it was Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Tom Brokaw, who quote "paid tribute" to Ronald Reagan's economic and foreign policy.

She championed NAFTA – even though it has cost South Carolina thousands of jobs.

And worst of all, it was Hillary Clinton who voted for George Bush's war in Iraq.

Hillary Clinton. She'll say anything, and change nothing.

It's time to turn the page.

Democrats, Bush Reach Deal on Tax Rebates

AP:

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders reached a tentative deal Thursday on tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 per family and business tax cuts to jolt the slumping economy. [..]

Pelosi, D-Calif., agreed to drop increases in food stamp and unemployment benefits during a Wednesday meeting in exchange for gaining rebates of at least $300 for almost everyone earning a paycheck, including low-income earners who make too little to pay income taxes.

Families with children would receive an additional $300 per child, subject to an overall cap of perhaps $1,200, according to a senior House aide who outlined the deal on condition of anonymity in advance of formal adoption of the whole package. Rebates would go to people earning below a certain income cap, likely individuals earning $75,000 or less and couples with incomes of $150,000 or less.

Paul Krugman:

If this description is correct, the stimulus bill will be a real disappointment. As I pointed out in an earlier post, economic theory — Milton Friedman’s theory! — suggests that if we want stimulus funds spent, they should go to people in temporary economic difficulty who are likely to be liquidity-constrained. But it appears that most of the measures that would do that — benefits to the unemployed, food stamps, aid to state and local governments — are being bargained away. Even the tax credit is apparently not fully refundable, so those who need it most, and are most likely to spend it, won’t get the full amount.

You can blame the Bush administration, whose hostility to helping those in need is now getting in the way of good economic policy. But I’m also disappointed with the Democratic leadership, for not standing up more forcefully.

Top Five

A quick rundown of the posts I have read during my travels around the series of tubes.

- Think Progress: Why does Fox News host John Gibson still have a job? Oh yeah, he works for Fox News where it’s ok to mock the death of a young man with gay jokes.

- The Carpetbagger Report: The more time Rudy Giuliani spends in the Sunshine State the more this poll numbers go down.

- Political Wire: If I was one of Mitt Romney sons, I would be pretty piss off if he does not win the Presidency.

- MyDD: Another Republican leaves the House rather than facing a strong Democratic challenger. With this latest retirement, House Republicans must now defend an even 24 open seats this cycle.

- Fan House: If these charges are true, this hockey mom went too far in her support of the team. It’s one thing to have a victory party, but you don’t have to provide the drugs, sex and beer.