http://www.thorninpaw.com/ A blog covering everything from the silly to the sublime. en-us 2008-10-06T21:17:24-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001930.html (Feel free to contact The Honorable Senator and share your feelings) Reform backed by McConnell fostered crisis Lexington Herald-Leader By John Cheves Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell led the battle Wednesday to pass a $700 billion Wall Street bailout... Politics Wintermute 2008-10-06T21:17:24-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001929.html NY Times October 7, 2008 Lehman Managers Portrayed as Irresponsible By BEN WHITE and SHARON OTTERMAN Even as the investment bank Lehman Brothers pleaded for a federal bailout to save it from bankruptcy protection, it approved millions of dollars... Economy Wintermute 2008-10-06T20:38:45-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001928.html See it Here... Economy Wintermute 2008-10-05T07:31:20-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001927.html Politics Wintermute 2008-10-05T06:24:42-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001926.html Listen to Howard Beale He is right. I want you to help take back our country and this is how it begins.... Politics Wintermute 2008-10-05T06:14:00-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001925.html Politics Wintermute 2008-10-05T06:04:45-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001924.html Senator Obama, there are some opportunities in your approach to debating John McCain I wanted to suggest. 1. Joe Biden aptly setup an image of John McCain's version of 'maverick' as one of a flustered old man running around the... Politics Christa 2008-10-03T07:46:50-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001923.html Oct 2nd 2008 The Economist print edition George Bush’s presidency is ending in disaster PLENTY of people can be blamed for the calamity on Capitol Hill on September 29th. Two-hundred and twenty-eight congressmen decided they were ready to risk... Politics Wintermute 2008-10-03T04:54:13-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001922.html Politics Wintermute 2008-10-02T21:02:25-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001921.html Politics Wintermute 2008-10-02T20:59:42-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001920.html Sarah Palin blunders over talks with British ambassador that never took place as her first TV debate looms By PAUL THOMPSON and MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE Last updated at 11:28 PM on 02nd October 2008 The Daily Mail Sarah Palin... Politics Wintermute 2008-10-02T19:20:15-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001919.html Politics Wintermute 2008-10-02T06:49:52-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001918.html Phil Hoskins Current proposals for the government to take on the bad debts of financial institutions and guarantee the investments in mutual funds will bring about the most extreme makeover of our economy in the nation’s history. And we... Economy Wintermute 2008-10-02T06:40:43-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001917.html By Jonathan G.S. Koppell and William N. Goetzmann Washington Post October 1 The theory underlying the bailout plan stalled in Congress is that rescuing the finance industry will restore market stability and that the benefits will eventually trickle down... Economy Wintermute 2008-10-02T06:16:57-05:00 http://www.thorninpaw.com/mt/archives/001916.html Senator Bernie Sanders (Sign his Petition here) This country faces many serious problems in the financial market, in the stock market, in our economy. We must act, but we must act in a way that improves the situation. We... Economy Wintermute 2008-10-02T05:59:14-05:00