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U. S. House of Representatives members, are reportedly receiving multiple telephone calls, in favor of the rescue plan. After yesterday's near complete meltdown on Wall Street, perhaps it is sinking in, that this is not only to save Wall Street, which should never have been, the title of the plan anyway, but it is to save the average American. That a vote against the bill would be a vote against the American people's self interest. Those who use credit cards, apply for school loans, auto loans, have a job, where their employer needs to tap his credit line to pay his or her salary, and many other sources of credit needed to keep the economy running. The 777 point drop in the DOW, where, one point two trillion dollars, in wealth flew out the window, gave a needed shock to the country, and to the Republicans, who somehow thought perhaps, that nothing was urgent, that they could act like kindergarten kids, playing the game of "my feelings were hurt", after Speaker Pelosi spoke the truth, and laid out that the Bush and McCain advocacy of deregulate, letting freedom ring for all those who wanted to profiteer on the backs of a lot of unsophisticated people, and some greedy individuals,lead to this financial mess, was so unbearable to hear. The leaders should never have put out the title "Wall Street Bailout", when trying to get the American people to accept this plan, it should have been the "Saving of American, Plan", which would have been more palatable to the public. Now we are here and lets hope, that when they return to Congress, on Thursday, after the Jewish holiday, that they will get together and pass this bill and send it to the Senate for passage,
maybe with some adjustments, which would make the bill better not worse, then get it moving through to the senate. The Senate appears to be a bit more grown-up in their thinking, and it should go through without much of a problem.

Senate leaders have reportedly agreed, to pass the bill,this week.
They are also saying that they will try to revive the bill on Wednesday, by having a vote on the bailout.

The SEC, is reporting that the FASB, may change the accounting process of "mark to market", with respect to the mortgages that are on company books. The adjustment, reportedly, may be of a temporary nature.

Both Senators, Obama and McCain are suggesting, that the FDIC insurance protection, for individual depositors, be raised from one-hundred thousand dollars to two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The FDIC is requesting the increase on its own.

Stocks are rallying, on the belief that the bill will be passed soon. The DOW closed up 485 points, recouping much of the loss from yesterday.

It is reported that Germany and the UK will swallow the criticism, and adopt the same plan as Secretary Paulson, put forth in the United
States, to shore up the financial markets. The bank failures are spreading to Europe.

UBS is said to be eliminating 1,900 jobs, from its investment and trading units.

AIG will be announcing, which assets, they will be selling on Friday of this week.

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Been on a roller coaster lately? That was what the feeling was today,
watching the DOW Jones, plunge from 350 points to 620 points, then come down a bit, and finally settle at 777 points down, at the end of the day. Wheeee! The seven hundred billion dollar, bailout package was voted down today by the House of Representatives, when they needed ten or eleven additional votes to get the bill passed. two-thirds of the Democrats voted for the bill, the vote from the Republicans was 2-1 against the bill, the bill failed 228 to 205. The Markets overseas, started the early morning off, with Hong Kong having gone down yesterday, over 800 points. It is Tuesday in Japan, right now and the Japanese market has fallen 5% in early trading. Boys and girls, this is a global crisis, and getting worse. Banks in countries other than the U. S., are failing as well. Tomorrow and Wednesday, are Jewish holidays, and therefore the Jewish congressional members, won't be back in session until Thursday. I don't think the markets will be too happy in the next two days. The credit contrataction in tne economy, is starting to effect small businesses and large, payrolls are being held up, due to inacessible lines of credit. Worst of all recession looms around the corner.

Senator McCain decided to take credit for the bill passing, before they voted on the bill, and it failed. Reportedly, no one from McCain's state of Arizona, voted for the bill. Opps!

Governor Palin was parodied by Tina Faye, on Saturday Night Live,
and the similiarity was quite amazing. The dialogue was particularly
remarkable, since the words were almost exactly what the Governor said, during her tv interview. There appears to be some kind of disconnect between the questions Mrs. Palin, was asked and reality.
Republicans are starting to ask that Governor Palin take herself
off of the ticket or risk total devastation. The implosion is very near, me, myself thought, that McCain would have to remove her and replace her with anybody else, Mitt, Tom, whoever, as soon as Mccain announced her as his choice. It's starting to look like the choice for the Supreme Court judge by President Bush, who was thrown under the bus, by the president when she seemed, as though she had never, ever read a law book, let alone graduated law school.

The consensus is that Senator Obama won the debate on Friday evening, over Senator McCain, 46% to 34%. Obama now leads McCain 50% to 42% in the daily Gallup tracking poll.

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Smiles are free!

When night comes creeping,

Making it seem as though,

There is no hope to be found.

Take a look, down deep inside,

More than likely,you will find,

Just a little bit of light,

To keep you quietly believing,

That all is surely not lost,

That, a new day is making it's way,

That hope is going to be there,

Even in times of darkness and gloom.

That a new day, will bring a singing bird,

With new flowers, showing their heads,

The day will bring light, which will,

Show you the way, so lift your head,

Look deep down inside, for the light of day.

9.27.08
9:46 p.m.
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The world's largest Savings and Loan bank failed today, Washington Mutual, was seized and taken over by the FDIC. J. P. Morgan Chase is the new owner of the bank, It will open as usual on Friday morning, savings are said to be safe, but there will not be a Washington Mutual. Look for a few more large banks to be closed by the FDIC, as has been rumored. The puchase cost to J.P. Morgan Chase was reported to be $1.9 billion dollars. Shareholders will not have any stake left in the company, as the stock price fell to under $.50.

The Congress and the administration, keep on playing the one upmanship song, while Rome burns. At the moment, the stock market futures are in the red, and still falling, tomorrow will be an interesting day, perhaps a 800 to 1,000 point drop in the Dow, in one day, will shake up the game. There is a feeling that the Congress, especially the Republicans, don't believe there is a real crisis. If they let this situation go on too long, it may be too late to fix, the cascading may not stop.

Individuals in the U.S., reportedly withdrew $190 million dollars from money market funds, last week.

HSBC will slash 1,100 jobs.

FDIC will reportedly need $150 billion dollars next year, as concern over local bank failures mount.

New Zealand slipped into a recession, as GDP fell by 0.2%, first time in ten years. New Zealand is also suffering from a drought.

Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines, have come to a tentative agreement to merge.

Due to the slowing of the economy, many New York Broadway shows are closing, the producers are not willing to, take the chance that ticket sales will increase as the year progresses. You can still get tickets to some shows, if you hurry.

McDonalds boosts annual dividend by 33%, to $2.00.

Senator McCain suspended his presidential campaign, yesterday to fly back to Washington, to work on the bailout plan. His campaign stated that McCain would not be at the debate on Friday night in Mississippi,
with Senator Barack Obama, if a deal is not reached by Friday. This does not appear to be achievable, based on the machinations being
acted out by the Congressional leaders. People are wondering if this is another of the McCain longshots, being used whenever he wants to
distract attention. The state spent $5 million to host the debate at the University of Mississippi. At the moment, Senator Obama is leading or tied in seven of eight crucial states, although there is only, a 4% difference in the National poll, with Obama leading.

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Trying to keep a sunny disposition may be unrealistic, but it will sure make you feel better.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, have received approval from the Federal Reserve, to become bank holding companies, in essence banks,
which will be able to recive deposits from the public. These were the last two remaining, independent, financial investment institutions.

The plan to try to fix this financial mess in the United States, continues with the Congress working through the details of the seven hundred billion dollar bailout. In the meantime, the stock market in the United States fell three hundred and seventy two points. People are very worried, as to how this crisis is going to affect them, their life savings and pension funds.

The United States Golf team, won the Ryder Cup against, the European team, on Sunday, at the Valhalla Golf Club, in Louisville, Kentucky.
This is the first win since 1999, by the United States team, and the largest margin of victory since 1981.
Paul Azinger was the Captain of the American team, and Nick Faldo was Captain of the European team, Azinger requested and got conceesions as to how he wanted to guide the team, and the consenus was that his work with the team ,was what ultimately lead to the victory. Jim Furyk was the team member who was the sealer of the deal, after his opponent, Miguel Jimenez conceded their match to Furyk, after a very close shot by Furyk, on the seventeenth hole. The final score was 16 1/2 to 11 1/2, in favor of the United States.

Judge rules, that Dan Rather, can sue his former employer, for firing him from the "Evening News".

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The dust is settling down, but believe it, there is a long way to go,
before the rollercoaster comes to a safe stop. AIG was provided with it's eighty-five billion dollar bridge loan, it was also removed from the Dow thirty components, it will be replaced by Kraft on Monday morning.

Members of the SEC, the Federal Reserve Chairman, the Secretary of the Treasury Department, Congress House and Senate leaders, all met at the eleventh hour, actually around 7p.m. Thursday evening, to work out a feasible plan to rescue the financial and housing markets. It is reported that there will be some kind of a Trust company formed which will provide somewhere in the neighborhood of a trillion dollars, to purchase the illiquid assets and try to restore them to viability, and sell them eventually. This would clear the books and give the companies holding these valueless assets, time
to recapitalize and gain a sense of stability. Where the money will come from, who knows, the debt will be over ten trillion dollars, if it is borrowed. But what's a trillion here or a trillion there? The
plan has not been announced as yet, so this is all speculation.

The SEC will be temporially banning short selling, England announced a similiar plan.

As a result of the Federal Reserve joining with other central Banks around the world, namely the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Canada, and the Bank of Switzerland, to pump one-hundred and eighty billion dollars, into the banking systems around the world, the Dow Jones stock market rose just over four hundred points, sensing some comfort, from the fact that the Federal Reserve is trying to stablize the market and bring some sense of confidence to the table.

Washington Mutual has put itself on the auction block, it may be merged or broken into pieces, and taken in by other financial companies. Goldman Sach's is handling the auction. Various financial institutions including Wells Fargo, Wachovia, and HSBC, are said to be interested suitors.

The Russian stock market was closed for two days, and is set to open on Friday, hoping to stabilize its market. RXS is reportedly the world's cheapest stock market.

Japanese stocks dropped to the lowest level in four years, on the concern over bank failures.

New Zealand's Central Bank takes steps to ease liquidity.

Investors are flocking to Gold and Silver as a safe havens.

Prime Minister Brown of England, is facing a growing worry over the rise of the Conservative party favorability, as well as a mutiny by his cabinet members, as they scurry to succeed him. Quite a few problems besiege England, including rising unemployment.

A woman Prime Minister in Israel, since thirty years ago, has been elected. Tzipi Livin, must now build a coalition Government. Prime Minister Livin's election is truly a historical event.

Secretary Rice spoke, saying Russia is on its way to being isolated and irrelevant, due in part to its invasion of Georgia, and its
protests against NATO possibly, taking in Poland and Georgia.

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The Federal Reserve stepped in, after much deliberation, and not wanting to approve funding for AIG, approved an eighty-five billion dollar loan for the company. If the company had been allowed to fail, the ramifications would have been horrendous around the world, not just in the United States. The loan was eighty-five million dollars, with collateral of eighty million dollars from AIG. The interest rate on the loan is eleven and one-half per-cent, over a two year period. Some of AIG's assets are to be sold to repay the loan. There is some thought that the Goverment may gain money on the transaction. A new CEO has been put in place, as the Government has virtually taken over AIG. The Fed reportedly feels that this stopped a total loss of confidence in the financial system. The stock market is down at the moment over three hundred points, and it is going to be interesting at the end of the day to see if in fact, confidence has been restored, or made worse. The fact that banks stopped lending each other money overnight, is indicative, that they realize that they must increase their individual cash reserves, because the Federal Reserve, by reluctantly approving the loan to AIG, sent the message that they will not be there to bail out every financial institution that flies, to close to the sun. On the news front, it is reported, that there will be more financial institutions, large ones, not named as yet, naturally which will possibly be closing their doors or looking for capital to stay afloat. This week's story with the reluctancy of the Fed, may be signaling that they will have to fail. Secretary Paulson had testified to Congress earlier this year, that the premise that failing financial institutions should be bailed out regardless, is a mindset that has to change. The theory is that it they fail, then the shedding of unsound companies will make the market more sound, not weaker. The question then becomes, what happens to consumer confidence in the short term, will that cause a run on the banking system. How do you ask people to trust that it will be a better environment, when the sky is virtually falling all around you. This is a very thin tight rope, in my humble opinion.
The stock market is reacting today to this very scenario, maybe the market will improve by the end of the day, but, this may be the beginning of a spiral, that will be unstoppable in the short term, based on the last few days, which has provided a reality check. Hang on to your collective hats.

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Today, is a day of reckoning for the largest insurance company in the United States, AIG, (American International Group), has to raise enough cash to continue to operate on a day to day basis. Reports are, that the company needs some forty billion dollars, to stem it's problems. The Governor of New York, David Paterson, has relaxed the insurance rules of New York state for the company, so that it will have twenty billion dollars of the funds needed. AIG officials have been meeting with Federal Reserve officials, to try to obtain the balance of the forty billion dollars needed, to shore up the company. A forty billion dollar, bridge loan had been originally requested, from the Fed, which is reportedly not inclined to lend the company the money. If, again, if, this company fails, the ground will figuratively shake, as this is the company, which backs up those mortgage and investment companies, which are mired in the sub-prime mortgage and credit crisises. This is a retail company which touches all phases of the economy, relative to insurance. They have a reported one-hundred and thirty offices, one-hundred and sixteen thousand employees, and seventy-four million customers. The credit rating, of the company has been downgraded and the stock value is plummenting, much like the stock of Lehman Brothers, which just declared bankruptcy. It is reported that if AIG does not get the money it needs by the end of the day, it will file bankruptcy tomorrow. A former Federal Reserve member out of Dallas, Texas, stated on CNBC this morning, that the Federal Reserve could not be seen, lending money to an insurance company, but it could give the money to a bank, which would in turn, lend it to AIG. Interested parties in the United States, will no doubt be waiting for the decision, which will be crucial, as to whether another major financial concern will file for bankkruptcy, in the same week. The Dow Jones plunged 504 points on Monday, as did many foreign markets recede. It is unthinkable, what the effect would be tomorrow, if AIG went completely down. AIG's stock value, is in the range of three dollars plus. Latest news, is that that rescue package, that the company needs, may not be available today, as a result, if that does not change, the company may go bankrupt. The retired chairman of AIG, said on CNBC, that if the company files bankruptcy, it will be systemic.

Barclay's may take over some of the profitable units of Lehman Brothers, which were not included in the bankruptcy filing.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the last two standing, independent finacial investment companies, may not be able to coninue in their current form, according to some analysts.

The Federal Reserve has infused the banking system, with fifty billion dollars in liquidity, to shore up the banking system in the United States, another infusion is expected this afternoon. Foreign banking systems such as Japan, Sweden, India and England have also added liguidity, in a global effort, to stem concerns and provide case to their banking systems.

The Federal Reserve meets today to decide, if they will cut interest rates further, the rate stands at 2.0%, there is a thought that they will cut 1/4% today, as cash needs to be made more available in the market, but that could make investors and lay people think things are worse than they are, which could be valid, but could further cause, an erosion in consumer confidence.

An analyst on CNBC stated today, that we are in a finacial hurricane,
which is a category five. But, if people can look long term into the future, and hold on, the markets will eventually stablize.

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Suddenly, it's tomorrow,
While you wonder, where
Yesterday, has gone so fast.
Suddenly, you realize,
Yesterday will not be back again.
That tomorrow, is coming too fast.
Plans that were made, have been
Lost, in the web of time,
That we never get back.
Better to do what you want,
Than to wait for the next hour,
Day or perhaps year.
Time becomes an illusion,
Of all that we thought we had.
As time just slips away,
In the bright light of day
And the deep dark of night.
Use your precious time wisely.
For your today, may not be,
Your yesterday.
9.15.08
2:56 a.m.
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Lehman Brothers is reportedly looking for a buyer. The Federal
Government will be assisting with the sale, trying to make sure the taxpayers, do not have to take the brunt of the loss, if there is any loss on the sale, according to the Washington Post.

The Federal Reserve auctioned, another twenty-five billion dollars in loans, to help the Banking system in the United States.

OPEC has announced, that it will cut the production of oil, five hundred thousand barrels per day.

Ford Motors is reportedly going to cut five hundred workers, at it's Ontario plant.

Amtrax has suspended it's service through parts of Texas, affected by Hurricane Ike.

Airlines are cancelling flights into Houston, Texas.

Apple unveils, revamped line of iPods.

A 6.9 earthquake hit northern Japan, a tsunami warning was issued. Another 6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia.

A tornado damaged homes and cars, in the upper Florida Keys.

There has been a warning, to those in the path of Hurricane Ike, that if they don't evacuate, they will face "certain death". This hurricane has a diameter of 700 miles, it has been called a "monster storm". The western edge of Galveston does not have a storm wall of
protection, which leaves it exposed, to extreme storm surges. Eighty per-cent of the inhabitants of that western area, have reportedly been evacuated.

A state of emergency, has been declared by President Bush, for Texas.

China is reportedly, building up its army at a rapid pace.

Pakistan, under a new president, is raising objections, about the
United States, trying to root out terrorists, on its borders, where Bin Laden is thought to be hiding.

Russian bomber planes, are reportedly, being deployed to Venezuela, to participate with its government, in military exercises in the Caribbean. Russia has reportedly said that the bomber planes do not carry any weapons. Let's hope not, parts of the United States military, flies around in the same area, it has been noted, no dog fights guys, please.

An American satellite discovered, that North Korea, has completed a second launching site, for deploying missiles and satellites. Also, it is reported that Kim Jung Il, is recovering from his stroke and is still in chsrge of his isolated country.

September 11, is really too depressing to speak of in any depth, without great sadness. I am hoping that all of the survivors of those, who were brutally killed or suffered and eventually died from their injuries, will take comfort and solace in the fact, that their loved ones were with them, for part of their lives, and that God's grace will always be, with all the survivors. Take care.

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Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor and champion cyclist, has decided to leave retirement and return to competitive cyclying. Now we're talking, good luck to you, sir.

North Korea's Kim Jung Il is said to have sufered a stroke and is in a wheelchair, thoughts as to who might be the new leader, are up in the air for the moment. The North Korean Government denies the assertion.

Lehman Brothers is experienceing difficulties staying afloat, the company may suffer the fate of Bear Stearns.

Comedienne, Al Franken, has won the Minnesota Democratic primary, and will probably run against Republican, Senator Norm Coleman.

The polar bears at a Japanese Zoo, have turned green, after taking a dip in algee filled water. Quite a sight to see, green bears, sounds like a football team.

Breaking News: Investigation launched to determine if 10 employees of the Interior Department and big oil company executives, out of Denver, Colorado, were rigging contracts, having golf outtings, ski trips, improper behavior, and illicit sex. The Inspector General is handling the investigation. Ethics rule violations, could be a factor as well as criminal charges being filed. The report will be released very soon.

Democratic Representive, Charles Rengal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, reportedly has IRS problems. he is being challenged to relinguish hs position, because he owes five thousand dollars in back taxes. Representaive Rengal basically oversees the writing of the tax code of IRS.

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Former President Bill Clinton, has been named Chairman of the Constitution Center.

North Korea's Kim Jung Il, is thought to be gravely ill, he may have suffered a stroke.

Wilmington, N. C., will be the first market to switch to digital television transmission.

A report has been issued, saying that the baby boom generation has
increased its use of illicit drugs, by 50%.

The President of the United States, has announced that eight
thousand troops wil be withdrawn from Iraq, forty-five hundred troops are supposed to be sent to Afghanistan.

Secretary Rice says there are too few blacks in the State Department.
She wants to have a foreign service, that reflects this great country. Can someone please tell me how long Secretary Rice has been at the State Department, did she just find that this was the case?
Now at the end of this dreadful administration, she wants to change the world. Go figure.

Eleven per-cent of homeowners in the United States are facing foreclosures.

KFC's secret recipe, was moved from the KFC headquarters, to a secure location, to preserve the secrecy.

The United States is supposedly spying, on our ally President Maliki
of Iraq.

NATO airstrikes in Afghanistan have triggered civilian protests, and
an investigation, because of killing many civilians.

Hurricane Ike is headed toward Houston, Texas.

United States aid ship, arrived in the Port of Poli, in Georgia, where Russian troops are stationed.

Russia and Venezuela are going to participate in exercises together,
using ships that are carrying military weapons.

The oldest Gorilla in capitivity dies, in Dallas, Texas at 55 years of age.

The takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, by the FDIC, will cost the taxpayers in some reports, upwards of two hundred billion dollars. Mortgage rates are falling as a result of the takeover. Markets around the world are rallying, as so many countries outside the United States have packages of the sub-prime mortgages from the U.S. and others on their books. The stock market in the U.S. rallied as well, near 300 ponts during the afternoon.

The Federal Reserve has given the Federal Home Loan Banks, a solid line of credit to make sure they have the reserves they need, during
this credit crisis, in the United States.

The Prime Minister of Canada has dissolved the Parliament, and called for an election.

At the Vienna meeting of OPEC tomorrow, there is to be a discussion, reportedly, about the possibility cutting of oil production. Jolly ho!

Hurricane Ike is headed toward Texas or possible Louisana, by Friday or Saturday. Expected to strengthen to a category 2-4. it is a large storm but slow moving.

The President of the United States, has put on hold, a civilian nuclear pact with Russia, as a penalty for its invasion of Georgia.

Shares of United Airlines plunged, after rumors surfaced that the airline, could possibly face bankrupcty.

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Never tried this, but it has been said that a teaspoon of black pepper in your wash cycle, will keep your colors from running.

Big Ike in the Gulf of Mexico is moving in fast, poor Louisiana and Texas are right in the path again. Thankfully Josephine has teethered
out, and so far no other depressions have been named in the Atlantic
Ocean as Tropical Storms.

Big take over by the FDIC. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are going to be taken over by the Federal Government. The two large companies, are
responsible for over 50% of the mortgages in the United States. The heads of the two companies are to be removed and the companies immediately given authority to keep functioning as they were previously. The shareholders will not be compensated for their shares, which have already lost most of their value. The Government will infuse more cash into the companies, to reinforce them up.

Big election in Pakistan, the widower of prime Minister Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, is now the new President of Pakistan. Two of the judges fired by former President Musharraf were reinstated.

Big meeting between Secretary Condelezza Rice and the President of Libya, Kadaffa. The meeting had a theme of "going forward".

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Houston, we have a possible problem. if you chose your Vice-President, after supposedly meeting with them for fifteen minutes, does that mean that you fly by the seat of your pants, or that it doesn't matter what they have done, you just want to shake things up because, you are slip, sliding away? If after you select this individual, you learn that she is under an investigation into possible abuse of power as a Governor, that her husband was a member
of an Independent Political party, which wanted to sucede from the United States of America, that she taught abstinence in schools while her underage, unmarried poor, exposed daughter was expecting, that it was announced on CNN this morning that the National Enquirer (which is not usually reliable until recently, when it proved the story about John Edwards' infidelity was true), is reporting that the Governor had an extra-marital affair. Senator John McCain is threatening a lawsuit, if they don't retract the story. The reporters and editor of the Enquirer are saying that they have three reporters in Alaska and they are sending four more, to work on the story. Think there is any good, in fully vetting a candidate more than fifteen minutes? When I saw who Mr. McCain chose, my reaction was, he is going to have to find another Vice-President for this race. Maybe I was right, maybe I was wrong, time will be atelling. David Gergen, CNN commentator said a few nights ago, after Mr. McCain's selection of Governor Palin, that this was the riskiest thing he had ever seen in his political life. Mr. Gergen has advised about four past Presidents. Oh yes, one final tidbit, she is under investigation for firing the Deputy Commissioner of the State Troopers, (title may not be accurate) but the gentleman was in charge), because her sister was undergoing a messy divorce, and the Governor wanted her brother-in-law fired. The commissioner refused, so she fired him, not only does this appear to be abuse of power, but if the commissioner was dismissed without cause, he has a civil suit under the EEOC, which he may very well win. There were twenty-four telphone calls made to try to get the man fired, some made from the Governor's husband, others from her staff. She said she had nothing to do with it. This is who Mr. McCain decided on for his first big decision. Mitt Romney, MiKe Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty, Mr. Portman, former Budget Director or Tom Ridge, were all second rate to the Governor of Alaska. I don't even think he will use her in the real sense as his governing partner. She will be a facade, and someone else will do the second-in-line job. He, as someone said, wanted a person with female body parts, he got her. She made a rip roaring, base rousing speech on Wednesday evening, filled with scathing assults on Senator Obama. They won't allow the press to ask her anything, and now the Enquirer story. Lordy me! Judgment, judgment, where did you run to?

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