Internal Monologue

I think he'll do it for the wrong reasons, but I think he'll do it. Why? For the same reason he picked her in the first place: because it will be a huge, dramatic gesture that will capture the news cycle. McCain's campaign lately has been one desperate move after another. He's flailing for some game-changing move that will shake things up enough to get him out of his current rut. Palin's abyssmally received interview performances and parade of lies and scandals have become a drag on the ticket. Of course, they will probably put forward a health or family reason. I'm not sure how this would work, though: now that the conventions are over, what's the mechanism for replacing a VP nominee? And I bet many ballots have already been printed. But the fact that it'll cause confusion and difficulty will only make it a more attractive option for McCain. I'm enamored enough of my theory that I'm going to place a bet on intrade. But it's a bit tricky fund

USB drives may be faster, more compact, more reliable, and have greater capacity, but they can't do this: HT: Grishnash via email.

Photo of Treasury Secretary Paulson and Federal Reserve Chair Bernanke taken from Balloon Juice from http://www.dailyshocker.com/ , though that link seems broken at the moment

What a day. McCain "suspending his campaign" ( what does that mean? ), trying to postpose his debate , trying to move the vice presidential debate , getting ridiculed by Letterman , poll numbers doing poorly , Intrade numbers going against him (even though they might have been manipulated in McCain's favor ); it doesn't end. Can his campaign survive this? Who knows. Unless the debates change things in a major way (and they rarely do ), he's in big, big trouble. Go Obama!

Hmm. I'm pretty skeptical of this request : Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me. I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem. We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved. I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night's debate until we have taken action to address this crisis. I don't suppose this has anything to do with the fact that McCain is sinking in the polls?

Too funny : Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you. I am working with Mr. Phil Gram, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a Senator, you may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation movement in the 1990s. This transactin is 100% safe. This is a matter of great urgency. We need a blank check. We need the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the funds can b

If you're too big to fail, then you're too powerful not to be regulated.