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Remember how George Bush, Henry Paulson and other supporters of the $700-billion bailout for banks swore up and down how the taxpayer money was desperately needed so that banks could lend money to main street Americans? Well, it now appears that’s not what the money was really for at all. The Bush Administration just handed Umpqua Bank, one of the Northwest’s largest financial institutions, $214 million in taxpayer bailout cash. Continue reading
Could Kitty Piercy get an endorsement from Barack Obama in the tight Eugene mayor’s race? Continue reading
Down in the polls with a week to go, the McCain/Palin campaign appears racked by infighting: Continue reading
Kitty Piercy now has a TV ad out in the tight mayor’s race that describes Jim Torrey as a “right wing Republican.” The folksy ad also notes Torrey’s big contribution to George Bush’s re-election campaign. Continue reading
Kitty Piercy put a big chunk of her limited campaign money into this TV ad in the tight Eugene mayor’s race: Continue reading
Forget about Joe the plumber, what about Amy the makeup artist and Angela the hairstylist? The New York Times reports that the McCain campaign pays makeuper Amy Strozzi $11,400 a week to work on “Carribou Barbie” Palin. That makes Strozzi the highest paid campaign worker on the McCain/Palin payroll. Continue reading
With laughably incoherent interviews and a finding Sarah Palin abused her power against a state trooper, many Republicans are regretting John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as Vice President. But not Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. Here he is in an Oct. 9 debate: Continue reading
Looks like high price executives are putting the trillion dollar taxpayer bailout of Wall Street to good use. The New York Times reported today: Continue reading
In the pivotal, tight race in Oregon for U.S. Senate, Democrat Jeff Merkley has gone after Republican Gordon Smith for voting for George Bush’s Wall Street bailout. Here’s a new Merkeley ad: Continue reading