09/24/2008
Today's Republican News Updates
1) Top GOP lawmaker on House Financial Services Committee discovered actively speculating on the stock market he influences.
2) Anti - Obama campaign flyers in NJ town are sort of racist and anti-immigration.
3) McCain campaign manager's firm was paid $15,000 a month by Freddie Mac from 2005 to end of August '08.
"John McCain's campaign manager and Freddie Mac essentially had what amounts to a secret half a million dollar lay-a-way plan. For almost three years and as late as last month, Freddie Mac made secret, monthly payments of $15,000 to Rick Davis's firm, apparently in exchange for providing special access to a future McCain White House. If McCain knew about this, his presidential campaign should be in serious trouble. If he didn't know about it, he ought to fire Rick Davis immediately," said David Donnelly, Director of Campaign Money Watch.
4) GOP voter suppression efforts gain traction in Wisconsin.
5) Pro-McCain letters to the editor by "just folks" actually written by the McCain campaign.
Editor's note: Remember that no matter how exciting/outrageous/victorious the horse-race aspect of the campaign seems, the Republicans control the voting machines and, in many key states, they oversee voter registration efforts. Unless the election is an out and out landslide for Obama, we'll likely see a replay of the 2000 and 2004 coups.