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McCain Suggests Response To Benghazi
Attack Was Worse Than Watergate

Slate, by Daniel Politi Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/29/2012 1:01:55 AM Post Reply

Sen. John McCain issued one of the harshest critiques of the White House response to the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, saying it “exposed the failures” of President Obama’s foreign policy. “It is now the worst cover-up or incompetence I have ever observed in my life,” McCain said on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday. Obama’s rival in 2008 said that the issue would have an effect on voters because it reflects badly on Obama as commander in chief. McCain said that the worst part of the response to Libya were the “gross, gross, outrageous statements” made by officials,

Gingrich: Obama Cancels
Campaign Trips Due to Hurricane,
Didn't Cancel Them Over Benghazi

NewsBusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/29/2012 12:52:13 AM Post Reply

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich took quite a shot at Barack Obama Sunday. Appearing on ABC's This Week, Gingrich said of the President, "You’ll notice he’s canceling his trips over the hurricane. He did not cancel his trips over Benghazi." Newt Gingrich: The bigger issue is whether it’s unemployment or it is what’s happened in Benghazi where we’ve had this strange story over the weekend that the Secretary of Defense apparently refused to obey the President’s order if the President is telling the truth and he actually instructed his assistants to get aid to Benghazi. We’re now being

Giants beat Tigers, win World Series

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/29/2012 12:35:44 AM Post Reply

Detroit - Finally pressed in the World Series, the San Francisco Giants finished off a most unexpected and stunning sweep. Marco Scutaro delivered one more key hit this October, hitting a go-ahead single with two outs in the 10th inning that lifted the Giants over the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in Game 4 on Sunday night. Nearly eliminated over and over earlier in the playoffs, the Giants sealed their second title in three seasons when Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera looked at strike three right down the middle for the final out. On a night of biting cold, stiff breezes and some rain, the Giants combined

Newspapers abandon 2008 Obama
endorsements, choose Romney

Daily Caller, by Neil Munro Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/29/2012 12:29:13 AM Post Reply

Republicans are touting a list of newspapers that have switched their endorsements from then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008 to Gov Mitt Romney in 2012. Their list is topped by the Des Moines Register, the largest newspaper in swing-state Iowa. But it also includes five Florida papers — Florida Today, the Orlando Sentinel, the Pensacola News Journal, Naples Daily News and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel — plus the Quad City Times, on the border between Iowa and Illinois. Other newspapers in Republican Texas and Democratic New York, California and Illinois have also flipped to the Republican

WaPo-ABC track: 49 Romney,
48 Obama, three days running

Washington Post, by Jon Cohen Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/29/2012 12:20:34 AM Post Reply

For the third consecutive day of the Washington Post-ABC News national tracking poll, a single — statistically insignificant — percentage point separates the two presidential contenders: 49 percent of likely voters back Republican Mitt Romney, and 48 percent support President Obama. The parity in the contest shows up elsewhere as well: the two candidates are just two points apart when it comes to dealing with taxes, and they are three points apart on health care policy. The poll’s margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points for the sample of 1,278 likely voters.

U.S. Stock Trading Canceled
as New York Girds for Storm

Bloomberg News, by Nina Mehta Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 11:40:57 PM Post Reply

The U.S. securities industry canceled equity trading on all markets today, moving to protect workers as Hurricane Sandy barreled toward New York City with 70-mile-per-hour winds and the threat of an 11-foot surge. The shutdown, announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission and exchanges, followed an earlier decision by the New York Stock Exchange to close floor trading. Risks posed by the storm, expected to come ashore early Oct. 30 in southern New Jersey, were deemed too great to require workers to travel.

French Socialists stall on
foreigners' right to vote

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 11:28:59 PM Post Reply

Newly-elected Socialist Party leader Harlem Désir roused the Socialist Party conference in Toulouse on Saturday when he pledged not to forget François Hollande’s election promise to grant foreign residents the right to vote in local elections. “It’s a question of Republican fraternity, equality and dignity,” he said, promising a commitment from his party to fight for the rights of foreigners. But not all of his fellow Socialists seem to be in agreement. The bill, which has faced decades of opposition from the conservative UMP party, was supposed to have been introduced in time for France’s municipal elections in

Hurricane Sandy: 10 statistics
that place this powerful
storm in perspective

Guardian [UK], by Harry J. Enten Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 11:26:44 PM Post Reply

Hurricane Sandy is barreling its way up the Atlantic ocean on its way for a collision course with the northern mid-Atlantic. The storm has set off panic among residents from Washington, DC, to New York City. You keep hearing meteorologists and public officials use phrases "amazing", "historic", and "never seen" to describe the storm. (Snip) The biggest fear from this storm in the New York City area is the storm surge. Right now anything from 6 to 12 feet seems quite possible. The greatest storm surge in modern history at Battery Park was 10.5 feet in 1960. Irene's storm surge

Obama appears to have
upper hand in tight race

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 11:23:41 PM Post Reply

AMES, Iowa - President Barack Obama is poised to eke out a victory in the race for the 270 electoral votes needed to win re-election, having beaten back Republican Mitt Romney's attempts to convert momentum from the debates into support in all-important Ohio, according to an Associated Press analysis a week before Election Day. While the Democratic incumbent has the upper hand in the electoral vote hunt, Romney has pulled even, or is slightly ahead, in polling in a few pivotal states, including Florida and Virginia. The Republican challenger also appears

Insurers nervous over
prospect of Romney victory

Associated Press, by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 11:20:20 PM Post Reply

Washington - You'd think health insurance CEOs would be chilling the bubbly with Republican Mitt Romney's improved election prospects, but instead they're in a quandary. Although the industry hates parts of President Barack Obama's health care law, major outfits such as UnitedHealth Group and BlueCross Blue Shield also stand to rake in billions of dollars from new customers who'll get health insurance under the law. The companies already have invested tens of millions to carry it out. Were Romney elected, insurers would be in for months of uncertainty as his administration gets used to

Oil refineries shut down
as Hurricane Sandy nears

Reuters, by Janet McGurty Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 11:15:44 PM Post Reply

New York - The second-largest refinery on the U.S. East Coast was shutting down on Sunday and three other plants cut output as Hurricane Sandy threatened widespread power outages and a massive storm surge across the region. Phillips 66 has begun shutting its 238,000-barrels-per day (bpd) Bayway, N.J., refinery, nicknamed the "gasoline machine" because of its key role supplying motor fuel to the New York City area. The plant, the only one to close during Hurricane Irene last year, should be completely shut by early Monday morning, the company said in a statement.

Union members campaign for
Obama on frontline
of US election in Ohio

Guardian [UK], by Ewen MacAskill Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 11:08:55 PM Post Reply

There are few places in America where the dividing line in the 2012 election is as clear as the desolate stretch of Harrison Avenue on the outskirts of Canton, Ohio. On one side of the street is the smoke-belching Timken steel plant, its owners generous contributors to the Republicans. On the other, four of the workers, members of the steel union, distribute leaflets on behalf of Barack Obama. It was just after dawn on the first bitterly cold day of autumn and, even clad in hats and heavy jackets, they were shivering. But no one was complaining. They were on

Lack of strike force impeded
Benghazi response

Washington Times, by Rowan Scarborough Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 11:07:53 PM Post Reply

As U.S. Africa Command waited for any order to rescue Americans on Sept. 11 at the besieged consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, it was missing a key unit that the Pentagon gives every regional four-star commander — an emergency strike force. The new command’s lack of such a unit is another piece in the unfolding Benghazi timeline that shows an overriding theme: As radical Islamic extremism swelled in the chaotic coastal city, U.S. security assets in Libya diminished. From the State Department’s denial

Reid would test Romney
vow of bipartisanship

Washington Times, by Seth McLaughlin Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 11:06:14 PM Post Reply

MARION, Ohio — In the waning days of the election, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is playing up his bipartisan prowess, wooing voters with the notion that he will be the post-partisan leader that President Obama promised but failed to be. But spinning that campaign rhetoric into a legislative reality will be easier said than done — namely, because anything that Mr. Romney wants to accomplish will have to go through Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the biggest Democratic power broker on Capitol Hill, if Mr. Reid's party retains control

Racine Tea Party Fires
Up The Faithful

Mount Pleasant Patch [WI], by Denise Lockwood & Heather Asiyanbi Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 11:04:43 PM Post Reply

The Tea Party faithful gathered Saturday for a loud and enthusiastic rally aimed at getting out the vote on Nov. 6 and putting Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in the White House. The Racine Tea Party's "Rally for Jobs" kicked off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday inside the old Sam's Club at 6200 Regency West Drive. Before the event could get under way, though, organizers say a truck affixed with "Obama" stickers drove through the parking lot and dumped quantities of nails. (Snip) Patch asked two RPD officers outside the venue if they could confirm the report, but they only

Obama believers wait and wonder

Washington Times, by Dave Boyer Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 11:03:59 PM Post Reply

TAMPA, Fla. — Since he began campaigning for re-election more than a year ago, President Obama has worried aloud that his supporters may have lost enthusiasm because of the slow pace of the changes he promised. In 2008, Mr. Obama pledged to put Americans back to work. But four years later, he acknowledges that unemployment and underemployment are still too high. He promised liberals who were weary of George W. Bush’s war on terrorism four years ago that he would close the detention center for terrorism suspects at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but it remains open.

Pollsters’ moment of truth

Washington Post, by Robert J. Samuelson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 11:01:08 PM Post Reply

As the election approaches, it’s not only candidates who face a reckoning. Pollsters, too, confront a moment of truth. The close election could leave many calling the wrong winner. On a recent day, six national polls reported new results. Four had Mitt Romney leading; two had President Obama. The largest victory margin was 3 points (for Romney). The average margin was 2 points. The uncertainty has fueled speculation that Romney could win the popular vote and lose the electoral count. It’s not just the election. Among pollsters, there’s fear that changing technology

All four major Iowa
newspapers back Romney

CBS News, by Leigh Ann Caldwell Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 10:55:04 PM Post Reply

As far as newspaper endorsements are concerned, Mitt Romney made a clean sweep in Iowa: all four major newspapers, including the state's largest paper, The Des Moines Register, backed Mitt Romney. (Snip) Central to the editorial board's decision is who has a better chance of working with Congress. "When the question is framed in those terms, Mitt Romney emerges the stronger candidate," the editorial board wrote. They cautioned Romney, however, on "wasting time on issues that animate many in his party." The Cedar Rapids Gazette's editorial board said President Obama "made his mark during his historic first term" with passage

Pay more tax to drive on motorway:
Two-tier system could mean only
rich motorists use fast routes with
poorer drivers forced on to B-roads

Daily Mail [UK], by James Chapman Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 10/28/2012 10:47:05 PM Post Reply

Drivers would pay higher road tax for using motorways under a plan being considered by ministers. The radical idea is being considered as the Treasury faces a budget shortfall caused by families switching to cars that incur lower road tax. Two rates of road tax would apply – a lower tier for users of small roads and a higher charge for those driving on motorways and other major routes. Spy cameras would catch any drivers using the trunk roads without having paid up. The AA warned however that a two-tier duty system could see motorways become the preserve of wealthier motorists.

David Brooks and Carly
Fiorina School E.J. Dionne
and Rachel Maddow on
Obama's Trustworthiness

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/28/2012 10:42:37 PM Post Reply

Meet the Press viewers got to see a classic Left-Right debate Sunday. In a discussion about which presidential candidate is the most trustworthy, New York Times columnist David Brooks surprisingly teamed up with former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina to school the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow (video follows with NBCNews.com transcript and commentary): MR. DAVID BROOKS (Columnist, New York Times): Well, you know, I think-- well, I first think it has been the worst campaign I’ve ever covered.

Hume: Mainstream Media
‘Remarkably Reticent’ to
Pursue Benghazi Cover-Up,
Burden Has ‘Fallen’ Onto
Fox News

Newsbusters, by Brent Baker Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/28/2012 10:37:58 PM Post Reply

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume upbraided the press for its lack of interest in pursuing the Obama administration’s misstatements and dissembling on what they knew before and after the Benghazi terrorist attacks, lamenting on Fox News Sunday that “one of the problems we’re having here is, that it has fallen to this news organization, Fox News and a couple others, to do all the heavy lifting on this story.” A “couple of others” may be generous. CBS’s Sharyl Attkisson is about the only other major news outlet journalist showing any interest.

Obama’s Big Reason
for Going Small

National Review Online, by Stanley Kurtz Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 10:04:00 PM Post Reply

Why is President Obama casting aside the dignity of his office and sacrificing his likeability (his real firewall) with such a silly and tawdry closing campaign? Big Bird, binders, bayonets, bulls*****r, Romnesia, Lena: Why triple-down on triviality when it seems so counterproductive? It’s as if Obama were flashing a great big Biden-sneer at half the country. Is this any way to win an election, much less govern a nation afterwards? Actually, from Obama’s point of view, the answer is emphatically yes. The president’s campaign may look small, yet its ambitions are large.

Obama, after making history,
has walked a high wire
on racial issues

Washington Post, by Peter Wallsten Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/28/2012 10:03:13 PM Post Reply

Barack Obama stood at the podium, trying to figure out what to say — or at least how to say it. He started speaking, then stopped, then started again, each time searching for the right tone, the right cadence, the right words. The audience was a small group of advisers, including two African American scholars who were counseling him on how to get his message across most effectively with black voters.(snip) “He recognizes that little black children can see their possibilities through his accomplishments.” Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick, the first black governor of his state

The Panetta Doctrine

National Review Online, by Jonah Goldberg Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 10:02:20 PM Post Reply

The secretary of defense in his best grown-up voice says: “(The) basic principle is that you don’t deploy forces into harm’s way without knowing what’s going on; without having some real-time information about what’s taking place,” Panetta told Pentagon reporters. “And as a result of not having that kind of information, the commander who was on the ground in that area, Gen. Ham, Gen. Dempsey and I felt very strongly that we could not put forces at risk in that situation.” It seems obvious that Panetta is trying protect Obama from responsibility

Independents’ Day
Romney’s advantage with
unaffiliated voters could prove key.

Weekly Standard, by Jay Cost Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/28/2012 9:25:08 PM Post Reply

With a week to go until the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney has a decided leg up on President Barack Obama. The polls are clear. Since the fallout from the first debate in Denver on October 3, Romney has enjoyed a relatively durable lead over the president in the Real Clear Politics average of the national polls. While the lead is small, it has persisted over time, and, more important, history suggests that this is trouble for an incumbent. The only sitting president to mount a last-minute comeback against his challenger was Gerald Ford in 1976,

Biden Heads to Pennsylvania

Breitbart's Big Government, by MIke Flynn Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 8:29:21 PM Post Reply

Today, the Obama campaign announced that, with the threat of the approaching Hurricane Sandy, Dr. Jill Biden was canceling scheduled events in Pennsylvania. But, they slipped something far more intriguing into their statement. The campaign reported that Vice-President Joe Biden would travel to the Keystone State on Thursday, attending "grass roots" events. If Biden is going to PA ahead of the final weekend of the campaign, it can only mean that Obama is increasingly worried about keeping the state in his column.

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