504 Points

The Dow closed today down 504 points, also Delaware Talk Radio went on the air.  Coincidence?  I think not. It's OK, John McCain thinks the economy is fine.

We Oppose More Presidential Power

Or at least that is what this very cool new poll from the National Constitution Center says:

Two-thirds of Americans oppose altering the balance of power among the three branches of government to strengthen the presidency, even when they thought that doing so would improve the economy or national security.

…Congress should have the power to require senior presidential aides to testify before House and Senate committees …

The government’s power to take private property for redevelopment had little support in the poll, not even when owners are paid a fair price and the project creates local jobs.

Off-Shore Drilling Circus Begins

The economic news and anxieties are certainly dominating the news today, but the off shore drilling circus starts in earnest today. On Friday,though, there was a bipartisan Energy Summit brought up by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asks a key question to put all of this in context:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJAIeEgjSM[/youtube]

To which he gets no answer. Which isn’t surprising when you note that there is little oil at stake, but a lot of taxpayer funds to be had.

Has Hell frozen over? Fox News vs. McCain

This can't be good for the McCain camp. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OviYjJWIYbY[/youtube] (Longer video in link)  Now, as much as I love Olbermann and Maddow this sort of interview has to be far…

More Please

Biden hits the nail on the head.   Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.  Here are some excerpts from his remarks in Michigan: Eight years ago, a…