In this issue of Morning News, we ask: is anything ever easy? Yesterday, the Bush administration and lawmakers appeared to be making progress -- real progress! -- toward a economic bailout plan. John McCain's call to suspend his campaign appeared political, sure, but one could have still argued "courageous." We could chalk Palin's cringe-y interview with Katie Couric the night before to nerves.
Then evening came around. And everything just totally fell apart.
Today, a summary of those things. We'll start with Sarah falling apart in our Daily Palin:
If you had to rock yourself to endure the discomfort of watching Sarah Palin's Wednesday night interview with Katie Couric, you'll need to shower in cold water before watching Part II from last night (video above). This woman, who you have to admit -- if you can set politics aside -- is actually fun to watch deliver a well-written speech, can't possibly have a shred of credibility remaining. Did she prep for the interview with that infamously random word-pusher, the South Carolina beauty pageant contestant? She's reminding us of our first college job as a telemarketer, memorizing flip cards and filling the silence with insta-responses ... "I can appreciate your hesitation, ma'am," ... and we were totally better at it than her! (On a bright note -- this interview may turn Katie Couric's career around!)
Also falling apart? Negotiations over the terms of the $700 billion bailout. Republicans revolted in the 11th hour (actually around 10 p.m.), saying they didn't like federal intrusion in private business. They wanted, instead, to cobble together a free market plan. Democrats called them big babies (a paraphrase).
The nation's largest S&L, Washington Mutual, just fell apart. The feds seized it and sold off its assets to JP Morgan Chase. And with that, it would appear that the friends-with-benefits style free market has officially fallen apart.
Finally, let's look at how John McCain's noble move to suspend his campaign during a crisis is totally falling apart: it's disingenuous, it's transparent and it's only helping Obama. Oh, and it's pissing off everybody else.
McCain doesn't have a monopoly on desperate and dangerous election publicity stunts. A guy running for governorship of Bangkok, Thailand, drowned during a photo op. He walked into a river to demonstrate how the filthy water caused rashes. He started waving and yelling for help, but his staff thought it was part of the stunt.
Is this photo not evidence enough that everything has fallen apart for Ed McMahon?
What's falling apart for you?
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