Nightly Ramble:Towtruck Edition

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This is the Towtruck edition. Seems to be the Naional car has quit, and is sitting at the sid eof the road.

Word from just west of Casa de Bit:

Clarence, NY (WBEN) — 49 people died late Thursday in the crash of a Continental plane in Clarence Center. WBEN Reporters Barbara Burns and Tom Puckett were both on scene as they

Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post asks:

Does a Glass Ceiling Persist in Politics?
Kennedy’s Withdrawal Illustrates a Double Standard, Some Say

With her abrupt exit this week from consideration for the Senate, Caroline Kennedy added her name to a growing

Great quotes:

Said by many after Nine-Eleven:  We are all Americans.

Said by  Dubya and  many Americans after the Soviet invasion of Georgia:   We are all Georgians.

What should be said after Charlies Rangel and Robert Reich a/k/a Shorty, write

Ya know, I can’t help thinking on Billy Beck as I read Mark Levin this morning:

I’ve been thinking this for a while so I might as well air it here. I honestly never thought we’d see such a thing

Welcome dear reader, to the most intense nightly read on the ‘sphere… BitsBlog’s Nightly Ramble.

• I mentioned last night about polling data… and they’ve been having a bit of a row over it on many of the blogs I’ve

Welcome, dear reader, to the most intense nightly read in the ‘sphere… The Nightly Ramble….

• Leaving aside the issue of the Republicans who bolted off the bailout plan yesterday, changing their vote from ‘yes’ to ‘no’, (I’ll get back to

James Joyner at OTB, this morning notes a new Ad from the McCain camp.

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James notes there’s a pattern of wrting going on and cites a couple examples:

The campaign also quickly emailed around a CNN Political Ticker

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You know, there is an argument in the idea that Biden may well have been the worst possible choice for Obama to make.

To bolster his rather meager political resume, BO had argued that hiss words, not his rather scant deeds, matter, video:

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Simply put, BO’s only politcal success has been to win elections.  Yet having a skimpy political record for the

Jim Rutttenberg, New York Times, is shocked that John McCain is painting BO as ill-informed, arrogant and out of touch:

WASHINGTON — After spending much of the summer searching for an effective line of attack against Senator Barack Obama

Another Chicago minister is causing headaches for Barack Obama after he told the Democratic candidate’s church congregation Sunday that Hillary Clinton felt entitled to the presidency because she’s white.

Catholic pastor Michael Pfleger, who is white, issued a formal apology

From Merriam Webster On-Line Dictionary:

Main Entry: 1bitch
Pronunciation: \?bich\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bicche, from Old English bicce
Date: before 12th century
2b: a malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman -sometimes used as a generalized term of abuse

Well at least this black reverend manages to keep his allegations pausible, video:

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It would explain why Andrew Sullivan is so avid about BO.

Hat tip:  Ace

Michelle Malkin makes note of that North Carolina GOP ad that McCain supposedly doesn’t like.

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Says Michelle:

What is the big freaking’ deal?
…
McCain is demanding that the ad be withdrawn (via ABC News, hat tip- Allah):

“I