Bailout Smackdown

They came together quickly in February to pass a short-term stimulus bill. They united again this month around a plan to bail out Wall Street. But as Democrats and Republicans begin deliberations over long-term reforms for the financial-services industry, both sides seem to be prepping for what will likely be More…

Obama Blasts McCain’s “Failed Economic Theory”

We promise — when Sen. John McCain stops insisting the economy is doing well, and then when Sen. Barack Obama stops hammering the Republican nominee for making such ridiculous claims, we’ll stop writing about it.

But they’re at it again, as TWI’s Matt DeLong reported on Monday, trading starkly More…