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What is Palin up to now?

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Sarah Palin exit as governor of Alaska came as a surprise. Even to her staff and some family members; she didn’t tell her brother. Her more erratic press conference on Friday revealed little – she did not say she was out of politics for good and she did not say she is leaving Alaska so she can concentrate on the 2012 elections. Her motivations are so far unknown, and that to me is worrying. She seems to still be the darling as far as the GOP is concerned, and could easily be their favourite to run against Obama in 3 years time. What is Palin up to now?

Piano wire and toilet justice.

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The home of Sir Fred Goodwin, the face of Britain’s failing banking system, was vandalized early this morning. Three windows were broken and a car parked outside also suffered broken windows. A group calling themselves ‘Bank Bosses are Criminals’ have claimed responsibility, and warned that this is ‘just the beginning’.

Meanwhile, when asked in the congressional hearing, Edward Liddy, the new blame free boss at AIG preferred not to disclose the names of those executives receiving bonuses, because members of the public though they should be ‘strangled with piano wire’. Piano wire and toilet justice.

Troubles for Obama?

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An uncomfortable case has emerged for Barack Obama. In the last days leading up to the election, this couldn’t have come at a worse time. Barack Obama’s aunt in an illegal immigrant. Nobody yet knows how this came to light, but the republicans will have a field day, knowing how important immigration is to the majority of Americans who will vote on Tuesday. Troubles for Obama?

Obama and Clinton, together at last.

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The absence of Bill Clinton from Barack Obama’s campaign has been a problem for months. The public support and help from the last democratic president in indisputably a very powerful tool when trying to become the next one. So when the two most powerful men in the Democratic Party stood side by side at a huge joint rally in the crucial swing state of Florida, it seems like they have finally buried the hatchet. The aim was to show togetherness and a combined aim in the last few days of campaigning. Obama and Clinton, together at last.

The rain stopped McCain.

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Both Barack Obama and John McCain were campaigning in Pennsylvania Tuesday. The state is important for both parties, but especially for the Republicans who lost the state four years ago. Some analysts thinks he needs to win here to have any chance of winning the election in a weeks time.

McCain had planned to hold two rallies, one indoors and one outdoors, both in the town of Hersey. Barack Obama had an outdoor rally planned in Chester. The weather was awful in both towns, with rain, wind and sleet. This was a bit on the chilly side for the 72 year old (who might be prone to getting an autumn cold?), so he cancelled the outdoor rally, making do with just the indoor one. Obama, on the other hand, kept his promised appearance to the delight of thousands of wet and cold voters. The rain stopped McCain.

The confident underdog.

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’I like being the underdog’, says John McCain, who seems to see himself like a straight talking, shooting from the hip kind of maverick. ‘Every time I get ahead I mess it up, so being the underdog suits me well’.

John McCain can’t be reading the same newspapers as the rest of the world, because he is confident it will be a close race on the 4th November. Hasn’t he noticed that Obama has had a solid lead on him for weeks now? According to CNN’s latest, Obama has 49 percent to McCain’s 43. We’ve all seen them much, much closer, so I for one don’t believe in the thriller finish he promises. The confident underdog.