Tonight's the Night

Pre-Election Quote of the Day
At least the captain of the Titanic tried to miss the iceberg. Congressional Democrats aimed right for it. (Scott Rasmussen, WSJ, 11/1/10)

Face Off
So what should we be doing? First, governments should be spending while the private sector won’t, so that debtors can pay down their debts without perpetuating a global slump. Second, governments should be promoting widespread debt relief: reducing obligations to levels the debtors can handle is the fastest way to eliminate that debt overhang. (Dr. Paul Krugman, NYT, 11/1/10)

Let’s go toe-to-toe. RedStateVT vs. Krugman. Krugman says more government spending and write-off debt. RedStateVT says reduce government spending, extend the tax cuts for all, repeal Obamacare and reduce regulation. Which gets the economy moving faster?

That Old Clinton Magic
Clinton praised Meek's support of the stimulus package, which he said created jobs, and Sink's cost-cutting measures as Florida's chief financial officer. Clinton went on to discourses on the failure of the banking system and health care until even the college students in the park were drifting away. (Washington Post, 11/2/10)

One of the big stories of this election cycle was the liberal media’s endlessly fawning depictions of Bill Clinton as a beloved figure and a dynamic campaigner.

Here’s a Judge We Like
"I've read your brief, I've read the District Court opinion, I've heard your interchange with my two colleagues, and I don't understand your argument," Noonan told deputy solicitor general Edwin S. Kneedler. "We are dependent as a court on counsel being responsive. . . You keep saying the problem is that a state officer is told to do something. That's not a matter of preemption. . . . I would think the proper thing to do is to concede that this is a point where you don't have an argument." (Washington Post, 11/2/10)

Judge Noonan quizzes Holder’s Justice Department lawyers on the Arizona immigration law.

Obviously
First, I'll state the obvious: It's not racist to criticize President Obama, it's not racist to have conservative views, and it's not racist to join the Tea Party. But there's something about the nature and tone of the most vitriolic attacks on the president that I believe is distinctive - and difficult to explain without asking whether race is playing a role. (Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 11/2/10)

If Robinson wants to continue to opine about national politics, he is going to have to come up with something better. Calling the Tea Party racist is so….September.

Making History
Democrats made their last-minute appeals Monday. Michelle Obama headed to Las Vegas and Philadelphia as Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to Vermont and former President Bill Clinton raced up and down the East Coast. Mr. Obama hunkered down in the White House, conducting a few radio interviews and bracing for a rebuke that most pundits predict could be historic in its breadth. (NYT, 11/2/10)

Obama is becoming almost…..Nixonian.