Below The BeltwayI believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in.Happy Constitution Day- September 17, 2008 It was 221 years ago today that the Constitution was signed by it&8217;s drafters in Philadelphia: What&8217;s the most important day in American history Most of us would answer the Fourth of July. But think about today, Sept. 17. For on this date in 1787, the convention in Philadelphia completed work on one of the greatest ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/17/happy-constitution-day-2/ A Record That Will Never Be Broken- September 17, 2008 The Yankees lost last night, again, but Derek Jeter set a record that can never be broken: To Derek Jeter, the night sky seems a little darker and the floodlights seem a little brighter at Yankee Stadium. As he described it, Its like playing on a stage. During Tuesday nights show, the curtain was barely up ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/17/a-record-that-will-never-be-broken/ Adviser: McCain Helped Create The Blackberry- September 16, 2008 This will either blow over, or go down as one of the dumber statements of 2008: MIAMI (AP) &8212; Move over, Al Gore. You may lay claim to the Internet, but John McCain helped create the BlackBerry. At least that&8217;s the contention of a top McCain policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Waving his BlackBerry personal digital assistant and ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/16/adviser-mccain-helped-create-the-blackberry/ Virginia: McCain 48 Obama 48- September 16, 2008 As it has been for much of the summer. Virginia remains a toss-up in the Presidential race: The race for the White House in Virginia is a tie this week. The latest Fox NewsRasmussen Reports telephone survey finds John McCain and Barack Obama each attracting 48% support in the Old Dominion. One week ago, McCain had a ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/16/virginia-mccain-48-obama-48/ Uncomfortable Fact Of The Day- September 16, 2008 From the guys at The Club For Growth: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now only 100 points higher than when President Bush took office. Ouch. Here&8217;s the chart: Similar Posts:Stock Market Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Black Monday Dow Drops 500 Points Dow Jones Shatters 13,000 Stock Market Opens, Falls Like A Rock Dow Jones Average Passes 13,000http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/16/uncomfortable-fact-of-the-day/ Dow Drops 500 Points- September 15, 2008 As I suspected it wuld be, it was a bad day on Wall Street: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) &8212; Stocks tanked Monday, as investors reeled amid the fallout from the largest financial crisis in years after Lehman Brothers filed for the biggest bankruptcy in history and Bank of America said it would buy Merrill Lynch in a ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/15/dow-drops-500-points/ Virginia Democrats Choose Primary For 09 Governors Race- September 15, 2008 It&8217;s beginning to look like we&8217;ll have a three-way contest for the Democratic nomination for Governor next year: DOGUE, Va. &8212; The Virginia Democratic State Central Committee voted yesterday to hold a primary next year to choose the party&8217;s candidate for governor amid growing indications that there could be a three-way fight for the nomination. Terry McAuliffe, ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/15/virginia-democrats-choose-primary-for-09-governors-r... Lessons Learned- September 15, 2008 In what has to be one of the quickest reversals of a product launch ever, Sitemeter is back to the way it was on Friday: Dear Valued SiteMeter Customers, As youre no doubt aware by now, weve chosen to roll back our website to the previous classic version. Based on some performance issues we were experiencing along with ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/15/lessons-learned-2/ Bad Monday On Wall Street- September 15, 2008 It&8217;s looking to be a bad day in the stock markets after a Sunday that saw two investment banks go out of existence: In one of the most dramatic days in Wall Streets history, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself on Sunday to Bank of America for roughly $50 billion to avert a deepening financial crisis, ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/15/bad-monday-on-wall-street/ What The Heck Is Wrong With Andrew Sullivan- September 14, 2008 As anyone who has been reading this blog for the past two weeks will know, I am no fan of Sarah Palin&8217;s. I don&8217;t think she&8217;s qualified to be President of the United States, by extension meaning I don&8217;t think she&8217;s qualified to be Vice-President of the United States. I question her assertion that she&8217;s a ...http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/14/what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-andrew-sullivan/ |