Taxation & Estate Planning

Following Sarah Palin
Tonight's debate should be entertaining even if it promises to be uninformative. The pundits are boiling over with all manner of speculation, such as: Will Joe Biden come across as too overbearing? Will Sarah Palin commit any gaffes? Will the...

Last Night's Best Moment
I'll just say this about the debate, because it looks like the bailout will dominate the political scene today, and Palin and Biden will likely be complete non-factors for the rest of the election: I wasn't nearly as surprised...

Open Thread on Palin-Biden Debate
I'm heading shortly to Amherst MA for a conference on the death penalty to get some feedback on this hastily cooked paper, but as I'll be off the box a bunch, I'll be curious to see if by my return there's any fallout from the debate tonight...

Chafetz on the VP
Josh Chafetz of Cornell has a useful discussion in TNR about the odd moment in last night's debate when both Biden and Palin revealed their lack of understanding about the constitutional status of the office they are seeking.

Nielsen ratings on Veep debate show 70 million Americans' fascination with Sarah Palin
Only the 1980 Reagan-Carter presidential debate outdrew last night's vice-presidential debate. My latest guest-post at HughHewitt.com explains why these monster ratings are great news for McCain-Palin.

CNN Post Debate Poll: 53% Still Believe Palin Unqualified to Take Over as President
In a CNN post-debate poll, 53% of those polled say while Gov. Sarah Palin exceeded their expecations in the debate tonight, they still believe Gov. Sarah Palin is unqualified to take over as President...

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