What USA Today has to Say on October 24, 2008

October 24, 2008 5:30 p.m.

“For divided high court, two potential legacies” This is the top political headline for October 24, 2008. This article discusses the differences between the two candidates for presidency and how their experiences could affect the way they handle lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. Five of the nine justices are 70 years of age or older, so this is something the new president will more than likely have to deal with. The article discusses the likelihood of McCain selecting individuals who would narrowly interpret the law while later quoting one of Obama’s top advisors, a Harvard University law professor, who claims Obama’s background would put him in the “center” of the selection process.

Another top story “McCain camp reports payments to Palin stylist” is quite entertaining. According to finance reports for the first two weeks in October Sarah Palin’s celebrity makeup artist collected $22,800. The Rebublican National Committee came under examination after the party committee reported spending $150,000 in September on cosmetics and wardrobes for Palin and her family.

“Spending rose in Palin’s Alaska administrations” states that although Palin “calls herself a fiscal conservative who wants to ‘rein in government spending’,” she has done the opposite in her homestate of Alaska. “In nearly two years as governor, she has presided over a 31% spending hike by a state government that sought earmarks from Washington even as it reaped billions from higher oil prices and Palin-backed tax increases on oil companies.”