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Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL last night, and Sarah Palin as Sarah Palin, too (she appears twice)…

Some are calling her the future of the Republican Party.  As much as I hope that is true (because it will only mean that the Republican Party will continue its slide into oblivion), I have to agree with Kevin Drum: Sarah Palin will disappear into a well-deserved obscurity after the election is over. She is not a "comer." She is … Read More

I know I said I wasn't going to early vote this year, but I lied. North Carolina is shaping up to be a close state, and everyone is concerned about voting irregularities and other shennigans at the polls.  Both sides are lawyering up.  So, long story short, I'll be on shennanigan patrol on Election Day, which means I best vote before then.

What if I told you that McCain has had a "questionable association" with someone who: is a convicted felon for, among other things, trying to subvert the rule of law plotted to kill a journalist plotted to kill a former CIA agent who was assisting the federal government in an investigation plotted to bomb the Brookings Institute has given advice on how … Read More

Having learned that Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher isn't really a licensed plumber, and doesn't bother to pay his taxes anyway (nice vetting, McCain campaign — again), they've gone back to the drawing board.  Think Progress reports: The campaign is holding a conference call today with Russ Deker, an individual the McCain camp is calling “a Missouri ‘Joe the Plumber.’” So … Read More

McCain and Obama attend the Alfred E. Smith dinner, and offer some self-effacing and topical political humor.  A nice break from the nastiness of the campaign:

The New York Times has a nice analysis of the taxes that Joe Wurzelbacher would pay under the Obama and McCain plans:   So it looks like Joe would do better under either candidate, but slightly better under McCain.  Not surprising, since McCain gives greater tax benefits to those whose income is greater than $250,000 (which the above scenario assumes).  Of … Read More

Conservative strategists urged McCain to take of the gloves at last night's debate.  That he did. Conservative strategists urged McCain to finally mention Bill Ayers at last night's debate.  That he did. Conservative strategists urged McCain to mention the "ugly" attacks on him by people like John Lewis, at last night's debate.  That he did. Conservative strategists urged McCain to … Read More

According to 538, these are the battleground states as they exist NOW (to be a battleground state, a candidate's lead must be < 5 percent, according to the average of polls):   States where Obama is leading are in blue; McCain-leading states are in red. But the news is this… even if Obama loses ALL the "Mid-Oct Battlegrounds", he still … Read More

From last night…   Another angle…   Oh, I know.  It's not fair…. photos snapped at an inopportune time.  But it's funny anyway.

McCain said to Obama: "I'm not Bush.  If you wanted to run against Bush, you should have run four years ago." Point McCain.  A good "gotcha" line, well-delivered. Um… well… except for the Obama ad that came out immediately this morning: Pow!