My latest blog entry...

Quoted: It hit me like a ton of bricks today - this will be my first time voting in Washington State elections. So, it seems problematic that I know more about Gov. Corzine's record in New Jersey or Mayor Bloomberg's attempt to seek a third term in New York than I do about Gregoire and Rossi.

This is so messed up I don't even know where to start...

Quoted: Sarah Palin's picture on the cover of Newsweek sparks controversy. Republicans find the photo untouched. In a Fox News video below a Republican said that the Newsweek photo emphasizes Sarah Palin's wrinkles, blemishes, pores and facial hair, while Newsweek make Barack Obama's photo to look "presidential" while they deliberately made Sarah Palin look like "one of the folks".

I really think race is an unspoken, underlying issue in all this...

Quoted: At a normal campaign rally, it's the candidate who tries to whip the crowd into a frenzy. At John McCain's town hall in Waukesha, Wis., Thursday, it was the other way around. "I'm mad, and I'm really mad," said one man who'd been called on to ask a question.

LOL, definitely a mistake to refer to Obama as "that one." There were several awkward moments during this debate where it seemed like McCain might have an outburst...

Quoted: After their second debate, both Barack Obama and John McCain shook hands with the Nashville audience of 80 uncommitted voters. Both were well-received. But Obama stayed longer, and with McCain out of the room, the affection from the swing voters increased.

This article raises a good point. When Joe Sixpack himself is asking questions, you can't call it "gotcha journalism" or the "liberal media" - you actually have to come up with a response.

Quoted: In advance of Tuesday's town-hall debate, both candidates have apparently decided to have a cleanse. Before facing questions from an audience of undecided voters who say they don't like negative campaigning, Obama and McCain are engaging in an orgy of it.

A roundup of the week's Sarah Palin political cartoons... there are some good ones in there.

Quoted: Cartoonists tackle the issues of the day.

If religious centers want to endorse a specific political candidate, they should lose their tax-exempt status with the IRS...

Quoted: Stanley Fish's columns on challenging entrenched ideas about politics, education and society.

The SNL version of the VP debate, with Queen Latifah as Gwen Ifill. Tina Fey for VP!

Quoted: Sen. Biden and Gov. Palin go head to head on Saturday Night Live.

Sad...

Quoted: He was a star in the Republican Party. Now, like dozens of his G.O.P. colleagues, he’s quitting Congress, fed up with his party, his president and the process.