At 8:45, we’ll be opening the doors to our last debate liveblogging session this election cycle. It’s been fun, kids.
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Dick Morris is smoking some good shit:
In the meantime, Republican bastions like South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana are now no better than tossups. If the election took place this week, it would be a wipeout of major proportions. Even McCain‘s home state of Arizona has to be classified as leaning toward Obama.
Damn, and I thought I was an optimist. I’m with him on Georgia to an extent, …

The past few weeks we have heard of any number or horrendous things being yelled out at Palin/McCain rallies, and seen any number of racist demonstrations from the crowd.  So far, however, Sarah Palin, John McCain, and “official” Republican outlets have tried to stay away from the precipice.  No more.
Sacramento County Republican leaders Tuesday took down offensive material on their official party Web site that sought to link Sen. Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden and encouraged people to “Waterboard Barack Obama” – material that offended even state GOP leaders.
And, …

Poink is a small, one-woman business that sells adorable plush critters with the tagline of “handmade friendship.” Plus, I’ve been playing Spore lately and I think I might try and recreate one or two of these (for the record, no the game isn’t the be all and end all, but I do enjoy making cute critters and running around the place).  The flavour text on these items is charming … I’d like to introduce you to Ramone:  “When you say Ramone’s name, you have to roll the ‘R’. He’s an …

I love it when Nobel Laureates get all gossipy:
There are all sorts of connections between the Nixon administration and the Bush administration. But here’s one I didn’t know about: Hank Paulson was John Ehrlichman’s assistant in 1972 and 1973.
I had no idea either, but I don’t find it even remotely surprising. The last eight years have been nothing but a giant do-over for geriatric Nixon leftovers, as if they were trying to pull off all their Imperial Presidency crap without getting impeached this time.
Sigh. Only a few months left.