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This whole line of reasoning given by Republicans that McCain works with Democrats is a reason to support him seems hypocritical. If he supports Democrat legislation, and Democrat legislation is as bad as we're told by Republicans, then isn't that poor judgement on his part? Wouldn't they want someone who supports Republican policies? And if I prefer Democrat policies, why not just vote for the Democrat so I'm sure they'll get supported? Never mind the fact that McCain only opposed Bush supported legislation 10% of the time. Just because someone doesn't vote for the other parties legislation doesn't mean they didn't work with the other party. They all work with each other in Congress to try to arrive at some compromise or consensus.

They're already working on solutions. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14002908/

They could pick up the game from the Syracuse CBS station on Time Warner that shows all the Bills games.

Of course if we hit rock bottom in the next year, and then we make slow but steady progress in recovering over the next 4 years, then Obama will be able to claim he brought the country back from an economic crisis, and why mess with success and elect someone from the party that got us there in the first place. I expect Palin and family to be offered a celebreality show, maybe Palin Snows Best. The pregnant daughter and boyfriend will be the next Britney Spears and Kevin Federline story.

There's probably alot of drinkers with hangovers as Palin hit 7 of the 11 drinking points: Winks or gives a thumbs up to the audience. Says a world leader's name, two drinks if it's pronounced correctly. Says any of these words/phrases: Alaska, Bridge to Nowhere, job creation, Washington elite/establishment, media elite, corporate greed, pitbull, lipstick, or maverick. Leaves off a trailing "g" - takin', leavin', changin', etc. Any time Palin answers a question, and someone at your party blurts out "WTF is she talking about?" **This one was a judgement call since technically she didn't answer most of the questions, but she did meet the WTF criteria** When Palin claims that Washington's problems can be solved by small town know how and common sense: Drink a Labatt Blue as you read up on how to become a Canadian citizen. When Palin insists that governing a small town in Alaska is in fact experience: Give your friend a shot glass of beer when he/she asks for a pint and insist it's the same thing.

Georgia was always a long shot for Obama, while Michigan was one of the key battleground states that McCain thought would be enticed by the hockey mom. But unfortunately for him Michigan voters put their paychecks ahead of bodychecks.

I actually started to feel bad for Palin. She obviously was filled with talking points, and no matter what the question was, she would just parrot back what her handlers told her, regardless that it didn't answer the question. She's clearly not ready to think on her feet on the multitude of issues. McCain should do the honorable thing and let her withdraw with dignity. Appoint another VP candidate like Ridge or Liebermann who we could at least feel comfortable that they have a grasp of the details of the issues facing a president. I just can't imagine her being president if something happened to McCain.

Here are the Rules - you have to take a drink every time Palin: Says "Thanks but no thanks" to the Bridge to Nowhere: Demand a new drink from your hosts, say "thanks but no thanks," and then when no one's looking, take it anyway, then claim you never wanted it. References how you can see Russia from Alaska and calls it "experience". Winks or gives a thumbs up to the audience. Says a world leader's name, two drinks if it's pronounced correctly. Says any of these words/phrases: Alaska, Bridge to Nowhere, job creation, Washington elite/establishment, media elite, corporate greed, pitbull, lipstick, or maverick. Leaves off a trailing "g" - takin', leavin', changin', etc. Any time Palin answers a question, and someone at your party blurts out "WTF is she talking about?" When Palin claims that Washington's problems can be solved by small town know how and common sense: Drink a Labatt Blue as you read up on how to become a Canadian citizen. When Palin recounts putting the governor's jet on eBay: Auction off a beer to your friends. When Palin insists that governing a small town in Alaska is in fact experience: Give your friend a shot glass of beer when he/she asks for a pint and insist it's the same thing. When Palin talks about being the most popular governor in the country: Go to a room by yourself, realize you're the most popular person in the room, then finish your drink. http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-99661

Feel free to show up at the rally in Plymouth next week and report back to us. I'll bet you get a good seat.

John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play. McCain will go off TV in Michigan, stop dropping mail there and send most of his staff to more competitive states, including Wisconsin, Ohio and Florida. Wisconsin went for Kerry in 2004, Ohio and Florida for Bush. McCain's campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Republicans had been bullish on Michigan, hopeful that McCain's past success in the state in the 2000 primary combined with voter dissatisfaction with Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and skepticism among blue-collar voters about Barack Obama could make it competitive. McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin spent the night after the GOP convention at a large rally in Macomb County, just outside Detroit. The two returned later last month for another sizable event in Grand Rapids. But recent polls there have shown Obama extending what had been a small lead, with the economic crisis damaging an already sagging GOP brand in a state whose economy is in tatters. A McCain event planned for next week in Plymouth, Michiigan, has been canceled. http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmart...an.html?showall

Anybody see Family Guy last week where they had a costume party where Peter dressed as Laura Bush and Lois dressed as the guy she killed in a car accident. "Laura Bush killed a guy". That was a ballsy reference.

The Bills will be the first to lose, either this week or vs San Diego. Playing bad in the first half is going to catch up to them. The Giants will be the last to lose.

Mine...Republican Jim Walsh voted for it. But he's retiring so he could vote his conscience and not politicize it.

We have the physical evidence that McCain is not an average American from an economic standpoint. What evidence do you have that Obama is incapable of running the country? Not just to run it the way you would like, but incapable of running it.

In the meantime, JDoH (John's Dozen of Houses) McCain is selling one of his mansions in Phoenix: 13 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 50,000 square feet, 22 flat screen televisions. Can you relate to that? http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/polit...e.for.sale.ktvx

Fox's Greta Van Susteren reports that the McCain campaign didn't know about it. "I am stunned….the campaign (actually both) should have been told before the campaign agreed to have her moderate. It simply is not fair -- in law, this would create a mistrial." But one didn't have to go the lengths of oppo research to find out about a book that was hiding in plain sight on Amazon and the Random house website. Not to mention, Ifill discussed it with Howard Kurtz last month in the Washington Post, in the only profile she's done before the debate. (And I'd imagine someone in the campaign should have read it): To the extent she can carve out any spare time, Ifill is working on a book called "Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama." She focuses on the Democratic nominee and such up-and-coming black politicians as Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Newark Mayor Cory Booker. "We're very lazy when we think about race in this country," Ifill says. "We try to put it in a box. It's Jesse versus Al, or Jesse and Al versus everyone else," she says, referring to Jackson and Sharpton. "We love simplistic conflict. There's a whole group of people who have Ivy League degrees and immense accomplishments who actually benefited from the things their parents were fighting for." Regardless, the story's getting major play on cable news, especially Fox. http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalde..._no_secret.html Fox's Carl Cameron asked John McCain today if he thought that PBS journalist Gwen Ifill should recuse herself from moderating Thursday's VP debate in St. Louis. "I think that Gwen Ifill is a professional, and I think she will do a totally objective job because she is a highly-respected professional," McCain said.

Marbury vs Madison which set the precedence for judicial review. I remember that one from high school.

WASHINGTON -- Allow me to introduce myself. I am a traitor and an idiot. Also, my mother should have aborted me and left me in a dumpster, but since she didn't, I should "off" myself. Those are just a few nuggets randomly selected from thousands of e-mails written in response to my column suggesting that Sarah Palin is out of her league and should step down. Who says public discourse hasn't deteriorated? The fierce reaction to my column has been both bracing and enlightening. After 20 years of column writing, I'm familiar with angry mail. But the past few days have produced responses of a different order. Not just angry, but vicious and threatening. ****** I'm sure it is coincidence that, upon the Palin column's publication, a conservative organization suddenly canceled a speech I was scheduled to deliver in a few days. If I were as paranoid as the conspiracy theorists are, I might wonder whether I was being punished for speaking incorrectly. Unfortunately, that's the way one begins to think when party loyalty is given a higher value than loyalty to bedrock principles. http://townhall.com/columnists/KathleenPar...ld_a_big_bunker

Perhaps she'll try to appeal to mothers with an "Awww" moment by offering Gwen some moose noodle soup and putting a pillow under her foot.

When Coric asked her about banning abortions even after rape or incest, she kept referring to what she would personally do in such cases, but wouldn't say what her policy would be. The same thing when asked about teaching alternatives to evolution in science class. She needs to be pressed on what her policy recommendations would be, not on what she would personally choose.

Gwen broke her ankle earlier this week. Did the Repubs pull a Gillooly to try to get the debate delayed so Sarah had more cram time? Now they're throwing this out right before the debate to discredit the questioning. I thought both parties had to agree on the moderators. The Repubs must have vetted Gwen with the same group that vetted Palin.

I would go with Fred Taylor; you know he's going to get the ball and the Steelers haven't been world beaters lately.

How about an AMC Pacer with a driver's seat that swivels for easy access.

I suppose the Rush/Shammity/Savage/Beck crowd will flock to this. The funny thing is that there's no need to film a parody of Bush/Cheney/McCain/Palin & co., they provide enough material on their own.

Boehner knew they didn't have the votes they had promised the Dems even before Pelosi spoke: By Monday afternoon, staff members in the offices of Republican leaders were blaming one another for the failed vote. Blunt said he had come to the floor thinking 75 Republicans would support the plan. He was off by 10 — just short of the 12 that were needed to turn defeat into victory. But Boehner told a different story. He said that the GOP leaders never thought they’d get more than 68 Republicans to support the bill — and that he sent Blunt to tell Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) as much nearly two hours before the vote. “I sent [blunt] down to talk to Hoyer, 11:30, quarter to 12, somewhere in that time frame,” Boehner said. “We had a pretty good idea where we were, where we thought we could get to. And Hoyer knew.” Boehner added: “I did not talk to [Hoyer], so I don’t know what their conversation was. [blunt] and I had that conversation. We talked about ‘Should we just rise [walk out]?’ It wouldn’t have been good, but I thought it would have been better than this. It really doesn’t make any difference.” Democrats, for their part, said they assumed Blunt was lowballing his whip count to force Pelosi and the Democrats to line up more votes from their members. In the end, as Pelosi and her team tried to flip votes in favor of the proposal, there was little Boehner or his Republican leadership team could do to entice those who voted “no” to switch their tally in support of the controversial measure. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/14107_Page2.html