Joe the Plumber isn't that bright. Although I'm hoping that his anti-social security position could run on a loop in Florida and Arizona for the next two weeks so all the retirees can really get to know Joe the Plumber and how highly McCain/Palin think of him and his opinions.

You're not funny, you're just stupid. Really, really stupid. Now go away.

Considering Obama's outspent McCain close to 4-1, and there's nothing but Obama ads everywhere you turn, with Obama's

surrogates spinning every bit of news in Obama's favor... why do you suppose the race is still as tight as it is? Isn't this an indication of how he'd run the country?

Spend, spend, spend -- other people's money.

Congratulations. I've seen a lot of really pathetic pretzel logic in the letters section, but this has got to be one of the dumbest rationalizations yet.

If Rick Davis wants to get ugly, so be it. We always knew it would come to this, didn't we?

Fortunately, this is the Obama campaign and not the Kerry campaign, and Plouffe and Axelrod came ready to rumble.

Do you think a career military man can stomach the possibility that Sarah Palin could become Commander-in-Chief?

I don't think so.

Elect a Democrat!

Seriously, stop hating America and vote for her opponent.

That's all.

I think it was during the 2000 election and my sister couldn't figure out why Lee Greenwood was singing at a Bush rally. I asked her who else is he going to sing for - I mean, doesn't he have that one song about how at least I know I'm free or something? I was confused. Greenwood only sings for Republicans.

She was more confused. She asked me if Nancy Sinatra was appearing with him. Uh, wrong Lee. I don't know how you could explain a Cowboy in Sweden to Republicans. Cowboys don't mosey that far.

Republicans like the lesser of two Lee's. That explains a lot.

I don't know if Dave's world view has changed since the birth of his son, but he isn't afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve from time to time. I've never been able to figure out his politics, although I suspect they're similar to a lot of people who don't vote a strict party line.

He allowed McCain every opportunity to explain his choice of Palin in more depth, only to have our suspicions confirmed: there's no there there. Letterman was respectful to both McCain and his own audience, which I imagine isn't an easy task.

Letterman brought me to tears when his show returned after 9/11, and I remember clearly his description of New York after the attack. It didn't surprise me that he posed a question to McCain about Palin's readiness should a similar event occur.

McCain's answer was inadequate because his running mate is inadequate and most of us know it.

Okay, we know he isn't an American. But a lot of you can recite his writings verbatim. This represents a vast improvement over Sarah Palin who recites everything from McCain/Bush verbatim. Granted, she's funny in a Stranglove kinda way.

Care to wager who knows more about American history and her institutions - Sarah Palin or Michael Palin? I'm betting on Michael Palin. And because I'm pro-American, I'm willing to sacrifice the VP advantage of my team to lobby for a more formidable VP candidate for the opposing team.

Think about it, Mr. Palin may be the only person on the planet who can rival Joe Biden in time spent traveling by train.

I really miss Mo Udall - he personified southern Arizona in the way John McCain and Jon Kyl personify Phoenix.

Is it too late to find a responsible person to take his place?

I'm now convinced that the civil supporters of McCain/Palin are the fringe element.

He's sarcastic and angry. His campaign rallies are full of angry people. One old man stands up full of fury about Obama, Reid, Pelosi and socialism. No one asks him why the Republicans put us in the car and drove us to partially nationalizing the banks. It's a crowd a lot of people don't want to be associated with. McCain is proud of his rallies and his campaign. He's campaigning like it's 1980 instead of 2008.

Indeed, what's wrong with John McCain?

This man is so out of touch with Americans in 2008 that it's truly astounding.

Funny thing is, I don't know anyone who is voting for him, rich or poor, and I live in Arizona. His voters must all live in Phoenix.

Sometimes I wish I was a con man. Just think of all the low-hanging Republican fruit...

Bye, Mahoney - I don't care if the door hits you in your sorry ass on the way out...

Peggy Noonan doesn't want to loose her job at the Wall Street Journal a la Christopher Buckley and the National Review.

Watching her fret over "neither side being big enough for the times and challenges we face as a country" is her way of making up for being caught on a hot mic on MSNBC saying "kill her now", in reference to Palin during the Republican convention.

She isn't big enough to say what she really thinks to her readers. We know you know better, Peggy, therefore, you're smaller than either campaign so stop fretting.