Mandated those cowbells. He forces those fools to bang those things so America can't fall asleep with the game on the tube.

I couldn't nod off on Sunday night. Those bells kept me conscious enough to watch the end of the game.

people make a stink about Oil Company signs being taken down.

Like most things, sports mean different things to different people.

I had no choice in becoming a Buckeyes fan. It surrounded me from the beginning, like English. I speak Buckeye perfectly. I even write love letters in it.

No fans are better than other fans. We're all delusional.

That said, Michigan fans suck.

Adorably retro-chic or obnoxiously retrograde?

Neither. It's simply not clever.

Next.

Said some things about dreams.

Carson Palmer out for the year. My Bungles should put his lil bro in there. He's on the payroll.

from wikipedia

Penis envy in Freudian psychoanalysis refers to the theorized reaction of a girl during her psychosexual development to the realization that she does not have a penis. Freud considered this realization a defining moment in the development of gender and sexual identity for women. According to Freud, the parallel reaction in boys to the realization that girls do not have a penis is castration anxiety. In contemporary culture, the term is sometimes used inexactly or metaphorically to refer to the idea that women wish they had a penis...

Just dropped off my absentee ballot in the mailbox.

Filled in Barack's bubble.

(Cynthia McKinney was on the ballot.. anyone remember that nutcase?)

Carlos Pena's hit was one of the most badass things I've ever seen on a baseball field.

Everything about it. The entire at bat. 100% badass. He was facing a lefty, people. A tough one. In the rain. He had 2 strikes with 2 outs. Got the hit. Badass.

You're right again, King. The major problem is the late starts. Bud doesn't care when the games end. I have a feeling they calculate the commercial prices based on the ratings closer to the beginning of the game than the end of the gam.

I'm a huge baseball fan, but I'm a bigger fan of sleep.

If they're elected, trust me, McCain will need a food taster.

Did you just threaten to murder Senator McCain?

Best article of the election hangover.

If you have Obama's... or even Bush's delivery, you should run for office.

I don't think Obama can 'resolve' the Arab Israeli conflict. But, everything else you say is pure poetry.

I voted for the first time in 04 - I regret to admit I voted for Bush in Ohio. It seems that Ohioans didn't understand the ineptitude of our leadership.

The war was a huge distraction. Much of middle America will back any American War. We assume our leaders make the right decisions. Look at our history. We've fought some big noble wars. People (especially sons and daughters of the greatest generation) backed this war and stayed Republican. If we trust nurture, these folks passed on that attitude on to the next generation.

I voted for Obama this time. I'm hopeful. Gary, you talk about togetherness. I hope it' here to stay.

Now let's get the hell out of Iraq and fix this infrastructure.

Brightstar - I have a ton in common with you (that was a great line about guys talking graciously about women - that's how me and my friends are -- 95% of the time). I attended public school growing up and I'm not catholic, but, I see a lot in common. But, cmon man, Atkins is not a great diet. It works, but it not a great diet. Any diet which points you away from blueberries is not a great diet. Go to menshealth.com and read and read. You'll find the best way to fuel your body and mind.

Likelife. I'm 25 too. A lot of dudes of our vintage are pretty vile. A lot of us aren't. I'm sure I can find a thousand of each before the day is out. And I bet that roughly 99% of the guys who visit broadsheet fit in the non-vile category.

Back to the point... mens body image. I don't really know because I'm in ripped up ridiculous good shape - but I bet there is some truth to it.

I guess I do have a problem with stunning beauties on TV and in magazines. I caught Gossip Girl for a few minutes last night and Blake Lively is painfully attractive. It hurts to look at her. Same thing with Alessandra Ambrosio and Marisa Miller. Ouch.

We're damned if we do and damned if we don't. Luckily for Paulson, he cashed out all of this GS stock when it was near its historical high. I'm sure that will help a lot of Americans sleep easier tonight. It warms my belly alright.

I don't know about anyone else.. but I'm not buying anything that I'm not putting in my mouth. Antiperspirant notwithstanding.

Simple.

Get out the vote in CT. Just a thought.

It could allow providers to also morally or religiously object to sperm donation and artificial insemination

Let's say some people morally and religiously object to fighting wars. Let's say the government imposes a draft.

You like it when Mohammed Ali objects, but you don't like it when Dr. Soandso objects.

I don't understand your logic, Tracy.

To Mikes Pace, you're an idiot

Muhammad Ali's objection to serving on religious grounds, cannot be equated to denying health care

You're half right. I am an idiot, but those two things can be equated. Just don't let your politics in the way of equating them and they fit just fine. Also, since when is artificial insemination 'health care'. I understand a doctor does it, but that doesn't mean it's health care. You tell me one situation in which becoming pregnant makes someone healthier or is a preventative measure... then I'll call it 'health care'.

Can't you artificially inseminate yourself?