Just wanted to add that I have lived in AZ for the past six years, so McCain is "my" senator. I'm just (going into Valley Girl speak) "so fer shur" he'll listen to my view on FISA and myriad other issues (e.g., health care--talk to me about taking care of my mother after her stroke--and and and oh, the stories there go long). Before moving to AZ, I lived in NYC for 20 years and I was there on 9/11. So, I'm a tad bit biased on how this "war on terror" has been conducted--i.e., has anyone seen Bin Laden lately?

That is the only realistic explanation I can muster for why she remains the editor of Salon.com, vs. becoming a full-time pundit and/or an op-ed contributor or a regular columnist...elsewhere. (Is it ad revenue? subscriber revenue? controversy? rev up the readers? where’s the CEO? or the officer in charge of assessing just plain NOT fair and balanced reporting? or the one in charge of assessing journalistic reporting, vs. opining?)

You made your position clear on Hardball today and on “your” site Salon. (And both well timed to appear simultaneously. Interesting.)

But did Russ Feingold’s response on MSNBC get mentioned? No. Of course not. That might have diminished or damaged your take on the situation at hand.

First, to Joan Walsh, I learned more about you in your first "comment to the crowd" here today than I have in most of your op-eds or tv sitings. I appreciated your candor and your addressing your job as Editor of this site. I'll add just one comment regarding this particular article: I agree that McCain's befuddled (addled?) response to Fiorina's questions was a red flag in SO many directions, not only to so-called "women's issues" but about the candidate himself most definitely. And yes, if Fiorina is on HIS side, where was the effective game plan in her questioning and his obvious faltering and forgetfulness on his own votes and positions? Team meeting required. And not the first time, on many issues.

Second, to disaffected members of the Obama camp, I'll say that I'm a rather firm believer in this edict: "Never argue with someone else's version of reality." So, I read these back-and-forth Salon comments and don't really want to get into the "consciousness-raising" arguments that really go nowhere (e.g., "minds made up, move on"), but I do intrude on my own professed edict when I just can't keep my mouth (or mouse) shut. Sometimes, civil discourse does happen and people consider other sides and hey, lives get changed! (That's my optimistic scratch-a-cynic side talking.) So, I'm just going to add now...Why not read Salon's own WarRoom's take on the Obama FISA situation (in addition to Greenwald's reporting, of course)? In the effort toward balanced reporting and thinking. Offered only for consideration. (!!!!!!)

FROM SALON WARROOM: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:16 EDT

TITLED: Learning to live with the "new" Obama