George W. Bush spent his 60th birthday in Chicago at a private dinner hosted for him by Mayor Daley. Birds of a feather...

"the fundamentals of our economy are still strong"?

toadies pull the fire alarm.

"He throws the Obama campaign and its supporters (including much of the MSM and apparently David Letterman) for a loop once again and they're unsure how to react."

A truly laughable claim. Obama didn't blink and is going straight ahead as planned. The media, even your beloved Fox, is treating it as a cheap political ploy. Even cheaper because Letterman caught him in a lie.

McCain's problem is that he has been convinced by his toadies that he can show the same contempt for the MSM and American public that Bush does. But McCain does not have the weight of 9/11 to manipulate and he is finding out the hard way.

with the instant reaction "meter" tracking Reps, Dems and Inds in the audience. Both candidates tanked with Independents (presumeably swing voters) when they went on the attack against each other. McCain tanked deepest when he refused to distinguish Obama's nuance between precondition and preparation with regards to meeting Iran's leadership. The audience seemed to really resent the dishonesty of his argument. His outburst about denying the Holocaust was negatively received as well. Overall, the reation of Independents was more positive for Obama.

While I admit this technique is not scientific, it lends me to believe that the undecided voters (the only ones who count at this point) want to hear facts and reasoned arguments, not attacks.

is that the Iraqi government is insisting on a withdrawl date for "coalition" forces as well.

Iowa and Ohio mixed up. Especially when you get old.

I'm reminded of Donald Rumsfeld.

will be nothing more than an answer to a trivia question.

I think Palin is using the term "terrorist" because the Weather Underground was listed as an internal terror organization by the FBI. Though we should note that all charges against Ayers were dropped.

Also, I don't know what the Weather Underground or Ayers have to do with the Dow falling over 6% this morning...

That's the most coherent thing you've ever written. Good boy! Here's a treat!

neither was ever tried or convicted of any crime.

untidy.

about Fox "News'" spin on McCain is that they were universally lauding his "brinksmanship". A most bizzare way to put a positive spin on McCain's impulsive, irratic behavior.

but you can't get too much more folksy than being protected from witchcraft. Unless, of course, she starts burning witches. Now *that's* Old School.

because its ties to right-wing death squads, but because he did not have the time to participate. He palled around a general who was dismissed for insubordination to the United States Commander-In-Chief. Country first, yeah right.

"Ayers, however, didn't just talk. He bombed. And bombed."

You are truly full of shit. The Government dropped all charges against him. He's never been tried or convicted of anything.

It's worth noting that it only took a few days of "enhanced interrogation" to get McCain to cooperate with the North Vietnamese and accuse the US of war crimes. Many other brave American POW's withstood their interrogations without betraying their country.

11/4 can't come too soon for me.

belief that Ozarkers are ignorant country bumpkins? If they would put the same effort into indoor plumbing that they put into their meth labs they might someday disprove that belief.

Not in the Bizzaro World that the Republicans inhabit.

having McCain appear in front of a green background.

will only make her more popular with her base. Abuse of power is the Republican mascot.

is proof that genius skips a generation.

is absolutely right. The Secret Service needs to start doing it's job.

Law enforcement has made a science of identifying and neutralizing leaders and troublemakers in crowds. I don't see how this is any different.

Well, McCain's most recent "surprise" is that the head of his transition team worked closely with 2 criminals who lobbied for Saddam Hussein's interests and were involved in the food-for-oil scandal of the mid-'90's. Can't see how that will help him

Maybe if he can get that soldier's puppy back from Iraq and pull it out during the debate. Everyone loves puppies.

who acts like this election is "in the bag." Early voting here in Chicago is proceeding at a record pace. Folks are pissed; too pissed to sit at home on election day.

and makes her name a household word.

In other news, the Klan in Ada, OK is coming out from under their rock.

http://www.yahoo.com/s/971802

Sheila Raines of San Bernardino, a black member of the club, complained about the image to Fedele.

‘‘This is what keeps African-Americans from joining the Republican Party,’’ she said. ‘‘I’m really hurt. I cried for 45 minutes.’’

Look what they've given him:

Sarah Palin

Reliance on personal attack strategy

Inability to repudiate Bush

Inflexible neocon dogma

And in the desperate closing days of his campaign the real trash jump into the spotlight with this sort of behavior and racist cartoons in newsletters with "Republican" in the title. I'm sure there are plenty more examples.

What's worse for him is that, should he lose, his base will put the blame squarely on his shoulders. It's this type of dynamic that could ultimately lead to a split in the Republican party with the greedy moral relativists going one way and the greedy evangelicals going 'tother.

I can't feel sorry for the guy because he sold his soul to a regime based on lies and abuse of power. Still, it sure is an interesting time in history.

True Conservative.

I'm with wolfmason. I wonder if the hack that did it was trying to do McCain a favor? Pathetic.

and will not tolerate a loser"

Gen. George S. Patton

5/31/44