akira1, I completely agree. I mean, I'd love to have a Senate with over 60 Dems, but ever since they started this "we need 60 votes" crap two years ago I've just seen it as an excuse.

And pacificwhim, one reason I'd love to have more than 60 is because Florida has our own version of DiFi: Spineless Bill Nelson. I sincerely hope we can replace this empty suit with an Actual Democrat (but we have to wait until 2012!). At least your other Senator, Barbara Boxer, is a keeper. Mine is GOOPer Mel "Fred Flintstone" Martinez.

"...what seemed like a devastating report, with potential to impact the election."

Get real, Alex. Even if it was true, do you think it would actually affect the election?

That's two minutes of my life I won't get back, including one for writing yet another snarky comment about yet another non-story.

I agree with you, except - and I might be way off on this - I see Tom's comic as a satire of what the GOP believes about blue-collar voters.

I can sorta understand it if this young woman is so devoted or unstable that she would make up such a story. On the other hand I'm willing to concede the remote possibility that in a nation of over 300 million humans there is one whose actions defy not only common sense but common criminal sense.

But I can't understand this: "Two senior officials with the College Republicans..."

Why are there College Republicans? Shouldn't all Republicans of that age be in the armed forces, fighting The War To Save Civilization From Scary Islamofascists And/Or Muslim Socialists Who Want To Cut Off Our Heads And Destroy Our Way Of Life?

"I honestly won't feel relaxed until after the election."

Not me! I won't feel relaxed until after the inauguration.

(Wow, Repubs down to maybe 150 of 435 Congressional districts? I had no idea there were so many anti-America areas in America.)

"...our United States capital [sic] and our Pentagon..."

Does someone else have a United States Capitol and Pentagon, or by "our" does she mean McCain and hers?

"GOP Trust"????

"...not sure how AL would handle aftermath"

I bet Alabama wouldn't like it much, same as the other pro-America areas of America.

But you never know about those secessionists(?) in AK.

(insert smiley emoticon here...because I don't know how to.)

So Fred Barnes - AKA Morton Kondracke(?) with his eyes pried open - says "...the staffer who did that has been a coward and has not stepped forward..."

Somehow I doubt he was so outraged when Valerie Plame's cover was blown.

These anti-Americans (look at them funny names!) probably think "Gorebal warming" is science - and Intelligent Design isn't!

"...to ensure pro-American values in the motherland."

Obviously, the writer of this memo is not right-thinking. Real Americans don't refer to "the motherland" - it's The Homeland.

I can't hear you, try a bigger font. In boldface.

I bet that if we make it to 60, the Vichy Dems will say that they'll have to continue to cave in to the Repubs until we have at least 67.

I really thought it referred to a recording contract or some sort of "celebrity" gig.

Thanks a lot, "Joe the Plumber".

(Speaking of nicknames, on Letterman the other night, Alec Baldwin referred to Palin as "Bible Spice".)

My feelings exactly. Does anyone know if it's too late to donate to Martin, Chambliss' opponent?

I don't care about the game, and as Vincent admitted, the "predictions" haven't exactly panned out lately, but...it's also been for-damn-ever since a sitting US Senator has become President, and that streak will definitely* end.

*Definitely - unless there's a tie and/or McCain wins but becomes unable to take office, and Bible Spice is sworn in.

I shudder to think about Chris Berman coming up with nicknames for Obama and McCain.

I remember an "Arlo and Janis" comic with a conversation between Arlo and his young son Gene after Gene's soccer (or something) game...

Panel 1

Gene: "He was heading toward the goal and we literally killed him!"

Panel 2

Arlo: "Do you know what 'literally' means?"

Panel 3

Gene: "No."

Panel 4

Arlo: "Good."

"...Just ignore this..."

Okay.

"...the absolutely despicable campaign he ran--or rather was forced to run...he hated it and was disgusted with himself for having to stoop so low to have any chance at winning."

Bullshit. He always had a choice, and every single day he chose to go deeper and deeper into the slime.

Thanks especially to kickstarts for the "McClellan outs Bush" link

http://adap2k.blogspot.com/2008/11/mcclellan-bush-cia-valerie-plame-wilson.html

...and to Xran for calling more attention to it. Also thanks to Xran for the 8:00 comment stating, much more eloquently than I, the sentiment I clicked on Alex's item to express:

Who gives a good goddamn WHAT Newtie or Sarah say?

From the article: "...'Would you have a chance of winning?'" he said. "I mean, those are just things you can't evaluate right now."

Speak for yourself, Rudy. Maybe YOU can't evaluate it right now, but I think it's pretty obvious to everyone else.

Don't let that stop you from trying, though - I'm all for Republicans throwing their money away.

How much did Alex Koppleman pay you to sign your name to this?

"Hello, Naaman."

Sorry. I've been watching Seinfeld reruns.