Obama-induced insomnia.

Kos likes the front page to make fun of McCain's age. I personally think it's ok to point out places where the man's senility is showing through since he is going ot have his hand on the button (or not if we can help it).

We were not vigilant enough as a country when it came to President Reagan, so let's not make the same mistake twice.  But pure age jokes, while funny, probably should not be on the table, well, unless they are HILARIOUS and not too mean (McCain's Social Security Number = 1?, Can't resist that one) -- my opinion.

What's your opinion?  I want to see a lot of people vote in the poll because I'm curious. If you want to see votes, rec this up.

The Onion has been slipping for a long time, with longer and longer periods between sidesplitters, but they are back on this week:

WASHINGTON—Reports surfaced Tuesday that the New York–based Fox News Channel has obtained a tape which purportedly features another cryptic video message from U.S. vice president and known extremist Dick Cheney, widely regarded as the most feared man in America.

[The grainy image of the characteristically unsmiling Cheney is hilarious but I don't know how to copy it here without linking to the website]

Cheney calls on Americans around the world to join the fight in Iraq.
"We have analyzed the tape, and the voice on it matches up with earlier recordings of the vice president," said CIA spokesman George Little, who claimed the tape may contain valuable clues regarding the location of the elusive Cheney, who was last sighted in late 2005 along the border of Maryland and Virginia.

"Though more specific details on his whereabouts have yet to emerge, we do know two things," Little added. "Dick Cheney is still alive, and he is out there somewhere."

Leaked transcript confirms that she's entered the phase of the campaign where she chooses between her own fight for political survival and the good of the party and goes for her own self interest.

This website by the Republican Party in DC (the NRCC) says everything you need to know about the sincerity of the party's outreach to minorities, including Latinos.

Here is a good use of polls: What is your sexual orientation and abuse history?
and here is a waste of space poll: Best word to describe Faux News broadcaster.

I just tiptoed through the polls and had to through about 50 to get to the real ones.  These could be useful features if only we knew how to use them properly and did not clutter the list of polls with junk.

In the speech, Bush shows off how we learned so much information by torturing a guy named Abu Zubaydah.  Too bad that's not actually true.  Spencer Ackerman has the smackdown.

Freepers feel about Chafee the way folks here feel about about Lieberman except that they seem perfectly willing to sacrifice a Senate seat over it.  The National Republican Party is supporting the incumbent and even attacking the challenger, as has been diaried nicely here by Pruitt.  But the GOP has a much greater chance of losing a Senate seat over it.

"Because George W. Bush is still President."

"Exercise your Free Speech rights while you have 'em."

"Pimp your diaries here. On second thought, don't."

"Where O/T is OK."

"Which Republicans are you hating most today?"

"Open yer piehole."

"Let's start a Leftwing Noise Machine."

Being more or less fluent in Spanish, I jumped in and asked the kid if I could help.

Here are some steps that would help me feel like the ship of state that Bush capsized has been righted.

Well, their website had an online forum which allowed users to log in and post comments on how Jesus tells them to get involved in Republican politics.

Had.  One day after Kos front-paged the story, they scrubbed the forum.  Coincidence?

That's right.  Taxation without Representation.  We have no voting House members.  We have no Senators.

But YOU CAN HELP.  Right now our goal is simply to raise awareness outside of DC of this stain on our democracy.  Go here for a simple way YOU can participate in a real grassroots effort (pun intended).

And we're enjoying watching USA Next get their propagandist asses sued, successfully so far, by the couple in the photo.

What they didn't tell you is that the soldier is also totally gay.  Ok, I made that up, but that's my assignment to all you bloggers everywhere:

Find the soldier and check it out, just in case.

We blogospherians must find and expose all irony everywhere!

The answer is the Mormon missionaries.  Does it strike anyone else besides me as an uncomfortable coincidence that we're sending Christian missionaries and the U.S. military to the same places around the world?  It makes you think the Arab governments are not as paranoid as they are made out to be.