Poll-ution

Yes, I'm a poll-rat... Not proud of it. It's an addiction. Anyhow, the polls are doing some crazy things coming down the backstretch. John, you got any info on polling methodology? One thing I know is that Gallup shows an 11% lead for The O, Rasmussen 6%, and Zogby's at 2%. They have been pretty strongly correlated throughout the race (I watch them constantly) until now. What I do know is that Gallup polls "registered" voters and Rasmussen "likely" voters. I wonder if the polls are being influenced by The O's huge registration drives. I wouldn't care at all, but that I heard Begala, Carville, et al talking about how an Obama loss, given a big lead in the polls pre-election, would besmirch and befuddle the Obamatons so much as to precipitate non-post-racial trauma in the streets (race riots).

Anyhow, this is going to get REALLY ugly...

Confession

I am writing this post to admit something I've been hiding for a long time. I was visiting a friend once in a college town in Missouri where the current Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama had been holding a rally. At our rally afterparty, the Senator showed up to all of our surprise. While there I was privy to Mr. Obama engaging in lewd sexual acts towards a squirrel -a baby squirrel. I know this because I was the other half of what he called an "Eiffel Tower". While high-fiving he swore me not to tell anyone, but I think the time has come to rid myself of the crushing guilt.

This is all the God's-honest truth. I was going to release the story on wikileak, but I don't think their security is very good anymore. I pray for mercy...

Sweeney

Fantastic!

A New Theory

James Bowman offers his take on "war war what is it good for".

How Depressing.

Unbelievably depressing. Here he is reading from his ass-kicking essay on a baton-twirling contest at the Illinois State Fair (courtesy of Harper's Magazine).

Holding Up Our Trousers with Extension Cords

Saw Silver Jews last night. See the pictures of it here. If you want to hear about it, you're gonna have to call me. "In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection...."

THE Classic Line

When did my family go to New York?