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TIME TO FORGET MCCAIN AND FIGHT FOR THE FILIBUSTER IN THE SENATE
The debate last night was not a blowout but frankly, McCain never came close. He made a couple of good points about education, scored best with his pointed questions (that Obama never answered) about Ayers and ACORN, and had a couple of other nice moments. (I am not sure that McCain ...
Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain
time-blog.com — From TIME's Amy Sullivan: In politics it is generally not considered a good sign when voters are... laughing at you, not with you. And by the end of the third and last presidential debate, the undecided voters who had gathered in Denver for Democratic ... (more) Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain
What Joe Doesn't Know
corner.nationalreview.com — John McCain was on tonight-sharp, confident, and powerful. I think he won this debate, although only on... points. True, McCain needed something more than a narrow win, but I still think he did himself some good. On the other hand, even when Obama is on ... (more) What Joe Doesn't Know
York: I Am Not President Bush.
article.nationalreview.com — Who won? There seems little doubt that McCain scored many more points than Obama.... (more) York: I Am Not President Bush.
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Quote of the Day
Newshoggers.com — ... By Ron Beasley The quote of the day comes from conservative Rick Moran: McCain needed Obama to show up drunk. He didn’t. And Rick has more: Last May, when it appeared that Obama had the nomination wrapped up, I wrote a post predicting how the race in the fall would unfold:”Party Like it’s 1980 All Over Again” wasn’t breaking any new ground nor was it necessarily prescient. Democratic strategists had been predicting for months that the mood of the country ...

Republicans Don't Know What To Do
Taylor Marsh — ... Rick Moran says "forget McCain" and "fight for the filibuster." But some are still holding out hope. Karl lives. Byron York is in deep denial. Virginia GOP get desperate, turn to Osama. While the Justice department is now investigating ACORN. George W. Bush reminding everyone he’s still relevant. ...and Joe the plumber turns out not to be a licensed plumber. I’m shocked. Robocalls... and more robocalls. But when all else fails, the wingnuts have their favorite standby. ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... argues the Toledo-area plumber is making the case on taxes and small businesses better than McCain. Meanwhile, some have moved on from the presidential campaign to either focus on congressional races or dissect where the McCain went awry. The race is on cruise control for Obama, so Republicans should focus their efforts on mitigating losses in the House and Senate, Right Wing Nut House’s Rick Moran argues. The media’s pretense that the race is even close at this point is sloppy, ...

Rove's Conflicting Opinions
Opinionator — ... moved both Colorado and Florida into his column; both were previously too close to call. (Admittedly, the map is compiled using an average of public polls, not the best or most accurate way to do this.) Now here’s the question of the day: Rove was sorely mistaken when he doggedly predicted, in the face of all available evidence, that Republicans would hold on to their congressional majorities in 2006. So is he right this time?“Despite what Karl Rove is saying, it appears to me that Obama has indeed “closed the sale” and is writing up the order,” adds the conservative blogger ...

Rick Moron's Typically Insightful Analysis
Riehl World View — Moron on Iraq: ... the United States is on the verge of suffering a humiliating defeat in Iraq. Face it - the dude has never joined a fight he wouldn't quit. I prefer people with a little more character, one's willing to see tough times through, not turn tail and run while trying to bolster their reputation as analysts by regurgitating for the blogosphere what the MSM said yesterday. And today on McCain. I'd almost think he wanted to work for The Atlantic. But then he'd have to learn how to write. But it ...

Can McCain Make a Come Back?
Stop The ACLU — Yes he can! He actually has a reputation of coming from behind. It will most definitely be the ultimate anti-climax for Obama fans with his slick rock star image if McCain can pull it off. It will also surprise quite a few of my more pessimistic friends. First of all, McCain is ...

Friday morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... Rick Moran says forget about McCain and fight for the filibuster in the Senate. I think you have to fight to the finish. Related, click to biggify ...

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