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Selling his Soul for the GOP

"Neither party," the senator later shouted to the Virginia crowd, "should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right."

Those were McCain's words in the 2000 election. Now he's sold his soul to gain the support of the far right reversing his stance not only on religious issues but many others. McCain earned his Maverick badge on those issues and they've been totally abandoned in his bid for the White House.

Cartoon of the Week

Courtesy of Slate.

Cartoon of the Week

Courtesy of MSNBC.

NPR's StoryCorps

I once again have news and tunes on my commute to work. It's a long story but I've been staring at a hole in my dash where the stereo formerly resided for more than a year now. Last weekend, I pulled the factory radio/cassette player out of the closet and reinstalled it. I don't listen to music much anymore but most talk radio in the southeast grates on my nerves as well. There's just so much Rush Limbaugh or his mini-me Sean Hannity that I can tolerate.

I usually listen to NPR. One of my favorite NPR features is StoryCorps which runs each Friday morning. StoryCorps travels around the country recording the stories of everyday Americans and some are really touching. It's refreshing to hear about the loves and hopes of real people in these times of uncertainty. Check it out sometime. I think you'll enjoy it.

Palin: Greatest Question Dodger of all Time

Gwen Ifill (debate moderator): Given the events of the week, what promises have you and your campaigns made to the American people that you're not going to be able to keep?

Palin: Well, the nice thing about running with John McCain is I can assure you he doesn't tell one thing to one group and then turns around and tells something else to another group including his plans that will make this bailout plan, this rescue plan, even better. I want to go back to the energy plan....

What kind of answer is that? I won't even mention all of the utterly ridiculous "blond beauty queen" remarks that she's made in the last few weeks and the Republican base still loves her! God help us all.

My sentiments exactly

Read Campbell Brown's commentary on CNN. I too would very much like to know how this $700 billion pillaging of the middle class will affect the campaign promises made by both parties. I know that it's a hard concept to grasp for some reason but you can't spend money if you don't have any. It eventually becomes a problem even if you are the federal government.