For one thing, the Bradley Effect would be gone, and race would be completely taken off the table. For another, Powell kills McCain in a head-to-head match-up. Remember when 1992 was the Year of the Woman? In 2008, with Powell as running mate, it could be the Year of the Black Man (or African-American Man, etc.).

I've got some alternative videos, and they are partisan. Absentee is a Redstate blogger who videotaped Recreate68 and other groups trying shut down FoxNews reporter Griff Jenkins [WARNING: profane language]...

If it turns out that 70 (or more) civilians were killed in a recent airstrike in western Afghanistan, then it is an indicator that the U.S.-led NATO command in Afghanistan is pursuing a flawed strategy. Coalition forces lack sufficient force projection on the ground, and it looks like there's an overreliance on air support.

I was prepared to be impressed with this assessment on the state of al Qaeda, but it just didn't happen. Richard Barrett is a former counter-terrorism official for the British, and now with the UN Security Council. Actually, I think his assessments are cogent...

Yeah, I know, weak title. But I thought this post could make for a VP discussion thread. The Dems could do worse than Bayh. He's just as good a looking as Edwards, but without the baggage, and Bayh has a longer and more substantive political record than both Edwards or Obama. I don't know if Biden's in the mix or not, he would add some gray hair to the ticket, and some of that hair might even be real.

In an earlier, post, I criticized the McCain campaign for the inaccurate and untruthful ads and statements made in July. How's McCain doing this month? Better, but he's continued to distort Obama's position on taxes:

It's kind of ironic. There I was, months ago, making an issue of Hillary Clinton trying to lawyer her way to the Democratic nomination, yet twelve years ago Barack Obama lawyered his way to victory. I feel so used. Actually, not. Obama has decried cynicism in politics time and again, yet in his career he has employed cynical means to gain political advantage. His 1996 race for an Illinois State Senate seat is a case in point:

Discuss!

If there was any doubt about Russia's intentions to take over a sovereign nation, this should help dispel them: