Rules of Engagement, from The New Yorker. "Once a debate is concluded, candidates shall be permitted to toss articles of clothing, excepting underwear, into the audience for keepsake purposes."
Bush Babies: George and Laura talk parenting with Dr. Phil, from Slate.com.
How to Debate George Bush, by Al Gore, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Old Spice Red Zone body spray: slick product, humble approach, from Slate.com.
The Official God FAQ, courtesy of Josh.
A Danziger editorial cartoon, courtesy of Josh.
How To Beat Bill O'Reilly: Kill him with kindness, from Slate.com.
Fish on Prozac, from the Winona Daily News, courtesy of Rachel.
Cheney sees eBay as signal of growth, from the Seattle Times, courtesy of Mark A. Edwards: eBay doesn't make jobs, from the Union Leader (New Hampshire), courtesy of Mark A.
GOP mailer from Arkansas, courtesy of Mark A.
What color is your terror alert?, courtesy of Mark A.
Court rules a horse is not a vehicle, from Boston.com.
New Homeowner Suddenly Fascinated By Molding, from The Onion. As a new homeowner myself, I am (frighteningly) in possession of the following fact: it is frequently spelled "moulding."
The O'Stewart Factor, from Wonkette.com. "Yes, he got O'Reilly to talk about puppets' right to vote, right after the O'Reilster throws out that hard number about how many people watch the show 'intoxicated.' "
No Way Out: Bipartisan agreement on no-exit strategy, from Reason.com. "So John Kerry gave the speech of his campaign last night, at least on paper."
Female Trouble, from New York Metro. "While fretting about Karl Rove, the Democrats overlooked Karen Hughes. How she -- and Laura Bush -- are winning the election for W."
Second-Guessing the Founders, Dissing the Electoral College, from New York Observer.
Funny Jon Stewart quote: "If the president is the head of the American body politic, Congress is its gastrointestinal tract. Its vast and convoluted inner workings may be mysterious and unpleasant, but in the end they excrete a great deal of material whose successful passage is crucial to our nation’s survival. This is Congress's duty."
Secret Service reviewing comments made by Hopewell woman, from Boston.com.
Coolgov.com. "The basic premise is this: the U.S. government provides lots of neat resources, more and more of which can be found on the internet. Basically, we're just going to try and find the coolest stuff there is and post it here. After all, you paid for it… dammit, you better get some use out of it."
Kerry Does 'Top Ten' on Letterman Show, from AP.
Pennsylvania: Is Kerry going to blow it here, too?, from Slate.com.
Where Kerry Stands on Iraq: A Kerry-English translation, from Slate.com.
Why It Pays to Be Mean at Work, from AIM Today, courtesy of Robin.
In India, bad primates spend lives as inmates, from the Sun-Sentinel, courtesy of Heather.
Do As I Say: Bush lets down his Guard, from Slate.com.
The God gap: How religion divides the Democrats, from Boston.com.
Fern Holland's War, from The New York Times Magazine.
How to steal an election, from Boston.com. "It's easy -- and painless -- to cheat. I learned this firsthand in 1996, when I registered my wife's cat as a voter in Cook County, Ill., Norfolk County, Mass., and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and then requested absentee ballots from all three venues."
Half-ton man, losing weight fast on 1,200-calorie-a-day diet, seeks gastric surgery, from Boston.com, courtesy of Mark A.
The war was illegal, from The Guardian, courtesy of Mark A, who describes himself as "a joint compound slinger on par with the gun slinging skills of John Wayne."
The Undecided, from The New Yorker. A must-read!
Burning Bushes: A reader's guide to Kitty Kelley's The Family, from Slate.com.
A Computer With the IPod's Bloodlines, from The New York Times.
Try Not to Annoy Your Llama, from The New York Times.
Big Government in Charge: Bush was against paternalism before he was for it, from Slate.com.
Kerry Drops Ball With Packers Fans, from the Washington Post. Makes you glad to be an American, huh.
The Last Gasp of the Sloganator, from Wonkette.com.
Female Athletes Makeing Great Strides in Attractiveness, from The Onion.
Kerry Vows to Rase Wife's Taxes, from The Onion.
Letter of Recommendation Reused for Eighth Intern, from The Onion.
I Feel I Have Earned The Right To Not Have To Call 'Shotgun', from The Onion.
Food Fright: Today's pregnant women are afraid to eat sushi, tuna, peanut butter, aioli, coffee, bologna, and more. Was it always this way?, from Slate.com.
Bumper Sticker Insubordination: A Kerry fan gets fired, and then hired, for her politics, from Slate.com.
Bush Campaign More Thought Out Than Iraq War, from The Onion.
The Apocalypse of John: Into the heart of darkness of the Ohio campaign, from Reason.com. Check out this graphic. "Akron. Shit. I'm still only in Akron." Some comments from the Reason blog:
First guy: Priceless. But where's the part where Clinton says, "I love the smell of Big Macs in the morning. Smells like..."
Second guy: "...quadruple bypass!"
Third guy: "If I say it's safe to windsurf, Kerry, it's safe to windsurf!"
Why conservatives must not vote for Bush, from Salon.com.
Tabasco crops too hot for bunnies, from Boston.com.
This is just weird. W "sings" "Sunday bloody Sunday."
Men 'face extinction', from Ananova.com, courtesy of Cam.
The U.S. Army's New Clothes: Why has the Army redesigned its uniforms?, from Slate.com.
Vaporize Me: Is inhalable alcohol a good idea?, from Slate.com.
Self-Depreciating Remarks: How the Bush tax cuts reduce employment, from Slate.com.
Texans for Truth, courtesy of Alison.
Forget Green Mountain Stage Race -- the Labor Day Donut Derby is where it's at! You get 5 minutes deducted from your finishing time for each Krispy Kreme donut eaten.
Bush fell short on duty at Guard: Records show pledges unmet, from Boston.com.
Bush: OB-GYNs kept from 'practicing their love', from Boston.com.
Racial 'Handicaps' and a Great Sprint Forward, from the New York Times.
Political Victory: From Here to Maternity, from the Washington Post.
Election tie? Get out pingpong balls, from Boston.com.
Kerry's Deathbed Conversion: What the candidate learned from Clinton, from Slate.com.
Chechnya: What drives the separatists to commit such terrible outrages?, from Slate.com.
We're Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore, from In These Times, courtesy of Rachel and her entire family.
First Class: Is it possible to raise rich kids who don't have a sense of entitlement?, from Slate.com.
Pleasure Boat Captains for Truth.
Justice Department Censors Supreme Court Quote, from the Memory Hole.
Dear Ed Gillespie: Will you please stop writing to me?, from Slate.com. Made me laugh out loud.
Prez's aide: Twins were Bush-league, from the NY Post. "' Whoever approved this,' Rove moaned to a colleague, 'I'm going to put on a slow boat to China.' "
Convention Fashion: Insert Log Cabin Republican Joke Here, from Wonkette.com.
Dennis Hastert on Dope: Two heartbeats from the presidency, an absolute nut job, from Slate.com.
Twin Terrors: How bad were the Bush girls?, from Slate.com. Funny! "Barbara, in particular, seems to have been studying the Campaign Head Tilt at her mother's knee; when Jenna was speaking, Barbara often gave a knockout impression of Laura, who frequently appears as though she's had a run-in with a zealous taxidermist."
Where Have All the Real Men Gone?: Caring about the big issues is just so faggy at the RNC, from Slate.com.
Top search word used to find this page: 54.41% typed "douchebag of liberty"
Text of speech by Jenna and Barbara Bush, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. WHOA!
Watch the trailer for Michael Moore's "I Am Not An Asshole: the Michael Moore Story," from MoveOnPlease.org.
Cheerleaders for Truth. " 'Did George Bush actually win a Varsity letter in Cheerleading at Yale? Or was this another "no show" like the National Guard?' current and alumni Yale cheerleaders are asking. 'Why haven't any member of Bush's Cheerleading Squad come forward and verified that he actually attended practice and the games?' "
NPR's Growing Clout Alarms Member Stations, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Where Prosecutors Say Votes Are Sold, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Stewart gains popularity, but is he losing his edge?, from Boston.com.