• A new Quinnipiac Poll says Obama now leads McCain by significant margins in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. 12 Year Old Newsweek reporter Andrew Romano says it’s all the women’s fault. And oh yeah, now that one side is honestly behind in the race for the first time, let the mud-slinging begin! Prepare yourself for a whole lot more of those “Obama is clearly, simultaneously, a terrorist and a person who does not understand terrorism” comments from the entire width and breadth of the right wing.

  • How can Americans not be insulted by the clear orchestration so often crammed down their throats by political parties? This time it’s the GOP, with McCain, Bush, and every oil executive imaginable coming out in favor of offshore drilling. Under the false banner of reducing oil prices, they’re acting like they all suddenly got the idea to drill in the Gulf of Mexico (not where they’re already allowed to explore and choosing not to, but in the other places), and the Democrats want you to pay four hundred dollars a gallon because they hate America. Meanwhile, Democrats are actually taking on the cause of high gas prices: the artificial shortage created by unchecked oil speculation — also known as “The Same Thing Enron Did.”

  • Speaking of offshore drilling, CNN and MSNBC both decided to interview the CEOs of oil companies to get their opinion on drilling for oil off the coast of Florida. Anyone want to guess what they said?

  • Speaking of CEO’s, a third of them reported to a poll that they expect to cut jobs from their companies in the next year, even as they also reported that they expect sales to start rising again. Man, I sure am happy that weak-kneed politicians believe that an open market means an unregulated one, or else we wouldn’t currently be enjoying all the wonderful benefits of an unmonitored, self-destructive market economy.

  • And finally, this last bit is a direct port from Melted Reel Online — and something I find hilarious. Tom Cruise and his Scientology goons are once again trying to bring down the entire psychiatric industry. This time, however, they didn’t start the fight. Celebrity shrink “Dr. Drew” did. For quotes and the full story, follow the links.

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