Journalists head into the fray to rescue cohorts from Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf. Makes one wish our domestic political reporters had the same kind of guts.

Despite Kerry holding a substantial electoral advantage for the last six weeks the press continue reporting “It’s a tie.”

A staunch liberal from the Northeast went looking for the 45% that want Bush. That meant touring the South. The folks he talked to don’t like Bush but they’ll stick by the girl they brought to the dance.

Am I the only one creeped out by the Bush campagin requirement that you sign a pledge of allegiance to Bush if you want to attend one of his rallies? I suppose Bush forgot these words from his first campaign: "…I’m a uniter, not a divider. I refuse to play the politics of putting people into groups and pitting one group against another" [From a link to a Salon (!) interview with Bush by David Horowitz (!). What a different world it was in 1999!]

Last modified on 2004-08-19