From Fox News Election monitors that normally would be expected to observe elections in fledgling democracies like Azerbaijan and Moldova are scheduled to watch the vote in a more established democratic nation — the United States. Responding to a request from 13 Democratic congressmen and the State Department, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (search) will be sending a group to make sure the United States holds a

Fuck it.  I’m having a donut.

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From the Washington Post: The White House announced this morning that [the] Bush campaign would take legal action to force the Federal Election Commission to crack down on so-called 527 organizations that use a loophole in campaign-finance law to spend unregulated funds. White House press secretary Scott McClellan announced aboard Air Force One that the campaign would join Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in a lawsuit against the FEC. McCain had

Puppies and bunnies and unicorns, and candy canes hanging from trees… *Sigh* Just smell that summer air, would you?—look at those mountain peaks, feel that gentle westerly breeze… Did I already mention puppies?  Because puppies.  Ah, yes.  Puppies.

For those of you who missed it earlier today, the Democrats succeeded in turning Crawford, TX, into some sort of sad, surreal, televised minstrel show.  Really—I’m surprised the DNC didn’t dress Jim Rassmann in blackface, or strap a tap shoe to each of Max Cleland’s stumps.  That’s how embarrassingly crass the whole pathetic spectacle was. I hope somebody passed around a hat.  ‘Cause if you’re going to trade your dignity

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