Ron Robinson, writing at NRO: Barack Obama’s campaign benefitted from a record haul in September, taking in more than $150 million. He has raised more than $600 million total in his presidential quest, and is outspending his rival three-to-one in television ads. Even Democratic veterans, including New Mexico’s Bill Richardson, marvel at this edge. “Obama has 40 local offices in my state — 40!” notes the governor. Meanwhile, the McCain

But then, Hillary’s a bitch — so who even cares what her people “allege”. We have an historical imperative that needs to be followed. And by God, we will follow it. Marx my words, Comrades: YES WE CAN! Jill Derby, Chair Nevada State Democratic Party 12 10 South Valley View Road Suite 1 14 Las Vegas, NV 89 102 Dear Chair Derby:

That heavy bag ain’t gonna hit itself. Which, sure, that needn’t decide the matter for you. But at least — having all the information — you’ll be able to make an informed choice about whether or not you should be working out for the next half hour or so. Your call, though. No pressure.

I know. Sounds like a Jimmy Hoffa “alternative lifestyle” porno flick. But it’s actually even worse. From the WSJ: Here’s a pop quiz: Who’s donated the most money to an effort in California to defeat Proposition 8, an initiative on the November 4 ballot that would define marriage as between a man and a woman in the state? A) Gay-advocacy organizations B) Civil-rights groups C) The California Teachers Association If

Fred Thompson on what’s at stake in this year’s election: Speaking about Senator Obama, Thompson stated, “If Senator Obama is elected president with a Democrat majority in the House and Senate, this country will make a dramatic shift to the left such as we have never seen before. Senator Obama and the Democratic congress will be unrestrained and unrepentant at making our country, as never before, more divided, more dependent

“…your smile is your fortress, your smile is your fortress, your smile is your fortress, your smile is your — wait a second. Delaware may be small, but everyone knows that it’s not the size of the land mass, it’s how you use it that counts! Am I right…? Oh, Joe, baby! That’s some quality soundbite material! Make a mental note. Break it out at the next rally. That is,

Marc Ambinder, writing in the Atlantic: The patchwork problem of federal and state election regulations strikes again. Military ballots are being tossed in Fairfax Co, VA because of a “technicality.” Not a lot of them compared to the size of the electorate, but more than a few. The registrar of voters in [sic] a Democrat. He thinks it “stinks,” but the law is the law. Fairfax general registrar Rokey Suleman

And in so doing, validates what many of us had already concluded 7 years ago. Now if they could take the next step and lower Maureen Dowd’s rating to “snippy, irrelevant, faux-sophisticate with the dusty wit of a Gallagher-tooled melon shower,” the paper of record will have been properly recorded…

Here, a story on Palin and special needs children — as filtered through NBC: Then there’s this, from the LA Times Blog : In Pittsburgh, Palin, as part of her belated but expanding activities with the media, also granted one of her first newspaper interviews, to the Chicago Tribune’s Jill Zuckman. Some highlights from Palin’s interview / dodging of the press: […] Palin insisted she did not accept $150,000 worth

Given my ongoing troubles with YouTube, I feel compelled to point this out: “1&1 Internet Has Allowed My Domain to Be Hijacked”. From Patterico: Look up at the address bar. This is still the Patterico site — but I no longer have the patterico.com domain — even though I renewed it before the expiration date. My domain registrar has apparently seen fit to sell the domain out from under me