"52 percent said they would have backed the former Democratic candidate; 41 would have backed John McCain" -- that is exactly what the last national Gallup poll between Obama and McCain the day before election day, when those numbers tightened up considerably. The 9% between 52 and 41 broke for McCain in a big way. That makes sense -- 9% of the country voting for McCain but not wanting to admit it sounds about right to me. Anyway, I guess that goes to remind us that it's votes that count -- not polls. Besides, Obama is going to be a much better president than she could have been.

"52 percent said they would have backed the former Democratic candidate; 41 would have backed John McCain" -- that is exactly what the last national Gallup poll between Obama and McCain the day before election day, when those numbers tightened up considerably. The 9% between 52 and 41 broke for McCain in a big way. That makes sense -- 9% of the country voting for McCain but not wanting to admit it sounds about right to me. Anyway, I guess that goes to remind us that it's votes that count -- not polls. Besides, Obama is going to be a much better president than she could have been.

RON PAUL should be there

Andrew Jackson is commemorated on our $20 bill. He participated in the genocide of the American Indian first hand as a military commander and then as President.

Republicans seem to think that deregulation works because when you have a totally hands-off government that lets banks and corporations run rough-shod, rich people make money. Then when they stop making money, and all the risky/irresponsible bets they've made come back to bite them in the ass... well then it's time to socialize the losses and while keeping the ill-gotten gains in private hands. It's so ANTI-conservative that it's funny. This buyout (while being totally necessary to provide time for damage control so we don't have a major depression) is SOCIALISM and it's Republican's fault!

Kirk, I'm not sure you understand the objection. He pleads for the rights of other not to be infringed -- the cornerstone of Libertarian ideology. You can laud her for keeping the baby, especially since she has the means to care for him; that's fine. But the implications have become that abortion, even in the case of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, should be illegal. After all, that IS Gov. Palin's stated position on the legality of abortion (actually she goes even further to deny abortion rights to women who's lives are threatened by their pregnancy or a 14 year old girl that got pregnant when she was raped by her uncle. It doesn't make any difference to Palin). I think people are responding to Mr. Drudge's substitute headline which is overly simplistic to the point of being misleading. He does not say her child SHOULD have been aborted, although he does say that it is irresponsible for a person incapable of supporting a child with down syndrome to have one anyway.

He deigned it? Really?

Ok, so he denied it (because it isn't true -- he never sponsored or even cosponsored the legislation). And then he said, but it isn't a bad idea. Ok -- so read the bill.

It mentions comprehensive sex ed (IN HIGH SCHOOL) and says the program should begin as early as kindergarden or 1st grade with AGE APPROPRAITE MATERIALS. For children that young, it means the teacher would explain to them that there is such a thing as inappropriate touching. If an adult or another kid touches you in certain places or in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, you should tell your parents or teacher.

REALLY DEVIOUS STUFF, EH?

McCain and his damned swift-boaters are trying to make it like he gets off on showing porn to 5-year-olds. So who here is sick in the head?

McCain should stop pussy-footing around. Just come out and say that Obama likes to expose himself to little girls. Follow that up with an ad claiming he is a Muslim extremest and helped plot 9/11. Go nuts. Seriously -- who cares if factcheck.org and a few pundits call you a liar the next day? Once you've planted a sick and disturbing image in people's heads it's mission accomplished.