Yes, but McCain is saying that *tonight's* ad is going to be the "unprecedented" one; he's been running ads all week, at least during NBC's convention coverage.

Where is he saying that? The article you linked to doesn't quote McCain.

Ooops. I was equating the candidate with his PR people.

Unidentified campaign's spokesbeings are saying that it's "exciting and unprecedented," but they're PR people, so that's how they talk.

Well, it still doesn't make sense that *tonight's* ad -- which is what the PR people were specifically referring to, rather than the general running of ads at any time during the opposing party's convention -- would be "unprecedented," given that ads have been running all week, which is, in fact, precedent.

So that may be how they talk, but it's not accurate if they mean that the mere fact that they're running (another) ad during the Democratic convention is unprecedented. If that's what they mean, they already set precedent on Monday.

So it seems as though it must refer to something else, whether the candidate himself spoke those words or it was just a statement generated by his PR hacks.

So rare I had to share. A finance column that actually suggests that home ownership might not always be the best financial decision, including a discussion of the ever-popular mortgage-interest deduction: 10 Bank-Breaking Money Myths

Then I accidentally click on links, and it's a world of Oh, Amanda Marcotte NO!

I liked Liss at Shakesville SO MUCH before this presidential campaign. But right now that blog is Whack City when it comes to Obama.

(Also the term says "Cougar" to me to an extent that's completely cringeworthy.)

Oh me too! I picture them hitting on hot young delegates.

A finance column that actually suggests that home ownership might not always be the best financial decision, including a discussion of the ever-popular mortgage-interest deduction: 10 Bank-Breaking Money Myths

If I click on that link, I will cry.

So rare I had to share. A finance column that actually suggests that home ownership might not always be the best financial decision, including a discussion of the ever-popular mortgage-interest deduction: 10 Bank-Breaking Money Myths

There's a financial blogger called Millionaire Mommy Next Door (I cheerfully LOATHE the name but like the blog in general) who espouses the same belief and has the net worth to prove it.

The mortgage-interest deduction doesn't do much for me because I don't have a big mortgage, if you don't pay a lot of interest it can quickly become negligible.

OTOH, our mortgage payment is probably at least a couple hundred dollars less that it would cost to rent (call that a wash after maintenance costs), and almost half of that payment goes to principal.

The mortgage-interest deduction doesn't do much for me because I don't have a big mortgage, if you don't pay a lot of interest it can quickly become negligible.

Well, it's just that few people seem to get that, while the MI deduction is nice to have if you have to have a mortgage, it always means you are paying more to the bank in interest than you are saving in taxes.

Anybody like to collect excellent bon mots and cheap shots? Poison pen letters and bad reviews?

Jay Mariotti, asshole sports columnist in Chicago, got fired. His editor had this to say:

'We wish Jay well and will miss him -- not personally, of course -- but in the sense of noticing he is no longer here, at least for a few days,'' Cooke said.

If I click on that link, I will cry.

If you stay in your home long enough, it will work out in your favor.