Comments on the debate

Canadian oil is OK.

Oil is fungible. This is a problem I have with all politicians though.

Cosmetic surgery and transplants?

I think he meant hair transplants.

Senator Government

Great verbal slip for his base.

eloquence

I was turned off by this, I thought it was a bit condescending. Maybe that was just me.

I don't get why McCain thinks that autism is the same thing as Downs.

That was a bit awkward. I got his point, but he did make me think he thought that Palin's son had autism instead of Downs. Speaking of which, his harping on Palin's understanding of special needs kids when talking about her attributes as a veep made it sound like Palin was running for First Lady instead.

I thought the debate was a wash on substance but a clear win for Obama on style. I thought McCain did well with being aggressive, and pointing out the spending problem with Obama's agenda but he didn't really articulate his agenda all that well. Sounded like tax and spend vs. borrow and spend. I could go on and on about that stuff, but gee whiz the difference in demeanor is just so glaring. To me a clear Obama win and he didn't really need to do better than a draw anyhow.

Oh I almost forgot, I don't think it was a great idea to mock language about "Health of the Mother" in a bill.

Uhm...I have Laura do it for me.

Our new tv has all kinds of input options for computer, game machines, etc. At the moment I have it hooked up to cable until I map it all out. A week ago I was on rabbit ears. It was less complex.

Michael Schiavo is doing ads against Florida's anti-gay marriage proposition.

Hadn't seen that yet. One of my neighbors, a minister, has a NO sign in her yard. I don't have much hope for it being defeated though.

I think he meant hair transplants.

I suspect he did, but the fact remains that he just said "transplants", and defined them as "Gold-Plated Cadillac" health care. Even assuming it was a straight-up slip-up, it really wasn't a good one for him.

I suspect he did, but the fact remains that he just said "transplants", and defined them as "Gold-Plated Cadillac" health care. Even assuming it was a straight-up slip-up, it really wasn't a good one for him.

Also, let's be clear - the kind of "cosmetic surgery" covered by insurance companies is things like skin grafts for burn victims and Roger Ebert's shiny new lower jaw after cancer ate his old one. Nobody's insurance is paying for a tummy tuck.

I've only been following the wacky travails of the Dow since it started dropping like a rock. Back in the good ol' days, what was the typical % change in the Dow for the day?

(Currently (with the 20 min delay) it's down 245, or 2.86%.)

How the HELL has "extreme pro-abortion position" come down to "health of the mother" ? WHAT?

::takes ovaries and moves to canada::

Back in the good ol' days, what was the typical % change in the Dow for the day?

Here's a graph of the Dow's volatility through 2007: [link]

Cats for Obama:

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How the HELL has "extreme pro-abortion position" come down to "health of the mother" ? WHAT?

How DARE those bitchez demand that their own lives be spared???

The Roe v Wade part of the debate reminded me about how utterly, utterly FUCKED we are if McCain wins, because it is true that the next president will probably appoint 2 Supreme Court justices. LIFETIME APPOINTMENTS.

You can undo the policy of previous administrations (as demonstrated by our current horror in the White House), but Supreme Court justices are cemented in place.