Weirdest thing I've seen all week.

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Lots of people are pegging Lehman Bros collapse as the point where the McCain campaign started losing, but I heard someone point out that his numbers started dropping 4 days earlier after Palin's Katie Couric interview.

But the Lehman Brothers collapse and ensuing stock market panic cemented his loss. The "fundamentals of the economy are strong" comment showed McCain as hopelessly, desperately out of touch. The sort-of "suspension" of the campaign and return to Washington to do -- whatever it was he did -- about the bailout made him look like someone who didn't have a clue what to do in a crisis. (And skipping out on Letterman while appearing on Katie Couric's show alienated a very influential person as well as raised questions about his integrity -- a huge mistake for someone who's pegged his candidacy on "Straight Talk.") And his on-again, off-again threat at the last minute to skip the first debate underscored his ineffective response to the situation.

And then afterward, when it was crystal clear that the economy was Issue #1, and probably Issues #2, #3, and #4 as well, McCain compounded his mistakes. He never put forward and created a sustained discussion of any plan to deal with the economic mess. Instead, he trotted out Joe the Plumber as some kind of proof that he supported the average American. And he called Obama a "Socialist." But what was he actually going to do? He never made it clear.

Plei it sounds like you are nominating him for honorary buffistadom

I suspect if he were 10-15 years younger, he'd totally have been a prolific and influental blogger, talking about politics, world issues, growing up a Third Culture Kid, and occasionally geeking out about comics or music.

I choose to believe Obama would LOVE Blue Beetle.

Oh, I think Obama could totally be a buffista. I mean, we know he knows about Star Trek.

it sounds like you are nominating him for honorary buffistadom

We should totally have the next East coast f2f at Barack's new house! They have plenty of room, and there's catering on site.

Huh. I'm possibly getting a little ahead of myself here.

Oh, and my dad said the other day that he thinks Jon Stewart needs to retire now because the only jokes he's been able to make have been about rainbows and celestial choirs and stuff. I mean, it could never be as good as it's been the last 8 years, could it?

I mean, it could never be as good as it's been the last 8 years, could it?

Maybe not as good. But as long as Michelle Bachman is in the House of Representatives, Jon Stewart will have material.

loves amych.

loves amych

She is very foamy, isn't she? (I was just thinking the same thing but since I'd posted, like, 3 times in 5 minutes, I decided to let it go.)