The Fix smartly asks that question, noting that it’s this void that is prompting the campaigns themselves to do the dirty work of bringing up Bill Ayers and the Keating Five.

I wrote in June that there was an …

There is much focus on McCain’s attempt to tie Obama to Bill Ayers, but that the former Weatherman is a mere means to an end.

Such was made plain with the new McCain ad this morning suggesting Obama cares …

Another great nugget from that Kristol column today:

Since she seemed to have enjoyed the debate, I asked her whether she’d like to take this opportunity to challenge Joe Biden to another one.

There was a pause, and …

So she tells Bill Kristol for his NYT column today.

John McCain apparently thinks otherwise.

Is this and her plea to play in Michigan coordinated or  just Sarah being Sarah?

Methinks the latter.  

The Dow is already down over 200 and heading further south just minutes after trading begins.

Both candidates can talk about character and past associations all they want, but will voters pay attention as long as the market continues …

Except when she doesn’t.

An unintentionally ironic moment just now at Palin’s rally in Clearwater, Florida.  Teeing up her Ayers/patriotism attack on Obama, she went off script and recalled her recent interview with "mainstream media" (also known as Katie Couric)….

How much does McCain’s campaign want to keep the focus on Obama’s character?

They previewed Palin’s prepared attack on Obama and Ayers from her raly this morning in Florida.

Evidently, there’s been a lot of interest in what I read …

The campaign has Palin pushing the Ayers charge on the stump and now they’re going on the air with a spot suggesting Obama has little regard for U.S. troops.   The common theme: Who is this guy and does he love …

There’s an electoral vote to be had in Omaha?  Who knew.    I assumed she was just stopping there for a steak down in the old market district and an inspection of the College World Series facility

CBS’s Scott Conroy, …

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SNL takes on a bailout. In a twist, they mostly take on the Democratic Party , complete with a genuinely obscure takedown of  wealthy donors Herb and Marion Sandler.

Jon Meacham’s Newsweek cover story compares Sarah Palin …