Quick 8: Did You Notice?

1. During Obama's infomercial last night, he didn't mention John McCain once. Do you think it would be possible for John McCain to talk 30 minutes without mentioning Obama? 15 minutes? 30 seconds?
2. Sarah Palin appears to be looking ahead to a Presidential run in 2012. How do you think it makes John McCain feel to know that his running mate is already planning her future, a future that won't include the White House?
3. Elizabeth Dole has run the most despicable ad of the election campaign. The ad, called "Godless" is a near inhuman attack on Kay Fagan, Dole's opponent for her seat in the Senate from North Carolina. Fagan is a Sunday school teacher and is a deacon in her church. Even the Republican on this CNN panel finds this attack to be despicable. I think we can all look forward to Dole's forced retirement courtesy of the good people of North Carolina.
4. John McCain admitted on Larry King last night that Barack Obama is not a socialist. His supporters must be so disappointed!
   
5. The NRSC has gone after Al Franken with, quiet possibly, the dumbest ad I've ever seen. It's a group of C list celebrities. It's funny that the Republicans regularly attack any actor that expresses a liberal political opinion because no one should care what an actor thinks. Then they trot out every celebrity they can find that supports their party. They even elect them into office. This has been another edition of Republican hypocrisy.
6. Wendy Button, a former speechwriter for John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama, has decided to support John McCain. Why should you care? I'm stumped.
7. The Daily Kos, on their Act Blue page, has raised over 2 million dollars from over 21,000 people. That's the power of the blogosphere. They are now trying to get to 30,000 donors by this Friday. Help them out!
8. It appears that Democratic Senate leadership may have grown a pair. They appear to be ready to strip Joe Lieberman of his only committee chairmanship. Seems fair considering that Lieberman is NOT a member of the Democratic Party anymore and has supported the Republican candidate for President.