Monday News

Whoever said Kerry was a girlie-man? Oh baby, oh baby.... Excuse me while I go spritz myself with Evian water.

Vote swapping anyone?

You can now arrange to trade votes with a voter in another state.

Today, a group called VotePair.org will start hooking up Kerry voters in "safe" Democratic or Republican states with third-party voters in hotly contested states. The goal: to get would-be third-party voters to vote for Kerry in swing states, in exchange for Kerry supporters voting for Nader or Green Party candidate David Cobb in secure states.

That way, third-party candidates would get as many popular votes as otherwise, while Kerry would maximize his votes in states where they matter most. For instance, a voter in "safe" New Jersey could agree to vote for Nader, in exchange for a voter in "swing" Ohio agreeing to vote for Kerry.

It's the bias, stupid:

...since 2000, the number of Americans tuning into Fox News has jumped from 17 percent to 25 percent, while other cable outlets' audience shares were flat at best.

The summer's Republican convention marked yet another milestone for Rupert Murdoch's "fair and balanced" network. For the first time, more convention viewers watched Fox than tuned into any of the three major broadcast networks.

John Kerry has repeatedly said he would do a better job of getting "allies" like France, Germany, Russia, and China to contribute arms and troops to the WOT. Of course, they were already contributing arms...to Saddam. That's why they opposed us in the Security Council: I believe I've pointed this out on more than one occasion. Now the Washington Times has come out with a report saying that France was selling arms to Saddam. Good on the Times.

In another shocking development, IAEA, UN accused of being asleep at switch. Nice speech from Iraq's new foreign minister. It begins:

"One year ago," Zebari said, "this Security Council was divided between those who wanted to appease Saddam Hussein and those who wanted to hold him accountable. The United Nations as an organization failed to help rescue the Iraqi people from a murderous tyranny that lasted over 35 years, and today, we are unearthing thousands of victims in horrifying testament to that failure.

"The United Nations must not fail the Iraqi people again," he said.

It was clear to whom Zebari was referring: France, Germany, Russia and China, among others in the world body, fought U.S.-led efforts to end Saddam's bloody dictatorship. But the organization's failure was far more significant than failing the Iraqi people. The United Nations had failed in its founding purpose: to preserve peace and international security.

No kidding.

John Edwards...he's vague... he's fresh...he's funky...he's boisterous... and he'll CRUSH al Qaeda. All without fear mongering, excessive spending, or that pesky back-door draft.

What a guy.

Cross-posted at I Love Jet Noise