
I love breaking down political personality and pageantry as much as the next person, but I still have hope that some voters care about the issues. Since we considered the
possibility of a candidate's death recently, let's take a look at another inevitable — taxes.
Here are some crucial distinctions between McCain and Obama that might help you figure out which tax plan you like better.

This week an ordinary citizen asked Joe Biden if the Obama Administration would "pursue violations that have been made against our Constitution by the present administration." His answer. Yes.
Speaking about the efforts of the congressional Democrats to investigate the Bush Administration,
VP nominee Biden said:What they're doing is the right thing. They're not making false accusations, they're not making unfounded accusations, they're collecting data.

Undecided Americans watched Sarah Palin's speech last night in part to figure out whether they are comfortable with her being "a heartbeat away" from the presidency. For some, this question takes on extra urgency because John McCain is 72-years-old.
Politico
consulted life-insurance experts to assess the likelihood that a Vice President Palin or a Vice President Biden would become President.

Back-to-school for New York school children will require stepping on the scale. A law going into effect this month will require NYC schools to report student weight and body mass indexes. The anonymous data will be kept by the state's Department of Health, unless parents opt out.

You know how you see famous people, and unless you have a picture to prove it, your friends are kinda like, "Yeah, whatever. Sure." Or they believe you and it blows over. Maybe you should do what this woman did at a diner in Boardman, OH.
Obama To Mobilize Supporters For Hurricane Aid Obama said Sunday that his campaign would mobilize its giant email list of supporters — to volunteer or send contributions — as soon as the impact of Hurricane Gustav becomes known in the Gulf Coast. Obama said, "We can activate an e-mail list of a couple million people who want to give back." Obama has made no plans to travel to the Gulf Coast, saying he does not want to get in the way of emergency efforts there.

We've heard lots of reasons why Senator Barack Obama's run for presidency in 2008 is historic. I can't say, though, that I have ever heard the following reason before (and I bet you never have either!).