LAST EDITED ON 10-11-12 AT 09:39 PM (EST)

Arghh - forget this. i can't figure out how to make linky worky.

Don't worry, the comedy train that is Joe Biden will keep you out of the killing field.

With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarky!

Is that the same as stuff?

Better than Ryan's train, which requires a special uniform to board and runs one-way only, towards the smokestacks.

(Yeah, I went there. The man does not come across as particularly understanding or tolerant of anyone who Isn't Him -- and then some. The Christian Nation: no one else allowed.)

They were both on the attack last night -- more so than their bosses. And there was just so much to go after...

LAST EDITED ON 10-12-12 AT 05:42 PM (EST)

The only people who could have been cheered by Biden's debate performance were committed Obama voters (who probably should be committed, using the word in a different sense).

Biden behaved the same way that most liberals do when discussing politics: rude, boorish, and dismissive to anyone who doesn't agree with them. His doing that must have made Dem partisans happy. The problem for the ticket is that he actually made a couple of good points, but they were buried inside his generally disagreeable demeanor.

The polling in this race (adjusting for the likely electorate) is quickly getting out of hand for the Dems; Obama/Biden will pick up over 90% of Dem voters but are being clobbered among independents. If Obama has an "October surprise" up his sleeve, he needs to use it next week, or his aides can start sending out resumes.

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Yesterday, I ran into a Democratic partisan who told me that Obama had done everything he said he was going to do. I didn't even discuss the election with him, because what point is there is arguing with nonsense? Did Obama say that he was going to create new records for the number of people on unemployment? Or new records with regard to the national debt?

He did do one thing he said he was going to do, though: he raised gas prices to European levels. I bet a fair number of his supporters didn't realize he was serious when he said that.

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In good news for Dems, it looks like they'll keep two Senate seats that were marked off as lost earlier this year. In Missouri, Todd Akin has stayed in the race, proving once again that you can't take the "dumb" out of him. Although polling is still close, it doesn't look like there is any way he can win. Meanwhile, in Florida, those of us who expected that Rep. Connie Mack could defeat Sen. Bill Nelson and join Marco Rubio in the Senate have received a rude awakening: there are a significant number of voters voting a Romney-Nelson split ticket, and Mack looks to be DOA.

That doesn't change the fact that Republicans will win control of the Senate, despite Nate Silver's "prediction" that Democrats have it in the bag. But it does mean that Republicans will only hold between 51 and 54 seats.

rude, boorish, and dismissive to anyolne who doesn't agree with them

This year, that's everyone.

LAST EDITED ON 10-12-12 AT 09:56 PM (EST)

I'm biased, so there's that. But can anyone who watched that debate not be scared to death of Biden being in the second seat for four more years? That buffoon?

Whatever anyone thinks about Rayn's performance or his politics or his plans, at least he came across as someone who can handle presidential pressure if worst came to worst.

Aw, but buffoonery was so charming when Dubya was doing it!

Yes, Ryan would be very calm with the duties of the office as he might see them. Imagine the utter lack of voice change and tempo as he gave his orders for restoring his personal peace. "Invade Iraq. Invade Pakistan. Invade San Francisco."

Not necessarily in that order.

No, Iraq and Pakistan would be out. But as for San Francisco...

But it is Presidential to have a scary VP. It keeps the snipers and assassins and other crazies at home polishing their guns.

I think Reagan was the last guy who picked a Veep that I wasn't scared of, and he got shot.

Of that "buffoon" thing. Think about it.

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