Powell's Buttons

Tomorrow morning, in his much-anticpated appearance on Meet The Press, will Powell stay true-to-form and refuse to endorse either Obama or McCain?  Or, might he actually unbutton the jacket for Obama?

Sedona 2000

If Jo"The Phoenix" es down on November 4th, it's hard to imagine another sign-off l -- a real one --ike this.

Fading

What was telling yesterday -- the day after McCain's "last nail in the coffin" debate experience -- was the candidate's shift in the road show line up.

More On "Who Is Barack Obama?"

Beyond my interest in the employment of Star Trek as a personality tool, I'm heartening to see Obama -- finally and prominently -- being caricatured so cleverly and humorously.

Plumbing The Truth

I don't think I could add any better visual analysis to Jim Young's photo than the comments of world-famous plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher himself.

On Debate Night, Alan Chin Checks In From Texas

Debate coverage: Alan Chin Checks In From Texas

Obama – McCain #3: The BAG's Pics Of The Night

Without sound, McCain was very, very scary tonight.

My one McCain question going in: How much coffee?

With Apologies To…

this simulation of enthusiasm and vigor -- bordering on triumphalism and heightened by what also looks like a lunge for red-state red -- frames the entire McCain campaign perfectly now (as it has from the beginning) as reaching.

ACORN Meets The Man

"Many voters registered through ACORN are "working people and people of color and there may be corners of the political world where a high injection of new voters like those is unsettling some."  -- Matthew Henderson, the southwest regional director for ACORN "If this were a stunt I would...

If The Visual Media Had The Nerve

If the visual media had the nerve, the two shots above -- the first illustrating that signature Stepford-like, angry-hard conviction and the other framing the outright ranting and raving -- would be more representative of the daily fare branding the Palin show.

Is Obama's Race Trumping Whatever Else The TIME Cover Is Supposed To Be Trumping?

Maybe I'm just skittish because Palin-McCain are playing the terrorist card, but I've got all kinds of problems with the newTIME Obama race cover.

Racist Rally Strategy Rolls On

So, McCain took the high road today in his speech in Virginia, right?  Well, you wouldn't know it from these signs.

Has McCain Been Suffering From What The DSM-IV Classifies As Caffeine Intoxication?

McCain himself cites his caffeine intake as a problem, disclosing how it's been a factor -- at least, during the Republican primaries --  in his debate performance.

Update On The (Unnamed) Civil War

Although U.S. interest in the Iraq War died with the so-called "surge," Sunni - Shiite tension in what remains a low-intensity civil war is making the situation far from stable.  Because of the lack of interest in the war, images seem the most effective vehicle for getting basic points...

Shadow Governor

There are innumerable pictures of husband, and snowmobiler, and fisherman Todd floating readily available on the web, but, curiously, there are precious few capturing "First Dude" functioning as a self-assumed agent of the state and the Alaska governor's office.

McCain's Mouth

Still reverberating into the weekend, it seems McCain and his crew didn't appreciate the pot they were stirring in working up their crowds.

Dignity

With all the dirt flying around this week from Palin-McCain's ugly character attacks, thank goodness for Callie Shell.  She shot this photo at the Public Library in Detroit as Obama waited for Michelle and the Bidens to arrive for an interview.