OK, NOW McCain's Iowa Strategy is Clear (Not Really, But Look at this Photo!)

by Linda Thieman

Sarah Palin's comin' to Sioux City this weekend.  I'm supposin' that means Woodbury County is one of the “pro-America” parts of America.  I'm guessin' she'll be addressin' third graders with her own shakey, fakey made-up version of the U.S. Constitution.  Well, no surprise there, for sure.  The Bush Admin has been doin' it for years.

But I must say, in defense of third graders, that there is absolutely no reason to talk down to them.  They aren't stupid!  I should know.  I've written two chapter books for ages 7-10 and boatloads of free downloadable classroom / homeschooling materials for third grade, so I am familiar with the cognitive development level of the little darlin's.  [shameless plug]

But I digress yet again. Onto even more substantial issues.

Another McCain Photo: You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

Surely, I can't be the only one who noticed that this Photo of the Day from Salon.com offered up an excellent opportunity for cropping?  No retouching, no photoshopping.  Don't have the software to do it.  But I did crop this baby in just the right place.  I think the sentiment speaks for itself.  Really, and you can't even blame McCain for this one.  He actually looks pretty good–no goofy faces or tongues sticking out.  The guy can't catch a break.  Ah, it's finally happening to the right people, a balancing out of the karma from when our beloved Howard Dean was so vilified by the media as to cause all around him (except us) to underestimate him.  And look how THAT turned out.  Good job, Howard!