This and That.

Well, first the good news. [Hmm, come to think of it I only have good news!]

The Zogby rolling poll shows Obama at 48% and McCain a 45%. So it could be better but the way the MSM are spinning the campaign and from the rhetoric coming from the the Obamacides you’d think he was home and dry and picking out the drapes for the White House.

Obama leads McCain by 48 to 45 percent among likely U.S. voters, down 1 percentage point from Saturday. The four-day tracking poll, which has a margin of error of 2.9 points.

Pollster John Zogby said the numbers were good news for McCain, and probably reflected a bump following his appearance in the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday.

“For the first time in the polling McCain is up above 45 percent. There is no question something has happened,” Zogby said.

He said the Arizona senator appeared to have solidified his support with the Republican base — where 9 out of 10 voters now back him — and was also gaining ground among the independents who may play a decisive role in the November 4 election.

Obama’s lead among independent voters dropped to 8 points on Sunday from 16 points a day earlier.

‘RED FLAGS’

“If that trend continues, it is something that has got to raise red flags for Obama,” Zogby said. “It suggests to me that his outward look of confidence may be as much strategy as it is real.”

Other national polls have given Obama a double-digit overall lead, fueled by perceptions he would do a better job managing the faltering economy and unhappiness with McCain’s attacks on him over the past week.

But he has cautioned his supporters against overconfidence and most polls now put his lead in single digits.

Just think, he is massively out spending McCain specially in the battleground States, the MSM are ridiculously and despicably rooting for him, he has the black and Hispanic vote in his pocket and with two and a bit weeks to go that’s the best he can do. Against that is the fact, to me at least, that an awful lot of Americans are going to arrive at the polling booths and say, ‘Nope, can’t take the chance here’ and vote for McCain, the tried and true candidate.

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I have long been a fan of Christopher Hitchens, his writings and talks on the Iraq war have been exemplary, I’ve been going off him a bit of late because of his strident, shallow diatribes against religion which are typical of the lefty he used to be and now it seems still is. Now he has endorsed Obama! What is it with these intellectual types, and how the hell can we just get rid of them all and let real people like Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber run things? Hot Air has a post which includes a video of Laura Ingraham on Fox news taking him to task and doing a great job. First time I’ve seen Hitch stumbling over his words and not quite knowing what to say, much like Obama actually.
Hey Hitch, just go back to the left where you belong and let the grown ups do what has to be done.

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Last Friday was little Lara’s third birthday! She is talking up a storm now [well she is female!] and last January looking at the snow falling out of the window she could just manage ‘no’ for snow, it’s kind of like a miracle how fast they master the language.

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If you want to beat any lefties over the head with the facts about global warming, read the ‘Open Letter on Global Warming’ by Viscount Brenchley. It’s long and detailed and should be compulsory reading for anyone who wants to pontificate on the subject.

H/T Alan Sullivan.

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Well here’s something to warm the cockles of your heart:

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