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Karl Rove is the unelected agent responsible for much of the mess our country is currently in. It was his advice and guidance that put W in the White House and led to the countless disasters that constitute W's Presidency. And he did those things by exploiting fear, rank partisanship and divisiveness. When the list of Great Americans is compiled, Rove clearly belongs nowhere near it. On the contrary, one might ask whether he really wanted to damage our nation. Whether he wanted to or not, he certainly succeeded in doing so.

Many pundits declared "Joe the Plumber" the winner of last night's debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. If suddenly becoming famous counts as winning, then they're right. But beyond that, it's not so clear how much of a winner he really is.

He claims to like McCain and dislike Obama, especially the latter's tax plan, but:

• He admits to making far less than $250,000 per year right now, which means that Obama's tax plan would be far better for him than McCain's.

A pair of interesting articles over at Huffington Post.

First, read how hypocrite Cindy McCain offends some military spouses with her attacks on Barack Obama.

From cnet.com this morning:

President Bush on Monday signed into law an [RIAA-backed] intellectual-property enforcement bill that would consolidate federal efforts to combat copyright infringement under a new White House cabinet position.

Eight years ago, I wanted to elect John McCain President.

Now, I no longer recognize the guy. He has folded on virtually every principle he ever claimed to hold. He has enthusiastically embraced the same kind of negative attacks that destroyed his own 2000 campaign. And his vaunted experience has not stopped him from appearing totally clueless and self-serving during the past few months of the campaign.

I'm voting for Obama.

Dear Cindy,

You recently criticized Senator Barack Obama for once voting against funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. You said that his "vote to not fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body."

Why haven't you criticized your own husband, Senator John McCain, for voting similarly two months before Obama did?

See if you know which candidate for President made which of the following statements:

1. On Iraq:
1. "The success [in Iraq] will be fairly easy. ... I believe that we can win an overwhelming victory in a very short period of time."

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