1. early and awesome
    ‘Gossip Girl’ Scribe Cecily von Ziegesar Has a Fantasy About ObamaIt involves the Illinois senator getting mobbed by gay men at Barney’s and wearing Carolina Herrera perfume. No joke.
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. early and awesome
    Chris Rock’s Best Lines From This WeekThe comedian’s voice may be the only one that’s getting heard in this week of madness.
    By Chris Rovzar
  3. mccaintics
    So, What Exactly Was So Suspended About McCain’s Campaign?Ads, interviews, fund-raisers, surrogates — kind of looks like a non-suspended campaign, no?
    By Dan Amira
  4. early and often
    Sarah Palin’s Latest Interview Is Making People SadIt’s not really funny anymore when Sarah Palin can’t answer a question.
    By Dan Amira
  5. early and often
    CNN: McCain Will DebateThe Arizona senator is preparing to leave for Mississippi right now, according to reports.
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. early and often
    Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Shreds John McCainReid and Banking chair Chris Dodd just wrapped up a scathing press conference about the status of the bailout package.
    By Chris Rovzar
  8. early and often
    Obama Works Out While Wall Street BurnsBarack Obama woke up early this morning. To tackle the morning’s economic news? To revise a bailout proposal? To do debate prep? No, to go to the gym.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. early and often
    Bush Delivers Another Brief, Content-Free Press Conference‘The legislative process is sometimes not very pretty, but we are going to get a package fast,’ the President assured the nation just now. ‘We will rise to the occasion.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  10. jerkiani
    Giuliani Rubbing His Hands With Glee Over Financial Crisis?The former mayor’s law firm has launched a high-priced task force to consult with companies navigating the crisis.
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. instant politics
    John Heilemann and Robert Reich on Who’s Winning the High-Stakes Game of Bailout ChickenGuess what? It’s not the Democrats.
    By John Heilemann
  12. sad things
    First Post-Scandal Interview With Eliot Spitzer Scored by … ‘Time Out’The former governor stuck his head out of his hole long enough to answer some questions from the magazine for their 40th-anniversary issue.
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. early and often
    Sarah Palin’s CBS Interview Tonight Will Make You Really UncomfortableSarah Palin’s responses to Katie Couric’s foreign-policy questioning reminded us more of the early episodes of ‘American Idol’ than of ‘Meet the Press.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. early and often
    Bailout Deal ‘Fundamentally’ Agreed UponAnd they did it without John McCain, who was in New York this morning. Zoinks!
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. early and often
    The McCain Surprise: Stupid, Brilliant … or Both??Yesterday, as soon as John McCain announced his stunning decision to suspend his campaign and delay tomorrow’s debate, chaos broke.
    By Dan Amira
  16. early and awesome
    Sarah Silverman Urges Young Jews to Visit Their Bubbes in Florida for ObamaPredictably, hilarity and foul language ensue.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. why we can’t have nice things
    Pakistani President Goes Gaga for PalinUpon meeting the GOP vice-presidential nominee, Zardari gushed, ‘You are even more gorgeous than you are on the [TV]!’
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. early and awesome
    ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Re-Creates Controversial Obama-As-Terrorist ‘New Yorker’ CoverAnd they did it with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, even better than the original!
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. early and often
    In Shadow of McCain and Bush Gimmicks, Congress Nearing Deal on BailoutEven without John McCain’s much-hyped campaign suspension and George Bush’s planned economic summit tomorrow, Congress is close to resolving the plan.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. instant politics
    Robert Reich and Ben Smith on McCain ‘Suspending’ the Campaign and the Exact Chances of Worldwide Financial MeltdownPolitico’s Ben Smith and Robert Reich, former United States secretary of Labor and University of California, Berkley professor, also discuss whether Obama has distinguished himself in dealing with the economy.
  21. early and often
    John McCain Asks to Delay the Presidential Debates in the Face of Economic CrisisAlack! What fresh gimmickry is this?
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. early and often
    Will McCain’s Rick Davis Scandal Stick?The campaign now faces charges of lying and hypocrisy, and those are always sexy.
    By Dan Amira
  23. early and often
    Campbell Brown Calls Out McCain Campaign for ‘Sexist’ Barrier Between Sarah Palin and the MediaBy overprotectively shielding Palin from the media, the McCain campaign is sending the message that the women in this election aren’t as tough as the men, complains the CNN anchor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. early and awesome
    Barack Obama to Pose for November Cover of ‘Men’s Health’Now the clock is ticking on the most important test of his life: Come November, will Barack Obama have rock-hard abs?
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. instant politics
    Ken Layne and Ben Smith on Being ‘In the Tank’ and Why McCain’s So ResilientWonkette’s Ken Layne and Politico’s Ben Smith discuss the McCain campaign’s accusation that Smith is “in the tank,” the possibility of Henry Paulson and Chris Dodd taking over the country, and the proliferation and pitfalls of political blogs.
  26. ad wars
    Obama’s Latest Attack Ad Is Just SillyThe ad attacks McCain for owning (get ready to gasp) … three foreign-made cars! Out of thirteen!
    By Dan Amira
  27. early and often
    McCain’s War Against the Gray Lady: A TimelineYesterday’s outburst from the McCain camp against the paper of record, in which strategist Steve Schmidt called the ‘Times’ ‘150 percent in the can for Obama,’ is far from the first skirmish between the two. Here’s a guide to everything that’s gone sour between the paper and the campaign in 2008.
    By Dan Amira
  28. imaginary conversations
    Imaginary Eavesdropping on Sarah Palin and Henry KissingerSometime today or tomorrow, Sarah Palin will sit down with Nixon and Ford’s former secretary of state. We imagine how that might go down.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. early and often
    Ever Hawkish, McCain Campaign Declares War on PressAnd the declaration itself was, naturally, rife with distortions.
    By Dan Amira
  30. early and often
    Obama Campaign Gets Biden Back in Line Over AdsAfter Biden called one of his own team’s ads ‘terrible,’ the Obama camp was left scrambling for excuses.
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. instant politics
    Eli Attie and Ken Layne on Whether Obama Can Steer This Election Back to Substance’West Wing’ screenwriter and former Al Gore speechwriter Eli Attie and Wonkette’s Ken Layne discuss the inscrutability of undecided voters, whether the debates will matter, and what Philip K. Dick has to do with it.
  32. early and often
    Would You Care to Hear McCain and Obama’s Ideas About the Bailout?Obviously, their stances will consider solely the potential economic ramifications of a bailout plan, and not electoral politics, right?
    By Dan Amira
  33. bons mots
    Who Says Sarah Palin Doesn’t Know Important People?The Alaska governor is totally friends with the dudes from the ‘Deadliest Catch!’
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. instant politics
    Eugene Mirman and Eli Attie Wonder Why Politics Must Be Such Poor EntertainmentThe comedian and the ‘West Wing’ scribe banter about the meaninglessness of faster news cycles, starting Obama rumors, and working on McCain’s TV show.
  35. early and often
    McCain, Grasping for an Edge, Calls for SEC Chairman’s HeadThe problem is that it’s not even clear that the president can fire the chairman of the SEC — and even if he could, a lot of people aren’t enamored with the sentiment anyway.
    By Dan Amira
  36. instant politics
    Patrick Healy and Eugene Mirman on the Liberal Media ‘Conspiracy’ and Why It’s Strange That the Wall Street Meltdown Has Swung PollsToday, New York ‘Times’ political reporter Patrick Healy and comedian Eugene Mirman discuss forgetting the things Sarah Palin named her children after, what Americans really want, and Bette Midler for V.P.
  37. early and often
    Sarah Palin: How the Moose-y Have FallenAs voters have moved past their initial excitement and dug deeper into Palin’s, you know, actual record and positions, they’ve begun to sour on her — and swung the race back to Obama.
    By Dan Amira
  38. early and awesome
    ‘Bastards. Bastards All.’Michelle Malkin confirms that Sarah Palin’s e-mail account was indeed hacked this morning, and has some wise words for those who would mess with the Alaska governor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. really early and often
    Sarah Palin Wasn’t Always a Buttoned-Up Church Lady in Her Campaign AdsOne of Palin’s 1996 campaign ads, from her run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, has resurfaced.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. ad wars
    Obama and McCain Vie for Your Confidence With New AdsOne of these men will solve all our problems — but which one?
    By Dan Amira
  41. early and awesome
    Tina Fey’s Star Turn As Sarah Palin Almost Didn’t HappenLorne Michaels had to pressure Fey to return to ‘SNL’ for a night, and Oprah almost made her miss the show.
    By Jada Yuan
  42. it just happened
    Was Governor Sarah Palin’s Personal Yahoo E-mail Hacked?We’re still waiting for confirmation, but it appears that someone busted into Sarah Palin’s highly protected personal in-box.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. early and often
    Insanely Wealthy, Titled Aristocrat Thinks Barack Obama Is ‘Elitist’Lady Lynn and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, members of Britain’s legendary banking dynasty who once supported Hillary Clinton, are voting for McCain.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. early and often
    John McCain Suddenly Railing Against Greed, Barbra StreisandWith Wall Street in full meltdown mode, McCain has instantaneously become an opponent of greed and lax financial oversight, leaving some wondering where this new populist hero came from.
    By Dan Amira
  45. early and often
    George Gurley, ‘Observer’ Try to Objectify Sarah Palin As Many Times As Possible in One ArticleThe nightlife writer wants to smell her. Do you?
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. early and often
    Hillary Clinton Backs Out of U.N. Rally After Hearing Palin Will AttendAnd America is robbed of perhaps the only potential moment of real political hilarity until November.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. early and often
    Holy Hell, McCain Adviser Claims Luddite GOP Nominee Helped Invent the BlackBerrySince that’s too absurd to even comprehend, there must be something else going on here. We think we know what it is!
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. early and often
    McCain or Obama: Who’s Taking the Edge in the Wall Street Crisis?Most likely, neither candidate really knows exactly what the hell is going on, or what can be done to fix it. But they’ll try, damn it, they’ll try.
    By Dan Amira
  49. early and often
    Why Katie Couric Will Do a Great Job Interviewing Sarah PalinIt’s more than just multiplying by two the sexy librarian fantasy that has white men everywhere riveted by Sarah Palin. It’s that Couric is the right choice for an interview that will finally teach us something about the enigmatic Alaska governor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. early and often
    Could McCain Topple the Empire State?Poll numbers show Obama’s lead in our true-blue state is down to just five points.
    By Dan Amira
  51. early and often
    Sarah Palin Gets the Disney TreatmentMatt Damon likened her possible presidency to a bad Disney movie — and of course, that bad Disney movie has now been cobbled together. Internet, you never let us down!
    By Jessica Coen
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