Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

18 days.

So, I keep thinking about all the times I've called Verizon for one thing or another over the years. It's never easy. Cindy McCain obviously figured out the way to get good service from the notoriously unhelpful telecom industry: Be married to one of the most powerful Senators dealing with telecom issues. This story isn't about the Secret Service. That's a smokescreen. This story is about Cindy McCain telling Verizon to jump and Verizon responding "How high, Mrs. McCain (and please let your husband know how helpful we're being.") Oh, this story isn't over.

One sports-related thing: I'm a little tired today, because, yes, I did stay up late to watch the Red Sox come from seven runs down to win game 5 of the American League Championship Series. Wow.

So, 18 days to change the world. We've all got to give it everything we've got...the Republicans have never been so desperate. The next 18 days will be uglier and nastier than anything we've seen in American politics. The Republicans must be crushed and humiliated. Just crushed and humiliated.

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