Is it just me, or is old, white, somewhat racist Joe Biden completely adorable?

On Monday he walked into a Ford plant in Macomb County, Mich., jumped behind the wheel of a red Mustang convertible and let loose with a few satisfying vroom-vrooms of the engine.

In Mansfield, Ohio, on Thursday, Mr. Biden made an improvisational stop at a diner, shook a bunch of hands and walked out into the sun holding a vanilla ice cream cone. “I’m dripping here, man,” Mr. Biden said to a well-wisher as he headed across the street to a carousel.
“Am I too old to get on it?” he asked no one in particular, then headed back to his campaign bus.
“Anyone need a ride?” he asked some people standing nearby. “I’ve got a nice bus.”

Also, he tapped a reporter’s chest, telling him, ‘You need to work on your pecs.’

Forget Barry, this guy’s the one I want. Relatable (which I put in italics due to the usual contempt I feel for a word people use when they talk about how they want to elect someone who’s as stupid as they are) and competent (that’s the kicker, right there). [The New York Times]

Here’s a link to a video from Fox and Friends, who are known to be the brain trust of the Fox News contributors because they have the analytical ability to conclude that Earth is “our favorite planet,” and they sit in front of computers, which is something smart people do. Anyway, the gist of it is, McCain might have bent the truth in claiming that the fundamentals of our economy our strong, but this was only to cleverly keep the stupid, flighty electorate placid, and avoid a “worldwide panic.” Lord knows, if there’s one person the voters of the world have come to trust to quell their economic fears, it’s John McCain.

The boycott of Oprah’s show by a GOP women’s group, over her refusal to interview Sarah Palin, is not having much effect - Oprah’s ratings are up because she is more important than any paltry presidential race.

Apparently, the absurdity of boycotting Oprah for not interviewing Palin, when Palin basically refuses to be interviewed by anyone, has not yet struck the GOP. [Raw Story]

Jonah Goldberg points out that McCain may be computer illiterate because he contracted carpal tunnel syndrome from trying to pull out of so many war hero jet fighter crashes:

Does anyone know why McCain doesn’t use a computer or email? As a couple readers suggested to me, it might be because his injuries prevent it. I mean he can’t lift his arms much higher than his chest and it looks like he has all sorts of other mobility problems with them. Maybe he can’t type or use something like a blackberry. I don’t know. But I hope the Obama campaign found out before they played the granpa Simpson card on McCain. I’d hate for Obama to be mocking a veteran’s disability to score cheap points.

Actually based on his next, oh so cleverly crossed-out statement, I think he would love for Obama, or his proxy, to be mocking someone’s disability. Read the rest of this entry »

Aides traveling with Ms. Palin have reported back to associates that she is a fast study — asking few questions of her policy briefers but quickly repeating back their main points — who already has considerable ease and experience before cameras.

Plus, she’s pretty like a myna bird!

When I am nominated for the Presidency, which, I swear, is inevitable, I will nominate a tape recorder from some remote place like Alaska, Montana, or Albany as my vice president. Then I will put lipstick on it. [The New York Times]