Fehmehbleh? Gah.

Obamagasm?

No no no, it's McCain's comprehensive suckitude, not Obama awesomeness, which means an October surprise, especially involving tanks, planes, bombs, and ay-rabs could vaporize Obama's lead in a swift kaboom, though the eerie absence of angrily abscessing clusterfucks internationally is perhaps encouraging, though forgive me if I find the quiet ominous. God-taunting is a habit of faith.

What I've learned: habits of faith are myopic. An African-American is nineteen days from (perhaps) being elected president, an event I frankly thought impossible as little as a year ago, and we are witnessing the potential collapse of the global economic system on a par with, if not exceeding, the Great Depression, and I am so personally invested in both events - and have zero control over either event - that I'm seemingly incapable of stepping outside my parochial self-interest and enjoying the historical import of either from a perspective of wonderment.

I thought this would be way more fun.

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• Palin's theology and the idolatry of America.
• A free pass for Palin?
• Joe Welterweight.
• Not enough money in the world.
  
• Dispatch from Red America.
• Alicublog compiles some pig-reviews of last night.
  
• It's in the pundits' interest, that's why.
  
• Richard on his complicity.
  
• National Book Awards nominees. Alexander Hemon, boyee!

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