Today's Links (9/30)

[Italicized comments are my own and not from the referenced article.]

The Fact-Free Debate
http://www.slate.com/id/2201121

Facts do get in the way, don't they? ;-)

For Stocks, Worst Single-Day Drop in Two Decades
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/business/30markets.html

Huh. Well, I suppose it could've been worse. The Stock Exchange could have actually exploded. That would've been worse.

In Bailout Vote, a Leadership Breakdown
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/business/30assess.html

Leadership is supposed to, well, lead. The leadership of both parties pretty much blew it on this one.

Concerns About Palin’s Readiness as a Big Test Nears
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/us/politics/30palin.html

Expectations are so low at this point that if she manages to correctly pronounce Biden's name, a lot of people are going to pronounce her the winner.

McCain vs. Palin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092902661.html

I'd like to see a debate between these two. Would be a lot of fun!

Wasilla, Alaska, gadfly goes viral
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-kilkenny30-2008sep30,0,3853799.story

Like a lot of people, I've read this e-mail. Found it to be pretty evenhanded -- and scary.

Biden's strategy: Go easy on Palin
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/14097.html

I agree; the best move here is to give Palin enough rope to hang herself. Biden doesn't have to worry about beating her ... because she's going to beat herself.

The next Palin gaffe
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/The_next_Palin_gaffe.html

This woman's head is nothing but an echo chamber.

Sarah Palin Appears to Scare the GOP
http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/mashek/2008/09/30/sarah-palin-appears-to-scare-the-gop.html

Hey, she scares the crap out of a lot of us!

Dead by Election Day
http://www.slate.com/id/2201173

Let's hope that nothing like this happens ... especially if McCain pulls off a miracle and wins. President Palin?! There'll be a run for the Canadian border!