A look at how Senators McCain and Obama's running mate selections ironically embrace and mirror their opponent's strengths.

For the first 12 or 13 years of my life I grew up in a “Mill Village” on what was known in my neck of the woods as a “Mill Hill”. There were street toughs all over the place there. Street gangs, too. I got kicked around a bit and I learned to fight, even when the odds were overwhelming and I had no chance of winning.

If anyone had any doubt that Obama was just clever packaging delivered with a few catchphrases, those doubts should be erased. Obama’s vision is nothing more than veil that masks his lack of leadership.

Putting "Black Friday" in a political, historical, and economic context (follow links for more info) and quirky gifts to celebrate the post-Thanksgiving shopping stampede.

Check out our Editorial Cartoon Gallery featuring the week's best political cartoons.

New this week: cartoons on Jesse Jackson's nutty tirade, a nation of whiners, Obama's move to the middle,...

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