When Building a Personality Cult, It’s Usually Best to Actually HAVE a Personality.

So, Obama has been losing ground as he gets more shrill. What’s his solution to the problem? Get even more shrill.

Senator Barack Obama will intensify his assault against Senator John McCain, with new television advertisements and more forceful attacks

RALEIGH (WTVD) — In an election for President of the United States in North Carolina Tuesday, Republican John McCain suddenly and breathtakingly surges to a 20-point win over Democrat Barack Obama, 58% to 38%, according to this latest exclusive SurveyUSA

Well, look, we have one of two choices with this story.

1. No. Obama didn’t mean to connect the dots, and simply fell into using a phrase. If this is the case,  his extreme insensitivity disqualifies him from any presidential duties,

Well, look, it doesn’t excerpt well, so I’m just going to have you go and read.

Bruce at Q&O has his own take on that one.

And check here at Q&O, as well, for Number 74.

You can

The polling trends continue. Rasmussen this monring, looks at their most recent polling in the five battleground states, and says:

· McCain is trusted more than Obama in all five states.

· In all five states, McCain is viewed

USA Today:

In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote. The survey of 1,022 adults, including 959 registered voters, has a margin of error of +/— 3

Word from ABC News:

Gov. Sarah Palin will sit down with ABC News’ Charlie Gibson for her first interview since winning the Republican vice presidential nomination, the network’s news division confirmed today.

Forgive me, but where are the retractions from

Sarah Palin has been compared to Ronald Reagan is a dress;:

Michael Reagan, 63, said watching the vice-presidential hopeful was like seeing “my dad reborn – only this time he’s a she”.

Palin’s stirring speech at the Republican convention

There’s a lot of Leftie blogs complaining that Sarah Palin has yet to meet with the press.  Josh Marshall, by way of Memorandum, as an example:

There’s a lot of complaining that the McCain campaign won’t allow anyone to interview

One of the compelling anecdotes about Sarah Palin is that she auctioned off the Alaska governor’s jet on eBay after taking office — a swift move made by a reformer hoping to clean up the excesses of her predecessor.

But

In an absolutely classic case of do as I say and not as I do, Barack “thin skin” Obama today made a rather hot attack on Sarah Palin’s quip about community organizers. This is especially funny coming from the man

Rasmussen:

A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest

The good news, the bad news, John McCain was well McCain.   He is not changing who he is.

Funny thing, McCain is seventy-two and his biography has no blank chapters.   BO is but forty-seven, but his bio is full of

OK, I suppose not many of you missed it. Ratings are in… and 37 million us us were watching  last night… but just in case you want to see it again, John Hawkins Of Right Wing News and Conservative Grapevine

Breaking news from Erick Erckson, Red State,

Halfway through Sarah Palin’s speech tonight at the RNC, people following the speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text.According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling