These are dark times for these United States.
War in Iraq. Stock market going all Louganis. War in Afghanistan. Home foreclosures driving little old ladies to shoot themselves. War against Iran if Dick Cheney gets his 2008 Christmas wish. And Tampa Bay is four wins from the World Series.
Apocalypse, if not now, may be really friggin’ soon. (Tampa Bay?! Srsly?)
Despite the impending calamity, our nation — President Ronald Wilson Reagan’s shining city upon a hill — looks ahead optimistically. As cool fall air blows and the leaves turn, we gird ourselves for the next installment in our democratic tradition: Town Hall Smackdown ‘08! — Barack Despite What the MSM Say, My Middle Name Really Is Hussein Obama versus John Can I Finally Go Balls-Out Negative On This Punk (Like The Viet Cong Did To Me, As You Might Recall)? McCain. Truly, prosperity is just around the corner.
Yet before we bid farewell to last week’s VP undercard, an overlooked portion of that debate deserves closer examination. While it did not go completely unnoticed, it was obscured by BlinkGate, Say-It-Ain’t-So-Joe-Mania, and Exceeding-Preposterously-Low-Expectations-Palooza. And it portends doom for the Land of the Free.
Two simple words…
Biden cried.
You saw it. 70 million of you saw it. Well, minus the ones who flipped to Ace Of Cakes.
What in the holy name of Brian’s Song was THAT about? Senator, just who do you think you are? Hillary?
In a post-9/11 world, crying does not cut it.
You know who cries? This guy:
Here’s the caption of this photo (from the National Archives):
A Frenchman weeps as German soldiers march into the French capital, Paris, on June 14, 1940.”
A Frenchman weeps.
Katie:
Nicole: 
Giulia:
Gina: 
Kerry:
