My Larry King impression (insomnia)

We can analyze the impact of the Osama video tape to death. But which tenous Kerry voter is going to see bin Laden and say, "Gee, I really think Bush will do what he's been unable to do over the last few years and finally 'smoke him out of his hole.'"

Plus, c'mon Osama - everyone knows you don't release a big story on a Friday night.

Christ, Andrea Mitchell is ugly. She's creeping up on ex-Uconn basketball player Diana Taurasi territory -- so ugly, that she's vaguely attractive.

When was Rockefeller Center re-named 'Democracy Plaza'? Can we vote on that? Because I liked it as it was.

I used to enjoy Rudy Giuliani. I even defended him once to Los Pants and A-Man. But, after his recent campaign performance, I'd really like to see him go far, far away. There's something sort of Hitler-y about him. Even more than Bush being re-elected, I fear Kerry getting the job, being dubbed 'weak' due to a terrorist attack or whatnot, then having this unstable nutjob slither his way into office, thereby forever negating all of our civil liberties. Somehow doesn't seem so unlikely.

Anyone see Meet the Press? Well, Russert asked Bob Kerrey to sum up why we should elect John Kerry, and he takingpointed his way through the answer, focusing on how we could really trust him, how he'll always be straight with the American people, yada yada. I thought he flubbed it. People don't see GWB as Clinton. They see a flawed, but good-hearted, honest, simple guy. Similarly, they don't see Kerry as being honest; in fact, his political opportunism is one of his more unattractive traits. Doing my best Carville impression, the best answer would have been something along the lines of: It's a complex world requiring a thoughtful, considered (imply, but don't say, intelligent) man. It bothers me that the talking points guys -- I'm looking at you, McAuliffe -- don't know, especially at this point, how to accentuate the positive aspects of Kerry's personality.