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The voter I.D. requirement for absentee ballots in Ohio is now on, thanks to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. It's the third change in four days. 

Operating the ballot is somewhat less risky than flying so a photo I.D. is not required.  A utility bill will do.  And there is no need to remove your shoes.

While you need an I.D. you don't need a stamp.  The U.S. Postal Service has announced it will subsidize the absentee ballots.

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The Material Girl and her husband, Guy Ritchie immaculately conscripted a child in Malawi.  His name is David. They country waived its customary 18 month in-country trial period.

David will no doubt live more comfortably than 6 year old Mark Kwadwo of Ghana.  Mark was featured in The New York Times today as an example of the African child trade.  His father leased him as an indentured servant to a fisherman where he bails the boat 14 hours a day.

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Nancy Pelosi actually said this.  It appeared at the bottom of a story by Faye Fiore on October 21 in the L.A. Times.

Micky Kaus wondered why it's not on A1 of the New York Times if  "the Democrats have given up the special interests" .

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The White House no longer says "stay the course". According to the Guardian they are now the knights who say "change":

"…the president himself hammered a new buzzword: "Change". "We're
constantly changing. The enemy changes, and we change. The enemy adapts
to our strategies and tactics, and we adapt to theirs. We're constantly
changing to defeat this enemy," he said…"

Reuters quotes the president saying he is willing to change "tactics" in Iraq but not strategery, er "strategy".

Rich Lowry of National Review admires Bush's resolve but says he needs to change course.  James Taranto's Best of the Web Today quotes a sergeant in army intelligence, stationed in Iraq, who says we're screwed if we don't change.

Change can be risky for Bush presidents.  Especially if you are a lip reader.

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With no cash in his freezer or e-mail addresses for congressional pages in his Treo, the MSM thinks Barack Obama could be the guy in 2008.

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The president's approval rating dropped to 39%.  That widened his lead over Congress which holds a 16% favorable rating.

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World Politics Watch has an article titled: "Why the Dirty Bomb Threat to NFL stadiums Isn't Credible".

World Politics Watch must not watch the Cleveland Browns.

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Auto makers want the international trade commission to end steel tariffs.  The high price of steel hurts car sales.  The U.S. auto industry is losing jobs. 

This must create a dilemma for protectionists like U.S. Senate candidate, Sherrod Brown.

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The U.S. population has hit 300 million.  Click here for a guaranteed accurate up-to-the-minute count.

Europeans are alarmed by their low fertility rates.  The Boston Globe is alarmed by our high rates.

I see future payers of my social security check.

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A New York Times story claims that internal Republican polls show incumbent Mike DeWine to be far behind in the race to save his senate seat from the Huey Long of Ohio Politics, Sherrod Brown.  The  Times says  the party is building a firewall to protect the states where it can win.  That means moving their chips from DeWine's Ohio campaign to races in Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia.

In a Beacon Journal story Republican leaders say the Times lies:

SurveyUSA conducted by three Ohio TV stations shows Brown ahead of DeWine 54 percent to 40 percent, with 6 percent undecided.

Jay Cost at Real Clear Politics is suspicious of the Times story too.

The Quinnipiac University poll, out this morning, has Brown ahead 53-41 percent.  You decide.