It's kind of interesting that comedian Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity", held on the Washington mall Saturday, is considered to be a liberal pro-Democrat rally.

Sanity is considered a liberal position? I wonder why that is…

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Although there is a mood to vote against incumbents in a fever to throw the bums out, keep in mind that who you vote for is the person you will be stuck with. I urge voters to take a look at who you are voting for, not against, and ask yourself if this person is competent. Once the election is over, you get who you vote for. Make sure that is who you will be happy with.

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In many of Tuesday's closest races, states will use those same old, suspect voting machines
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Expect big news days through Game Day -- go to the Newswire for much, much more!

Go read Amanda Marcotte's remarkable analysis of the rising wave of misogynist American political violence in the Guardian. Then go check out Adam Shah's list of all the other violent Tea Party incidents you may have missed over at AlterNet.org.

It can't happen here?