Tuesday after a long weekend, so I’ll keep these hits quick:

The Republican Scare Machine, fresh from a rousing week of subjugating the “local color” in NYC, has come face to face with another special interest group that they can exploit: Opportunistic Bloodthirsty Terrorists for Kerry .

The death toll for Americans in Iraq has officially passed the 1000 mark , making it the bloodiest U.S. military action since…hmm…what is it…I should know this…something about swift boats and sounding off like you’ve got a pair and dodging the draft by having Daddy put me on the short list for weekends at National Guard Club Med…ah well, it’ll come to me.

Republican Senate candidate/carpetbagger/minority ringer Alan Keyes has assaulted his opponent in the Illinois Senate Race, Democratic wunderkind Barack Obama, by subtly implying (read: broadcast in a radio interview) that given the choice, Jesus would not vote for Obama based on his views on a woman’s right to choose. No word yet as to whether Keyes has taken up Obama’s offer for a spanking.