as Tom Petty would sing.....

..... "the waiting is the hardest part".

Today was supposed to be the day Morgan's bosses gave the word about her setting up the studio back in NC. Although we understand it is out of our hands, and all indications are that it will be "a go", I will admit to being anxious about it. Instead, around 10am, Morgan sent me a text message telling me that they will be talking tomorrow. Ugh!

Morgan has updated her work blog.

It has been a pretty quiet week over here. Finally lost that "fuzzy" head feeling last night, and today has been fine. It was either a quick bug in my system, or these winds kicked up something that played with my head.

The winds were enough to kick up some fires around the county, and yesterday we had one about 5 or 6 miles from the house. Luckily, the winds have calmed down, and the fires are being contained.

The third and last Presidential Debate is tonight. If the polls are to be believed, all Senator Obama has to do is show up tonight, and this race will be over. I am amazed that he is as "Teflon" as he is. He has given no details, and lately just swipes aside ideas of Senator McCain as "no good", and everybody just shakes their heads in agreement. I understand he has the lead and can "play defense", but really, where is the scrutiny.

He is proposing large tax decreases, but never during his political career (as short as it is) has he ever followed this path. He talked about tax breaks during his campaign to be a US Senator in 2004, but once elected, he has never once proposed tax break legislation. Now he wants to "give away the house", and nobody questions his 180 degree turn on the issue.

But that is not what bothers me. It is the free pass on Bill Ayers that really gets to me. This is a someone, who along with his wife, were linked with the radical group, Weather Underground, but were let go from prosecution because of a technicality with wiretaps. As late as 2001, he was quoted as saying that he wished he had done more during his time with the group.

Obama and Ayers served on an education board together. If they were together for a short time, and then Obama excused himself from the board because of Ayers, that would be acceptable, but that never happened.

Want to make a bet that if Senator McCain was on a board with a known abortion clinic bomber that a stink would be made, and it would be front page news everyday.

The Obama campaign is brushing this off, and saying that people are not and should not be concerned with these stories. They are saying the only thing people care about is the economy. And while that might be correct, I do believe that some would be concerned about this connection, if it was examined closer than it has been.

Some of the reason I have been reading on why it is not brought up now, is that it was brought up during the primaries. Umm, excuse me, but the only people paying attention during the primaries are political junkies (nuts) like me. The majority of people now getting ready to vote were not reading these stories back in February or March.

And if that doesn't get you a bit riled up, how about the petition by academic professors (including some at UNC) that endorses Bill Ayers, and his work in education. If forty years forgives bombing your own nation's people, I guess instead of executing him, we could have held Timothy McVeigh for forty years, and then let him teach.

- Time for the Wall Street ride to go down again.
- Salute a serviceman (or woman), as they keep getting the bad guys.
- That Dodgers / Red Sox prediction doesn't look so good.

Until the next time.....