• You can bet on it: "Will George Bush and/or moderator Jim Lehrer make mention of John Kerry's tan during the first Presidential debate?" [Poolitics]

• Funny how this hasn't entered into the BC04 calculus: "If anyone truly has 'low expectations' for an incumbent president, that in itself is an issue." [NYT]

• Like you needed another drinking game: "Every time President Bush says the word 'safer,' take a drink. If he uses the word 'democracy' in the same sentence, make it a double." [Chicago Tribune]

• Forget the tan: Will W's hair change color tomorrow? Counterspin Central sets a benchmark. [Counterspin Central]

• You could try to participate or something. Ha ha. [Media for Democracy]