• Whatever Hillku is eating for breakfast or spiking their drink with, it is working! The home of neighborhood haiku is on fire lately. Yesterday's inspiration: the conundrum of sitting solo at Victrola.
• Like everyone else who watched last night's debate, Slog is wondering about Joe Plumber.
• Just what Seattle needs: another Thai restaurant. The latest place for you to order your bi-weekly phad thai is Tangerine Thai on Phinney Ridge.

WANNA TALK POLITICS?: If too much politics is never enough, Town Hall has got you covered: James Traub will discuss America’s history of evangelizing for democracy, with particular emphasis on Bush's faith-based attempts to spread civic-mindedness. But before Traub kicks things off, Town Hall will have television monitors set up for viewing the Presidential Debate. Traub will even give an analysis of the debate and take a few questions. more ›

Washington State voters have been polled up the wazoo by SurveyUSA after each debate this campaign season. And while they turned in a win (within the margin of error) for McCain in the first Presidential debate, and a split decision (later amended to a slight win for Biden) in the Vice Presidential debate, this time around, the Washington State sample polled clearly thought that Obama won the second presidential debate. more ›

SurveyUSA, who also conducted a poll of Washington State voters after the first Presidential debate, just released their results from last night's Vice Presidential debate: more ›

According to SurveyUSA (actually one of the best pollsters in the business), Washington voters thought John McCain performed better in last night's first Presidential debate. more ›

Kim is relieved the debate is actually going to happen. She'll be watching with friends tonight before working all weekend. Saturday, she'll take a break for a quiet night out, and then she'll close the weekend off getting funky in the balcony of Jazz Alley with Maceo.
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POLITICS JUNKIE: The jury's still out on whether or not McCain is going to display how capable he is of handling politics and governing at the same time (i.e. the job of the president) by showing up for tonight's debate in Mississippi. But, the Presidential Debate Commission will be there, a giant pool of reporters will be there, and his opponent Barack Obama will be there ready and willing to turn the whole thing into a town hall meeting if that's what has to happen. Oh, the drama of the whole thing! Tune in at your own home, at your friends' houses, or at a number of locations around town that will be holding watch parties. (UPDATE: McCain has decided to show up, after all. We'll refrain from commenting and leave that all up to you.) more ›

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