John McCain during an interview on Meet the Press, said the race is very close. McCain added that he believes he will win the November 4th election. Meet the press viewers were surprised to see how McCain dismisses the polls and shows his faith waiting to see how the American people will speak on November 4th.

If Sarah Palin has energized the Republican base, then John McCain has done just the opposite. There are those that believe that McCain has done more damage to the Republican party than any opponent ever could. McCain may be dragging the Republican Party down with him.

Following the lead of the New York Times and several other major newspapers, the Anchorage Daily News Alaska newspaper is endorsing Barack Obama for President.

Sarah Palin is turning into a rogue vice presidential nominee as far as the GOP is concerned. Reports are coming out daily that Palin is ignoring the advice of the McCain campaign advisers as well as the Republican party.

UPDATE: The woman has confessed to making up the story: A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near a bank ATM in Bloomfield has confessed to making up the story. Police say charges will be filed. More details to follow.

John Dinges over at The Huffington Post has written what I think might just be one of the last nails in the coffin of McCain's campaign: McCain's Private Visit With Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet Revealed For First Time. Meeting with a bloody dictator, without preconditions?

An apparent Obama supporter attacks McCain supporter Ashley Todd and carves letter B into Todd's face.

In politics, it's all about perspective. Here are some ideas for John McCain on how he and his peeps at the GOP can spin the latest Sarah Palin clothing oopsie.

Maybe this explains the so-called tenseness, seen by some, between Sarah Palin and John McCain. Or maybe it explains why the GOP is so up-in-arms over her $150,000 clothing bill (including clothes for her family, by the way).

One might think this was a satirical piece, or a joke, but it's. Al-Qaida has come out backing John McCain, though on a private website, not publicly.

It's no secret that Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane leans left. That's obvious from his show. And the fact is he snagged a $100 million deal with Fox. You'd have to imagine they were not too pleased with Sunday's episode however.