Soldiers, Veeps, and Big Hairy Monsters

The Center for Responsive Politics today revealed that Sen. Obama is leading Sen. McCain in donations from U.S. soldiers by almost thirty percent. When troops serving overseas are separated from the larger group, Obama's lead is more than six-to-one. This is unusual considering John McCain's well-known war record and POW imprisonment, but seems to suggests widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo both at home and abroad. Obama should take advantage of the headline and appear with troops at Pearl Harbor tomorrow; he's been silent for quite awhile.

Meanwhile, Hillary is going to have her name placed in nomination after all, and it has been announced that Sens. Joe Biden and Evan Bayh will both speak on Wednesday night of the Convention, the same night as the eventual VP nominee. This has caused some to speculate that they are thus excluded from potential nomination, and others to speculate that it is one or the other. The Convention is only 10 days away and they need time for an elaborate roll-out, so a pick this coming week is nearly certain.

Georgia is again in the news, but this time it's the state and it's because the body of a Sasquatch has apparently turned up. Two Bigfoot hunters have announced the discovery of a body they claim to be that of the legendary creature, and are planning on releasing DNA evidence at a press conference in Palo Alto tomorrow afternoon. While there is a lot of skepticism out there, there is also a lot of curiosity and some belief that the thing could be real. We'll probably know sometime in the next day or so.