Random: The Cavalry!

• "McCain Speechwriter Trying To Write Lines That Don't Lead To Creepy Smile" [The Onion]

• "I wish she were a fictional construct. I'm not a fan of hers. But I certainly admit that she's got a compelling life story." [Jezebel]

• “They were going with the winner. They didn't care what the loser said. Now they've got a situation where a whole convention full of people are shouting at NBC—and a 50-50 prospect of McCain being the next president. That's enough to scare any head of any network news division.” [NYO]

• "An Obama adviser privy to the campaign's internal thinking on the matter says that,with less than two months before the election and with the realization that Republicans have achieved financial parity with Democrats, they hope that Democratic allies -- what another campaign aide termed 'the cavalry' -- will come to Obama's aid." [Ambinder]

• Various ways the LHC could frak with us. [io9]