It's time to verbalize what all solid Democrats, progressives and Obama supporters by any other name have been mentally wrestling with since the end of the first debate. Reality is that the polls are close enough to force all serious liberals to at least entertain the notion that President Obama could lose on November the 6th.

Before we start talking to Canadian or Costa Rican Realtors it's important to recognize that the operative words are COULD LOSE, not WILL LOSE. The difference between today and the immediate post convention period is a niggling feeling that the WILL LOSE is now a concept that can no longer easily be forced to reside in that corner of the mind, the unthinkable, where it has been until now.

According to Rep. George Cleveland, R-Asshat we should not use the term "extreme poverty" to describe anyone living in North Carolina. His reasoning is that "extreme poverty" should only be used to describe standards found in Third world countries. He went on to further define the condition as living on $1.50 a day, about $550 a year.

This post may be a bit jarring for some so you might want to approach it with caution. It concerns the state sanctioned rape of women seeking legal abortions.