The affect Palin will have on the election remains to be seen.  The buzz around her is far greater than Biden's selection and certainly rivals the media stardom given to Obama when he was against Clinton.  Unfortuately I'm not able to watch the convention or listen to commentators, so the internet is the only insight I have into it.  Give it 2 weeks and you'll have an idea of any gains or losses.  By the firts debate, the election will be essentially gridlocked with very small gains here and there.  If I had to bet, I'd say McCain pulls it off just because people generally like to go with familiarity and Obama's resume leaves much to desire.  Like him or love him, voting for Obama is just as much as taking a "chance" as McCain made by picking Palin.  McCain is still up in the states that matter (again, quit using national polls as some sort of gauge; they mean shit - electoral counts is where it's at) but Obama can certainly make osme moves, though the monetary advantage he had against Clinton doesn't exist against McCain.  Time will tell, but no one can claim McCain's ticket doesn't appeal to bi-partisanship and accomplishments when compared to Obama's highly partisan campaign.  When the running mate of the modern Democratic party's golden boy is backing a republican, you know it's not business as usual.  Either way, the country will go on, Obama will just fuck it up more with entitlement programs, but people get what they deserve and ask for.  If you want a full out nanny state, vote Obama.  If you want a partial nanny state with a slight chance of redemption, vote McCain.

I was reading today that Powell is on the short list for McCain's VP slot.  Now whether or not Powell would accept is a seperate issue, but I assume that he wouldn't be on there if he hadn't talked with McCain.  Personally a McCain-Powell ticket would be my fucking dream come true.  Two real Republicans that would take the country in the right direction and have the experince and record to do so.  If Powell does become McCain's VP (and I'm not saying he will) the Democrats can kiss goodbye another election (and it's looking like it's gonna happen that way regardless).  Democrats need to learn that feel good speeches and pointing the finger at everyone else doesn't payout big in the end.

I don't even consider Silkworms a legit song.  Personally I think it's garbage and would be totally shocked if something that low of caliber made it on to CD - it's void of any artistic value (pussy full of maggots?).  I'm sure in the creation of this album, alot of material has been presented, some amazing and some horrible.  IMO, silkworms falls in the latter.