The Obama Camp need not worry about McCain. Just put the old guy in front of a microphone, and out of his mouth will come a statement that'll cause people to pity him. That'll get some votes, but it is one hell of a weak strategy for the long haul.

"Make it a hundred years."
No thank you, old man.

"Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra."No, McCain, it was Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who brokered the ceasefire. Getting it right the first time is needed this time around. You really are very similar to George Exxon Bush in many ways.

"I support Bush on all major issues."

BOSTON - An activist group hoping to pressure the Roman Catholic church into dropping its long-standing prohibition barring women from the priesthood says it ordained three women on Sunday.

"Catholics who attempt to confer a sacred order on a woman, and the women who attempt to receive a sacred order, are by their own actions separating themselves from the church," the archdiocese said.

McLEAN, Va. - Dogs aren't the only ones casting a longing eye at fire hydrants these days. Fire departments across the country report that thieves are twisting the brass nuts off the tops and selling them for scrap, raising concerns that the hydrants won't work when needed most.

Firefighters responding to an April house fire in Hesperia, Calif., found that the five closest hydrants were useless because thieves had taken the nuts needed to get to the water. They called in special equipment, but by the time they got the fire under control, the house was a total loss.