Three Choices, Mr. President  —  The Least Bad Option on Iraq: Disengagement and Damage Control  —  Dear Mr. President:  —  As soon as the midterm elections are over — and regardless of their outcome — you will have to make the most consequential decision of your presidency …

Limbaugh Says Actor Fox Exaggerates Effects of Disease in Ads  —  Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh attacked actor Michael J. Fox for inserting his halting voice into the U.S. Senate campaign in Missouri, suggesting Fox was "acting" in a commercial where he's shown shaking …

Rumsfeld Agrees Bush Is 'Not Backing Away From Stay The Course'  —  Faced with widespread disappoval of its Iraq policy, the Bush administration launched a coordinated effort this week to convince Americans it has never had a stay-the-course strategy in Iraq.  On Sunday, President Bush said, "We've never been stay the course."

Bleak House  —  Republicans deserve to lose, but what happens if Democrats win?  —  Two weeks from tonight America is going to be different—first politically and then substantively—for Democrats will likely take control of the House, and move public policy in very liberal directions.

Is Ken Mehlman kidding?  We should ask Harold Ford  —  The answer to Josh's question is no. He's a guy who isn't afraid to smear people with racism.  He's a rich white guy who can spot insanely offensive racism instantly—except when he has a hand in it.  He only pays the bills …

Cubin tells challenger, 'I'd slap you'  —  The Libertarian challenger for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat says Rep. Barbara Cubin offended him by uttering a slur related to his physical disability.  —  Thomas Rankin said Cubin approached him after a campaign debate on Sunday and said …

Some Voting Machines Chop Off Candidates' Names  —  Computer Glitch Affects Voters in 3 Jurisdictions; Error Cannot Be Fixed by Nov. 7  —  U.S. Senate candidate James Webb's last name has been cut off on part of the electronic ballot used by voters in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville …

Bush's new tack steers clear of 'stay the course'  —  Phrase became liability for GOP in election year … Today show  —  President Bush and his aides are annoyed that people keep misinterpreting his Iraq policy as "stay the course."  A complete distortion, they say.

Polls: Democrats closer to taking Senate control  —  But polls show no evidence of a national Democratic 'tidal wave' … Today show  —  NBC News Election Unit  —  NEW YORK - Two weeks out from the midterm elections, a second round of MSNBC/McClatchy polls, conducted by Mason-Dixon in eight states …

Women in Journalism  —  I certainly suggest folks read my friend Dana Goldstein's article on why Gail Collins, the retiring editor of The New York Times op-ed page, didn't do more for women in punditry.  Dana takes the moment to meditate on the sorry state of women in political journalism.

Latino and black voters reassessing ties to GOP  —  Clergy and other leaders say promises haven't been kept.  —  WASHINGTON — A major effort to draw Latinos and blacks into the Republican Party, a central element of the GOP plan to build a long-lasting majority, is in danger of collapse amid anger …

'06 ELEX: BACK TO TOSS-UP  —  The latest polls show something very strange and quite encouraging is happening: The Republican base seems to be coming back home.  This trend, only vaguely and dimly emerging from a variety of polls, suggests that a trend may be afoot that would deny the Democrats control of the House and the Senate.

YOUR THOUGHTS  —  The report that sex is always on the mind of men has one glaring flaw, when men are married, then sex becomes a distant memory.  —  You guy's are just now figuring this out ?  Jeeze,.....thank god we are not dependent on your group for the rest of lifes answers.

Elections could be most costly in US history  —  Next month's midterm elections will be the most costly congressional races in US history, with business interests contributing three-quarters of the estimated $2.6bn that will be spent, says a non-partisan research group.

Photographer Worked With - and Kidnapped by - Arab Terrorists  —  Emilio Morenatti, a Spanish photographer working for the Associated Press, was kidnapped Tuesday morning in Gaza.  His photos show he was trusted by Palestinian terrorists.  —  No terror organization has yet taken responsibility …

RAW DATA....I'm reading The Truth About Conservative Christians, by Andrew Greeley and Michael Hout, which is, by a good measure, the worst and most frustratingly-written book I've read in a long while.  It's a sociological picture of conservative Christians based on statistical analysis of recent survey data …

Rep. Reynolds set to face ethics panel  —  WASHINGTON - The House Republican campaign chairman and the speaker of the House are likely to be at odds this week as they testify about the handling of ex-Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record)'s come-ons to male pages.

Conyers Hones A Case Against President Bush  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic leader of the House, Nancy Pelosi, is promising that her party has no plans to pursue impeachment of President Bush if it wins a majority in next month's elections.  But she intends to allow the House Judiciary Committee …