SCOZZAFAVA THROWS SUPPORT TO OWENS  —  Scozzafava released the following statement at 2 :06 p.m.:  —  I want to thank you for your support and friendship.  Over the past 24 hours, I have had encouraging words sent to my family and me.  Many of you have asked me whom you should support on Tuesday.

Christie leads  —  Chris Christie leads Jon Corzine 47-41 in PPP's final poll of the New Jersey Governor's race, with Chris Daggett at 11%.  —  Corzine had pulled to within a point of Christie on our poll three weeks ago after trailing by as many as 14 points over the summer …

White Men Are Not Very Progressive  —  A nice map from dreaminonempty at Open Left illustrates the vote share won among white men in the 2008 presidential election: … I would say that another message is that progressive politics is badly disadvantaged by a situation in which the overwhelming majorities …

The pro-Fox Democrats  —  Democratic pundit Bob Beckel has been under contract with Fox News for six years.  And in the midst of the White House war against the cable network, some of his liberal friends think that's six years too many.  —  They invited him to lunch the other day for an intervention …

The Golden State isn't worth it  —  Our high-benefit/high-tax model no longer works, especially compared with low-tax states like Texas.  —  In America's federal system, some states, such as California, offer residents a “package deal” that bundles numerous and ambitious public benefits with the high taxes needed to pay for them.

The Real Story — By: Jonah Goldberg  —  I'm writing about this for my USA Today column, but the Frank Rich hissy fit is a perfect example of the real story of the election.  The story is not that the GOP is self-destructing, it is that the conventional wisdom is being shown to be ludicrous.

Dissing Rudy  —  Rudy Giulianiwas bumped out of his fa vorite Yankee Sta dium seats on the first night of the World Series by  —  Michelle Obama.  The former mayor — who complained during the ALCS when he and wife  —  Judithdidn't get the primo seats to the right of the Yankee dugout …

Fox Gives Rush Limbaugh 30 Minutes To Tee Off On Obama (VIDEO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  The Obama White House has, for the past few weeks, waged an informal war on Fox News, lashing out against the network for its conservative bias and blacklisting it from interviews with high-ranking administration officials.

America, stop sucking up to Israel  —  Barack Obama has been busy - offering the Jewish People blessings for Rosh Hashanah, and recording a flattering video for the President's Conference in Jerusalem and another for Yitzhak Rabin's memorial rally.  Only Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah surpasses …