Barack rehearses inaugural speech, as Michelle picks White House decor

As Team Obama sets the stage for an election night victory party, where they plan to lavish the balance of their enormous campaign funds, "The One" is already planning what to order from the White House kitchen for his first presidential dinner, and what to include in his first state of the union homily:

• "Confident Obama takes presidential tone in talk of post-election plans" (US Elections 08, October 11, 2008): "Democrat risks sounding cocky as poll lead grows." [You're not serous!] "Obama's comments mark a significant change in the campaign, switching from rhetoric to a more presidential tone." [Oh, really? Like, from "Change We Need - like a hole in the head" to "Hey, George Clooney, help!!! You've taught me how to ACT presidential, but what's a president supposed to DO?!"]
  
  
• "Obama Tells Virginia Supporters of 'Righteous Wind At Our Backs'" (Political Punch, October 22, 2008). [The man is manic.]

Meanwhile, peace-loving anti-gun Obama supporters have taken the moral high ground against the NRA and other rifle-totin' McCain supporters and his trigger-happin running-mate, Palin:

• "Republican HQ Manager's Home Shot Up Over McCain Signs" (Local6.com, October 23, 2008).
  
  
• "20-year old female McCain volunteer attacked and mutilated, letter scratched into her face"
  (WTAE.TV, October 23, 2008).

Meanwhile, the press, which McCain has said we all know "is really an independent, civic-minded and non-partisan group ... like ACORN," has been the subject of a nonpartisan study:

• "Surprise: Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than That of Obama" (Washingtonpost.com).