Monday open thread
Having a busy day – will be back tonight to catch up.
Did Obama embellish his resume?
Sweetness and Light has an intriguing story from a couple of former co-workers for Obama who say that in his “Dreams From My Father” book that he, to put it charitably, embellished his pre-community organizer days resume (h/t: MM).
Chicago Bears at the Carolina Panthers (UPDATE: PANTHERS WIN 20-17)
The game’s already in progress on Fox. Hasn’t started off so great for the Cats as the Bears blocked a Panthers punt and run it in for an early TD, making the score at this point 7-0. WR Steve Smith is serving the final game of his two game suspension, so today will be another tough day for the 1-0 Panthers but we can win it if we can avoid making anymore stupid mistakes.
Gov. Palin’s approval rating in Alaska
It’s 86%. 86% among independents, and 75% among Democrats.
Ike’s wrath
Reports coming in from the Houston/Galveston area are not good. There is widespread damage, and millions are without power. At least four are dead, but more are expected as about 40% of Galveston residents stayed behind.