The Thermostat Question

Did you notice that at Saddleback McCain invoked civil rights hero John Lewis as one of three people whose wisdom he values? Mother Jones's David Corn isn't buying it:

"A Lewis associate told me that McCain had never been close to Lewis . . .

"McCain had served in the U.S. Congress with Lewis for 21 years. But in all that time, McCain had not established any relationship with Lewis. If McCain really was so impressed with Lewis, why had he not reached out to him? Yet McCain, looking to grab a piece of civil rights history, was claiming Lewis was a leader to emulate . . . This was odd; McCain was attempting to sell himself by praising a fellow who was campaigning for Obama."

Ingraham Update:

Laura Ingraham, whose radio syndicator took her off the air in June during a bitter round of negotiations, has signed a new contract.

Talk Radio Network had barred the conservative host from her Washington studio in what Ingraham's lawyer called "a tactic in contract negotiations." But she quietly returned to the air and now has a new deal.

"Talk Radio Network and I mended fences after CEO Mark Masters flew across the country in the final hours to hammer out a syndication extension," Ingraham says. "It was down to the wire, but in the end, extremely positive--a great business agreement from both our perspectives.

"This deal is a fantastic one for me, and I am over the moon about it. We did a family sit-down and cleared the air, and now all is well. I look forward to growing the show with TRN, driving the loony left nuts, and spreading good conservative cheer for many years to come."