In The Nation, singer Roseanne Cash makes her entertaining case for a place on the Republican ticket instead of Sarah Palin: 

Like the Governor, I now also believe that my will is perfectly aligned with God’s will. When Governor Palin said that it was God’s will for the Alaska pipeline to be built and asked for people to pray for that to happen, I was really inspired by her confidence in the absolute, seamless integration of her will and God’s will. I have begun practicing this kind of supreme confidence on a smaller scale, but I am sure that I can quickly move to national issues. Starting with the sartorial, I know that it is God’s will that I have the entire Chanel collection for the fall season, including those adorable high-heeled booties that were all over the runway shows.

               

Oliver Wang at Poplicks.com posted a picture and analysis of John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin.

And his photo of New Orleans on the anniversary of Katrina reminds that this is as good a time as any to link to poet Bill Lavender’s photos of New Orleans during Katrina’s flooding.