“WE CHINESE HAVE FINALLY FOUND A U.S. PRODUCT TO IMPORT THAT CAN LEVEL OFF THE TRADE IMBALANCE, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO BUY UP MORE ONE DOLLAR BILLS.”

“LET’S FACE IT, IF RONALD REAGAN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONFRONT HU JINTAO, MENUS IN CHINESE RESTAURANTS WOULD NO LONGER BE DIVIDED BETWEEN ‘COLUMN A’ AND ‘COLUMN B’.”

[Historical Note: Ronald Reagan did visit China in 1984.]

“IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF YOUR COUNTRY IS TO MAKE A GREAT LEAP FORWARD, IT NEEDS TO BIND THE FEET OF PALIN, BECK AND LIMBAUGH, AND THEN STUFF THEM IN THEIR OWN MOUTHS.”

“IF MURROW HADN’T MADE HIS SCURRILOUS ATTACK ON JOE McCARTHY IN THE ’50’s, TODAY CHINA WOULD BE A U.S. PUPPET, WE’D STILL HAVE STAY-AT-HOME MOMS, AND KIDS WOULD BE EXPERIMENTING WITH HULA HOOPS INSTEAD OF DRUGS.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Based on the latest polls, BuzzFlash’s P.M. Carpenter laments The American Electorate: From Dingbats to Dingoes.  

Palin and Religion; Need something, just pray — at One Good Move.  (God help us!)  

Madkane’s sneak peek at Sarah Palin’s Barracuda Blog.

“WE INFORMED MR. PHELPS THAT IN LIGHT OF HIS HUMONGOUS DIET, HE HAD TO WAIT TWO MORE WEEKS BEFORE GOING BACK IN THE POOL.”

“WE’RE NOT GONNA’ ACTUALLY USE ‘EM IN THE OLYMPICS, BUT TRADE ‘EM TO SAUDI ARABIA FOR SOME MORE OIL.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

The Obama-McCain Town Hall Meetings That Weren’t: An Opportunity Missed, by P.M. Carpenter at BuzzFlash.

100K Signatures for Impeachment Delivered to Pelosi, at Crooks & Liars.

The Week’s Best Late-Night Jokes, via Dan Kurtzman.

“IF WE DON’T FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO POWER ‘SWIFT-BOATING’ OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES, BY THE NEXT ELECTION CYCLE … WE’LL BE COMPLETELY OUTSOURCING THAT JOB TO THE CHINESE.”

[HuffPost on both the good and the bad of Pickens' plan. ]

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Obama’s American Century, by P.M. Carpenter at BuzzFlash.

Lisa Casey with the ultimate contrast in the candidates.

Terror Alert Redux, at Sense and Nonsense.

And don’t forget your daily dose of BartCop Entertainment.