POLITICS -- All we Have to Fear is the Next 76 Days

A Healthy Debate. The latest Democratic Party ad hits President Bush on health care. A woman in the commercial says, "I've never even heard him talk about it." (AP)

Returning Fire. Left-leaning 527 committee MoveOn.org is returning fire over the anti-Kerry ad run by swift boat veterans. The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth accuse Kerry of lying about his Vietnam War record. MoveOn.org is launching ads in the same markets asking President Bush to condemn the ad, while they condemn the President with lines like:

"George Bush used his father to get into the National Guard, and when the chips were down, went missing."

President Bush and his campaign have called on both campaigns to jointly denounce ads from 527 committees -- which heavily favor Kerry. But neither the President nor his campaign has denounced this particular ad. (WashPost)

Meanwhile, Off the Port Bow... John Kerry is condemning the MoveOn ad. (AP)

Blue States, Blue Blood. English researchers have found that the Presidential candidate with the most royal ancestors has always won the race in the States -- or colonies as they might say. So they're predicting a Kerry win since he has more royal genes that President Bush's family history.

Getting Their Priorities Straight. War, unemployment, health care, and these guys are fussin' over yard signs. This is real life with Congressional candidates. (KTRK)

Move Along, Nothing to See Here. The Bill Clinton Presidential Library opens in November in Little Rock. The city of Little Rock wants homeless people who happen to live near the library sent to shelters or out of town by November. Coincidence? (AP)

Boycotting the Boss. Bruce Springsteen has jumped on the anti-Bush bandwagon by joining the "Vote for Change" tour. So, New York Conservative Party candidate Marilyn O'Grady is striking back. She's running for US Senate, but running ads against Bruce Springsteen, asking people to boycott his music. This has immediately casued tens of millions of Springsteen fans to rush out into the streets asking, "Marilyn who?"