It's Tuesday, which means I saw my padre, Steve Massey (pictured 10 years ago while covering biz for the S-R), this morning. So, I'm late in starting the blog. Much on the agenda today. The Duane met with the downtown merchants today to sell him on his idea for giving him two blocks of Sherman Avenue for a botanical garden. I, of course, will be keeping an eye on this one. Stay tuned.

1. Political 'Toon Fix: Cartoonists Paul Nowak and Chuck Asay start the day with their 'toons here and here.

2. Humor Fix: With Election Day now only a week away, I thought it'd be good to link to the greatest hits of the JibJab brothers -- "This Land" and "Good to be in D.C. -- here.

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here, This Day in Music here, Today's Birthdays here, and Positive Quote here.

4. Top of the News Fix: "60 minutes planned missing explosives story for election eve here, Bush to request another $70B in war funding here, Gallup: Bush 51, Kerry 46 here, Karzai wins Afghan election here, and UN, US confident in Iraqi elections here.

5. Reality Check Fix: In the closing days of the election, J. Flipflop Kerry has tried to transform himself into a principled Catholic who believes in his heart that abortion is wrong -- which is strange since he has a 100% voting record on abortion, according to NARAL Pro-Choice America. Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review on line looks at the two main prez wannabes on issues important to pro-lifers here.

6. Opinion Fix: Andrew J. McCarthy (New York Times bias), Robert Moran (Poll watching 101), Pat Boone (Why middle America loves Dubya), Michael Barone (Demo Hawaii in play), and Washington Times (Kerry's phantom meeting).

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