Nicholas Kristof posts a humorous letter that he received in reply to his criticism of the "Left Behind" series:

"The wicked shall be turned into Hell, and all the nations that forget God" (Psalm 9:17).

As a Christian, this verse is an example of God reaching out and warning us to get with His program. The alternative is eternal punishment. Which will you choose? You can act like the Bible is not true, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is. You’ll see. You really will... Following Jesus Christ is the only method to Heaven that God allows. Christians didn’t come up with this. It’s in the Bible.

So you better get with The Program, Nick: it's in the Bible.

NYT and USA Today can't seem to get their "officials" in a row.

NYT finds one of the silliest quotes I've seen in weeks:

"We don't do politics in the Department of Homeland Security," Mr. Ridge said.

At least he doesn't take himself too seriously.

I've heard enough about the abuses at Gitmo. Release them all.

"One interrogator grabbed the Koran with his feet up on the table and read it like he was reading a magazine. He made jokes about the Koran," the statement said, recounting one interrogation session.

"They threatened to send me to Morocco and Egypt, where I would be tortured. They played US music very loud during interrogations. They brought pictures of naked women and dirty magazines and put them on the floor," he said.

The horror!! The horror!! Where's the ACLU when you really need them? I'm sure Kerry will be all over these "abuses."

34 shows, 28 cities, 9 states, one week. What'll be the PA highlight of the tour? Jurassic 5 in State College? R.E.M. in Philly? Or John Mellencamp and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds in Wilkes-Barre? It's a tough call.

Detroit voters make medical marijuana legal (as long as you can figure out how to use it without ever actually, you know, possessing any of it).

ACT and Will Ferrell provide a behind-the-scenes look at commercial-shooting at the Western White House in Crawford:

So stick with Bushie, and don't vote... and don't listen to liberals... or Democrats... or other Republicans that make fun of me... or read the news... or watch the news, except for FOX. Thank you, and God bless.

Worth watching, whatever your political leanings.

Kerry has a coronary when explaining what is at stake in the election.

"Everything is at stake!" Kerry told thousands of supporters who packed into Pere Marquette Park and lined the opposite side of the river. "Jobs! Health care! Education! Civil liberties! Civil rights! The Constitution! Social Security! Medicare! Our children! The environment! Our future! All of it is on the line."

Exclamation points come a dime a dozen in Wisconsin, I guess.

Daily Show last night: "This amid rumors that [Ridge] will be retiring after the election... Colleagues say he wants to spend more time at home scaring his family."

No one ever said the Finnish weren't tough until now.

"For people who play (Internet) games all night and don't have any friends, don't have any hobbies, to come into the army is a very big shock," said Commander-Captain Jyrki Kivela at the military conscription unit.

The Fins are damn good at all the Tom Clancy games. They promise.

The Pope takes time out from his hectic schedule of frisbee golf, racquetball, and rhythmic gymnastics to launch a Church and Sports department, in an attempt to lighten up the image of Catholicism (or, the regrettable but obligatory off-color explanation: in an attempt to make it acceptable for priests to go into locker rooms...?).

Tom Ridge sets the bar low:

"Just by showing up at work, you have made a powerful statement that they will not succeed."

Give me a break.