Left, right, and funny

Tony Jones demonstrates why the United States is not an empire.

Alan Jacobs offers encouragement to conservatives (and Christians, more broadly), who participate in what Tolkien called “the long defeat.” (HT: Matt Jensen at The Scriptorium)

And from Scott Ott at ScrappleFace, breaking news: “Obama Unveils Plan to Bail Out McCain Campaign“:

“2008-10-13) — Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama today unveiled his plan to rescue the “people of the world” from economic uncertainty — a comprehensive plan which includes a bailout of Republican rival John McCain’s own publicly-financed election bid …”