Welcome back, and I hope you had a nice weekend. Just to get you started on this Monday morning, here are a few of the hot topics making the rounds in the political blogosphere.

William Kristol, writing for the New York Times, thinks he may have the solution for John McCain. Fire your whole darned campaign. Given the weekend news of Obama’s fundraising and poll numbers, Bill may be on to something. (Hey, there’s a first time for everything.)

Speaking of campaign strategies, Rick Davis and Sarah Palin have chosen a tactic which I must admit is simply breathtaking in its originality. After the Alaska Governor was found by an investigator to have abused her power and violated state ethics laws, they came out over the weekend and expressed their gratitude that she had been entirely cleared of all charges. Why didn’t Nixon think of that?

If the international monetary crisis has you worried about your job security, there is one industry that’s still booming. (And if you go into it, you’ll get to spend a lot more time in bed.)

If you can’t beat Obama on the economy and you can’t beat him by tying him to Bill Ayers, maybe you can suggest he cheated on his wife? Paging the National Enquirer! You can leave John Edwards’ house now!

You’re not allowed to vote in Florida if you’re a convicted felon. Well… unless you register and go vote anyway.

Remember a couple of months back when the cost of gas at the pump was going to be the one-and-only issue when voters went to the polls this year? Don’t tell anybody, but the price of gas has been plunging. Is this because there’s more oil now? Not in Venezuela since Chavez has been in charge.

If danger threatens the planet and mankind is in peril, Never Fear! Gordon Brown is Here to Save the World!

I’m sure I’ll have more pointless meanderings and smears to discuss with you later, but there’s a little light reading for you to kick off the week. Enjoy!