Patti Smith closed down CBGB last night. The New York Times writes an inappropriately dignified article about it. Also in the Times: republicans are writing off Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Montana Senate seats. They're now trying to build a 'firewall' in Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee. On Friday, via Time Magazine, their 'firewall' was Ohio, Missouri and Tennessee. Al Pirro moans that he's not getting enough attention, says the Albany Times-Union. If I may correct the gentleman, I think we've all heard more than we ever wanted to know about him, thank you very much. Speaking of Jeanine, she debated Andrew last night, in case you missed it. The Hillary-McCain kitty squabble continues in Ben Smith's newest column. As I laid out several months ago, here, there are good reasons to believe that neither of these two will be the 2008 nominee. Lastly, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle urges voters to love America, and therefore, to vote Democrat.