Today in Salon: McCain: No, really, we vetted her!

Today in Salon: Wednesday September 3, 2008

McCain: No, really, we vetted her! As revelations about Sarah Palin mount, the McCain team scrambles to dispel reports that they didn't know what they were getting into By Mike Madden

TV rehab There are shows we love even when they don't love themselves. For them, Salon staffers stage an intervention. By Salon staff

Vampires that don't suck Alan Ball explains that the undead in his new HBO series don't just embody our deepest sexual yearnings -- they represent both gays and the Bush administration. By Joy Press

Eye of the storm As Gustav approached, New Orleans hospital workers swore they wouldn't repeat the mistakes of Katrina -- and they were right. By Sheri Fink

How the World Works John Kerry: The road bike warrior Sarah Palin: The Hugo Chavez of Alaska Sarah Palin: No fan of John Maynard Keynes

Video Dog Bateman: When the riot police started pushing us Bateman: Comedian Will Durst at the GOP convention Bateman: Palin asks, "What is it exactly that the V.P. does?" Bateman: What's an alternate? Red State Update: Country singers -- don't be Democrats

I can't get to work on time no matter what I've tried to toe the line on my arrival time to no avail -- and I think it's gonna get me fired. By Cary Tennis

Who wants to see Sarah Palin as the next president? The Republicans are meeting down the hill from my house. What are they trying to say? By Garrison Keillor

The K Chronicles If gym equipment can be used to generate electricity, just think what L.A. could contribute! By Keith Knight

War Room Convention crowd is sparse Republicans don't stop believing Father of Bristol Palin's child to attend GOP convention Sarah Palin is your new Segway How the conservative media duped McCain The stable map More Palin-tological finds Barack Obama breaks 50 Alaska (and Wasilla, especially) on the teat Republican convention back on schedule tonight The other 49 He shoots, he scores Conservatives react to Palin McCain was rushed, got sloppy Republican family values: Episode 5,728

NFC West preview The big question is the same as it always is: Can anyone other than Seattle post a winning record? First of eight previews. King Kaufman

This Modern World Iraq: A brief parable. By Tom Tomorrow

Broadsheet Today in Palin When marrying for love gets you buried alive

The squibs return to Capistrano The first sighting of a dumb but supposedly safe strategy by a football coach means autumn is in the air. King Kaufman

Gustav, global warming and Sarah Palin A leading environmentalist counsels progressives to censor themselves over hurricanes and climate change. But that plays into the hands of deniers like Palin. By Joseph Romm

Joan Walsh Obama's perfect pitch on Palin

New Orleans dodges disaster A milder than predicted Gustav spares the city, but the region's hurricane response remains in tatters. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles

Hurricane Bristol hits Minnesota Republicans try to brush off the tempest over Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter and turn that other storm in Louisiana into a political prop. By Mike Madden

All-Americana girl The author of "It Still Moves" discusses her road trip through America's musical past and future -- and why we still yearn for the music of yore. By Judy Berman

Above the law On TV this fall, motorcycle outlaws, vampires and superpowered misfits roar past good and evil, reflecting the wishful thinking of a nation in decline. By Heather Havrilesky

See a different game Baseball's instant replay system might work fine, but its hasty implementation signals a disturbing change in attitude. King Kaufman

Of magic, madness and motorcycles Learn more about the fall TV season's new dramas, using this handy clip 'n' save chart! By Heather Havrilesky

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