With weekends like this, there is no wonder why the National Football League is America’s most popular sport. Consider these Week 4 highlights: Jet Favre throws six touchdown passes in a shootout against the Greatest …

Sarah Palin, who was briefly the GOP Candidate’s ace in the hole is now his Sword of Damocles. Her Running Mate will have a daunting task ahead of him indeed to recover from the damage she will soon inflict to his chances next week in St. Louis.

If only Conservatives like McCotter had the sense to put politics aside and scrutinize with similar consciousness and foresight the President’s plans for Iraq and countless other missteps over the last eight years, that have not only betrayed the trust of the American people, but also served as a departure from the principles of true Conservative governance. For the first time in a long time, save my support and admiration for Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul, do I salute Representative Thaddeus McCotter, Republican of Michigan, for his brilliant insight and passionate defense of the interests of his constituents and the American people at large.

I can’t tell you how relieved the Monkey and I are that the big story this weekend is about a player’s performance on the field as opposed to an official’s miscall. 
We’ll talk about Brown’s feat and the greater meaning …

The bottom line is that while I hope our markets weather this storm and our economy once again stands on solid ground, I can’t help but think that this latest move will ultimately cost a lot of money but do nothing more than continue to support financial institutions and their gigantic payrolls, profit-sharing programs, and exorbitant end of year bonuses, and simply leave the rest of us out in the cold with only the bill to pay for the next dozen or so generations.

When I was a kid, we played a lot of backyard football, sometimes even with full pads, and one of my favorite backyard football rules that our neighborhood put into play concerned touchdowns and extra points. We decided that the player who scores the touchdown would be responsible for kicking the extra point (PAT) on the following play. If that person was unable to kick, then his team would be forced to instead go for two.

Obama’s narrative would improve if his underage pregnant daughter hoped to marry the white kid whose bio reads: “I’m a f**kin’ redneck who likes to snowboard and ride dirt bikes. But I live to play hockey. I like to go camping and hang out with the boys, do some fishing, shoot some sh*t and just f**kin’ chillin’ I guess. Ya f*ck with me I’ll kick ass. I don’t want kids.” — Levi Johnston’s MySpace page.

Nonetheless, it wasn’t terribly shocking that the Giants ultimately ran away with the game against the Rams, 41-13, but what was shocking was the fact that the Lions not only engineered a phenomenal comeback to go ahead 25-24 with just 7:41 remaining in the fourth quarter, but also squandered that lead and got thoroughly torpedoed in the process, thanks to a Packers field goal, rushing TD, and two Jon Kitna interceptions being returned touchdowns, all within about three minutes.

Too bad for the Palin Running Mate Campaign that the United States electoral system is not a national race, but instead, a collection of “winner take all” simultaneous state elections, in which districts and precincts matter more than national averages. Because of this, Obama still maintains the advantage, even if the election were to be held today, based on recent state polls.

It is with all-encompassing gratitude that I recognize all of my readers for their support, comments, and overall readership this year. It is so wonderful to hear from many of you in the form of comments, emails, and personal congratulations. It is a truly magical experience to reach out to other like-minded souls and I continue to welcome you into the peaks, valleys, and plains of my Monkey Mind.