1. "The House passed a bill this week to increase insurance for mental health and addiction. This is great news. Let's hope they all seek the treatment they've made more easily available." --OhMyGov! Commenter 

2. "John McCain showed up without running mate Sarah Palin, which is a shame because she actually has a lot of experience with financial matters. You know, she lives right next to a bank." --Jimmy Kimmel

3. "Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is in town. John McCain took her over to the U.N. to introduce her to all the world leaders. It looked like Take Your Daughter to Work Day." --David Letterman

4. "And all this week, the McCain campaign is trying to prevent Sarah Palin from talking to reporters covering the news, you know? They said, 'you can take her picture, but you can't ask her any questions.' What is she running for, vice president or 'America's Next Top Model'?" --Jay Leno

5. "As far as this $700 billion bailout is concerned, they keep saying 'we have to act now, we have to act now.' It's like a bad TV offer. Just ten easy payments of $70 billion each, operators are standing by, but you have to act now!" –Jay Leno

6. "John McCain said that illegal Irish immigrants in America should be allowed to become citizens. When asked why, McCain said, 'Because my wife's family owns Budweiser.'" --Conan O'Brien

7. SPAM WARNING: If you get an e-mail with 'Nude Photos of Sarah Palin' in the subject line,
do not open it. It might contain a virus.

If you get an e-mail with 'Nude Photos of Hillary Clinton', do not open it. It might contain nude photos of Hillary Clinton

8. The number of illegal immigrants coming to the country this year is actually decreasing, according to new Census Bureau reports. Before anti-immigration advocates begin celebrating, they should pause to consider the short version of this message: the economy is so bad right now that things are actually looking better in Mexico and Central America.  --The OhMyGov! Team

9. "We have to give unchecked financial power to the president and his appointees so they can implement a plan that no one understands." --Stephen Colbert

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