Above: Carly Fiorina

♦ Time suggests you avoid figuring out the supposedly Byzantine differences in the tax plans between McCain, who wants to spend $800 billion while helping the rich, and Obama, who wants to take in $600 billion while not. [American Prospect]

♦ When the presidential rivals show up together at a megachurch on August 16 to act pious, the Left will be mad that the host's idea for a "purpose-driven life" includes tacit support for locking up gay people in Uganda. The Right will be mad that the co-host is a pro-gay Unitarian who, by definition, wants to destroy the nuclear family and replace it with transsexual sleeper cells. [WorldNet Daily]

♦ Ben Stein and other conservatives are dismayed by the incompetence of John McCain's "heartbreakingly pathetic" campaign. One GOP strategist says McCain's approach would only make sense were he running for Congress in Orange County or some other cranky right-wing suburb. [CNN, Atlantic]

♦ Carly Fiorina, potential McCain VP and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard—did you know her middle name is "Sneed"?—predicts Obama would ring in a new Great Depression, might break the warranty on your inkjet. [Raw Story]