The powerful new ad by Planned Parenthood demonstrates quite plainly that contrary to all of the spin, Sarah Palin made rape victims pay for the kits needed to prosecute their attackers.

McCain-Palin campaign fundraisers court punk, grunge and Goth supporters at their online store.

he National Wildlife Campaign asks the question in a hard-hitting ad that is currently running in Florida, Michigan Ohio and Northern Virgiona.  It will expand to Colorado and Missouri in advance of Thursday's debate.

Its success ($600,000 raised since its release) should be a signal to the often faint-of-heart environmental outfits:  time to take the gloves off.