Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Jim Geraghty of Campaign Spot joins me in the first half to discuss the updates from the presidential campaign. Summer doldrums? Hardly! Both campaigns have gone into full negative mode — and who’s winning so far? In the second half, I’ll play my interview with Ambassador Said Jawad of Afghanistan. Don’t miss a minute of it!

And I’d like to acknowledge yesterday’s cartoon, which came from Bob Lang. He has a great site that features editorial cartoons from a conservative perspective. Peruse and enjoy!

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