Here are Paul's thoughts on today's installment. (And here is David Denby's review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona.) As always, click to enlarge.

Will women vote for John McCain because his running mate is a woman? (McCain's matrimonial mate is also a woman.) That is the question. I was hoping that for once, we'd have a dignified election about the issues, but it doesn't look it's going to come to pass, what with lipstick on a pig, mooseburgers, and hockey moms. We haven't changed all that much from the unsophisticated days of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." So much for "change."

More by Paul Morris: "The Wavy Rule" archive; "Arnjuice," a wistful, funny webcomic; a smorgasbord at Flickr; and beautifully off-kilter cartoon collections for sale (and free download) at Lulu.