McCain's a loser in Ireland/Cocktail of the Day

The Irish bookies have no respect for McCain. They've already paid out to bettors abroad. Then again, I should say I am not surprised, the euros love Barack with, a 70 point advantage in polling there, with a passion.

Before the payout, Republican Sen. John Cain's odds of winning the presidency stood at 5-1, while Mr. Obama was a heavy favorite at 1-9. That means if you bet $10 on the longshot Republican, you could win $50; if you wager 10 bucks on the heavily favored Democrat, you'd pocket just a dollar and 11 cents.

Anyways, I hope you are having a fine cocktail right now. I just made a fresh batch of simple syrup and made myself a Gin Fizz:

2-3 parts gin (depending on the mood)
1 Tbsp simple syrup
1/2 a lemon (fresh, damn you)
Soda Water

• mix all the ingredients except for the soda in a shaker with some fresh, home made ice
• strain them into a nice Collins or highball glass
• add soda water
• sip and watch one of the Thin Man sequels

McCain got skewered on SNL tonite, no surprise, he looked like a damn fool in the debate, blinking/rolling his eyes and his odd obsession with licking his lips. I didn't think any partisan fellow could be more disappointed with their candidate than the Libertarians and their hack Barr but now I might declare that McCain supporters, whom don't attend a radical, fundamentalist churches might start to see that the only reason they are voting for him is party loyalty. He's not a conservative, Palin is not a conservative and their campaign is a hackery, nosedive.
I think I'll have myself another Fizz.