We hear a lot about the Obama campaign's ground game. And in addition to the general perception that McCain's campaign is overmatched in this regard, word came out just yesterday that the McCain campaign has defunded much of its ground operation to make possible one last push on TV. But a short while ago Politico's Roger Simon gave his take on the difference between the two campaigns' ground operations. And it was very telling ...

What's the difference between a community organizer and a pitbull wearing lipstick? One generate voters and the other just barks. I guess the GOP had it fundamentally wrong regarding the power of a community organizer (ha, ha, ha, ha).