Speaking of war heroes, let’s take a moment to honor the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, a Marine from our corner of the country who smothered a grenade with his body in Fallujah, saving the lives of his fellow troops.

President Bush himself honored Sgt. Peralta in a 2005 Memorial Day speech, saying he “understood that America faces dangerous enemies, and he knew the sacrifices required to defeat them.”

One sacrifice he didn’t know: Four years after his death, Sgt. Peralta would be denied the Medal of Honor because he was crazy.

For about, let’s say, ten seconds.

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We forgot all about this until a friend sent us a reminder — Colbert’s still running for President in the Marvel Universe, just like Talibunny is running for Vice President in our Rod Serling dimension. The latest Spider-Man issue features an eight-page story — in continuity! Which we think means Patrick Duffy won’t turn up in the shower next issue and take it all back.

Spider-Man & Stephen Colbert Team Up In Amazing Spider-Man #573! [Marvel]

Stephen Colbert’s Marvel Universe Campaign [Comedy Central]

Ever on the lookout for excuses to post Frisky Dingo graphics, today we find cause to feature Darcell Jones of Team Jaguar, Grace Ryan’s arch-nemesis for the local TV news Peabody. Darcell kicks ass, takes names, and never fails to look hot when she does it.

Which brings us to Gwen Ifill.

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Steigler: Mr. Gardner, uh, my editors and I have been wondering if you would consider writing a book for us, something about your, um, political philosophy, what do you say?

Chance: I can’t write.

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Dow 30,000 by 2008: Why It’s Different This Time
Author: Robert Zuccaro
Published: December 2001
Dow: 9,851

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We’ve been giving Geezer’s Rovian Henchmen the benefit of the doubt — they know the pig and the lipstick — but near as we can tell, those crazy kids at the National Review Online must be smoking their own stash.

How else to explain the fact they want Talibunny to debate Thursday night?

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We thought this would be a clever allusion to the suspense surrounding tonight’s presidential debate. But then we thought it would really be a clever allusion to the suspense surrounding the bailout plan. Although it could also be a clever allusion to the suspense surrounding the first time Sarah Palin says something that cannot be factually disproven.

And then we realized: We’re actually living out a clever allusion to someone else’s reality.

And that’s when our face melted off.

Debate uncertainty keeps the political stakes high [LAT]