Or, I usually go for a run -- about 20-30 mins -- when I've got a lot of frustrations or anger on my mind

Hey! Guess what? I just got my email from Barack!

But it wasn't about that. Instead, the Obama campaign wants to remind me that -- guess what -- John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns. From campaign manager David Plouffe:

    If somebody asked you, you probably wouldn't have to think about it.

    But when a reporter asked John McCain how many houses he owns, he stumbled and said, "I think -- I'll have my staff get to you."

    If you're like the millions of people who are struggling to keep up with their mortgage, you might have a different perspective.

    Not only does John McCain have trouble keeping track of all his houses, he looks at record gas prices and a crippling foreclosure crisis and thinks the economy is fundamentally "strong." And last weekend he said anyone making less than $5 million a year isn't rich.

    This is the side of John McCain his campaign wants to hide.

    So yesterday, we launched a TV ad to show everyone how out-of-touch John McCain is with the economic realities of regular Americans.

    But if we're going to get the truth out, it's going to take all of us working together to make it happen.

    Watch the ad and write a letter to your local newspaper exposing the real John McCain:

But what if I'm no good at writing letters to my local newspaper? Well, just click here:

    Our online tool will help you reach out to your local community and share your views with your friends and neighbors. To begin, just enter your zip code in the box above -- then click Participate. We'll provide you with talking points on how out-of-touch McCain is to help you write your letter and guide you through the process.

And guess what? They're really helpful. Just look at these talking points:

    John McCain defines rich as making $5 million or more. By McCain's logic, you're middle class if you're making $3 million per year. Do you think that's middle class?

    John McCain thinks "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." For who? With the mortgage crisis taking people's houses and gas prices rising, just who is McCain talking about?

Great way to blow off steam, bond, commiserate and, quite simply, get a good laugh.

And, yes, the gas prices going down IS a ploy to help the Republicans as we move from Summer into Fall.  I anticipated it happening months ago.  But I thought it would come only after McCain made a public plea on behalf of Everyday Americans -- perhaps even surrounded by some when he said it -- for the oil companies to do it.

They have video packages, write-ups and graphics ready the moment the announcement is made.

The Far Christian Right understands this.  Maybe Obama's still trying to win them over.

Hey!  Anything could happen.  (but probably not that)

If nearly half of the people in that now infamous Pew Poll from a couple of weeks ago are sick of Obama, interrupting their Olympic Coverage after a long week at work for him to introduce his VP Pick ain't gonna help matters.

And, besides, can his ego really be that big?

Wait, don't answer that.