The McCain campaign distanced itself from comments economic adviser Phil Gramm made about the economy being only a "mental" recession. [The Page]
Womens’ rights advocates are confused about what Barack Obama thinks about abortion. [Politico]
A blogger thinks that the reason there is so much talk about Jesse Jackson’s gaffe is that conservatives hate Jackson more than they love the John McCain. [fivethirtyeight]
Eliot Brown reports that it’s unusually hard to figure out how the City Council will vote on the Willets Point redevelopment plans. [The Real Estate]
Dean Skelos might bring the State Senate back to vote on property tax relief. [Albany Watch]
A Queens blogger disagrees with how the city planning department is defining "public space" in the borough. [Queens Crap]
Weirdly, David Paterson is in Wyoming. [State Politics]
Staten Island just got a trolley to encourage tourism. [Newsday]
The attractions will apparently include a tattoo museum. [Gothamist]
