Yesterday, I spent my lunch break in the SIRIUS Satellite Radio studios participating in a political roundtable with "Indie Talk" hosts Ron Silver, Vinnie Politan and Pete Dominick. The topic of discussion: this year's independent vote. To give you guys a break from all this tedious text, I've decided to post the video of our conversation here on Stumper. As a word guy, I'm not used to seeing myself on camera, so two caveats before you dig in. One, I repeatedly arch my left eyebrow like some sort of bad James Bond impersonator, which is a ridiculous habit I never knew I had until now--and hereby vow to do everything in my power to kick. And yes, Pete, I'm old enough to shave. Occasionally. 

Be gentle. 

With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton fighting each other to a draw over the last few weeks in the riveting battle for blue-collar ordinariness--Clinton: Crown Royal, Mauser rifles, red pick up trucks, NASCAR; Obama: Budweiser, apple pie, P-I-G, hay bales--Stumper hereby proposes a new way for the good people of Indiana and North Carolina to decide which candidate they prefer:

Who delivers a funnier Top Ten list?

Last night, the former First Lady appeared on the David Letterman Show via satellite to rattle off her "Top Ten Reasons Hillary Clinton Loves America." Watch it and weep:

Incidentally, Clinton's appearance came a little more than three months after her rival gave Letterman his "Top Ten Barack Obama Campaign Promises." Get it while it's hot:

Who's funnier? We'll let the Tar Heels and Hoosiers decide. But it's at least as relevant as who can down a boilermaker with the most gusto.

By the way, our pick for funniest Top Ten list: Mitt Romney. Here he is last week at D.C.'s Radio Correspondents Dinner with the "Top Ten Reasons I Decided to Get Out of the Race":

Mitt Romney? Funny? We never thought we'd say those words in the same sentence. But with Obama and Clinton as the competition, "I took a bad fall... and broke my hair" might actually take the cake. 

NEWSWEEK's Tammy Haddad files this report from Las Vegas:

The Clinton press charter was late for the MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate because of another thing a campaign can’t control--headwinds. Senator Clinton arrived only two minutes before show time. But Jay Carson, Senator Clinton’s press secretary and Jamie Smith, who manages the traveling press operation, were still working the aisles packed with the 50 or reporters who were preparing to dash into the bus for the big event.