Here we are, September 2009 — nearly 330 days since the 2008 general election — and America is still buzzing about that pesky hockey mom from Alaska. It’s not for lack of trying to avoid the spotlight that Sarah Palin remains at the center of the political whirlwind that is the Washington-West coast media axis. Call it a healthy curiosity or, in the case of MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, an unhealthy obsession with the ex-Alaska governor, but whatever the case may be, the Palin meme has refused to subside.

We’ve partnered with On Goal Analysis to bring you a team-by-team preview of the upcoming NHL season. (Just scroll down on the OGA website and hit the calendar.) Here is the preview for the Edmonton Oilers… Team Play: ISSUE – The Buffalo Sabres’ Twin. No offense intended, Oiler fans. But off-season acquisition-wise, Edmonton made a nearly unnoticeable number of changes just like Buffalo has done. Edmonton’s big difference, however, is the coming of an entirely new coaching staff.

As Jim Hoft writes, it’s a cult (via Breitbart ) Voluntary prayer in school? Forget it. Saying The Pledge of Allegiance? Are you on crack? Crosses and the 10 Commandments on public land? That’s a paddling. Praying to Obama? Hey, that is OK in Liberal World. Others: Michelle Malkin , Hot Air , theblogprof , Atlas Shrugs , The Sundries Shack , Nice Deb , HotAirPundit , RedState , Whiskey Fire , Moe Lane and The Anchoress .