We’ll get back to politics later, but for now, it’s all about the Super Bowl.

And don’t forget that you’ll be able to watch the Super Bowl ads here on MySpace after the game is over.

1. Jordin Sparks, for all that she looked about to die of fright, did the anthem very well. She did herself proud.
2. Go Giants. I don’t know what your chances really look like, but I’m pulling for you. Even if I’m still pretty sure that the wrong Manning is playing. Er, just kidding.
3. It’s nice that they get the ball to start the game, too. Not terribly significant, I’d guess, but nice.
4. How smart is it of Fox to run House at the end of the game? Consider: if the game becomes a blow-out, I’m betting that lots of fans will stick around to watch it to the end simply to see a new episode of House. It’s a brilliant way to combat that second half drain that has probably plagued quite a few recent Super Bowls and a good way to show advertisers that Fox is committed to making sure that ad space in the second half still has value to advertisers.
5. Go House!
6. The new Ford F-150 centrifuge ad is pretty nifty. I’d love to have seen that happening live.
7. The Audi R8 ad, with the Rolls’ “head” in the bed, was cute. Nice way to grab my attention. Extremely pretty car, too, although I wouldn’t have thought that a Rolls would be its natural enemy.
8. The Giants are making a good go of their first drive, too. Grinding it out with Eli doing his part on third downs. The Giants are serving notice that they haven’t bought into the hype or the Vegas line.
9. Shame they couldn’t finish off the nearly 10 minute drive with a touchdown instead of a field goal.
10. Under Armour. Can you dig itttt?
11. The Bridgestone screaming animals commercial was hilarious--very nicely done--as was the NFL armored robot getting its butt kicked by the Terminator.
12. See, New England didn’t settle for no stinkin’ field goal. That first quarter went fast.
13. This was the first time I’ve seen an ad for Wanted. I want to do that.
14. GoDaddy irritates me, though. Their ads are entirely meaningless in relation to their products; neither are they particularly clever. Mostly they are just juvenile.
15. Dell’s (red) ad is weak. Weak. Thank goodness the FedEx carrier pigeon ad brings back my smile as does the Cars.com circle of death ad and the Silence the Stain ad (which is relevant and clever.
16. Beautiful catch by Amani Toomer on the sideline. I didn’t think he had his feat in bounds at first, but, with a little bit of pushing off, he made a huge grab.
17. That interception wasn’t Eil’s fault. Smith should have caught it, even though it was a little low.
18. Budweiser’s Rocky ad was cute. Not great, but very nicely done.
19. So, yeah, I’ll be watching Iron Man. Even though the ratio of good to bad comic book movies isn’t really in my favor, here, I remain optimistic.
20. Big ups to ferocious, face-eating badgers, Leatherheads, and Napoleon’s pony, too.
21. Does anyone else get the impression that there is going to be a big, nasty brawl between these two teams before the end of the game? They don’t seem to like each other much and there’s been a bunch of extracurricular hitting and shoving.
22. Careerbuilder.com’s “follow your heart” ad was more creepy than clever. The lizards dancing to “Thriller” was kinda cute, though. It would have been better without the dancing woman, though. Waste of space.
23. Okay, from a purely visual standpoint, I absolutely adored the Yukon Hybrid ad from GM. The hand-drawn look, the message of persistence in the face of difficulties, and the ultimate sense of quiet triumph. Gorgeous.
24. Oooo. Prince Caspian looks cool.
25. Charles Barkley has a great sense of humor about himself and, apparently, so does Justin Timberlake.
26. Darling girl insists that the Giants are just warming up. Well.
27. Tap this, Senator Clinton.
28. Er. Sorry.

1. The half time show was nice for the old-timers in the audience (I almost include myself in that sentiment). A little too low energy, but without anything that could be considered controversial. No Jacksonian nipple, no Prince’s big, phallic guitar (although, c’mon, people, it’s a freakin’ guitar), and no noticeable naughtiness of any kind.
2. The Giants defense is playing a bigger role in this game than I thought they would. They’ve been solid.
3. The Cars.com witch doctor ad was a nice follow-up to the earl ad.
4. Shaq’s ad was hilarious seeing as the man looks to be about as big as your average race horse. And the war of the robots continues, which is loads of fun for me.
5. I didn’t know that you could challenge a lack of a penalty call on something like “too many men on the field.” Consider me surprised.
6. Bridgestone almost kills Richard Simmons in the funniest commercial of the day. Nice cameo by Alice Cooper, too.
7. I love Pixar. To infinity and beyond!
8. Talking babies are creepy. Especially when they puke at the end of the ad.
9. People flying and getting sucked into jet engines because the ability to fly is included with every bottle of Bud Light, though, that’s just funny.
10. I miss the Beer Wars. It seems that all the other mass market beers ceded the Super Bowl to Bud. Such a shame.
11. Loved the NFL ad with Chester Pitts and Ephraim Salaam.
12. For the record, I would take Stewie over that wuss, Underdog, in a straight-up fight any day. And, sentimentally, it’s nice to have Charlie Brown get the bottle of Coke (with the Lucy-like figure watching from below, powerless to tempt him with her football), I can’t imagine that he would hold up against the evil machinations of Stewie, either.
13. Wow. Hell of a pass puts the Giants in the lead.
14. Coke’s ode to bipartisanship was nice. It got the all-important darling girl vote as one of the best of the day.
15. Still not digging the creepy talking baby. But, strangely, I want a Taco Bell Fiesta Platter now.
16. The Gatorade commercial with the slurping dog starts interesting but goes nowhere. Wow. Big miss.
17. Bahahahaha! Will Ferrell for Bud Light was funny as hell! On the other hand, if you can get away with Bud Light refreshing the loins, “suck it,” and “Bud Light keeps coming,” why couldn’t GoDaddy get away with Danica Patrick’s beaver?
18. Either the Giants’ defense is starting to look tired or the Patriots’ offense just woke up. One or the other.
19. With just 2:42 left in the game, it looks like the Giants will have one last chance to take this game. If they can grind it down the field and score another touchdown, they have a good chance of winning. If they can’t, then the Patriots win. Pretty much that simple (although, if they score fast, it could leave time for the Pats to tie or win).
20. Victoria’s Secret. Yep, sex really does sell.
21. Scary tow-truck guy with nipple clamps doesn’t, though.
22. Is the New England perfect season ending? The Giants just made it 17-14 with only 35 seconds left in the game. Ellis Hobbs blew coverage on Burress and the Giants go an easy touchdown.
23. Darling girl is pretty sure that the announcers love the way Brady looks in his pants. She thinks that lust is the only way to explain all the ass-kissing going on throughout the game.