Thursday, September 11, 2008

McCain continues to push old politics

Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign launched a broadside against Sen. Barack Obama yesterday, accusing him of a sexist smear, comparing his campaign to a pack of wolves on the prowl against the GOP vice presidential pick, charging that the Democratic nominee favored sex education for kindergartners, and resurrecting the comments of the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.

The assault came a day before the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, when McCain and Obama are scheduled to appear together at Ground Zero during a mutually declared truce. That cease-fire is not likely to last long. With the airwaves already filling up with some of the most negative imagery of the campaign, Obama aides hinted that they would save their toughest counterpunch until after Sept. 11.  Read Article Here.

Sen. McCain changed his campaign ideal from experience to change.  Clearly his idea of change is using his experience to change Obama's mind on being president.  After all the horrible things said about him, why would Obama want to be president?  Its a cheap shot to continue to fake outrage over sexism, claims that Obama favors sex education for kindergartners and resurrecting Wright.  I guess all I can hope is that Obama gives up idealism and goes for the jugular.  McCain has plenty of vulnerabilities including lobbying, infidelity and Alzheimer's.

While September 11 does not mean much to me, shouldn't the candidates at least pretend that they care.  Shouldn't they not launch the most heinous claims the day before and day after 9/11?  Can they just give us a couple days off and remind us why we should care about this election?

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