I was so excited to see Barack’s “infomercial”.  Sadly I missed all but 5 minutes of it because my son’s last soccer practice was full of scrimmage and his team was ahead 1-0 which apparently is a cardinal sin and we had to spend an extra 10 minutes tying the score. 

Of course, I had to watch the “post game” show to see who heard what.  And damn if they didn’t report a Sarah Palin accusation.  No!  This isn’t the Bill Ayers accusation.  That’s old news and 6 days before the election, you have to have new news.  So, now she’s found that Barack went to the bathroom in the same stall as Rashid Khalidi, a rumored spokesman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization.  (PLO)  Okay, not quite that distant a relationship, Khallidi is yet another neighbor from that Chicago neighborhood. He’s a professor of Middle Eastern studies at Columbia and was teaching at the University of Chicago while Obama was teaching there.  Hmmm, I’m starting to understand Obama’s willingness to listen to people from other pursuasions.  And I think that’s fabulous!  McCain’s desire to require preconditions before we’ll come to the discussion table is, in my mind, the equivalent of a 7 year-old holding his breath ‘til he turns blue or gets his way. 

The accusation itself is infuriating to me.  If the campaign is as excited as they say they are about being the underdog, then they need to be using their time to strengthen their platforms, not shooting off their mouths with far-fetched dirt aimed at tearing down the character of their opponent.  I know, I know, I wrote about not being negative and full of hate.  But is it too much to ask that you tell me why I should vote for you not why I shouldn’t vote for someone else? And if you’re going to give me a reason not to vote for someone, please make it because they aren’t fiscally responsible or they’ve abused their power in the past, not you don’t like who they’ve worked with in the past!  And for the love of the Lord, do not continue to fan the fire of fear in people who continue to believe that because someone’s middle name is Hussein, they are automatically a terrorist.

My mom used to say if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.  McCain is the oldest candidate in this race.  You’d think he’d have the maturity to follow that rule of thumb. Ooooh, right. He didn’t make the accusation.  He let his “rogue” partner take the hit.  Maybe that’s all she’s going to be good for in these last days.  But if he doesn’t have any more ability to stop her from putting out such ignorant public declarations, then what kind of leader is he anyway?

I keep thinking I can’t take anymore in this campaign.  I can ignore the whining of McCain that his rich friends tapped out their max for campaign contributions while Obama had a groundswell of $10, $25, and $100 donations- small beans to McCain supporters.  Look what a little from a lot can do vs. a lot from a little.  But when they start singing the second verse of a worn out song that people grew tired of before and expect it to cause fear enough that will people not vote for an honest person, I grow more infuriated. 

Oh lord, McCain just said Joe the Plumber on Larry King...I think I need a drink.

Enjoy!
Renee