Senator McNasty fails to "wow" anybody

Last night's debate is barely worth talking about. John McCain reprised his role as the seething old man with an unexplainable dislike for Barack Obama. It is so obvious now that it cannot be denied. Throughout the first debate, McCain refused to even look at Obama. Last night, McCain paced and seethed just under the skin every time Obama spoke. When he wanted to make a point, McCain would say (and I am paraphrasing a bit), 'you know who voted for that legislation, this guy.' McCain could not even say his name. You have to be wondering about McCain's mental acuity at this stage of the game.  At this point, it's hard to explain. It's not based in any kind of rationality, but none of McCain's campaign is either.

It was also pretty clear that McCain was much more aggressive and on the attack. As usual, he wasn't direct. McCain leaves that to the pit bull with lipstick and her traveling side show. (To watch Palin's base is truly something to behold. They truly are the Joe Six Packs she's referring to.)  This perception about McCain, however, is not just mine alone. Many of the debate viewers felt the same. At this stage, McCain is no longer concerned with having character of any type. He's fully invested in winning at any cost. The McCain-Palin ticket has committed to the final slap in the face of Americans. They aren't going to even address the real issues facing America.  McCain and Palin are going to indulge in a smear campaign instead.

I urge you to visit this video. It was from about five months ago, before it was clear who was even going to be the Democratic nominee. In the video, McCain commits to no swiftboating or character attacks on national television. The interviewer is Chris Matthews and he is very clear about what he's asking McCain to commit to. Well, here we are with McCain behind in the polls and he has already launched his swiftboat attack. Done deal. Now, he's working on smearing Obama's character by associating him with William Ayers. (By the way, in my next article we're going to talk about McCain's friendship with G. Gordon Liddy.) It is in this spirit that I link you all to the polls following last night's debate.

Someone should tell John McCain that the American people want to talk about the economy, first and foremost. Like it or not. This election is about the American people, not John McCain. McCain's present campaign strategy isn't playing well in Peoria, as they say. John McCain's seeming uncontrollable seething anger isn't the type of personality that the American people want representing them. It does not put them in the comfort zone with the world in such a precarious situation. The people simply want more. They want something better than what he's offering.

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