The Obama Campaign's Meanness

Real Clear Politics shows a copy of one of the meanest smear ads I have ever seen, recently released by the Obama campaign. The ad features a series of vicious lies from the pro-Obama media. I do not really watch or read any mainstream news source except for the New York Sun at this point. And the Sun is slated to cease publication at the end of this month. The video on Real Clear Politics says more than enough about the Democrats and Barack Obama.

Barack Obama for Vice President

I have figured out a way to rescue the Democratic presidential run. Ever since Sarah Palin's nomination was announced, the media has made much of comparing her experience with Mr. Obama's. "She's too inexperienced" complain media pundits, for Governor Palin has two years of executive experience while Senator Obama has none. The comparisons are catching like a California brush fire. Some have suggested that Joe Biden step down and allow Hillary Clinton to replace him as the vice presidential nominee in order to capture the women's vote. At this point, reports Texas Darlin, despite advice to focus on Senator McCain, the Obama team can't stop going after Sarah Palin.

Given the repeated comparisons between Governor Palin and Senator Obama, Senator Biden should step down and Senator Obama should accept the vice presidential nod in place of his current presidential claim. Senator Clinton, who is more appropriately experienced for the nomination could then replace Senator Obama as the presidential nominee.

In that way the Democrats could recapture the women's vote and have an experienced candidate.

Obama Wan Kanobi

Jonah Goldberg has an excellent analysis of the changing fortunes of the Republican Party:

"Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have managed to drive Congress' approval ratings to near absolute zero. Also, if you don't actually think Barack Obama is a higher life form, listening to the press talk like Princess Leia for a year - "Help us Obama Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope!" - can get really old. Republicans feel a lot like Elaine in that Seinfeld episode where she was the only person in the world who didn't understand why everyone fawned over "The English Patient...

"Changing everything was Sarah Palin. Suddenly, conservatives not only found something to love on the GOP ticket, but the boldness of the pick suggested that the outcome wasn't written in stone."

McCain Ties in Minnesota

Jammiewearingfool (h/t Larwyn) reports that:

"John McCain has now held a steady three-point edge over Barack Obama for three straight days and now has hit the 50% mark for the first time in months, but the big shocker is he's now tied with Obama in Minnesota, a state where he had trailed by 13 points."

Jammiewearingfool adds:

"With Minnesota now a toss-up and a battleground state, it has to be a clear psychological blow to an Obama campaign that may now have to use resources in a state they must have envisioned as a clear slam dunk."