I, unfortunately, watched Sara Palin speak last night and I can't help but to comment about how smug and disingenuous she was. It is apparent that if McCain is to have a snowball's chance in hell, then he is going to have to run a nasty campaign, which he is doing. He has even blatantly lied in commercials that Barrack Obama will raise taxes for the working man. Barrack's tax plan is aimed at taking away loop holes from the uber-wealthy and making them pay their fair share. I really believe that Barrack's brand of transparent politics makes this one of the most important elections in a looooooooooong time.
The convention-goers were even chanting drill-baby-drill in reference to off-shore and Arctic drilling plans, which will not have any effect on gas prices for at least ten years. The answer is investing American resources (including our most valuable -- ingenuity) into renewable resources. The tag line drill more, drill now, pay less is misleading at best and more akin to corporate propaganda than anything else.
Unfortunately, I fear that the country is still divided enough for McCain to win.