Election Notes

Registration: At this time, if you are not registered to vote, you are severely derelict in your civic duty. Additionally, ask all friends, associates, relatives, co-workers and family members, voting age, to register and vote in the most important presidential election of an era.

If they reply no, point at the economic, social, international blunders of George W Bush. Asked them do they enjoy four and five dollar a gallon gas, rising food costs and job insecurity. If they respond, hell no, emphatically explain, they must register and vote for change!

Palin factor: I am not fooled the least bit by her aw-shucks, I'm just a "hockey mom" persona. I find her to be a wacky, sarcastic, narrow-minded, shallow, holier-than-thou and anti-intellectual right wing mouth piece.

She is grossly unqualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. On the contrast, Obama may not be as experienced as McCain, yet his judgement, ideas, policies, temperament and character under fire has more than demonstrated he has the gravitas, intellect and vision to be our next president - traits Palin/McCain are devoid of.

Just think, McCain Inc. is so scared of more Palin flubs, they hide her from the press. Palin has yet to appear on one of the Sunday political news programs; even Dan Quayle faced the Sunday morning political news programs. In fact, other than an occasional Fox news interview, Sarah Palin, who skillfully refused to answer any debate questions, only reads her prepared script, a script she can not elaborate on in her own words.

However, I do not underestimate her ability to connect to the lowest common denominator among many middle-Americans. Her statement that Obama pals around with terrorists and that he does not see America as we do incites raw fear, racism, hatred and potentially violence. Her actions are both very calculating and troubling.

What more? Her riled up into a frenzy crowd have chanted: off with his head, kill Obama, terrorist! To add insult to injury, after throwing toxic and tainted red meat to their supporters, McCain Inc. accuses John Lewis (he compared Palin's and McCain's tactics to divide and conquer along racial divides to George Wallace... correct but ill timed, because his quotes play into McCain Inc.'s strategy) of playing the race card.

John McCain and Sarah Palin, you two have demonstrated that no low is too low in order for you to fulfill your ambitions. You two seem to have virtually ignored our country's worse economic crisis since the Great Depression, instead you have employed the politics of division practiced by Lee Attwater and perfected by Karl Rove. It leaves one to ask the proverbial question: Mr McCain and Ms Palin, have you no shame?