Things Are About to Get Ugly(er)

Well, we knew they would. But John McCain’s lackluster debate performance, tactical misfires on the economic crisis and plunging poll numbers (not to mention Sarah Palin’s meltdown in her interviews with Katie Couric) are creating a sense of desperation in the Republican party, prompting calls for stronger attacks on Barack Obama. And since Palin has demonstrated throughout her brief political career that she has very little interest in (or grasp of) policy but is adept at delivering “mean girl” zingers, she’s the obvious choice to lead the "low road" attack as things get uglier. Tomorrow night should be interesting… Hard to say whether any of this will surface in the debate , but expect to start hearing more soon about Obama’s relationships with Tony Rezko, William Ayers and Rev. Jeremiah Wright. (Though Palin will probably need to shy away from Wright since she has bigger “pastor problems” herself…) Do undecided voters care about any of this? My guess is the economy will trump everything. Nevertheless, they’ll be subjected to a barrage of half-truths and lies on these subjects that could make some uncomfortable about voting for Obama. If you’d like to do some reading that will help you separate fact from fiction, below are some selected articles that may help:
** “Rezko Reality” Factcheck.org http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/rezko_reality.html
** “Who Is Bill Ayers” The Chicago Sun Times (Chris Fusco & Abdon Pallasch) http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/902213,CST-NWS-ayers18.article
** “Sliming Obama” Factcheck.org http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_obama.html
“Extra Credit” reading:
** Barack Obama’s Speech on Race in America http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/us/politics/18text-obama.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=barack%20obama%20speech%20race%20in%20america&st=cse&oref=slogin