Palin Clueless Again - So What's New Right?

Our good ol' guv'na from up north once again found herself at odds with her campaign. You are right, can I move on already? Yes I could if this were not the most important election in this nation's history. And I am not just talking about the historical connotation of a first black president. That is truly beside the point. The entire world is waiting with baited breath. The economy has gone down the toilet. The US foreign relations are in tatters. We are losing two wars while committing attrocious human rights violations. And that's the short list.

So, back to our guv'na. Asked about her views on gay rights and what did she say? She is in favor of a Federal ban on gay marriage. That's right. Total ban. Not a national discourse or State to State decision as favored by who else, her partner at the top of the ticket. This is the upteenth time she has differed with her boss which is one more sign of just how much discord festers within the McCain campaign.

Well, I have a couple things going for me in this issue. One is that I am not gay and although I have nothing against those of that pursuasion, I have enough heterosexual problems to deal with. LInked to that is the fact that I am not running for political office and therefore not subject to the same public crufixion the candidates face.

Nevertheless, I am able to be objective and I guess the candidates can be too. Once they sit together and conspire on what to tell the rest of us, that is.

Joe The Plumber

At first the reason why people were not supposed to vote for Obama was his supposed pandering with terrorists, which translates to sitting on a board with a member of a defunct organisation that did some extreme things back when Obama was potty training. Being even younger than that, I can hardly remember those days, but I do know one thing. So many things happened about that time if we were to apply today's standards we would have to put a good section of baby boomers behind bars.

Fortunately, the McCain campaign seems to have arrived to that conclusion too. Not that they have wisened up though. I guess even if you took a horse to Harvard it would still be a horse and breying would never turn to soprano. Now the topic has shifted to an innocuous 'plumber' who is not even licensed to (plumb?), who somehow wants to buy his boss' plumbing company and that would somehow put him in the taxable bracket of $250,000.

First of all, with the economy the way it is, Joe should be thinking about two things first, before he worries about taxes. First, why would his boss want to sell the business if it is doing well? With the recent market and business trends, I think your boss is headed for Hawaii Joe. I believe he would be all too glad to dump the shit business on you and escape. Secondly, even if Joe is so religious as to take the leap of faith necessary to buy this business, the second thing that comes to mind is securing a loan. Have you filled out any of those forms lately Joe? The banks are waiting to disqualify you for wearing the wrong shoes to your appointment.

So Joe is the butt of late-night talk shows and the reborn vigor of John's campaign - am I having a feeling of deja vu here? Mr McCain, did not Sarah somebody do the same around convention time only to backfire on your campaign? Joe is not represetantive of the common American. My neighbor is not looking to buy the nursing home where she works. Hell! If that were the case I would have owned several businesses by now. I need the tax cut. So does my neighbor.

Good luck on your purchase Joe but leave me out of it. And the same to you John.