A Fine Mess

It has been many months since I last posted on this site. Much has transpired in this election campaign in that time. McCain is the presumptive nominee for the Republicans, while the two remaining Democrats are locked in mortal combat. Barack Obama has had his Rev. Wright scandal and Hillary Clinton is trying to weather a credibility storm in the wake of her sniper fire claims.

As a conservative, I am gleeful at these developments and hope the pattern continues. Mr.Obama has, in my eyes, been unmasked as a man who is patently dishonest. The same is true of Mrs. Clinton, but I already knew that.

Obama expects us to believe that he sat in church every Sunday for 20 years and never heard the hateful and divisive words of Rev. Wright. Only the true believers will swallow that fish story. In any case, his wives' rhetoric belies that notion . Besides the chip on her shoulder, she also carries a double standard for herself and others. Here is an excerpt from a speech she delivered on a college campus one year ago.

"We don’t like being pushed outside of our comfort zones. You know it right here on this campus. You know people sitting at different tables- you all living in different dorms. I was there. You’re not talking to each other, taking advantage that you’re in this diverse community. Because sometimes it’s easier to hold on to your own stereotypes and misconceptions. It makes you feel justified in your own ignorance. That’s America. So the challenge for us is are we ready for change?"

This is from a woman who attends an all black church. I suspect that this church is located deep within her comfort zone.

Hillary not only lied about the sniper fire directed at her in Bosnia; she repeated the false claim three times after it had been debunked with photographs and numerous eyewitness accounts. It sounds more like a psychological disorder than a political campaign.

Sadly, these events seem not to affect the thinking of most Liberals. They staunchly defend their candidate of choice as if this behavior were normal for someone seeking the Office of the President of the United States. Perhaps in this age it is, and it is just me being out of touch with reality.

Although I disagree with some of his positions, in particular Immigration and Border Security, I believe Mr. McCain to be an honest man. That alone puts him light years ahead of either Clinton or Obama.