American Idol Politics.

"Oh boy, that Sarah Palin is such a cutie, I love her glasses, wasn't it cute when her little girl spit on her hand and smooth baby trig's hair down. Oh, and what a great nickname, "Sarah Barracuda". Um, is this how we choose a President or Vice President?

Wow, where's Simon when you need him? Seriously, has the American Presidential Campaign just turned into American Idol? Remember back to Bush when people said - "Oh, I like him, he's like a guy I'd go have a beer with." They seriously believed that a silver spooned, Yale educated (that may be a stretch - there is little evidence that Bush actually obtained any education from Yale), son of a former President with DEEP DEEP ties to big oil, would just roll up his sleeves, slap them on the back and stroll into the nearest beer joint and hang out with them. They got a repackaged product, wrapped in a thin "everyman" veneer. Underneath that package was intolerance, bull-headedness and even worse, a desire to serve only the richest of rich at the expense of the rest of us.

Certainly, after 8 years of this nonsense, well the American public is much wiser and takes their vote so much more seriously. Not this time, they won't be fooled again.
Guess what, wrong, nope, they are and it is will the exact same tactics used in 2000 and 2004. Well, hell why not? It worked, right? The McCain campaign has OPENLY STATED that this election will not be about issues. You wanna know why? Because they can't stand on issues, AND they know that for a large portion of the population, sadly enough, issues just don't matter. Last but not least, they know that Bush won based on a personality contest, not issues, not substance.

So what's a thinking American to do? Move to Canada? Before you reach for that passport and start filing immigration petitions - take a deep breath. We've got time, to move this needle, not long, but there is still time.

Let's get real, and let's force the issues to the forefront, let's make the press stop talking about "personalities" and let's get down to the issues. Let's talk about
what McCain's voting record is, what he's helped Bush do to the middle class. Let's take a long hard look at his token gal, Sarah Palin. My god I hope the National Enquirer is working overtime tonight.