Know the Lies

The First Round of Presidential Political Mudslinging Begins

By David Cowan
Knowledge Beat

COSTA MESA, Calif. (May 11, 2008)--John McCain is a clone of President Bush. Junior Illinois Senator Barack Obama is a risk to National Security. And those are the nice one's.

An article by Jitendra Joshi is showing how both the Democratic and Republican parties are going on the attack before a democratic candidate has officially been chosen.

Despite the lead of Sen. Obama, Sen. Hilliary Clinton vows to stay in the race and more than likely further divide the Democratic Party.

The Shadow Knows

Why, why, why? Like watching a train wreck in slow motion these campaigns go forward. I look not to the future but to the past for a good candidate. The November election will be the most important event of the year. I don't care about the Led Zeppelin reunion concert this is more important.

I look at politics from the perspective of the 50's, 60's and 70's where candidates ran on their merits not on their opponents weaknesses. I wonder what would happen today if politics had remained relatively clean.

The closest we came was when Sen. Obama addresses the country after the statements made by his former pastor Rev. Wright. It was not a denouncement at that point but free press to talk about the lack of importance that race carried in the election. Made me tingly.

Now the senator has distanced himself for his former pastor and in my mind shown his sense of loyalty. Is this the kind of candidate we want? Because at this point it's the best the democratic party has.