It is sad when a politician sinks to such lows. But you know why that's happening - they're running scared. The polls all show Obama with a lead. They're losing ground in the battleground states. Why else would they have sent Palin, a big name Republican, to The Villages? Because they're so afraid of losing Florida. So they have to pull the smear tactics out, like they did against Kerry, because they're running out of ammunition, and that's the only thing left. Unlike Kerry, however, who shied away from the smear tactics, Obama is giving it right back to them. We're now starting to hear about McCain's association with the Keating Five, etc. Its sad that both parties can't stick to the high road.