Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

I was having coffee and reading the paper this morning with the TV on in the background. They switched between a McCain campaign rally and an Obama rally. McCain was ranting about all the bad things that Obama would do were he elected, inciting boos from the crowd and hesitating to wait for the boos and jeers. Then the channel switched to an Obama rally where he was moderating a panel discussion with audience questions regarding the economic situation. It was calm, informative and positive.

Unfortunately, Magoo seems to have experienced the hatred that has been imbedded by the almost constant drumbeat of negative and personally derogatory campaigning by John McCain. That really is too bad. At the outset of the campaign I was pleased that we almost couldn't go wrong with whichever of the candidates was elected. I was unsure who would get my vote. i can't say that now. McCain, his party and his advisors have adopted a totally negative campaign, believing that will convince more of the undecided voters than a campaign on the high road as he initially promised. If his advisors are right, he may pick up a few undecided voters. But speaking for myself, he lost me.

I'm hopeful that the disrepair among Americans created during this campaign can be assuaged once the election is over, but my hopes aren't too high. We will reap the bitterness that has been sown, I'm afraid. Unfortunately, it will be at a time when there are sufficient problems facing a new President that would be helped with the broad support among all citizens.