I thought Cindy was a little weird when I first saw her. Alwasy exactly the same distance just behind John. Stepford Wife look on her face. Then I read about her and really started thinking she was all right. Has done lots of good things for some unfortunate people.

But I am starting to get that deja vu feeling about Nancy Reagan and "Ronnie" When she used to tell him what to say when he didn't know what was going on.

Yesterday, at ground zero, Cindy followed John like a secret service agent. And that look in her eye. I thought this was about McCain and Obama laying a flower on the reflecting pond? I am not sure if she is afraid he is going to have an episode, heart attack, or an affair. With that new lady on the ticket, she may be afraid she is getting pushed aside. Hell hath no fury like the second wife looking out for wife number three.

I thought Sarah learned her lines well for last night's interview. I was reminded of a fourth grader who studied all night and when the teacher asked questions, she didn't even have to give them any thought. "I know this one - as President Lincoln said" "I know this one - we won't second guess Israel" She could have just said "yes" and been done with it, but that isn't what she memorized. She needs to pretend to think a little and look like she is making careful consideration before she answers. The best thing the democrats could do it totally ignore her. Her 15 minutes is just about up. Get back to Barack in front of crowds and make it McCain/Bush vs. Obama.

Another war now screwed up. A bigger deficit. MOre home foreclsures. Lehman brothers going under. fannie mae and freddie Mac in bailout mode. I thought Republicans were the business and security party. No that was last week before Sarah Palin. Now they are the change party.

Geez!

I enjoyed last night's service forum. Both men stated their case well and there are a few differences in their viewpoints. McCain would like to keep the government's place in service at a minimum and Obama would like the government to take the lead. Those are two opposing and defensible positions. I happen to agree with Obama, but let people decide. both positions have some merit.

If we could get rid of the non-questioning media, (blitzer, gibson, stephanopolous, fox news, etc.) and all the pundits, carville, matlin, bennett, bay buchanan, begala, etc. whose political opinions are nothing but spin, and just have Obama and McCain talk through town halls and debates, people would have to make a decision a little more based on fact I hope.

I know, that ain't gonna happen.

I keep waiting for Wolf to stand up to someone, anyone, on his program. If Sarah Palin said "no thanks" to the bridge to nowhere, where is the $223 million her state received? Oh they spent it? I guess she is not quite the fiscal conservative she says she is. I guess a fiscal conservative is a person who makes sure nobody else gets any assistance from the government.

I keep waiting for George S. on ABC to uncover something relevant to any story. But he continues to try to act like Tim Russert without doing the homework. George, I have seen Tim Russert. I listened to Tim Russert. You are no Tim Russert. You are one more puff filled teleprompter reading Milquetoast that acts like you are breaking news when you are mostly only breaking wind.

Now Charlie Gibson gets to interview the Queen of Smugness. You going to ask her about her flip flop on the bridge to nowhere? The Creamery scandal where all her friends from wasilla got rich on a government boondoggle? How about how well abstinance only education worked in her family? How about Trooper gate? How about her experience in foreign affairs?

Charlie, oh Charlie. Can you please take us to candy mountain? c'mon Charlie.

Can any of you ask the republicans how the security party became the change party. Our security was threatened because Obama didn't have enough experience but it isn't threatened by the possibility of Palin being president?

Can any of you lay Bush's 2000 acceptance speech side by side with McCain's and point out the eerie similarity between the two?

The absence of true leadership leaves a vaccuum that is being filled by pure theater. When that vaccuum occurs, the american people not keeping up on anything other than Fox News (this millenium's TASS news agency), network news, or CNN, gravitate to any buzzword that sounds good to them. Shame on journalists who make that so easy for them to do. I know that the pressure for ratings drives the news shows. But I would have hoped that you would have the pride to be a journalist and not just a teleprompter reader. 

You all give journalism a bad name.

Here's to Campbell Brown. She is my new hero. She eviscerated one more hack partisan spouting all the campaign points of the Palin nomination. I would even appreciate her doing it to the democratic side as well. I have had my fill of Wolf Blitzer, the new Caspar Milquetoast of CNN. Somehow, real news has been replaced with reading press releases and having as guests people from each side who have nothing but spin points to discuss. Let's rid ourselves of Carville, Matlin, Bounds, Bennett, Begala and the rest. If they want to spout their spin, let them pay for ad time just like the candidates do.
 
Wednesday, Dana Bash on the floor of the convention for CNN said she had some news from a high placed source concerning the vetting of Sarah Palin. She proceeded to repeat, almost word for word, a piece I read four hours before on the internet concerning Mr. Culverhouse's vetting process, or lack of it. Surfing the internet isn't investigative reporting. Today Wolf did the same thing. He had obviously read the report on the internet that the plane didn't sell on E Bay. Wolf that isn't news. If CNN wants you just to read from a teleprompter they can hire Sarah Palin to do that. Surfing the internet isn't digging for news. Your inane questions of Barack Obama staff whether they wish they would have kept Hillary on the ticket. Come on Wolf, what do you think they are going  to say? How about forgetting the plane on e bay and dig into what Sarah did as governor for the state owned creamery where her friends got rich on government grants. How about news on a town of 9,000 haveing a lobbyist in DC when the candidate says she is not for wasteful spending. How about getting someone on the show that isn't just one of your buddy spinmasters and lets have some real investigative news. I miss Tim Russert. He wouldn't let anyone off with these lame goings on.
 
Let's make Campbell host of Meet the Press. Regis University should be proud. Wolf, I think the View might be a good place for you.
 
dave H