JP Freire from the American Spectator just said on MSNBC: "If McCain and the Republicans really did believe that it would help them to be raving racists we'd be seeing a lot more of this." Wow. Shuster appeared to gasp (or cough). Admission that they only thing holding them back from calling Obama a N***** is whether it would help them.

At first, I was thrilled that Obama was going to Keating 5.  What I should have seen coming is what is now happening:  The media, in its ridiculous pursuit of balance, is now able to say that "both sides" are running the dirtiest campaign in history, that "both sides" are dredging up the past.  Thanks to the media, racist references to "radicals" in Obama's past (even one who was radical when Obama was 8) and McCain-Palin rallies that are becoming violent and resembling KKK conventions are now morally equivalent (which is to say no worse) to McCain verifiable involvement in the bilking of people's life savings in his very relevant crusade to end all government regulation of the financial sector.

Seriously, Barbara Walters sees no distinction between people calling for the murder of Barack Obama at Palin rallies and Obama talking about Keating 5.  Is this happening?  Talk me off this ledge, someone.  Articleman, are you out there? 

Yesterday was such a good day.  Please tell me this tide is not turning!