I'm left with one obvious question from the debate last night. Senator McCain was unable to refer to Senator Obama in a proper way. He displyed a lack of equality of respect for his fellow senator. Does anyone really think Senator McCain has any more respect for other Americans who he obviously views as not his equal? We cannot have a president who is unable to attribute equality of respect to every American without regard to who they are.

How is it unemployment remains at 6.1 % in spite of 159,000 job losses reported this week. This year alone job lossses are at 759,000. I happen to think the numbers are being played with.

Just watched CNN do a fact check, live and on air, of the charges Palin made about Obama hanging with terrorists.

CNN refuted it completely and also referred to Palin's use of the plural form, 'terrorists'. CNN said they requested from the McCain campaign information about the use of the plural form asking what other 'terrorists' they meant. CNN said the McCain campaign declined to respond.

This is my first recollection of any network doing a direct fact check about such a charge by examining the past and present excapades of Bill Ayers, who Palin has alleged is a terrorist.

If this is any indication of how the cable networks might react to the sleaze the McCain campaign is launching they might want to rethink their tactics.