Out of Control

The recent comments made at McCain/Palin rallies about Barack Obama being a terrorist (or worse) show just how out of control John McCain's pitch has become. Sure, the candidates aren't coming out and saying it - but they're inciting their audience to draw an obviously incorrect solution and taking no responsible action to correct the falsehood.

John McCain has embodied a persona of civility and independent thinking over his career in Washington that has appeared to go out the window over the last couple of months. If he has any chance at legitimacy, both for the future and in the history books, he needs to actively stand up and refute those who would seek to inject chaos, fear, and doubt into the hearts and minds of Americans for political gain.

Sarah Palin and the people running the McCain campaign are playing a dangerous game that at best, keeps his campaign in the running, but at worst, threatens the democratic process that so many of our brave troops, leaders, and every day citizens have given their entire lives to protect.

I personally believe that a responsible bi-partisan circa 2000 John McCain campaign would have weathered this economic crisis with better poll numbers than what we have seen from the moment Sarah Palin accepted the nomination for Vice-President. John - You are a patriot, and have put service to this country higher than many of your peers. It's time to do that again. At this point, more important than winning the Presidency, it's time to stand up for a legacy of vigilant governance, cooperation, and common sense. Where are the Colin Powell's, the Tom Ridge's, the Joe Liebermann's of common-sense leadership, behind all of the paper patriotism of Sarah Palin and her rabble? I've disagreed with all three of them, but at least I trust that they "get" the big picture of responsible governance.

Write your story in the history books before it's too late, and it gets written for you.