Democratic Diva

08 Oct 2008 09:54 am
Posted by: Donna

 

Of all the moments in the debate last night, the one that really defined John McCain as the clueless old codger that he is, was when he derided $3 million being spent on what he called an “overhead projector” at the Chicago Planetarium.  For some reason, that remark irritated me more than anything else he said.  Which is saying something, since nearly everything that came out of his mouth was either snide, dumb, or a lie.   But what exactly is John McCain’s problem with a place where kids go to get excited about science?   Oh yeah, his problem is he’s a Republican.  Science has a decidedly liberal bias and must be stopped.   And for the love of all that is holy, ENOUGH with the moaning about earmarks already, John!  McCain is basing 99% of his economic plan on 1% of federal spending.   

I’m pretty sure the GOP has given up on anything resembling issues or a platform and has simply decided to campaign by smearing and sneering.  Smear n’ Sneer.  That’s Sarah Palin’s M.O. these days, as her rallies are starting to resemble scary lynch mobs.  Here in Arizona it’s evident in the local races, from what they’re doing to Dan Saban with those disgusting TV ads to the way conservative bloggers nitpick Democratic candidates over things like their living arrangements and hobbies they had in college.  It’s ridiculous.  Why don’t they just admit that their party is bereft of workable ideas and has nothing left to run on but personal attacks?   And picking on planetariums.  

UPDATE:  The Adler planetarium has released a statement smacking down Grandpa Simpson Senator McCain for his ignorant and false statement at the debate.  http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/pr/2008_10_08_AdlerStatement_aboutdebate.pdf

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