Political Cortex: Brain Food for the Body Politic

"The arrogant behavior of Senator John McCain in the second debate culminated in his referring to Senator Barack Obama as `that one' and clearly betrays a desperate and dangerous person willing to go outside the bounds of proper comportment to achieve a goal."

At one point during the debate Senator John McCain declared that if he were elected he would "get" Osama bin Laden.  He declared he knew how to do it.  

W.M. Goldberger of Columbus, Ohio wrote:

"In the interest of winning a war on terror and possibly saving lives, let us hope that Senator McCain will put country first and share his secret now with General David H. Petraeus rather than hold it back as a condition of his election."

Martin E. Cobern of Cheshire, Connecticut wrote:

"In 1776 our Founders said, 'We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.'

"Now Governor Sarah Palin tells us:  'You said recently that higher taxes or asking for higher taxes or paying higher taxes is patriotic.  In the middle class of America which is where Todd and I have been all our lives, that's not patriotic!'  

"Enough said!"

Katharine K. Treadway vividly displayed her response to Sarah Palin's ranting:

"I am horrified in your October 8 editorial 'Politics of Attack' the description of a Sarah Palin rally in which after the candidate's gross distortions about Barack Obama someone in the crowed yelled 'Kill him!' and others heckled an African American member of a TV crew with racial slurs.

"Ms. Palin seems oblivious to the consequences of hate-mongering in this country that in the past have led to some of the most tragic and shameful events in our country's history.

"She and the campaign need to think seriously about the path they are traveling and the horror they unleash."

That's "putting it mildly" but certainly accurately.

William Kennedy of Whitestone, Queens, New York put his perspective into the presidential race:

"'Agree with John McCain or not,' says Thomas L. Friedman, 'he is of presidential timber!'  But putting a total novice like Governor Sarah Palin in a position that could lead to her assuming the role of president of the United States, Mr. Friedman adds, 'is flat out reckless!'

"Putting  Ms. Palin in that position was Mr. McCain's choice.  In making that choice, Mr. McCain has shown that at the age of 72 and after 26 years in Congress, he is not ready to be president."

The entire world watched in "shock and awe" when the U.S.A. launched its longest war in U.S. history on the basis of lies and fright tactics along with forged documents read at the U.N.

The entire world watched as the once stable U.S. economic system collapsed with coordinated corruption of banks and economic giants like Bear-Sterns and Shearson Brothers proved bankruptcy of moral and economic values.

Alan Greenspan's two decades of fighting for deregulation helped bring this about.

Now an elderly gentleman, John McCain, is sounding off with his attack dog Sarah Palin spewing invectives that inspire hate.

What next?