A flailing and desperate campaign

John McCain has decided to go back on his word, and try to take the low road to the highest office in the land. Today, Mud Monday as some are calling it, sees the latest strategy from the McCain campaign, namely, the old standard of when you're behind in the polls, fling mud everywhere and hope it sticks. What it really shows the voters is just how far behind the McCranky camp is right now.

As an Obama supporter, I am glad to see these 'truthi-' personal attacks, because it is evidence that the McCranky camp knows just how bad things are for them. They know that they cannot win this election at this point, and are throwing out desperate attempts to even seem relevant at all.

What McCain doesn't seem to understand is that the campaign ended weeks ago, when Sarah Palin had those disastrous interviews (look below). The Republican Party was in tatters after them, with people on the right calling for Palin to quit. You cannot recover from something as bad as that unless you take immediate corrective action, and your opponent has his own disastrous collapse. Neither of these happened.

The nation is not willing to put up with any more Bush-esque 'put your head in the sand and believe in people because you chose them and your judgement is sound' ridiculous ignorance. We want a leader who will make good choices first, and who will be willing to adjust to the situation to make sure to create the best outcome in the end. McCains defense of Palin just simply isn't fooling anyone.

Meanwhile, through all of this, Obama is out there winning hearts and minds, talking about policy, progress, and growth. He's concerned with the direction the country is taking, but it helps to not be consumed by a failing campaign. McCain is still staggering around the ring from the knockout blow, not even sure where or when he was hit, losing track even of where up is.