Is John McCain the Anti-Christ?

Almost assuredly not, and neither is Barack Obama.

To bring foolishness like that into the election picture is something you might expect from half-brained morons and crazy fundies. However, a supposedly objective and legitimate news channel doing that just goes to show how far CNN has fallen.

You used to be cool, CNN. Nowadays, you make MSNBC look like Edward Freaking R. Murrow, and they spend half their time on shows about pederasts and prisons (No, I'm not talking about you, Mr. Matthews). You've become nothing more than a sad empty shell of your former self, a pathetic copy-cat of Faux News.

Please do yourselves a favor and replace 2/3 of your news coverage with Sham-Wow infomercials. It will be more relevant to the news, and the American people will be spill-free, and thus happier.
Also, great job with that stupid headline for your ticker. It would help if you would mention that the person calling it an economic disaster was Senator John "I don't know shit about the economy" McCain.

Tim Russert Dead at 58

Sad news from Washington, as NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert has died of an apparent heart attack. This campaign won't be the same without him.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

The Price of Milk in America

Guliani doesn't know the price of milk

I haven't made up my mind as to whom I will support for the 2008 election. In fact I have vowed not to talk (too much) about it for right now. However, this is more of a general beef with the media coverage of an election, rather than this specific election. My issue is why in the hell does it matter if the Presidential candidates know the price of milk?

If a candidate does know the price of milk, he is either an incredibly thrifty person, or is just remembering the note one of his staffers gave him. Anyone who thinks a candidate that knows the price of milk is a "man of the people" is asking to be fooled.

That isn't to say that our leaders shouldn't know the price of milk, or at least pay attention to the problems of the average voter. When President Bartlet asked that his staff be given the price of milk, he wasn't doing it to show that he and his staff were common people. Rather, he was doing it to remind his staff of the hardships and issues facing the average person, and to keep that in mind when doing their job.

Unfortunately, this is one of those questions that candidates will probably be asked until the end of elected government. Obviously, they shouldn't give the wrong answer, and should keep the staffers on top of this wherever they go. But no citizen should base their voting decision on the answer to this question. In this case at least, actions speak louder than words.