John McCain is a decent man. He his campaign themes have been “service” and “country first.” Both of those themes are excellent. Unfortunately Mr. McCain’s campaign rhetoric has become so incendiary that it has induced supporters at his rallies to call Barack Obama a “traitor,” “terrorist,” and a “liar.”
I noticed on a clip on Chris Matthews show that the yelling from the audience caused John McCain to grimace. He clearly realizes that he needs to tamp down the anger his rallies have inspired. The entire character assassination campaign methodology is becoming so toxic that it could lead mob violence and perhaps a real assassination attempt.
This is not what American election campaigns should be about. John McCain needs to shut down the character assassination campaign immediately. He needs to focus his campaign on the issues that concern Americans like the economy, energy, infrastructure rebuilding, health insurance, etc. If that means losing the election he should accept the will of the people.
Before we make a choice we may regret for the next four years, the accusations against Barack Obama should be carefully considered, as they are here.