Worst Campaign Ever?

actually no....sarcasm only applies when the person speaking understands of what they speak, twists it well and leaves other bright, engaged individuals understanding the intent and the depth of the pithy remark. I feel fine understanding that you are less than a genius and that stupid is a word you clearly understand. But keep up the great effort. You will get there!

Back atcha PBPACE. The Keating facts

McCain was one of the "Keating Five," congressmen investigated on ethics charges for strenuously helping convicted racketeer Charles Keating after he gave them large campaign contributions and vacation trips.

Charles Keating was convicted of racketeering and fraud in both state and federal court after his Lincoln Savings & Loan collapsed, costing the taxpayers $3.4 billion. His convictions were overturned on technicalities; for example, the federal conviction was overturned because jurors had heard about his state conviction, and his state charges because of screwed up jury instructions. Neither court cleared him,
McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating after Keating gave McCain at least $112,00 in contributions. In the mid-1980s, McCain made at least 9 trips on Keating's airplanes, and 3 of those were to Keating's luxurious retreat in the Bahamas. McCain's wife and father-in-law also were the largest investors (at $350,000) in a Keating shopping center; the Phoenix New Times called it a "sweetheart deal."

McCain was not convicted of any crimes, though the Senate concluded that he exercised "poor judgment." (Furthermore, he got off on some charges by a technicality -- that he was still in the House when he took those vacation trips, and so the Senate couldn't prosecute him. The House concluded that THEY couldn't prosecute him because he had moved to the Senate.)

To Pbpace:

Don't know what your point is. Even though Obama did not win the majority of the white vote, he still won the Presidency. That should tell you something--especially about the diversity of this nation and why people who think and campaign like you helped the Republican party lose this election.

John McCain is an incredible man and a true American. Sarah Palin is a joke. I wanted to vote for him and ended up having to vote against the prospect of her. Sad really.

What struck me during the election night speeches were the crowds. McCain's crowd, hand-picked to attend, booed when Obama's name was mentioned ....several times. Obama's crowd, huge, whoever-wanted-to-be-there-was, were quiet and respectful during McCain's speech, even giving up a smattering of applause here and there. Now, I would have expected Obama's crowd to be more in-your-face raucus - they were younger and more diverse and after all, had just seen a landslide in. But they weren't. THAT is the type of campaign Obama ran - and that is his strongest leadership quality. He makes people want to be the best they can be. He doesn't lower his ideals to meet the crowd's ... he brings the crowd up to his ideals. And McCain/Palin could not do that. They ran a smear campaign, laced with fear. And Palin appeals to that which is the most base within all of us, me included. McCain self-destructed and if you can't run your own campaign, then you certainly cannot run your country.

I agree with the author. Conservative era has come to end in terms of economics. Palin would have been a fool of a Vice President. McCain would have gotten my vote for sure if he had not picked a hockey mom who doesn't know her US history For truth be told- You are an idiot. Income taxes already spread the wealth- thats how roads are made and bridges are built. OBAMA08- End of stupid hateful bigot redneck republicans!

The writer of this story shows themselves to be nothing more than part of the media herd - deluded and out of touch. I suppose you think you are within a 1000 miles of being unbiased too.
Obama won for a number of reasons, none of which had to do with the quality of his campaign or the lack of quality of McCains. He won because a whole lot of incredibly uninformed voters decided showing disapproval for George Bush was more important than voting for someone who knew what they were doing. Go ask an Obama voter why they voted for him. I have. I have asked many in fact and not a single solitary one did or even could when prompted name a single thing Obama has done or a single qualification or a single policy that would make him qualified to be president. the bulk said something negative about Bush, threw out "change", and smiled stupidly throughout.
The second reason for his win is a national press that is an utter disgrace to it's profession. Never has a press corp, including the dim bulb who wrote this bit of vapor, so blatently and openly drop all pretense of objectivity or professionalism and side with a candidate. Obama didn't need all of that money, he had all of you abusing freedom of the press to the point of being painful. You hid his faults, with held information that would've shown him in a poor light, and promoted him relentlessly in glowing terms. Had John McCain associated with a domestic terrorist he would've been burned at the stake. You gave obama a pass. Had McCain gone to a church even slightly similar to Wrights church for a single sermon much less for 20 years, he would have been crucified. You gave obama a pass. The list goes on and on. You are a disgrace to the country and your profession.
All this an obama only won by 7% points. he should've won by 30%. What a joke. If the press is the guardians of truth and our freedoms, we are doomed

As long as Republicans argue over strategy and tactics without ever realizing that it's their abysmally failed policies of de-regulating greed, an upside down tax structure and exclusion that America voted against, the longer they'll be a minority party. Sounds good to me.

76 days till the end of the Bush administration.

THE ONLY REASON MCCANN AND PALIN DIDN'T WIN WAS BECAUSE THE MEDIA FAVORED OBAMA AND DID EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO GET HIM ELECTED AND DID EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO DRAG DOWN MCCANN AND PALIN. IT REALLY DISCUSTS ME THE WAY THEY MADE PALIN (SOMEONE WITH GREAT MORALS LOOK LIKE A STUPID DITTS AND OBAMA WHO DOESN'T HAVE A MORAL BONE IN HIS BODY LOOK LIKE THE "MESSIAH". IT IS MONEY AND THE MEDIA THAT WON THE ELECTION AND THE MAIN REASON HE WON WAS BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK - HOW MANY BLACKS VOTED FOR MCCANN? THOSE THAT DIDN'T SHOULD BE CALLED RACISTS!!!

The voters did not vote against McCain, they voted against the Republican party. The Republican way of running the country is always getting the country into economic problems. Reading the history book will bear this out. The only way the Republicans have a good economy is thru the manufacture of war materials.