EMPTY

There has been some debate on one of my favorite forums of late about politics. Imagine that. I refuse to engage with the faceless cyber crowd in this arena for a couple of reasons, but for now, let's just say that it demeans the importance of the subject matter more than I care to allow. Might also have something to do with eye contact and body language (or the lacks thereof). Here is the back story:

John McCain ran another of his mud slinging commercials, You know the history. Obama is a celebrity, so align him with Brittany and Paris. He draws great crowds, as did Hitler. God, I should have stayed in political science, this is textbook schlock. Dare I say Rovian. His latest cultural and strategic gaffe, was to use one of Jackson Browne's songs 'Running on Empty' in yet another pea-shooter weak and impotently pathetic shot at Obama. Dear McCain camp: IS ANYBODY HOME????? You rip a song from a well known liberal Democrat to use in the attempt to gain another four years of power and corruption to continue the one thing that the singer/songwriter has railed about in beautiful and sensitive musical poetry for thirty years???? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

In one total and complete meltdown, Mr. McCain has achieved a milestone comparable with any political boner in the TV era. That is over fifty years folks. You wanna talk about being out of touch? You wanna talk about not having a clue? You wanna talk about alienating a vital demographic? You wanna talk about trying to not look (or act) your age? Jackson Browne? Jeeze, John, why not use Willie Nelson next time? Or the Dixie Chicks?

Folks, this would be like Obama using Toby Keith. Or Charlie Daniels. USA-rah. See?

Jackson Browne has written gorgeous songs of love. Of protest on human rights atrocities, of the senseless and relentless pursuit of profit over nature. Of war. He is a voice for generation that should be in power, and making change, IF THEY HADN'T ALL HAD THEIR BALLS FALL OFF. Thank you Joker. We sold out for money and luxury and greed and everything that McCain and his Bush buddies have wrought.

John McCain may be a patriot, a statesman, a war hero and a very decent human being. But we need change folks. the Bushies told us two things: Be afraid and consume. Now, with a policy induced recession on our hands, all we can do is be scared?

Mr. McCain, if anyone in this race is running on empty is is you. Try a little harder next time, please. Use some Guy Lombardo, I'm pretty sure the blue hair conservatives in Scottsdale will get it.