Notably Absent...

Just some random observations about things I've noticed missing from this Presidential election campaign.

*Gun control. Nothing. Nada. Even thought Barack Obama was on the Board of Directors of the extremely anti-gun Joyce Foundation, we have heard nothing about either candidate's views on the Second Amendment other than empty proclamations of support from Barack Obama. We haven't even seen the John Kerry-esque "can I get me a huntin' license" photo-op from Barry; one can only assume that he's written off the gun owner vote entirely.


*Military service. Other than hearing how John McCain's military service does not automatically make him qualified to be President or that he relies too heavily on his POW status, we have heard little-to-nothing about the importance of military service. This is, of course, a stark contrast to the 2000 and 2004 campaigns, where military service, or one's alleged lack thereof, was the be-all, end-all qualification. See Meme, Chickenhawk.


*Foreign policy experience. I believe the joke was something along the lines of "George Bush's foreign policy experience consists of eating at an International House of Pancakes" - that as a two-term governor of the state with the longest stretch of international border had insufficient experience dealing with foreign governments to be President. A case could be made in the general sense, that experience itself has not been an issue - unless, of course, we're talking about Sarah Palin.


*Gravitas. Interesting, isn't it, that wunderkind Obama didn't need the addition of Joe Biden to bring "gravitas" to his campaign. A community organizer turned state senator turned US Senator, with less than a year's experience on the national stage before running for the highest political office in America, didn't need an old fossil as veep to lend this mythical "gravitas" to his campaign.

The differences are, indeed, stunning. It's a parallel to the 1992 campaign that Bill Clinton waged against Bush the Elder. Only Clinton at least had some executive experience under his belt when he ran for President, of course. And we all know how that turned out. Brady Bill. AWB. First pass at socialized medicine. Largest middle class tax increase in history.

Folks, unless something drastic happens between today and next Tuesday, we are going to elect the most left-wing, most pro-socialism, least experienced person to ever run for President to the highest office in the land. We're going to hand control of the whole shootin' match to one political party, with possibly a bulletproof majority to rubber-stamp whatever this neophyte wants.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

That is all.