The insight we can glean from this is that McCain is a maverick, but not a leader. McCain surrounded himself with people who didn't do their job well and and didn't push for a decision quickly enough to fully vet his choice and to create a strategy for the issues that would emerge. The bottom line: McCain and the people he selected to advise him exercised reckless and poor judgment. They exercised this poor judgment on the most "presidential" of decisions a candidate can make.

BUT, we need to move on. This election isn't about Palin or Biden. It is, contrary to Rick Davis' statement today "about the issues." The main issue is about which of the two candidates is the better choice to bring change to the messes of the past 8 years.

For those of us who support Obama we need to remember why we do. I went back and listened to his speech on race tonight and all of the Palin stupidity and the McCain/GOP fear-mongering spectacle drifted away. I remembered why I am so engaged in this election: because I have hope that we can rise above the dirty, mud-slinging of politics and focus on the possibilities that this country can be.

Barack Obama has been amazingly focused on what matters to all of us. I am sure, much to his advisers' initial chagrin he has had to pull everyone forward and out of the muck and back on point. He is disciplined, on a mission of change and has ignored the Palingates as he presses forward. Obama supporters have been trapped in the soap operah that is Sarah Palin. We are off track and need to focus on what it is that we are fighting for and not take the time to look back at what we are fighting against.

@PaaCMan: You either have a crappy tax accountant or you are just making stuff up. If you have TAXABLE income of less than $250k you will not see your taxes increase one penny. Period. If you make more than that and the 4% increase in your taxes will cause you to fire people then you are just an idiot. You must think you are magnanimous by providing people minimum wage jobs, because 4% tax increase won't = 8 employees' compensation.

My husband is part owner of a small business with 30 employees. He is excited about the tax credits for new hires and health for employee health insurance and 0% capital gains tax rate for small businesses. He is always looking for forward minded employees.

I read your letter to my husband and both of us were disgusted by your hatred and anger. Then we talked about it. We are certain that once Obama's plan is implemented your soon to be former employees will find much better jobs.

p.s. I assume you have already fired all of your employees who are Jewish, Muslim, Native American, Latino, deaf ...