Back to the point...

Sarah Palin's Clothes (groan)

How much has the Republican campaign spent on Sarah Palin's outfits? WHO CARES? We get it, its clear, she's totally incapable of running America and was an appalling choice on behalf of McCain.

So she has allegedly spent '$150, 000' on clothes. Surely that's politics!? You've got to look good. Remember the public rinsing Boris Johnson received from the press when he didn't button up his jacket at the Beijing Olympics? First impressions count.

This story wouldn't have been such a big deal if Palin had had the first clue as to what she was talking about. The fact that she was an 'attractive face in politics' and a 'hockey Mom' are the only cards she had to play.

Obama didn't need to reiterate why he was going to visit his Grandmother in Hawaii, it was all unsaid. It was private.

Her initial allure is over, but she has been a terrific bonus for the media in the 2008 election. It was good without her, now its sublime.

Trevor McDonald's American Road Trip

Personally I think Sir Trevor has nailed it, in eight days time America will vote for the economy or for racism. Read the whole article here.

McDonald cites an opinion poll by the New York Times and CBS News which found that third of voters said they knew someone who would not vote for Obama because he is black. Nobody is prepared to be openly racist, and so the colour of Obama's skin is the proverbial 'elephant in the room.'

Obama's alter ego, 'Barack Hussien Osama the Muslim' is still prevalent. And not just through spiteful yet clever Republican campaigning, but as a desperate excuse for racism.

An aside...

McCain has realised that dragging Obama's name through the mud has not helped him gain anymore votes. I'm rather sorry for that, as it was quite entertaining. The Daily Telegraph notes that McCain is frustrated at his campaign aides for giving up the fight too soon, here he is looking angry, oooh ANGRY McCain, (note the "Rocky" music, where was the montage?!) compared to calm McCain...all in the space of a couple of days.

I'm being facetious of course, even with the polls talking of a 'landslide victory' the race will be very very close. The media can't write McCain off, while the educated elite indicate Obama's lead in the polls, the voters are regular Americans and you cannot predict how they will all vote. Just look at the last eight years.

Anyway Guy Ritchie and Madonna are keeping me entertained with their own mud slinging circus. Ritchie has said, 'cuddling up to Madonna was like cuddling up to a piece of gristle.' Shame...