Monday, September 1, 2008

so not a class act

So with one decision Senator John McCain demonstrates that his main concern is becoming President at all costs. If that means he has to pimp out some D-list Governor (and former beauty pageant contestant) to do so then so be it. Anyone who was a Clinton supporter that would view the presence of Sarah Palin as an acceptable (even tolerable) substitute either hasn't been paying attention to what Hillary Clinton has been doing for her entire career or has had a complete lobotomy between primary season and now (or both).

There was a time that I thought McCain would be a tolerable alternative, and I was pleasantly surprised he emerged as the winner in the GOP primaries. Well, that time officially ended with his VP pick (though his steady abandonment of any and all scruples as he persistently has tried to kiss up to the radical right certainly has eroded any good will he might have generated over the past eight years). Now, I couldn't imagine a man that I would want less in the office of President than Mr. McCain. However, there is certainly one woman that I could . . . .

marin mazzie - back to before (ragtime) July 4, 1998

ii was reminded of this performance tonight and wanted to share it here as a tribute to a phenomenal talent who left us way too soon.