John McCain Dropping in Polls

Seems to Be Making All the Wrong Moves

Most people know me as a conservative. That is what you would probably expect a Bible student to be. Further, it would not surprise you to know Barack Obama holds a couple of opinions I strongly disagree with. Nonetheless, this is one of the few times I have to look in the mirror and say to myself, "To back McCain and Palin would be a mistake." While initially for them, they have embarrassed and scared me.

Don Payne on Boston.com, is reporting that John McCain's trustworthiness as a candidate is failing because of recent actions. Sarah Palin, too, is coming off not as today's confident woman, but rather as an "airhead" as the article said.

In his article "Sell! Sell! McCain is Tanking!" Payne gives some reason why McCain's popularity has dramatically dropped.

McCain called the economy fundamentally strong ten days ago and now runs back to Washington to "help" indicating that the economy is very weak.

The problem is that in the process he said he would dodge a debate with Obama and further, he didn't show for an appointment with David Letterman. Now my logic on that is if Oprah can dodge Palin, then McCain can dodge Letterman. My reality is that talk shows are not bastions of truth-seeking anyway. However, it looks bad. Since McCain didn't show Letterman took a shot at McCain-and Palin.

That really isn't the issue however. McCain has ignored his responsibility to the American people. He has lent no help to the Washington economy talks.

Obama made two excellent points. First, the American people want to know what the incoming President has to say about this mess. Further, and I believe an excellent point, is that McCain and Obama bring news cameras and there is the desire by Congress to showboat. More things get done out of the light of the camera. He's right.

So what has this cost McCain?

Sarah Palin dropped the ball with Katie Couric having trouble coming across as a believable high-level politician.