It just gets worse and worse

Amid the lipstick on a pig uproar, the Democrats have decided to up the ante. This morning the chairman of the South Carolina Democrat party said that McCain picked a candidate whose chief qualification is that she did not have an abortion. That remark is a typical put down for a left wing Democrat (and a woman) who simply cannot bring herself to admit that there might be a conservative Republican woman who has actual accomplishments and a record to be proud of.

It is truly amazing to see the Obama folks engage in such blatant sexism in their barrage against Governor Palin. After years of Democrats telling America how they were the party which fights against racism and sexism, we have seen both emanating with great frequency from the Democrats in this campaign. The Republicans (who Democrats never tire of painting as sexist and racist) have had none of this.

It is good to remember the primary season and the reaction to the statement by Geraldine Ferraro that Senator Obama has gotten to where he is because he is a black man. Remember the outcry from the Obama folks and the media that Ferraro was making a racist comment? And all she said was that Obama was helped by his race. Now, Obama calls Governor Palin a pig and the woman who leads the Democrats says that Palin was chosen just because she did not have an abortion. Is the outrage as great as with the Ferraro statement. It certainly does not seem so. Certain of the media, like MSNBC, are busy explaining and justifying Obama's statement. A fast review of the reaction to the statement by the SC party chair shows that it is not even being mentioned by CNN or MSNBC. After all, why mention a stupid sexist smear when it hurts the candidate that you support.

Hopefully, the Obama folks will pay a price for their conduct by losing the support of the American people. Senator Obama claims that he wants to move beyond the old style politics that is so divisive. He can start by getting the S. C. party chair to resign. Still, the best way for America to move beyond divisive politics is to elect the only candidate who actually campaigns and governs that way: John McCain.