Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding

Today's news report included a story that says cigarette smoking is bad for your health. What a relief that I stumbled across this piece of information; I'd been living under the assumption that smokers are the ideal picture of good health. Wow. There must be nothing else going on in the world, like - uh, I don't know - war, genocide, mass foreclosures and the failure of the worldwide banking system. Glad those news folks are on the ball.

After watching the final debate (for no apparent reason, really, as I made my decision before the primaries ended), I conclude that John McCain could say he believes just about anything at this point and I couldn't muster even one ounce of respect for this man. He's glib, smug, and the fact that he cannot keep his temper in check on international television makes me sick. His nasty attitude, derisive chuckles, and obvious disdain for Obama doesn't offend me in the sense that Obama can't take care of himself against big, mean McCain, but that such behavior speaks to McCain's character. He can't even be gracious. He can't take the high road. He can't even fake the appearance of tolerance for anyone who doesn't see things his way. In short, he comes across as a bully and a jerk. Anyone who isn't frightened by this aspect of his character in relation to dealing with other world leaders should be. Our reputation is tarnished enough and I'm sick of being represented in the world by angry old men who don't believe the world has changed in the last twenty years. If McCain is so sure he can effect real change, "get" Osama bin Laden, then why the fuck hasn't he in the last 26 years in Congress? I want to punch him in the face, and kick his lame-brained vapid running mate. I get why people don't like Obama or liberals for that matter, but how anyone supports this ticket is genuinely beyond my comprehension.

The other thing that has me unsettled of late is that every time I see a McCain sticker on a vehicle, it's almost always a truck or SUV. The driver almost always male, and certainly wearing a baseball cap despite his age. Even walking across campus, the only McCain buttons I see on backpacks are sported by similarly generic, white-boy American types with ball caps, Oakley sunglasses, Levi jeans and tennis shoes on.

All the McCain supporters look the same to me.