Are we voting FOR or against someone this year?

First, thanks Andy for the invitation to guest blog! For those that haven't visited http://nathansnews.com yet, you'll soon find that I write like I speak: shooting-from-the-hip. So here goes my first entry for SC Election Watch.

If the recent commercials are any indication, the opposition playbook is clear for 2008. Paint McCain as Bush, III and leverage the "mistake" Obama made by not picking Hillary.

Not only did he not choose Hillary, but also he rubbed her nose in it by texting folks at 3:00 a.m. Everyone remembers the "3am commercial", right? You can't tell me the timing was coincidental. Obviously I would never assume I could get inside the head of a liberal but I have to think Obama and his team must so dislike Hillary/Bill that they made a point with the selection and the method. That being said, it tells me Obama is not willing to put aside personal differences/animosity in order to lock up an almost "sure thing" winning ticket by choosing Hillary.

On the other hand (here goes the proverbial jinx), I'm hoping McCain can put aside any "tension" he may have with Governor Mitt Romney and lock this up with a National Security/Economy ticket of McCain/Romney. McCain's showed character before and this would be an excellent chance for him to show Obama how you must separate personal/petty differences and feuds in order for "the cause". (Editor's note: I was a Romney supporter so obviously I'm biased here).

If McCain really wants to play "politics", he could choose a female VP himself and I also think that could leverage some perceived split in the Democrats with the snubbing of Hillary.

Of course, I'm a public servant not a political consultant so I guess I should stick to policy instead of campaigning but for what it's worth (not much) I'm saying Obama might have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

Biden? He was for the war, Obama. He also has been in the Senate almost as long as I've been alive. How's that "Change"?

Ok, enough of my "right" viewpoints on this tonight. Time for me to watch some real TV. What's on tonight though? Is there anything worth watching? ;)