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We’ve got some exciting things going on this election season, but you know what I’m getting tired of?

This:

After Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden Biden said advocates for people with disabilities should support stem cell research, McCain’s campaign immediately responds with this: “Barack Obama’s running mate sunk to a new low today launching an offensive debate over who cares more about special needs children. Playing politics with this issue is disturbing and indicative of a desperate campaign.”

And this:

On the campaign trail, Palin is selling herself as a fiscal Rambo, telling crowds, “Our state budget is under control. We have a surplus, and I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending.”

However, a look at her state’s balance sheets shows that spending has gone up during Palin’s year and a half tenure as governor.

First off, the support of stem cell research IS a political issue in and of itself– using it to differentiate and create questions in voters minds is neither “a new low” or “disturbing”. It’s political debate.

Second, with a surplus, why couldn’t there be a spending increase? A surplus simply means more money to spend free and clear ( and please note she said wasteful spending). I’d be concerned if spending went up with a deficit, but as is, Alaskan residents received a reimbursement check and retained a surplus. To throw the “increased spending” line in feels less like an issue and more like a writer’s attempt to do some self-appointed “balancing”.

I’m incredibly tired of these hollow, superlative-laden responses and jabs by both parties and their ilk. It’s like going to your favorite restaurant with a couple who uses every word as an opportunity to bicker and point fingers. In the end, you enjoy the meal but refuse dessert because you can’t wait to kick them out the door and get home to some silence and positivity.

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