I was watching Nixon's bio on PBS last night and so much of what went on in his campaigns in the 50's sounded familiar - the avoidance of issues through fear mongering (or as i call it FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt...and now you could add another D - Denial). I could have closed my eyes and many of the smear tactics from the GOP side could have been on CNN. While Nixon was no prize and it was his criminal behavior that disgusted many members of my family and led them to seek alternative candidates, at least he can get some points for his Foreign Policy with China and the USSR.

But of course, Palin is a Foreign Policy expert on Russia...after all she lives next to them. What next? She knows about China becasue she's had moo-shoo?

Eeek.