Perspective; Daily Irony, Notable Quotable

We're in the final six weeks of this tediously long Presidential campaign and the core messages of each candidate are, if presented effectively and without distraction (are you out there, Joe Biden?), succinct and well honed.

John McCain and Sarah Palin have been neatly packaged and are being sold as unique political Mavericks. Let's look at what makes this ticket such vaunted renegades.

They work well across party lines, have executive leadership experience and are compassionate in their conservative ideas.

Sound familiar?

Barack Obama and Joe Biden tout shared experience and rosy ideas, which - quite honestly - sound too populist for their own good, save for the fact that this election has a rare sense of urgency for this message resonating with a majority of the electorate.

Sadly, Democrats aren't fighting back with facts supporting Obama does have requisite experience, whatever that means specifically. I mean, heck, the only requirement to be President is to be a natural born citizen.

I leave you with the simple wisdom and perspective of noted conservative Newt Gingrich. Less than a year ago, Gingrich was asked to comment on whether Barack Obama was equipped to be Commander in Chief.

"Well, Abraham Lincoln served only two years in the U.S. House, and he seemed to do all right".

Finally, something all of us can agree on, except perhaps the 3-percent of voters that quietly acknowledge they wouldn't vote for a black candidate, much less a Muslim.

For those (the 3-percent) of small numbers and even smaller minds, the spirit of Lincoln weeps for you.