The republicans simply don't get it. Smears have begun to backfire and work less and less, particularly when they aren't credible. The internet and the wealth of information makes parsing words and making false smears stick practically impossible. They haven't figured that out.

It would be satisfying to watch if the Republicans weren't whipping right-wing nutbars into a frenzy as they do so. I'm worried that some crazy Republican is going to do what they've been screaming in McCain and Palin rallies; kill Obama.

If anything happens to Obama anytime between him and the end of his tenure as President, they should hold McCain and Palin responsible.