This editorial chastises McCain for lies in his campaign ads and goes on to opine that he may be alienating the independent voters that he seeks. While the editorial position is admirable, I don't believe that they make their case as to the possible outcome. It appears to me that over the last eight years (and to a lesser extent before) we have seen that lies work. Supporters love them and in spite of debunking by the responsible press, the public at large seems to be swayed by them.

The St. Petersburg Times' editorial is righteously, and rightly chastising the candidate who used to pride himself as a straight-talker and who promised to take the high road (McCain) is now wallowing in the mud in his altest attack ads, most notably the "sex-ed" and the "lipstick on a pig" slanders. Here is a quote from this worthwhile editorial: "He [McCain] has been a serious public servant willing to say unpopular truths when he thought it best for the country, but he's more ... More »

Qucik read, nicely summing up John McCain's readiness to tell outrageous lies in his desparate effort to gain the White House. Given that he has surrounded himself with paid agents of foreign countries, and is obviously a dupe or stooge of the neocons, what else would one expect from McCain?

McCain has nothing to run on. So he has to lie and decieve us.

This opinion piece has minimal journalistic merit. It is unbalanced. The Democrats have issued far more ads with lies about McCain and Palin. When you count the media, who are largely aligned with the Democratic party, the lies are probably 90% by the Democrats.