Talk about the pot calling the kettle black...

...could that be considered playing the race card?

But I digress. I like how the AP article opens with, ''John McCain and Sarah Palin criticized Democrat Barack Obama over the amount of money he has requested for his home state of Illinois, even though Alaska under Palin's leadership has asked Washington for 10 times more money per citizen for pet projects. ''

It goes on to say, ''Obama hasn't asked for any earmarks this year. Last year, he asked for $311 million worth, about $25 for every Illinois resident. Alaska asked this year for earmarks totaling $198 million, about $295 for every Alaska citizen.

Palin has cut back on pork project requests, but under her administration, Alaska is still and by far the largest per-capita consumer of federal pet-project spending.''

The Republicans really have stop relying on their standard crutches (McCain's service and Palin's ''executive'' experience -- no mention of whether or not the city and state are in any better position) and start focusing in issues. The Dem's need to stop worrying about hurting the feelings of a girl and attack the Rep's fair and square.