Why John lost

It is time for finger-pointing in the Republican party.

A lot of Republican commentators and editorialists put the blame on the economic crisis. At the beginning of September, McCain was ahead in the polls. Then, there was the economic crisis. Then Obama won.

I think that is a bit too easy.

If McCain lost, it is not because of the economic crisis, but because of the way he handled it. He claimed repeatedly that the economy was fundamentally strong. He "suspended" his campaign to go to Washington give a hand, and then took 23 hours to go from New York to Washington. As David Letterman said then, at the time of the Founding Fathers, it did not take as long to take the trip.
As was said at the time, McCain was erratic and impulsive.
One major reason for his defeat.

One other main reason is, of course, his choice -- although I still believe it was not really his -- of Sarah Palin as a running mate.
Palin will be remembered as the most incompetent and the most ignorant candidate in the history of Vice-Presidential candidates, and a lot of voters, including some Republicans, saw that.

We already knew that she does not know the role of the Vice-President, and that she was incapable of citing one Supreme Court case other than Roe v. Wade.

We are learning more these days. From the McCain campaign, too.

Yesterday, some anonymous sources revealed that she did not know that Africa was a continent, that she thought South Africa was the southern part of a country. She did not know either that Canada, the US and Mexico were part of NAFTA.
We were also told she was a "shopaholic" during the campaign. One aide called her and her husband "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast."

The Republicans are unleashing their frustration. It is a bit unfair, but it is so much fun.
I think we are going to learn much more about Palin in the next few weeks.

And I thought I would miss her.

But the main reason for John's defeat, let us not forget, is that Barack led the best, the most disciplined, the most honest, the cleanest campaign.

This is clearly Obama's victory more than it is McCain's defeat.