Senator Tila Tequila is really worried about November. His most recent attack ads and stump speeches are among his most deceitful ever. When the going got tough, the Chosen One revealed himself to be just another politician.

Even some notoriously liberal "news" sources feel compelled to speak out about Obama's current low-blow tactics.

All of the emphasis below is mine.

Newsweek calls Obama out on his lies about social security:

In Daytona Beach, Obama said that "if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week." He referred to "elderly women" at risk of poverty, and said families would be scrambling to support "grandmothers and grandfathers."

That's not true. The plan proposed by President Bush and supported by McCain in 2005 would not have allowed anyone born before 1950 to invest any part of their Social Security taxes in private accounts. All current retirees would be covered by the same benefits they are now.

The Washington Post must have felt that Obama's lies about health care, immigration and racism are too contemptible to ignore:

On immigration, Obama is running a Spanish-language ad that unfairly lumps McCain together with Rush Limbaugh -- and quotes Limbaugh out of context. On health care, Obama misleadingly accuses McCain of wanting to impose a $3.6 trillion tax hike on employer-provided insurance...

To Democrats who worry about whether their nominee is willing to do whatever it takes to win: You can calm down.

New Hampshire's UnionLeader has gone after Obama, too, over his lies about John McCain's economic policies:

On Thursday, Obama said of McCain, "He has consistently opposed the sorts of common-sense regulations that might have lessened the current crisis." That's entirely untrue.

As The Washington Post pointed out in an editorial on Friday, McCain in fact has supported many new regulations of financial institutions, including some that Obama opposed. "In 2006, he pushed for stronger regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- while Mr. Obama was notably silent," The Post wrote.

Obama has gone so far as to accuse those of us who've quoted his record on abortion of lying. Sorry, Barak, but your legislative voting record speaks for itself, as does your history of shockingly radical public statements in defense of your votes.

Paul, the Regular Guy has pointed out that some Daily Kos style leftists defend lying, cheating and stealing in the name of Obama's campaign, saying that "...times are too tough, and Palin/Cheney's view of gov. is too extreme to play by the rules."

It's a genuine comfort to see that there are liberals who don't feel that way.

You know, maybe Obama actually is capable of bringing Americans together.

Nothing unites like a common enemy.

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