McCain's interesting family tree

I have sooo much to get to tonight and this weekend, but before I get to the very current stuff, I want to clear the decks of a few things in my queue. Please stay tuned all weekend - this weekend promises to be the most active one so far this year for Count Me Blue, and I always enjoy reading your thoughts. On to some new posts. ...

I know this is a non-story, but I did find this very interesting. Evidently, McCain's ancestors were slave owners. I don't think the fact that his ancestors were slave owners matters one iota regarding McCain or his candidacy, but I do find it interesting that he's not willing to acknowledge that his ancestors were slave owners.

Having said all of that, there are plenty of other things that CNN could be spending its time on. I've heard of going and digging into the candidates' backgrounds, but this takes it to a whole new level. We haven't had what most would consider to be a "slow news day" for months now - since way before the political conventions - so I'm thinking that this story shouldn't have even seen the air, in my humble opinion.

Just another in a seemingly infinite number of examples available for all to see that demonstrates how far the once respected and admired network has fallen.

But, there was a bit of positive news for the network this week, as far as I'm concerned, but I'll get to that in a minute.