Candidate vid of the night from debate

I wrote about this before, but I think this was easily the best political advertisement that was shown during the Democratic debate tonight.

I like the fact that Edwards is taking on this early embarrassment head on, thereby largely taking it away as any sort of campaign issue. His frickin' hair and how much he spends on it is immaterial to me - I don't really care. It's just the mainstream media's infotainment reporting that should have no bearing on the campaign, just as Mitt Romney's money spent on a make-up appointment before a debate is equally stupid.

More insipid campaign reporting

Stories like this one in The Boston Herald signify precisely what's wrong with our presidential campaign "reporting."

Yesterday, the Herald ran a story that blabbered on and on about how the Romney campaign paid $300 for a pre-debate "primpfest" to get candidate Romney looking his best.

You know what? Big deal. I mean, really, who gives a damn? Of all the things that are going on in this country today and all of the important things that should be covered on the campaign trail, this is the type of media coverage we get. It's simply appalling.

I was angry when the now famous "John Edwards $400 haircut" got so much play, and I'm angry now at this story.

Every campaign is required to publicly disclose how they spend every nickel, and that's not a bad thing, but reporting stories like this is. What redeeming value does a story like this have?

I've contributed a few dollars to campaigns over the years, and frankly, however they spent it, they spent it. I have no control over what they spend. Does anyone honestly think that Romney, Giuliani (heaven forbid), Obama, Hillary Clinton and all the rest are staying in Motel 6s? Yea, me neither.

I have to confess, though, that I did get a laugh from a quote in the Herald's piece, though:

"For $300, I hope he got a manicure and pedicure, too," Democratic political consultant Michael Goldman said. "If Mitt needs to spend $300 to look halfway decent, I can only imagine what Rudy Giuliani is paying."

A-men, Goldman. I'm already tired of looking at Rudy's grill - when he smiles, it looks like a row of urinals at Yankee Stadium. Thank God the campaign is not a beauty contest, because if it was, McCain and Giuliani, the two candidates whom I despise most, would never have declared their candidacies in the first place.

It's alright, though - the way things are shaking out, McCain will be gone by the end of September, and the more people get to know Rudy, the less they like, especially conservatives.