Election Eve ...

OK, since after tomorrow I will likely never want to discuss this election again, I must make a few Election Eve comments. Mainly about how disgusted I am with the press right now, and its complete lack of even the pretense of fair reporting. Two examples from this Sunday alone:

From the main story on the front page of The Washington Post:
"John McCain faces an enormous task in trying to prevent Barack Obama from winning the White House and becoming the first African American president in the nation's history, according to a final weekend preelection analysis by The Washington Post."

Yes, I am so sure that when John McCain decided to run for president he did not do so because he wanted to become president himself, but because he wanted to prevent Barack Obama from becoming the first African American president. Seriously. Nicely spun, writers.

From Parade Magazine:
"Obama: Chose Delaware Sen. Joe Biden after a long and careful vetting process, rejecting the idea of Sen. Hillary Clinton as a running mate.
McCain: Picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at the last minute, reportedly after deciding that Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, his first choice, would anger pro-life delegates at the Republican Convention.
Bottom Line: Obama put experience and readiness to be President first. McCain made excitement and freshness his top priority."

Sorry, but both candidates picked vice presidents who had the strengths they lacked. Obama already had excitement and freshness, so he needed Biden. McCain already had experience and readiness, so he needed Palin. (Not to say that I am enamored with Palin, and that someone else could not have provided some other strengths McCain lacked. But really. No one knows what the vice president does anyway, right ...)