The Mudslinging Part of the Election

John McCain's Keating Five story is outlined above. The video is Obama's response to allegations regarding his associations with Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko, and Jeremiah Wright. The Obama campaign matches a negative ad for each McCain negative ad. Currently, McCain ads, are running nearly 100% negative. One example is the ad, Dishonorable: Fact Check.org.

Examples of current lies and exaggerations from John McCain: New York Times

The Economist calls the attacks of both sides 'hogwash'. Lawrence Lessig: One might worry that they're "burn[ing] down the house to roast the pig."

My personal opinion: It is important to run negative ads if the other candidate runs negative ads because some voters are too cynical to ever vote for a candidate. But, these two candidates are both better than George Bush.