Politics in these next couple of weeks will become a wilder ride than we’ve had for years. It has been, up until this point, pretty shameful and rather scary to hear the accusations and smear tactics heaped on top of an already fragile base of reality in the housing and stock market. Our country is in a recession and the word “depression” has been bandied about as if an inevitability.

I don’t share that theory.

With a McCain / Palin ticket pushing buttons that are aimed solely at voters who do no research and need to be directed we are now experiencing the continuation of a Bush scare mongering by what is becoming known as the “lunatic fringe”. Obama is a terrorist. Obama pals around with terrorists. Obama is a muslim.

And my personal favorite being flung from one of the most amateurish representatives on record comes from Republican Michele Bachmann of Minnesota. This politician alleges that lawmakers (Obama) should be investigated for “un-American activity” She states: “The news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look — I wish they would — I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out: Are they pro America or anti America? I think people would love to see an expose like that.”

Joseph McCarthy would be proud.

In an interview with Chris Matthews on Hardball Ms. Bachmann tripped endlessly over her words as she repeated the scripted lines that the deeply desperate Republican party is reading in increasing amounts. Say it enough and it becomes true? The problem is that everything they look for answers on have been answered. It isn’t enough and they repeat the accusations because they know that it will generate negativity amongst the simple minds of the nation who live in fear.

And FEAR is a Republican tactic as we all well know. Let us not forget the mantra over Iraq. You are either with us or against us.

The nation cannot be this stupid. We cannot slip back into the witch hunt of allegations that suppress real AMERICAN change out of 8 of the worst years in our history. Can we allow this lunatic fringe to steal another election based on lies in order to keep religion and its zealots within the grasp of government? This is a dangerous line being drawn and I can only hope that the bulk of this nation is smart enough to read and understand what these loons are instead of parroting their rhetoric destroying the careers of good politicians (which I know sounds like an oxymoron… but… still.)

Personally I feel that Michele Bachmann should be censured. I uphold the right to all Americans to be and believe as they wish but I find it dangerous to see lies and smears being spread as they are amongst the Republican party.

Help us to stop this. VOTE. RALLY. FIGHT. TALK. This is our country. I may not think or believe the same way as Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin, but that does not mean I am any less a PRO American than they are.