A brief break from pandering

After listening to part of the Presidential candidates' debate, and reading the entire transcript, I have a question.

What was Senator Obama thinking when he made this statement during the Presidential Candidates debate on October 15?

"But what is absolutely true is that, once we get through this economic crisis and some of the specific proposals to get us out of this slump, that we're not going to be able to go back to our profligate ways.

And we're going to have to embrace a culture and an ethic of responsibility, all of us, corporations, the federal government, and individuals out there who may be living beyond their means."

That politicians should ever suggest that Americans are less than perfect, and may not be able to 'have it all - right now', has become so politically incorrect that few dare to say so. Then, in his response to the final question about education, Senator Obama went on to commit another monstrous political incorrectness:

"But there's one last ingredient that I just want to mention, and that's parents. We can't do it just in the schools. Parents are going to have to show more responsibility. They've got to turn off the TV set, put away the video games, and, finally, start instilling that thirst for knowledge that our students need."

Thank you, Senator, for those moments of honesty and leadership.

Sadly, nothing that Senator McCain said came close to those remarks.