Obama running campaign ads saying McCain is "disconnected from the economic struggles of the middle class." That sounds more like "straight talk" than negative campaigning to me. Keep in mind that McCain's economic advisor was Phil Gramm, an out of touch right wing former economics professor/former congressman/now banking exec who called america a "nation of whiners." Look at McCain's tax policies, does he do anything to address the widening pay disparity? We tried it bush's way and the result is that if you're making less than $200k, you lost ground. If you're not a major corporation or hedge fund, you lost ground. And if you're not a member of the bush administration, you lost rights. McCain basically offers 4 more years continuation of the worst policy decisions in US history since vietnam. He has to be insane to think american wants that or can afford that type of thinking.