I agree, however her ongoing ethics investigation is not anecdotal. The US is a mixed economy, not a purely capitalist economy, and by definition a mixed economy involves some socialism. One thing that has resuscitated his career is that he has refused to appear in public with George Bush, Dick Cheney, or other Federal Republicans. His polls have gone up. This constant theme among Republicans that "the press is unfair" is simply 'gaming the ref.' In fact, "The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University in Virginia, which has studied network news since the 1980s, analyzed content on ABC, CBS and NBC news shows and found that when reporters and anchors expressed opinions they were significantly more negative toward Obama and more positive toward McCain, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday." You can read about the study here: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/07/27/Study_Media_rougher_on_Obama/UPI-43191217211564/ Well we have two candidates, one who has spent his entire career in government, the one who has a mix of public and private experience. One candidate graduated at the bottom of his class, one graduated at the top of his class. One candidate has released a 60 page policy paper on his policies, the other has not and uses generalities.