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The Republicans: Sen. McCain is the GOP nominee and finishing off his taxpayer funded tour of the Middle East with a couple stops in Europe. It is a worth while investment to send a man, who for all practical purposes has a 50/50 shot of being our next president, on a tour of the world (despite that fact that publicity may be the driving incentive for McCain to take the trip). However, when the candidate proceeds to holds a $1,000 dollar-a-head fund raising event on a trip funded by over 150,000,000 citizens who do NOT wish to to see him in the White Hours -- then we have a conflict of interest.

On the Dem Side: We are in the heat of things. 33 days until the Pennsylvania primary. As the debate over the issues (which both candidates largely agree on for the most part) has grown exhaustive, the focus of the race has turned to the most trivial of quarrels. The last week of the race has been dominated by, well, race. The media fiery that ensued as a result of the remarks made by Sen. Obama's pastor Rev. Jerimiah Wright led to the Sen. Obama's ground breaking speech on race.

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