Mark Halperin and the Lowest Common Denominator

Mark Halperin's piece yesterday in Time is really incredible. He's legitimizing, or attempting to, gutter politics of the worst kind. Here's part of his list:

Things McCain can do when running against Obama that Clinton has been unable to do well or at all:

5. Make an issue of Obama’s acknowledged drug use.

6. Allow some supporters to risk being accused of using the race card when criticizing Obama.

11. Emphasize Barack Hussein Obama’s unusual name and exotic background through a Manchurian Candidate prism.

Is he really suggesting that McCain should use racist attacks against Obama in an effort to defeat him? I wouldn't be surprised to see the Republicans do that of course... but to have a Time columnist suggestin it as a recommendation to the McCain campaign, and thus giving it an air of legitimacy, wow.

Hey, whatever works, right? Since the Republicans don't really have any ideas, they have to resort to racial politics. Sad.

Halperin should be suspended or fired. There's no place for this in our political discourse.