NY Times link of the day...

...We here at Apt404 love the paper of record. And Frank Rich's Sunday column is a keeper. He rails at the McCain campaign for its use of race as a rallying point at many recent rallies. There are some disturbing events noted, such as the sheriff from Florida using Senator Obama's middle name to suggest that he is a Muslim, and the black reporter who was thrown out of a McCain rally in August, despite giving the security detail his credentials.

The campaign is getting heated here in the final three weeks. But does the McCain/Palin team really have to go there?