Politics and Mud Slinging

There's a church in Cash Point, TN that I see on my daily commute. Like many churches, they post inspirational phrases on their sign out front. Several months ago, it read ...

Never sling mud. You'll only lose ground.

Very wise words in my opinion. We need positive change in this country and positive politics to usher it in! Unfortunately, I've come to expect disparaging campaign techniques from the party of Rove but I hope that the Democrats can rise above this kind of behavior. Obama has been doing a decent job in this area but I can't say the same of his campaign aides.