New Lows

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/national_gop_groups_accuse_cri.php

I honestly didn't think Saxby Chambliss could go any lower, when he attacked Max Cleland, a decorated Army veteran who lost several limbs during the Vietnam War, for not defending the Constitution. Chambliss hadn't served in Vietnam because of his "bad knee." Now, I have no criticism for those who didn't serve who opposed the war, but the health problems of those who were just dying to go is pretty remarkable. My personal favorite being Rush Limbaugh couldn't serve because of a giant cyst on his behind. Now there is illness as metaphor. After the '02 election I read a piece, I think it was in Salon about how devastating the loss was for Cleland, and how he went into a severe depression. No one deserves that kind of treatment during a campaign. But in the Republican race to the bottom Saxby isn't disappointing this time around. He is attacking Jim Martin of being soft on crimes against children. Mind you, Jim Martin's daughter was a kidnap victim, and although she was returned safely, I don't doubt for an instant that this was a life changing event for everyone in the Martin family. I keep wondering what new lows Chambliss can reach, but even with my vivid imagination, I can't think.