Loose Lips

It's always nice when a political candidate says something that makes it completely clear that you should not vote for them. A few years ago, we had George Allen with his "macaca" comment in Virginia. This year, we get Tea Party backed New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino who continually demonstrates his unfitness for office. Arguably, the finest example was his pronouncement that he would use the power of eminent domain to keep the proposed site of an Islamic community center in Manhattan from becoming a "monument to those who attacked our country."Putting aside the civil libertarian issues that raises, some may wonder whether he actually believes this is what Park51 would be or is simply saying this for political advantage, but frankly it's irrelevant, because either answer makes him unfit for office.