Egad!

"At Long Last, Sir (or madam), Have You No Decency?....
While Candidate McCain is marketing fear as his ticket into the White House, it seems Candidate Dole (R.-NC) is attempting to market More-Christian-Than-Thou. Dole attacks with second 'Godless' ad. Reading past the first paragraph, it turns out that its a guilt-by-second-hand-association, at best. Sadly, Candidate Hagan replies that she is, in fact, the More-Christian-etc. candidate.
Now, as I believe I mentioned before, I (perhaps mistakenly) corrected a student of mine, a visitor from Uppsala University, who told me he "knew you had to be a Christian" to run for public office in the USA. I quoted that now quaint old, now largely-ignored document, called the Constitution for the United States of America, Article V, Section 3:

"...no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

I guess I was wrong! Not only must one be a Christian; one must proclaim one's piety more loudly than one's opponent.
Fear, Piety, Simple-Man(or Woman)-Of-The-People, Anti-Tax; appeal to the worst rather than the best. That seems to be the trend these days. Make sure to wear a Flag on your lapel Johnny (or Barack). It's what matters most these days, it seems.
In aswer to the Question Above: NO!, it seems there's no decency remaining in the public square. Egad.