NASCAR & Politics Don't Mix

As you may know, my DH is a huge NASCAR fan. Me - not so much. The predominate NASCAR political point-of-view is fairly conservative which might be why Sen. Biden had this trouble using NASCAR lingo (from http://election.swiftmob.com/content.html?page=1040&content=4228646&pageNum=1):

"We've got a big NASCAR track up in my state at Dover Downs. But here in Charlotte you know racing a lot better than anybody in the country. I know that. So I'll talk a little bit in terms of racing terms," he told the young crowd at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte.

"Right now, our campaigns are trading a little paint. But, uh, what worries me most is the McCain campaign seems to have gotten a little loose."

No response.

"Um, and, uh I can tell you - not a lot of NASCAR fans in here," Biden said.

That didn't stop him from keeping the metaphor going. "You know that term getting a little loose on the, you know, when you're out there going 185 miles an hour, getting a little loose? Well John's getting a little loose. He doesn't have much of a steady hand these days."

"And now, and now's the time, now's the time we most need a steady hand."