With the elections just a little over one week away, the political commercials are bombarding us with all sorts of allegations and accusations. Too bad the advertising managers for the campaigns haven’t taken the words of today’s first reading to heart. God gives the Israelites the standard by which they are to live--common human decency, treat others as you wish to be treated Jesus ups the ante in the gospel by saying, “love.” We do not have to rack our brains to figure out what we are supposed to do; we just have to do it!