Political bits

The Obama team is sharp. While all the Dems pile on McCain for saying US soldiers were wasted in Iraq, Obama defends McCain, adding that "we are honoring their sacrifice by giving them missions in which they can succeed. I'm positive that was the intent in which he meant it."

Let everyone else get dirty, let them do the damage, and look magnanimous yourself while putting words in your opponents mouth. The Obama team is so good.

Also: Nobody wants to hire Ken Mehlman? A massive Republican presidential field, 21 Senatorial campaigns, and nobody wants Mehlman? Nobody?