They got a lot of glass houses in Arizona?
Wow. As his own flubs and gaffes turn against him (as well as Maliki's big statement on withdrawal,) McCain tries to turn the Iraq debate into an attack on character.
This is a desperate gamble.
There are three and a half months until the election. How long can McCain "accuse" and not have it blow back?
They must be feeling pressure, have some internal polling, see degeneration in the fundraising, or something, because this is way out there with alot of time to go.
Later: Add in this ridiculous bit in a CNN interview. McCain said Maliki's 16 month timeline "is a "pretty good timetable," but Barack Obama's 16 month timeline is treasonous.
They've gone to the Bush model. Say anything, say it alot, and don't accept any challenge that it's ridiculous or untrue. Will the media let them get away with it?
Later Still: McCain uses the phrase "the audacity of hopelessness."
(They're trying to sour the post-trip bump.)
"I am accusing, I am stating the facts. The facts are that I don't question Sen. Obama's patriotism. I'm sure that he's a very patriotic American," he said in an interview from Denver, Colorado, where is making a speech and will later meet with the Dalai Lama.
"I question his judgment because he lacks experience and knowledge, and I questioned his judgment. … Sen. Obama just views this war as another political issue, which he can change positions,” McCain said.
This is a desperate gamble.
There are three and a half months until the election. How long can McCain "accuse" and not have it blow back?
They must be feeling pressure, have some internal polling, see degeneration in the fundraising, or something, because this is way out there with alot of time to go.
Later: Add in this ridiculous bit in a CNN interview. McCain said Maliki's 16 month timeline "is a "pretty good timetable," but Barack Obama's 16 month timeline is treasonous.
They've gone to the Bush model. Say anything, say it alot, and don't accept any challenge that it's ridiculous or untrue. Will the media let them get away with it?
Later Still: McCain uses the phrase "the audacity of hopelessness."
(They're trying to sour the post-trip bump.)
posted by mikevotes at
3:03 PM
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I know you've already said it, but this is really starting to sound like the Clinton campaign's kitchen sink days. While it may harden the base, I think it offends the independents.
I will say, however, there hasn't been the racial undertones we (I) felt during the primaries.... yet.
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-epm, at 7:46 PM
Yeah, not from the campaign or the direct surrogates. There have been a couple things by state parties and some really awful by the rank and file, but, yeah, the McCain campaign has been clean. (Of course it may be some degree of self interest. If they miscalibrated that....)
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mikevotes, at 8:41 PM
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