What McCain Hasn't Tried

[NicholeW.]

What McCain Hasn't Tried
The Washington Post
By Fred Hiatt
Monday, October 13, 2008; Page A21

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/12/AR2008101201632.html?wpisrc=newsletter

John McCain likes Barack Obama. He admires and respects Obama. He believes Obama is "very impressive, he's thoughtful, he's centrist." Obama has "probably got a great future." He is "a very honest and fine person" -- "absolutely" qualified to be president.

How do we know McCain feels this way? Because he said so, in public comments ranging from 2005 to as recently as May. And as the McCain campaign grew uglier last week -- casting Obama as dangerous, dishonest and un-American -- it was tempting to imagine the campaign McCain might have waged if he had based it on the respect for his opponent, and for the process, that he had long professed.

[lisagurl]

McCain has stated that Obama's heath care plan wants to tax small business but the truth is Obama's plan asks for an exemption of small business to pay for it. This is another example of the Bush "Lead by Fear " program.

[tekla]

rational thought?

[NicholeW.]

rational thought?

O my!!! That tactic is totally discredited, just ask Karl Rove!!

Nikki

[tekla]

I thought old 'turd blossom' had been discredited also.

[NicholeW.]

He has. it's rather obvious the McSame/Palin crew hasn't discarded the tactics though.

N~

[Alyssa M.]

ranging from 2005 to as recently as May.


That says it all. Respect for the process? I don't know about McCain, but I sure don't have any.

And people actually base their votes on these campaigns...

[cindianna_jones]

I thought old 'turd blossom' had been discredited also.

Oh, the Rovester is still running PR.  It's just that now you can see him out in the open on FOx.

Cindi