If I'm a Bridge to Nowhere opponent, the Obama team says I should vote against the guy who railed against it from day one (McCain) and a running mate who initially supported it but ultimately pulled the plug on the project (Palin) and instead support two men who never voted against it, and who voted against a Coburn amendment to divert the money to Hurricane Katrina victims (Obama and Biden).
The tickets are Good-Mixed vs. Bad-Bad in the eyes of pork haters. Why Obama thinks this is a winning argument is not clear.
One really does have to wonder just *what* Obama was thinking.
A fascinating look at moral equivalence by Richard Cohen
In the biographies of both presidential candidates are episodes of pure wonderment. No man can read about McCain's time as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam and not wonder, "Could I do that?" For most of us, the answer — the truthful answer — is no.
For Obama, that episode has nothing to do with physical courage but much to do with moral commitment. At age 22 — a graduate of Columbia University and already making good money as a financial researcher, he walked away to work with the unemployed and alienated in Chicago.
Again we see Obama supporters trying to say that because Obama tried it was sufficient, and that results don't matter.
And Ramesh Ponnuru asks: "Is Cohen really putting these "episodes" on the same plane? Why yes, he is, which leaves me with "pure wonderment" of my own."
Later he notes. "Note the assumptions here. 1) Obama's time as a community organizer is "his strength." Ouch. 2) It is, for some unexplained reason, a "low blow" for Palin to point out that her job involved more actual responsibility than Obama's. It's more outrageous than a smear!"
There is a severe lack of rationality by those in the tank for Obama.
Kevin D. Williamson on some of the message problems the Dems have.He ends with this.
It's not that they failed to "define" McCain, or that the campaign has lost control of the message — it's that their message is custom-tailored to political realities that are now several months out of date. The media will do all they can to help Obama, but even the worst of them can't ignore events.
Those that use an ODDA or Boyd Cycle model for poltics can only look at this and shake their heads.
If you're trying to run a campaign using observations that are months out of date, then you are quite susceptable to a more agile rival.
On a related note Slublog notes another Trap Obama is steping into.
Basically, it's an Obama add saying McCain is a washington insider because he's been there since '82.
Nevermind that Biden has been there since '73, and that both Biden and Obama have become quite adept at getting earmarks.
As Slublog shows, the response against Obama on this writs itself.
Once again, for this to be a trap the McCain camp needs to respond quickly and effectivly.
And here's yet another trap.
"Obama Wants To Make 'Lack of Disclosure' an Issue"
Jim Geraghty shows that Obama and Biden have quite a few things in their past that they haven't Disclosed.
Does Obama really want to make that an issue? It's like he beleives his charges will never be used against him. Does he actually beleive it when the media says that he's alreayd been "vetted" and there's nothing that can hurt him?
Or is he just trying anything, everything, and hoping something will hurt McCain?
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But just so you know — this is by my count the 4th time Obama's campaign has officially or unofficially made such a declaration that Obama will "take off the gloves" and fight back.
That's a lot of pairs of gloves.
The Isotoner campaign, one might say."
And here we see Obama falling right into the "McCain is old trap".
Why is it a trap?
The reason he doesn't send email is that he can't use a keyboard because of the relentless beatings he received from the Viet Cong in service to our country. . . . McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes.
Glen Reynolds has more.
Hey Obama, maybe next time you can call McCain senile because he can't tie his own shoes anymore. I'm sure that'll help you get more votes.
It should be noted that in an attempt to "prove" McCain is a computer illiterate Obama's camp must have not done even the most basic internet search to see if there could possibly be a reason why McCain didn't use a computer.
And this guy wants to be president?
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