Remember when John McCain first went on the attack? Barack Obama
landed in Afghanistan on Saturday, July 19, trailed by an entourage
that included all three network TV broadcast news anchors. By
Tuesday, July 22, everyone was laughing at this YouTube video
mocking the media's infatuation with Obama. The same day, reporters
covering the McCain campaign in Pennsylvania received a
press pass dubbing them the "JV Squad: Left Behind to Report in
America." Meanwhile, a new McCain TV ad
blamed high gas prices on Obama's opposition to drilling offshore.
By Thursday, the McCain campaign had released a
series of video clips illustrating Obama's opposition to the
"surge" in Iraq.
Marc
Ambinder seems shocked by this:
I do not think the Obama campaign expected this from
John McCain, and certainly didn't expect it to begin while Obama
was overseas.
Well, for crying out loud, Obama turned his back on his opponent
and went traipsing off around the globe as if he were an incumbent
running for re-election. What did he expect Team Maverick to do?
Twiddle their thumbs?
Funny thing about basking
in the adulation of the masses in Berlin. It sure makes it hard
to respond effectively to talk about gas prices in Ohio.
Congratulations on the shark jump, Fonzie.
topics:
John McCain, Barack Obama, Iraq
