Politico has a must read on why McCain in addition to adopting vast swaths of the Bush policy agenda has now adopted the Rovian campaign style which has lowered the standards of American politics over the past 10 years. This approach is a proven winner it is up to Obama and ultimately the American people to make it a has-been approach.
The money quotes:
"McCain’s tactics are drawing the scorn of many in the media and organizations tasked with fact-checking the truthfulness of campaigns. In recent weeks, Team McCain has been described as dishonorable, disingenuous and downright cynical...The furor presents a breathtaking contrast to McCain’s image as a kind of anti-politician who plays fair, disdains politics as usual and has never forgotten how his 2000 presidential campaign was incinerated by a series of loathsome dirty tricks in the South Carolina primary.
McCain seems to have made a choice that many politicians succumb to but that he had always promised to avoid — he appears ready to do whatever it takes to win, even it if soils his reputation...We’re running a campaign to win. And we’re not too concerned about what the media filter tries to say about it...a campaign that is now unapologetically aggressive and aimed almost entirely at keeping Obama off-message, even if it means hitting him below the belt in the process
Every day not talking about the economy, the war and how to fix a broken system is a victory for McCain...They’re going to ride it as long as they can and as long as the mainstream media puts up every ridiculous charge.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13412.html
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