TW: One of the memes making the rounds late last week was John McCain getting back to his mavericky ways by poking the Republicans and standing up for Obama. But really this is merely McCain knowing how to play the game. By tacking to "help" Obama now, when McCain really wants to get something done that Obama opposes he will be well-positioned. Expect the following headline at some point during the coming year: "McCain who had been regarded as a strong across the aisle enabler for Obama, today came out in strong opposition to Obama regarding XXX. McCain's opposition creates real challenges impeding Obama's drive to pass XXX".
Contrast McCain to the John Cornyn (TX Senator) futzing around with the Hillary Clinton nomination which got him a couple of days of minor coverage but achieved little else.
From NBC:
"Mac is back: The Washington Post front-pages how Washington’s maverick -- John McCain -- is back in business. Here's the paper's fun lead: “A joke made its way around the Capitol yesterday: How do you know the 2008 election is really over? Because John McCain is causing trouble for Republicans again. Two and a half months removed from his defeat in the race for the presidency, colleagues say, McCain bears more resemblance to the unpredictable and frequently bipartisan lawmaker they have served with for decades than the man who ran an often scathing campaign against Barack Obama. In some instances, he's even carrying water for his former rival.”
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