by Nick on July 26, 2008
Failing in Civility [The Washington Post] - The Washington Post thinks McCain should heed some of his own advice.
Romney’s Value [Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times] - Bob Novak points out 17 reasons why McCain should pick Romney as his VP: Michigans Electoral Votes.
Romney As Swing-Voter Bait? Hmmm… [Norm Scheiber, The New Republic] - Norm Scheiber disagrees with Bob Novak.
Getting to Know You [Bob Herbert, New York Times] - Bob Herbert says the candidate that voters need to get to know is McCain, rather than Obama. And the real McCain is someone they might not like.
Lessons from Berlin [Jonathan Alter, Newsweek] - Jonathan Alter says history affects how the race (and Obama’s trip) are viewed.
McCain, Obama Rake in Megachecks - [Kenneth Vogel, The Politico] - Loopholes in the campaign finance rules allow both candidates to raise money far exceeding the limits of individual contributions.
by Nick on July 25, 2008
Joe Klein has a short piece in Newsweekabout McCain how he is now losing on his one big strength: foreign policy. His assertion that Obama “would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.” was both nonsensical and was a surprising personal attack coming from the actual candidate. It was probably a result of his frustration over losing ground on Iraq. Klein explains:
In the end, both Obama and McCain seemed to have a piece of the truth about Iraq, but Obama’s truth was larger and more strategic. Obama had been right about the war in the first place. It was a disastrous idea, a phenomenal waste of lives and American credibility that diverted focus from our real enemy, al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. And Obama was right about the war now: the progress in Iraq was enabling a quicker withdrawal — a plan already hinted at by Bush. And Obama was right about the future: the Iraqis don’t want long-term U.S. bases on their territory, a McCain keystone and the source of his infamous comment about staying in Iraq for 100 years.
There are two things to keep in mind about the past week. Not only is Obama factually more correct than McCain, but the media is also pushing the Obama argument now. The media is making the point that McCain is losing on foreign policy, and that probably hurts McCain more than the fact that he is actually wrong on the issues.
