Joe Klein has a great column on the TIME Magazine website about John McCain's campaign.
He summarizes the state of McCain's campaign, the media's reaction to it, and the path forward. Three quotes:
"The McCain camp has decided that its candidate can't win honorably, on the issues, so it has resorted to transparent and phony diversions."
"The strategy is an obvious attempt to camouflage the current unpopularity of his Republican brand, the insubstantiality of his vice-presidential choice, and his agreement on most issues — especially economic matters — with an exceedingly unpopular President."
"The good news is that the vile times may be ending. The coming debates will decide this race, and it isn't easy to tell lies when your opponent is standing right next to you."
"The strategy is an obvious attempt to camouflage the current unpopularity of his Republican brand, the insubstantiality of his vice-presidential choice, and his agreement on most issues — especially economic matters — with an exceedingly unpopular President."
"The good news is that the vile times may be ending. The coming debates will decide this race, and it isn't easy to tell lies when your opponent is standing right next to you."
The whole column is worth reading: John McCain and the Lying Game (TIME Magazine).
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