McCain tries to dial back the Obama = Traitor = Terrorist = EEEVILLLLL schtick.
McCain seems to do his level best to not portray Obama as a monster, a traitor, someone to be afraid of raising your kids under, or (eek!) an Arab. He gets scattered applause, and more than a few boos, in trying to do so.
Of course, he proceeded later on to talk about the William Ayers "connection" (again).
I'd like to think this is the honorable McCain, the straight-talking McCain, the McCain that so many people found themselves respecting after the 2000 election. Maybe it's the Smeagol McCain, glimpsing out from behind the Gollum visage he's taken on the past month or two. Or maybe it's all just for show, just a reaction to the smearing not only not having a good reaction for his poll numbers, but actually hurting him among his ostensible political allies.
I don't know. We'll see how it translates into actual actoin, rather than halting rhetoric.
More here (via Doyce).
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