Faced with the ugly spectre of his base and the hatred engendered by his campaign McCain finds it within himself to correct the gross misconceptions of his supporters. And, as is frequently the case with myopic extremists (on either side), civility and honesty are met with Boos. Though it was a decent thing to do, we shouldn't rush to praise McCain either. His campaign has been falsely pushing the word terrorist into the national discourse in order to excite the base. Kahled Hosseini, one of my favorite working authors, believes McCain's silence to this point has been tantamount to consent, and I have to agree with him. But it restores my faith in humanity that he seems genuinely disturbed by the ignorance around him. Just look at his face during the comments...
It seems McCain is learning the wisdom of Adlai Stevenson: "The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.”
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It's like someone woke up McCain one day and told him that kowtowing to the far right by attacking Obama wasn't working and that he should start being the guy he was back in 2000.
He seems to be coming around, but, ultimately, I think it's a little late. It might make things a little more interesting if McCain stops running as a parody of himself.
Yeah, the media is also giving him WAY too much credit for this. It doesn't excuse the actions of his campaign. If this campaign indicates how his administration is going to be run, then I shudder.
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