First off, this is deflection from the Republicans. They're desperate to change the subject from McCain's non-vetting of Sarah Palin, putting her a heartbeat away from the presidency when she has no qualifications whatsoever to step foot near the White House. They're also desperate to avoid any discussion of whether McCain is still qualified to take over as commander in chief. He's 72 years old and has had cancer 4 times, and he's starting to look a bit too old for the rigors of the presidency, especially during wartime. So what's the best way to avoid those discussions? Cancel all press conferences and say your opponent doesn't love our country. Which of course raises the question of why John McCain and his supporters are so darn holier-than-thou about who is and isn't a good American. It's one thing for McCain to be a hero, but quite another for him to think of himself as a hero. At some point, I don't think voters are going to warm to someone who thinks so highly of their past that they run around judging others, as if they have the patent on being a good American. Then again, when you're 72 years old and have had 4 bouts of cancer, and bizarrely hire a political novice with no qualifications and no vetting to be your running mate, you have to do what you can to change the subject.
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