McCain continues to probe Obama for weakness on National Security.
All these little shots are probably designed, intentionally or otherwise, to nip at his heels, until he makes a mistake.
Most likely are the old GOP standbys: getting heated enough to say something that looks like it might be bad for troop moral during a time of war or giving aid and comfort to the enemy. The next is to try to get him tied up, in all probability, in some endless debate about releasing secrets to the New York Times.
Avoiding a mis-step is a the first discipline. Having seen Barack stare down Lindsey Graham on the Senate floor, more than once, I actually have a lot of confidence in him.
The next is to pre-empt, by sending his own 'wedge' issues McCain's way.
- -Bob Novak continues to write for national journals and appear on national television, after knowingly publishing the name of a covert CIA operative. Is McCain on board with that?
- -In reporting on a new OBL tape last year, FOX news jeopardized operational secrecy, some have reported, based on their preferred access to sources in the Pentagon. Will McCain invite FOX into his Pentagon, the way that Bush has?
- -The GOP have waived the benchmarks that they themselves have set for progress in Iraq, after not accepting or setting any for years. What benchmarks will a McCain administration accept?
After seven years of war, there is a long list. You can use your imagination as well as I can.
The more time that McCain spends arguing with his own party regulars, the better off the Dems are while they sort out who is going to be the nominee ...
