You know, this sort of thing just may explain why so many of those notorious ultra-liberal folks that Bithead hates -- such as Joe Klein, Sen. Hagel, "USA Today" and Business Week magazine -- are saying that they find McCain's campaign strategy increasingly nauseating.

Elections are anything but a process dominated by deep thinkers -we wouldn't be in the trouble we're in if that were true.

No, we'd likely be in much worse trouble.

Obama's and the Dem's argument is that they hate the war, love the troops. Oh, really? What about blowing off wounded troops when campaigning abroad?

If that was the narrative McCain wanted, he shouldn't have admitted the Pentagon's role in his ad.

He could have visited them with no fanfare whatsoever it wouldn't have been seen as political because it wouldn't have been "seen" period.

Actually, the Press was welcome to tag along, so he could have been "seen" just fine. But he could not have brought anybody on his campaign staff, which is all the staff he brought on the trip. Logistically, it would have been a nightmare for him to try and do this without support staff.

I can never remember whether those are the ones coming from the top of the cave or the bottom.

The Obamites come from the floor. You can remember because they might reach the White House. The Obatites come from the ceiling and need to hold on tight so they don't fall on ex friends or associates.

John McCain's campaign is slamming Barack Obama's decision not to visit the troops in Landstuhl, Germany when he couldn't take his campaign staff. James Joyner at Outside the Beltway takes issue with this being a weak attack on Obama. I...

Well, let's see. If he's been doing a heck of a lot of visits with the wounded (McCain does, too, btw), then who would be spreading the lies? Oh, that's right. It would be the wives, sons, daughters, relatives and parents of the wounded, or even the wounded themselves!

Now, davod, is that the kind of rumor you want to start?

roflmao!

True or just more Obamite misinformation (or lies).

I think anyone who uses the term "Obamites" has pretty much already conceded the argument.

I can never remember whether those are the ones coming from the top of the cave or the bottom. I know one holds on tight and the other with all their might, but that's never really helped me resolve the issue.

Also let us remember that McCain's good friend President Bush has fought hard to deny mental health benefits to the troops, despite soaring suicide rates among combat vets.

I think most vets would prefer to have the health and educational benefits that the GOP is denying them to a handshake from a politican.

[U]sing “the troops” as part of a political message risks coming across as unseemly.

Look, McCain and Co. got augered down pretty good on their "We dare Obama to go to Iraq" petard. And boy does it smart. So, in a feeble attempt at repoiste, we get this. Folks who think the shuck and jive in this ad is brilliant politics are in for a surprise. Think GI Bill.